Ravens coach John Harbaugh named Joe Flacco the starting quarterback for the rest of the season, which may not have seemed like a foregone conclusion, but it was pretty close. For Troy Smith to have missed this much time has really put the former Heisman Trophy winner at a disadvantage and during the course of the week-to-week schedule, all the practice reps go to the starter. As the Ravens get ready for the Indianapolis Colts, it would seem to be a good idea to return to the early-game planning which protected Flacco from having to over-reach. When you think about it, the big difference between the two wins and the two losses, at least relative to Flacco, is that in the victories, when Flacco improvised or went off-script, he was successful. Last week against Tennessee when he did the same thing, he threw interceptions. You...
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