Ravens Training Camp: Friday AM Edition

by Bruce Raffel on Aug 21, 2009 12:00 PM EDT

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The Baltimore Ravens have three more days of camp remaining up at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland before they head back to Owings Mills for the rest of the pre- and regular season. Today and Saturday are open to the public, but Sunday is closed to both the fans and media as it is a walk-thru for the exhibition game against the New York Jets on Monday Night.

Injury update: Guard Chris Chester is in shorts and his jersey but not practicing due to a right calf strain that is not serious but wrapped. Ed Reed is practicing and without the red (no contact) jersey.

QB Joe Flacco sets up behind his starting offensive line (from left to right): Jared Gaither, Ben Grubbs, Matt Birk, Marshall Yanda and rookie Michael Oher. If they stay healthy, that's a pretty impressive group which should protect our prized QB quite well.

Ray Rice lines up behind LeRon McClain in the backfield. In passing formations, Todd Heap is joined by WR's Derrick Mason, Demetrius Williams and Kelley Washington in three-wide sets.

Flacco pump fakes as D-Mase puts a double-move on Domonique Foxworth, leading to a long sideline completion. Then Joe throws a bullet to the sidelines that Mason makes a fingertip catch and tiptoes to stay in bounds.

Today's field goal competition continues to be neck and neck. Steven Hauschka hits from 35, 45 and 50 yards, but is wide right from 41 and short from 54. Similarly, Graham Gano is good from 35, 41, 45 and 50 but is wide right on his 54 yard attempt, although is definitely was long enough where Hauschka's was short.

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After Justin Harper catches a short 5 yard TD reception, CB Chris Carr lightly bumps Derrick Mason, who falls to the ground feigning injury, screaming "Trainer, trainer!" Carr and Reed help him up, all three laughing but for a moment, it was not funny at all!

The kickers are practicing free kicks (Hauschka good from 60 yards!) as well as onsides kicks.

Long after practice is over and most players have finished interviews, autographs and headed to the locker room, Flacco is still on the field playing catch with a couple of little kids with lacrosse sticks. Finally, with fans still waiting and chanting his name, he begins to stroll over to the stands to sign autographs as the fans erupt with cheers.

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Falcco takes a lacross ball in the eye out for season. you knew that if he drove an old volvo he played lacross somewhere along the lines. private school hippy. explains the massive brow.

the NFL like the MLB babies arms. no wonder guys have so many injuries, they don’t put there arms through the paces. baseball is the worst. there are more surgeries and crap when guys just need to throw more and throw year round. wimps can’t go 6 innings.

by raven on Aug 21, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

I played for public school. I aint no hippy and drove a honda.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Aug 21, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I was thinking the same thing

that the ball would break his nose, but Troy Smith would lead the team to the Super Bowl and all hell would break loose in the QB competition!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Aug 21, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I drive a Honda

And played for a public school. But High School LAX is Maryland to the fullest.

Scott Hines

by shines on Aug 21, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

Bruce,

are the Ravens going to trade T. Smith, D. Williams, and a draft pick for Marshall?

by Ravens Boner on Aug 21, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

No

Rumor, nothing else.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Aug 21, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, here Bruce

http://www.ravensgab.com/2009/08/19/how-many-quarterbacks-is-too-many/

by Ravens Boner on Aug 21, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions

Lemon was brought in

because the team didn’t know the extent of Beck’s injury. Willy was also brought in to keep both Smith and Flacco’s arms frsh from so many throws in camp. Beck has an agreement that if another team contacts him to come there to either start or backup, the Ravens will relese him. That means Lemon would be our 3rd string.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Aug 21, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

That’s pretty much what I thought when i read the story. It would be interesting though. Denver could use both of those guys. And it seems tempting with a second round pick. So, are there no trade conversations, in your opinion, going on right now?

by Ravens Boner on Aug 21, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

No, nothing to speak of

after the second pre season games, teams will hae t make cuts on Tuesday. The team may scour the cut lsts to see if anyone inerests them. The 3rd ex. game is the bigest, where the 1st stringers will play lose to a full half and if we remain injury free and Clayton looks better, plus the other WR’s are doing a good job, then we’ll stand pat.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Aug 22, 2009 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions