Harbaugh says T. Smith will compete with Bouman for backup job when he's healthy By Jamison Hensley and Edward Lee | jamison.hensley@baltsun.com and edward.lee@baltsun.com Ravens coach John Harbaugh has given rookie first-round draft pick Joe Flacco the starting quarterback job for the rest of the season. It was previously unknown whether Troy Smith, a contender for the starting job in the preseason, would be able to compete with Flacco when Smith recovered from a tonsil infection. But Harbaugh said today that Smith would remain the No.3 quarterback this week and would be able to vie this season only for the backup job, which is held by Todd Bouman. "That'll be [Smith's] role this year -- possibly into a role where he can contribute playing quarterback for us down the road," Harbaugh said. Ravens draft database: Search for...
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