Gregg sidelined with thigh injury
WESTMINSTER -- Nose guard Kelly Gregg left the field with a bag of ice wrapped around his right knee, an injury that Ravens coach Brian Billick described as a thigh bruise. However, the bag was placed around the knee.
As he left the field in response to a question about his leg, Gregg replied: "I'm good."
Meanwhile, rookie linebacker Prescott Burgess missed practice with a case of stomach flu. One day after he decked franchise running back Willis McGahee, the sixth-round draft pick from Michigan was confined to the team hotel.
I ran into Burgess prior to lunch and he was up and around. No, there's no truth to the rumor that McGahee put something in Burgess' food.
"I'm feeling better," Burgess said although he still looked fairly queasy.
McGahee said that there are no hard feelings but he was surprised by the hit.
"I had better buckle up and be ready," McGahee said. "It taught me a lesson to be better prepared."
Wide receiver Mark Clayton was back on the field after missing Monday's afternoon workout with an abscess on his finger caused by nail-biting.
Offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden (toe) attended practice and did a few pass protection sets off to the side. He seems to be on schedule, although he's slated to miss training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
Offensive tackle Mike Kracalik (ankle), linebacker Mike Smith (shoulder) and fullback Justin Green (knee) worked on the sidelines with Green and Smith running. Kracalik performed ankle flexion exercises with trainer Bill Tessendorf.
The only injured player on the PUP list that isn't doing some drills is linebacker Dan Cody, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery two weeks ago.
Derrick Martin got a big round of applause from his defensive teammates when he delivered a fairly hard tackle to running back P.J. Daniels on a sweep.
Nickel back Ronnie Prude intercepted Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith's out pass and scampered up field for a touchdown. It was the first of two interceptions for Smith along with some errant throws.
The rookie quarterback has flashed arm strength, but has made some bad decisions during the first two days of training camp. Billick said he needs to anticipate better to keep the defense from reading his intentions.
The Ravens are showing a commitment to opening up their passing game, utilizing some three wide receiver alignments.
Typically, they used Mark Clayton and Demetrius Williams outside with veteran Derrick Mason lining up inside as the slot receiver.
Mason said he's comfortable at either spot. He also emphasized that he could have handled his complaints better at the end of last season about his lack of involvement in the offense. Mason, 34, noted that several older players have continued to excel, citing examples like Jerry Rice and Darrell Green.
At one point, Billick halted practice and counseled the players that they needed to listen better and adjust to changes between drills.
Offensive tackle Adam Terry got bull-rushed by hefty defensive tackle Haloti Ngata during pass-rush drills.
Massive rookie offensive tackle Jared Gaither slammed speedy rookie outside linebacker Antwan Barnes to the ground. Barnes kept crawling on the ground a la Michael McCrary to touch the orange cone that was acting as the quarterback. Gaither's athleticism is rare for a 6-foot-9, 350-pounder.
Rookie offensive guard Ben Grubbs was solid with good leverage and technique.
Working behind Mike Flynn as the second-string center, starting right guard Chris Chester flubbed a snap to quarterback Kyle Boller on the wrong count. It made Boller's hand sore, and it caused a fumble.
It looks like Flynn could hold onto his job, at least at this point.
Aaron Wilson covers the Baltimore Ravens for the Carroll County Times and the Annapolis Capital.
WESTMINSTER -- Nose guard Kelly Gregg left the field with a bag of ice wrapped around his right knee, an injury that Ravens coach Brian Billick described as a thigh bruise. However, the bag was placed around the knee.
As he left the field in response to a question about his leg, Gregg replied: "I'm good."
Meanwhile, rookie linebacker Prescott Burgess missed practice with a case of stomach flu. One day after he decked franchise running back Willis McGahee, the sixth-round draft pick from Michigan was confined to the team hotel.
I ran into Burgess prior to lunch and he was up and around. No, there's no truth to the rumor that McGahee put something in Burgess' food.
"I'm feeling better," Burgess said although he still looked fairly queasy.
McGahee said that there are no hard feelings but he was surprised by the hit.
"I had better buckle up and be ready," McGahee said. "It taught me a lesson to be better prepared."
Wide receiver Mark Clayton was back on the field after missing Monday's afternoon workout with an abscess on his finger caused by nail-biting.
Offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden (toe) attended practice and did a few pass protection sets off to the side. He seems to be on schedule, although he's slated to miss training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
Offensive tackle Mike Kracalik (ankle), linebacker Mike Smith (shoulder) and fullback Justin Green (knee) worked on the sidelines with Green and Smith running. Kracalik performed ankle flexion exercises with trainer Bill Tessendorf.
The only injured player on the PUP list that isn't doing some drills is linebacker Dan Cody, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery two weeks ago.
Derrick Martin got a big round of applause from his defensive teammates when he delivered a fairly hard tackle to running back P.J. Daniels on a sweep.
Nickel back Ronnie Prude intercepted Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith's out pass and scampered up field for a touchdown. It was the first of two interceptions for Smith along with some errant throws.
The rookie quarterback has flashed arm strength, but has made some bad decisions during the first two days of training camp. Billick said he needs to anticipate better to keep the defense from reading his intentions.
The Ravens are showing a commitment to opening up their passing game, utilizing some three wide receiver alignments.
Typically, they used Mark Clayton and Demetrius Williams outside with veteran Derrick Mason lining up inside as the slot receiver.
Mason said he's comfortable at either spot. He also emphasized that he could have handled his complaints better at the end of last season about his lack of involvement in the offense. Mason, 34, noted that several older players have continued to excel, citing examples like Jerry Rice and Darrell Green.
At one point, Billick halted practice and counseled the players that they needed to listen better and adjust to changes between drills.
Offensive tackle Adam Terry got bull-rushed by hefty defensive tackle Haloti Ngata during pass-rush drills.
Massive rookie offensive tackle Jared Gaither slammed speedy rookie outside linebacker Antwan Barnes to the ground. Barnes kept crawling on the ground a la Michael McCrary to touch the orange cone that was acting as the quarterback. Gaither's athleticism is rare for a 6-foot-9, 350-pounder.
Rookie offensive guard Ben Grubbs was solid with good leverage and technique.
Working behind Mike Flynn as the second-string center, starting right guard Chris Chester flubbed a snap to quarterback Kyle Boller on the wrong count. It made Boller's hand sore, and it caused a fumble.
It looks like Flynn could hold onto his job, at least at this point.
Aaron Wilson covers the Baltimore Ravens for the Carroll County Times and the Annapolis Capital.
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1 Comments:
Hey Mark, Can we all just cut that "window of opportunity" phrase. Every team goes through that period at some point, it happens. Look at the ravens in '04 and '05. Then ya get Haloti Ngata, Demetrius and D. Landry, and it's a different story. Nobody's gonna jump out a window if the ravens don't go to Arizona.
The Colts won, we were sad, and then we got over it The "idea" behind building a franchise is to get better every year until you breakthrough(Ex. Patriots, Seahawks, Bears, etc.).
Also, Ozzie Newsome would be an idiot if he loses Suggs after losing A.D to Bill Belichick . But, if it happens that's life. J. Lewis was our god until we found Willis "The Best" McGahee, now he's gonna get clobbered in a Browns uniform
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