Archives for December 30, 2006

‘Little did Wilson realize, when he removed Donahoe the first week of January, that chaos was building momentum. Within a week of Levy’s hiring, head coach Mike Mularkey resigned with three years remaining on his contract. Within minutes of Mularkey’s departure, Levy, a modern-day Ponce de Leon, was angling for the head coaching job. Wilson ruled out the possibility at a news conference with an unequivocal "Absolutely not." Levy took the podium and spun an unmistakable "Maybe."’

‘”It’s good to know the organization has confidence in me to go out and run this offense,” said McNair, the former Tennessee Titans quarterback who will lead the Ravens (12-3) in their regular season finale on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills (7-8). “It’s also a plus for me to be a part of this football team because it has a lot of depth, has a lot of talent.”‘

‘But that doesn’t mean Bills fans can’t start pondering what a Buffalo defense would look like without its No. 1 tackler and heart and soul (Fletcher); its No. 1 defensive back who has finally lived up to the Playmaker nickname he gave to himself a few years ago (Clements); and one of its steadier and more reliable defensive linemen (Kelsay).’

‘The offense has been the revelation. Since Billick fired offensive coordinator and buddy Jim Fassel Oct. 17 (the team was 4-2 but the offense was sputtering) and began calling the plays himself, the Ravens have jumped from 28th to 17th in total offense.’

‘”In my mind, I can’t get off of it,” Losman continued. “I tend to dwell on the bad things … I was depressed the last three days. Don’t call me … don’t talk to me … I really don’t want to talk to anybody about anything right now.”‘

As backup, Ravens’ Anderson steps up (Baltimore Sun)

Hiring Roman a key to holding the line (Baltimore Sun)

Is this the best Ravens team ever? (Baltimore Examiner)

J. Lewis still keys offense (Carroll County Times)

Injury bug bites another Ravens lineman (Carroll County Times)