NEWS
March 1, 2013
Mike Preston has taken every chance to knock Joe Flacco since he was drafted five seasons ago ("Ravens shouldn't overreact when it's time to pay Flacco" Feb. 25). He says it's not him, it's Jacoby Jones or Anquan Boldin who made the plays. Joe has to have "ideal conditions. " Did he ever look at John Unitas' offense with three Hall of Famers, or Joe Montana's offense with Jerry Rice and coach Bill Walsh? Every quarterback who succeeds has a great supporting cast. Mr. Flacco has outplayed Tom Brady three times in the last two seasons.
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Mike Preston | February 25, 2013
The Ravens are being smart and very cautious in their negotiations with star quarterback Joe Flacco. So far, they haven't caved in to the demands of Flacco's agent, Joe Linta, who says Flacco should be paid as much as Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, who are averaging more than $20 million per season. Linta is still caught up in the euphoria of Flacco's playoff performances and the former Delaware star's Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award. Flacco isn't a Manning or a Brees, or a Tom Brady, either.
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By Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore Sun | February 15, 2013
More than two months since he was relieved of his duties as the Ravens offensive coordinator, Cam Cameron officially returned to coaching today, this time at the college level. The 52-year-old, who called the Ravens' offensive plays for five seasons before he was fired by head coach John Harbaugh a day after the team's Dec. 9 loss to the Washington Redskins, was announced today as LSU 's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, reuniting him with his longtime friend, Tigers coach Les Miles . Cameron and Miles worked together for seven years on the University of Michigan coaching staff, prompting a question about whether he has any concerns working with a close friend.
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Peter Schmuck | February 10, 2013
When the going got tough - and things got pretty dicey in December - the Ravens didn't wilt. They didn't even wonder if a season that once seemed to have such promise was coming unraveled at just the wrong time. Or so they say. The three-game losing streak that ramped up the suspense after the Ravens seemed to be cruising into the playoffs was troubling enough to prompt a risky, late-season change in offensive coordinator, but it still wasn't enough to make John Harbaugh, Ozzie Newsome or owner Steve Bisciotti entertain a molecule of doubt that the ultimate goal was still attainable.
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By Aaron Wilson and The Baltimore Sun | February 9, 2013
Standing in front of his players in the team auditorium on Halloween morning, Ravens coach John Harbaugh was convinced he had the right response for an embarrassing 43-13 loss to the Houston Texans. On the Ravens' first day back from a bye week, he told players, they would have a full-contact practice. Harbaugh's announcement didn't go over well. Veteran players, particularly safeties Bernard Pollard and Ed Reed, were so frustrated that they voiced their disapproval strongly. By players' accounts, this wasn't a full-scale mutiny.
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Mike Preston | February 4, 2013
Success can change a person, but it probably won't change Joe Flacco. Only a few hours after the Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII and the quarterback was named the game's MVP, Flacco appeared at a news conference where he was presented the keys to a new 2014 Corvette Stingray. Flacco seemed bashful when he posed for pictures, almost embarrassed. "Hey, if you say there's going to be some kind of celebrity with it, I'm cool with that, but I don't know if I'll ever be comfortable with it," Flacco said.