Should Boller look abosolutly phenominal in camp(and not spend half the time dribbling footballs like he usually did at the billick resort)and troy and joe are not up to par, then maybe he starts week one. But Troy is smarter, mobile, and more deserving of the job. Anyone that says hes too small, are you telling me the OL at Ohio State was full of guys much smaller than our line.

I’d even go so far to say drop him to 3rd on the chart, and if a team suffers serious injury to a star QB early, trade him for maybe a CB, and sign Vinny Testeverde as the 3rd QB.(thats stretching it).

I’m sure which ever QB coach Harbaugh picks to be #1 will the one that legitmatly won the job, Boller or not. Not because hes the coaches favorite.

The new coaching staff intrigues me

I feel this O-line could really gel in the next year or too

If Flacco is given a fair chance to win the starting job, I seriously don’t see him failing.

Boller vs. Smith – I feel the people who are pushing for Smith are doing it just because they’re sick and tired of Boller. Let’s be honest, Troy Smith has STARTED 2 NFL GAMES. He could be a good QB, especially with the leadership qualities he possesses, but I seriously don’t see him being a difference maker at the position this season. Boller on the other hand, has much more experience, and with a new OC and offense, who knows? Stranger things have happened. Even then, I still see Smith having the edge between the two.

We must have a better outside pass rush. Pryce being healthy will help, but Barnes could have a breakout year. I also want to see how Cody and Burgess could factor in IF THEY CAN STAY HEALTHY…lol

Special teams must be better this year. If Figurs can’t get over his horrible hands, PUSH RICE.

The TE situation really worries me. Sypniewski is no Todd Heap, but he was a serviceable guy last season. Wilcox is still hurt last time I heard, and Heap being a leading receiver this season does nothing to help his injury proneness.

Mason will be Mason, but Clayton and Demetrius Williams MUST step up. We’ve seen what Clayton is capable of with the dominant YAC stats he put up prior to last season. Let’s hope the rumors of Clayton being banged up all season last year were true. Williams is our only “big” WR. He must stay healthy.

the offense should be up to the level we have strived for for so long, but all the defensive starters are returning. I just hope that the secondary doesnt become toast again this year, and can keep us in some ball games with these tough opponents

honestly i think the thing i’m the most excited about is what willis and ray rice could do together in a cam cameron offense. they could be awesome.

prediction for the afc north as much as it pains me:

pittsburgh 10-6
cleveland 8-8
bmore 7-9
cincy 7-9

i wouldn’t be surprised at all if the whole division battled all year though and all ended up around .500 as many of the “experts” are predicting.