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LETTERS 2 TL: Ravens Q&A ~ May 16, 2008
By Tony Lombardi
( tl@profootball24x7.com )
Joe Flacco has been receiving rave reviews for his mini-camp performances. Do you think he will be the Ravens starter to open the season? Mike D., Pensacola, FL
TL: Mike I certainly hope not. In my opinion the best thing that could happen for the Ravens at the position of quarterback both short term and more importantly long term is for Kyle Boller or Troy Smith to step up and provide competent QB play as a starter for the 2008 season.
I would really like to see the Ravens embrace the developmental process that the Bengals employed with Carson Palmer. If you recall, Jon Kitna quarterbacked the entire 2003 season and he kept Palmer on the sidelines with a clipboard in hand a baseball cap on his head every single snap. Kitna had a very good season in ?03 and for the Ravens to follow that same process, Boller or Smith has to step up.
Normally I would say that Boller is the safe bet to be the starter against the Bengals on September 7. But one of the advantages he had over Smith was taken from him with the departure of Brian Billick and his antiquated offense. Training camp and the preseason games will determine the starter and together let?s hope that the starter is one of the two throughout the season. If not it will be an indication that the season has gone awry and if so, they?ll go Flacco.
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05-17-2008, 06:38 PM
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I don't think they needed to draft a QB, especially trading up. Why trade up when you have Smith and you could take Brohm in the 2nd if Flacco doesn't fall? Yes, Smith is unknown, but there are plenty of vets they could have brought in as insurance to give Smith a shot. It's not as if Flacco is a sure thing. They traded up to get him because they think he is their man, but didn't they think Boler was the man? Now they have a bust, an unknown and an unknown rookie. Seems to me it would have been better to draft OL, sign a vet like Culpepper, and find out what you have in Smith. But then the Packers have Rogers and drafted two QBs, but at least they didn't trade up to do it.
EDIT: Forgot the Ravens traded back from 8, so they had extra fire power to move back up to get Flacco.
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05-17-2008, 07:26 PM
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Troy's best bet was with the previous staff. They have gone another direction in the draft and that spells(to me at least) Troy has no shot in
Baltimore. The sooner he gets out the better. This team sucks and will only get worse before it gets better.
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05-18-2008, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Taosman
Troy's best bet was with the previous staff. They have gone another direction in the draft and that spells(to me at least) Troy has no shot in
Baltimore. The sooner he gets out the better. This team sucks and will only get worse before it gets better.
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Really? The staff that went back to Boller over and over and over? They're not going to start the season with a very green Flacco and I'd say Troy's chances against Boller are infinately better without Brian Billick calling the shots. Boller was Billick's boy. Harbaugh will at least let them compete.
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05-18-2008, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by NFBuck
Really? The staff that went back to Boller over and over and over? They're not going to start the season with a very green Flacco and I'd say Troy's chances against Boller are infinately better without Brian Billick calling the shots. Boller was Billick's boy. Harbaugh will at least let them compete.
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Troy's shot over Boller are better than with the new staff. But his shots over Flacco are so small, the only way I see him winning it is if he turns in a pro-bowl performance like Derek Anderson or Drew Brees. |
05-22-2008, 02:17 PM
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Troy was a radio guest of Howard Balzer and Jerry Rice last night on Sirius 124 NFL network. Spoke highly of his relationship with Steve McNair, in both a mentoring and team-mate capacity. Troy handles himself on the air with the same confidence and poise that he led the Buckeyes with. If TP leaves OSU with the same charisma that Troy developed during his career at OSU, then TP could be unbelievable. Smith mentioned he has a charity golf event coming up to benefit youth football in Cleveland. Some of you NE Ohio guys might want to check into it. |
05-23-2008, 03:13 PM
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ESPN - Young, Bush among select group of iconic talents - College Football
Troy ranked #8 out of players in the BCS era. A great honor (even if it is ESPiN)
Of course this would have been much higher had we taken care of business in Glendale.
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05-28-2008, 09:16 PM
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