The news continues to get grimmer and grimmer with the Ravens quarterback situation and the one thing the team doesn't have is a lot of time.
Heading into the final preseason game tonight against the Falcons, only rookie Joe Flacco is 100 percent while veteran Kyle Boller and second year Troy Smith are battling all sorts of ailments. Talks earlier this week had Boller possibly missing the entire season while Smith is a "50-50 chance" of playing tonight as he continues to battle tonsil troubles.
The decision to start Smith "could go up to the game," head coach John Harbaugh said. "It just depends on how fast he gets his strength back. You'd love to be able to predict it and say, 'Hey, we know what's going to happen,' but there's just no way to know. You'll see as we go. We want him to play, and he wants to play."The more serious issue the Ravens are facing is what to do if Boller's shoulder injury is as bad as was reported. With just two inexperienced quarterbacks on the roster, Baltimore is going to have to pick up someone to toss in the rotation. Right now, they're just getting a body to fill the depth chart.
Because the Ravens could be down to one healthy quarterback again, they are expected to sign a lower-tier quarterback as an emergency option. A league source said Casey Bramlet, who was recently released by the San Diego Chargers, is likely to join the team today.Tonight will give us a better indication of what to expect. If Smith can take the field and produce, the point might be, for now, turned down. If he can't go, the Ravens will have to find a veteran to throw in the rotation before the hole they're digging gets too deep.
