Joe Flacco Wins...Fatality

As McCormick's says, "When it rains, it pours". It's been a Category 5 when it comes to the Baltimore Ravens and quarterbacks. (Too soon?) If there's one thing that can be said about the Ravens organization, it's that consistent mediocre quarterbacking is Job #1.

The Ravens treated the naming of Joe Flacco as the starter against the Bengals like bad political news. They were left with no choice after Troy Smith was taken down by a tonsil infection and Kyle Boller injured his shoulder presumably while fumbling. Instead of naming him on Friday afternoon, they waited until Labor Day when everyone is in a food coma or too drunk to notice.

"If anyone wrote this in a movie script, no one would believe it," [head coach] John Harbaugh said. "The thing that is kind of exciting is that you couldn't envision this scenario. It wasn't one that we planned."

This move should work out well especially with a patchwork offensive line that couldn't stop Trevor Reznik. If Flacco wants to know what his early season will be like, he should ask David Carr. That is, if Carr could stop flinching and screaming every time someone moves near him.

If Flacco can withstand the assault, he might be able to make something of himself. He definitely won't have to look over his shoulder. Boller might not be able to play this season and even if he can, he won't be an issue. Troy Smith keeps having mysterious medical ailments and who knows when he'll be back to 100%.

The Ravens attempted to address the back up situation by trying to sign the worst QB in NFL history. Joey Touchdown could be the next Ravens QB to fail miserably. He beat out Chris Simms and Todd Bouman but is still exploring his options. Of course Daunte Culpepper is nowhere to be found. Why try someone who might work? It's a great time to be a Ravens fan. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to find those new live Ravens mascots and have them poke my eyes out so I don't have to watch this season.