Posted by: BJUnderCenter
Sweet niblets!
Finally the Ravens have announced that they will be starting #7, Kyle Boller, this weekend at home against the second-place Cleveland Browns. Boller, who is only 26, will get the nod Sunday afternoon and the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, Troy Smith, will be named the backup.
It was such a coincidence that McNair will be sidelined upon finding a shoulder injury - Hello! This is merely the polite way to bench the borderline Hall of Famer. The Ravens know what they're doing. As for the future, stay tuned. I see the decision of going with Boller for the remainder of the season turning one of two ways:
1) #7 resurrects the season, lighting it up on the field like a certain #7 of old (whom won't be mentioned by name). Boller will bring back the deep ball, opening up bigger holes for McGahee, who is hands down the Most Valuable Raven this season. This offensive surge will bring a quick glance of a Wild Card weekend but I don't see us getting to 9 wins at all!
B) #7 of old, Mr. Fumblin' & Bumblin', shows up...yet again. Leaving a ripe opportunity for the Heisman winner to take a shot at the helm of this struggling offense.
side note: If this scenario unfolds it'll remind me a lot of how the Orioles found the brilliance of Jeremy Guthrie this past season. Think about it. It may be the only positive thing we can take away from the season.
I can speak for Ferg when I say that the two of us are obnoxiously compassionate 'homers'. We're O's fans for crying out loud. We both agree that the second half of the season will be very intriguing. Will #52 get another mysterious injury? Which QB decides to show up? Will we go out and get Jeff George or trade up to get one of the MANY QB's coming out of college this season - Matt Ryan, John David Booty, Andre' Woodson, Colt Brennan, Dennis Dixon (no relation to Juan), and Eric Ainge to name only a few.
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