Troy Smith Might Have the Edge for the Ravens Starting QB Job (for Now, Anyway)

In his weekly "Snap Judgments" column, SI.com's Don Banks has an interesting nugget on the Ravens and their ever-elusive search to find a competent starting quarterback:

If the indications coming out of Baltimore are correct and former Heisman winner Troy Smith does win the Ravens starting quarterback job this preseason, new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron is likely to be in line for much of the credit.

Not sure what "indications" Banks has picked up on, but this is the second time in a week that Cameron, fresh off a 1-15 run as the Dolphins head coach, has garnered praise from the media. In a story about rookie Joe Flacco, the Baltimore Sun's Jamison Hensley wrote of Cameron's willingness to fit the offense around a quarterback's strengths. Novel idea, that.

Apparently, the same holds for Smith, according to Banks' source:

"Cam's very good at figuring out a player's strength, figuring out what he does well, and then tailoring the offense around those skills,'' the Ravens source said. "He's got Troy moving around and doing a lot of the same things he had success doing at Ohio State.''

So after years of not having a legit starting quarterback, the Ravens suddenly have two, neither of whom are named Kyle Boller. And to think, all it took to turn Baltimore into a QB factory was to get rid of Brian Billick. Shocking.