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Just when it appeared the Ravens' running game was the least of their problems, an inconsistent rushing attack has crept back onto their list of concerns.Take Sunday's 28-25 overtime loss to Jacksonville. The Ravens managed a respectable 104 yards on the ground, but for the second straight week, their offensive line could not get feature back Bam Morris (22 carries, 60 yards) untracked.Twice in the first half, the Ravens had first downs inside the Jacksonville 15-yard line, but had to settle for Matt Stover field goals after stalling on the ground.

Negotiations between the Ravens and the agent for center Wally Williams could heat up this weekend in Indianapolis, where hundreds of collegiate players and professional coaches, scouts and front-office types will gather for the annual NFL scouting combine.The Ravens consider Williams the top priority among the six unrestricted free agents they are focused on re-signing. Williams has said he wants to remain in Baltimore. Unrestricted free agents can begin shopping their services throughout the league on Feb. 13, and Ravens chief financial officer Pat Moriarty is hoping to sign Williams before that window opens.

Was it the lack of a pass rush, injuries, poor cover skills or too many blown coverages that caused the Ravens' secondary to be exposed repeatedly as the league's most porous backfield last year?Probably an unhealthy dose of each. And after an off-season in which safety Eric Turner departed for Oakland via free agency, ++ safety Rondell Jones left Denver for Baltimore, and safeties Kim Herring and Ralph Staten come on board through the draft, the Ravens are hoping their shaky secondary emerges as a strength.

BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns offered Orlando Brown his old locker, a new contract and the chance to relive the past. The former Ravens right tackle didn't have to be asked twice."

Ravens coach Ted Marchibroda said it is unlikely that starting slot receiver and second-year player Jermaine Lewis will play against the Cincinnati Bengals tomorrow at Memorial Stadium.Lewis, from the University of Maryland, hurt his knee returning a kickoff in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has not practiced this week."It's going to be a day-to-day situation, but I wouldn't put a lot of money on it at this point," Marchibroda said.Lewis had four receptions for 73 yards last week, including touchdown receptions of 17 and 42 yards.

The Ravens' offensive line suffered a few losses before training camp even began, first to free agency and then to injuries, which has put a lot of pressure on center Quentin Neujahr.Neujahr is one of the training camp's focal points because starting center Wally Williams injured an Achilles' tendon during the off-season and is expected to be out until mid-October.So, how is Neujahr progressing?"Quentin's come out with a great attitude," offensive line coach Kirk Ferentz said. "He knows our offense and has worked extremely hard the last couple of years.

POTOMAC - Casey Martin weaved in and out of a gridlocked group of leaders yesterday at the Kemper Insurance Open, maneuvering through the third round with a 4-under-par 67. Martin, who uses a cart because of a painful leg condition, enters the fourth round at 6-under 206, four shots off the steady pace of Steve Lowery, who has led after all three rounds. There are 17 players within five shots of the lead, including Franklin Langham and Paul Stankowski at 203, Justin Leonard and Tom Scherrer at 204, and Tim Herron and Stewart Cink at 206. Martin began his third round just 16 hours after he finished his rain-delayed second one. The former teammate of Tiger Woods couldn't sleep off all of the disappointment of a back-nine 40 Friday night, though, and came out slowly, double-bogeying the par-4 fourth hole.

There's taking one for the team, and then there's the punishment devised at a school in Alabama. Shawn Rider, a pitcher at Bevill State Community College, missed a practice and then lied to coach Ed Langham about where he had been. Once the truth came out, it didn't exactly set Rider free. Langham had Rider put on a catcher's mask and chest protector, then told him to kneel about 45 feet from a pitching machine, according to a report in The Birmingham News. While Rider stayed in place with his hands behind his back, the coach set the machine to fire 80 to 90 mph fastballs at the player, the report says.

For the first time in four weeks yesterday, the Ravens enjoyed the benefits of a home game. Or did they?Judging by the legions of Pittsburgh fans who took up entire sections of seats at Memorial Stadium, it was hard at times to distinguish which team was playing host.At least one-quarter of the capacity crowd was pro-Pittsburgh, and those masses used their Terrible Towels and vocal cords effectively to distract the Ravens and drown out their fans. At several points, the Ravens -- and even Steelers coach Bill Cowher -- looked stunned as they watched several Pittsburgh players run to the closed end of the stadium and exhort their faithful by waving their arms.

Lucent Technologies Inc. is a company that designs and builds telephone systems for businesses and public telephone networks. Last month, its stock was at a record high until it ran into a wall named Anthony Langham.Langham is an analyst with Smith Barney, the second-largest brokerage and financial services firm in the country. He is one of 132 stock analysts employed by the firm, and one of 3,800 analysts nationwide who follow publicly traded companies. Part of Langham's job is to track every move Lucent makes and advise investors to buy, sell or hold its stock.