Word on the Street: A Baltimore Sports Short Podcast

Signing Matt Schaub to be Joe Flacco's backup was a solid move by Ozzie Newsome but so far he has struggled during training camp and if things don't improve and Flacco misses time, the Baltimore Ravens are unlikely to play a 17th game during the 2015 season.

Signing Matt Schaub to be Joe Flacco's backup was a solid move by Ozzie Newsome but so far he has struggled during training camp and if things don't improve and Flacco misses time, the Baltimore Ravens are unlikely to play a 17th game during the 2015 season.

In 2015 Joe Flacco is working with his fourth offensive coordinator in as many years yet the transition to Marc Trestman seems to be working just fine. Insiders say that the QB and coordinator have a very good relationship. Flacco has never looked more comfortable and seems to be effortlessly advancing through his progressions during “live” scrimmaging.

And that could spell trouble for the rest of the AFC.

Signing Matt Schaub to be Joe Flacco's backup was a solid move by Ozzie Newsome but so far he has struggled during training camp and if things don't improve and Flacco misses time, the Baltimore Ravens are unlikely to play a 17th game during the 2015 season.

When Brian Billick was the Ravens head coach he maintained that after 7 seasons or so a coach’s message gets lost – that the message, the coach’s philosophy, doesn’t move men in year 7 like it did in the early years.

Eventually Billick’s belief became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Does the same fate await John Harbaugh?

When Brian Billick was the Ravens head coach he maintained that after 7 seasons or so a coach’s message gets lost – that the message, the coach’s philosophy, doesn’t move men in year 7 like it did in the early years.

Eventually Billick’s belief became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Does the same fate await John Harbaugh?

When Brian Billick was the Ravens head coach he maintained that after 7 seasons or so a coach’s message gets lost – that the message, the coach’s philosophy, doesn’t move men in year 7 like it did in the early years.

Eventually Billick’s belief became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Does the same fate await John Harbaugh?

When Joe Flacco and John Harbaugh arrived in 2008, the Ravens decided to use red jerseys to help protect the quarterbacks.

In 2014 the fashionistas at the Castle were influenced by the black and red jerseys worn by the 49ers QBs and the Ravens changed theirs to black and purple.

Now the colors don’t stick out all that much from purple in the heat of the moment during practice. The alternate jersey does nothing to protect the quarterback and if something does happen to one, particularly Joe Flacco, the Ravens, the coaches and the fans will all being seeing red.

When Joe Flacco and John Harbaugh arrived in 2008, the Ravens decided to use red jerseys to help protect the quarterbacks.

In 2014 the fashionistas at the Castle were influenced by the black and red jerseys worn by the 49ers QBs and the Ravens changed theirs to black and purple.

Now the colors don’t stick out all that much from purple in the heat of the moment during practice. The alternate jersey does nothing to protect the quarterback and if something does happen to one, particularly Joe Flacco, the Ravens, the coaches and the fans will all being seeing red.

When Joe Flacco and John Harbaugh arrived in 2008, the Ravens decided to use red jerseys to help protect the quarterbacks.

In 2014 the fashionistas at the Castle were influenced by the black and red jerseys worn by the 49ers QBs and the Ravens changed theirs to black and purple.

Now the colors don’t stick out all that much from purple in the heat of the moment during practice. The alternate jersey does nothing to protect the quarterback and if something does happen to one, particularly Joe Flacco, the Ravens, the coaches and the fans will all being seeing red.