Joe Flacco is already endearing himself to Baltimore Ravens fans everywhere. He took time out to conduct an interview with Dewey of Yardbarker fame and Blogimore Ravens roots. You can peep the interview here.
Lord willing, the next stop on Flacco’s Baltimore Sports Blog tour will be right here, but we’ll let the good folks at Reebok sort it all out. In the meantime, here’s some Flacco footage for you to enjoy until training camp gets here. I find special enjoyment in the fact that the first highlight you will see is Flacco pitching it around on Towson University.

Well, Sandy Shaw didn’t really flop, but I just needed an excuse to post the video of ladies trying out for the 2008 Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders. Did you know the squad is the only one in the NFL with guys on it? Yeah, we’ll just ignore that and focus on what’s really important.

The 10 faithful readers of this blog know well that I have no love for the Baltimore Sun. Sure, they probably have the most in-depth Baltimore Ravens coverage, but it’s not because they have an overwhelming resource of talent, they just have enough hack reporters and columnists to throw at the training complex. The best Ravens beat writer in the world is Aaron Wilson at the Carroll County Times.
But there is something the Sun does absolutely well, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I once mocked it’s new blog “The Life Of Kings,” written Kevin Van Valkenburg. Perhaps it [...]

If you are a Baltimore Ravens fan, you probably jumped for joy at the team’s selection of Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco with the 18th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Then, you thought about how many quarterbacks have lined up for the Ravens throughout team history, and you promptly slumped back into your couch and thought “uh oh…”
But take heart, things will be different this time around. Joe Flacco will be a solid player in less than two years, and here’s five reasons why.
5. Flacco has no one really challenging him for the starting job. – Kyle Boller and [...]

You knew he would get a job running his mouth, as it was one of the things he was good at as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Developing a quarterback? Nah. Brian Billick would rather talk up the media and invent stupid slogans like ‘Festivus Maximus.’
So now he’s been hired by Fox Sports to be an in-game analyst. His partner has yet to be named, but there’s sure to be no shortage of “I’m too smart for this job” remarks.
Between Brian Billick on television and Jason Whitlock online, Fox perhaps might have a real shot at its 2008 summer [...]

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Tom Zbikowski was a bit of a surprise in the third round. It could mean one of several things. The Ravens might think that they can’t afford Dawan Landry or Ed Reed in the long run, one or both safeties are injured more than we know, or, Zbikowski can contribute in other dimensions such as [...]

I’m dubbing the nickname for the Baltimore Ravens “Pretty” Joe Flacco. If you aren’t familiar with the context, bone up on your Mos Def terminology. At any rate, here’s the Ebony Bird’s look at the Ravens work in rounds 1 and 2.
Round One – After some careful budgeting and maneuvering, (that a Half-Baked reference. I’m full of em’ people) the Ravens came up on their top rated quarterback and picks for days in the later rounds. What they gave up in 2005 on Derek Anderson, they’ve promptly gotten back in Joe Flacco. Great size, good arm, good mobility, and the [...]

So far, there have been very few surprises, but the Baltimore Ravens have come up with the biggest. They have traded their spot at eighth in the NFL Draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars, for a plethora of picks.
Let’s get the Live Blog party started.

This could be what the Terrell Owens deal would’ve been. A volatile superstar receiver, looking for a breath a fresh air and a new coaching staff. And a team that can make the Cincinnati Bengals pay. Dearly.
So at the very least, the Ravens should be floating the rumors out there that they are in the market to trade for Chad Johnson with their first round pick.
From all accounts, a solid quarterback will be available in the second round, but a tested Pro-Bowl caliber receiver comes at a much higher premium. The Ravens running game is stout with Willis McGahee and [...]

And that may just be a good thing. Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome is a wizard on Draft day, and he might have the front office silent for very good reasons on who they will tab as a franchise cornerstone.
The Baltimore Sun is all over the place, trying desperately to analyze Ravens potential QB targets, Chris Long’s availability, and the case for picking Joe Flacco.
The Ravens draft prospects have not been a hot topic of discussion out of the front office, but just days away from the draft fans should know something, if for no other reason [...]