Thursday, February 8, 2007

New QB?? Are you kidding me?

Mike Preston in a recent post for the Baltimore Sun thinks the Ravens should look for a young quarterback to bring in to "learn from McNair and push Boller". I couldn't disagree more. The Ravens are carrying two quarterbacks now, and it has been the source of much discussion about whether Boller can run the team. Billick, in the recent press conference said
Obviously, it's a tough experience for a guy that has been a starter to then sit in the role that he did, and I think he was magnificent at it,
- Sitting on the bench?? Preston stops short of saying whether he thinks Boller is the answer, but does fairly point out that having a young QB would help keep the Ravens from doing what they did with Boller, i.e. putting him on the field before he was ready. I would counter with two questions - Is Boller ready now? yet? but also look at some of the young quaterbacks that can hack it - like Vince Young.

The Ravens made a solid choice in getting McNair, they have also worked hard on bringing along the receiving corps, and bringing some young guys in to bolster the offensive line. It looks like this year they will need to search for an answer in the backfield, but make a quarterback the priority? I would need more convincing on that one.

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