First Impressions April 28, 2008

First impressions are in the book for Ravens 1st round draft pick Joe Flacco, and there was little in the way of surprise from the Delaware Blue Hen. 
His press conference Sunday afternoon at Ravens Headquarters showed a lighter side.  When asked about his height and from where it came considering his parents are hardly giants, [...]

Ryan’s Hope-less April 25, 2008

It’s a bad year to need a quarterback.
 
This whole draft lacks in star power.  Only Darren McFadden from Arkansas has the highlight reel to make us all a twitter.  The problem with D-Mac, he’s already made NFL Security services all a twitter with his nightclub fights and possible paternity problems.
 
There are no superstar quarterbacks. 
 
There is Matt [...]

Nine Lives April 17, 2008

During his brief tenure in Baltimore, Steve McNair never really showed us what made him great. True he was a Pro Bowler (as an alternate) in 2006, a testament to his greatness given that his arm strength had long left him. McNair instead relied on guts, grit, and guile in leading the Ravens [...]

Reality TV: I miss the scripts April 14, 2008

Tiger Woods was supposed to charge up the leader board as never before, lay claim to his 5th Green Jacket, setting up two months of Grand Slam chatter as we ready for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
That was script A.
Script B would have been fine too.
Trevor Immelman, just four months following surgery [...]

Something Magic Happens April 7, 2008

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One week in the books and the Orioles sit in first place. They have offered a surprisingly pleasant start to the season, riding a four game win streak and collecting contributions from so many places.
Just a word of caution though, the O’s had four game win streaks twice last April. They even [...]