Observations from first day of full-squad practices

Ravens have work cut out for them You give the Ravens a break because it's only Day 1, but they have a lot of work ahead of them. The young offensive line has some talent, but no clue where they are going. How often does an NFL team not return one offensive lineman to their starting position from the previous year? It will take the Ravens four or five games into the season before the offensive line develops some timing and cohesiveness. It's good that new coach John Harbaugh has the Ravens hitting more in training camp because it will get his young team up to speed more quickly. But there is no substitute for actual game conditions. There were four fumbles in the morning practice before I stopped counting, three of them by quarterbacks. Why is quarterback Troy Smith fumbling like Jeff Blake and Tony Banks? It's been... [read full story]