Baltimore Ravens Preview: The Search for a Decent Quarterback

The Baltimore Ravens were in need of a change. Brian Billick came into Baltimore with a mission. That mission was to find a quarterback and turn the team into a Super Bowl contender. He was able to do half of that. Not only did he make the Ravens a Super Bowl contender, he actually won a Super Bowl back in 2001. But Billick was hired because he knew quarterbacks; at least that’s what he told everyone. He won a Super Bowl with Trent Dilfer and then chased him out of town. In recent years, he went from Kyle Boller to Steve McNair, back to Kyle Boller, then to rookie Troy Smith. You can shock the world and win a Super Bowl with a Trent Dilfer, but you can’t consistently win without quality and consistency at the quarterback position. Billick learned this lesson the hard way, and hopefully his replacement can learn from his mistakes. John Harbaugh comes to Baltimore from the Colts, a team that knows a little something about life with a good quarterback. Harbaugh has a lot of ... (link)