National Lampoon Splog! (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... Ray Lewis's contract, and the fact that the Ravens were practicing in the rain. Wait what? Under Brian Billick, the Ravens would practice indoors when the weather was bad outside. Okay… I liked Brian Billick. I appreciated his attitude that gave the Ravens an identity in the late ‘90s. I obviously was grateful for the Super Bowl title he brought the city in 2000. I respected...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... optimism in Baltimore revolves around the hire of rookie head coach John Harbaugh, who replaced Brian Billick after nine seasons. Harbaugh spent the past few months with both hands over his ears, blocking out any public perception about his new team and particularly as it pertains to Lewis. There is speculation in Baltimore that Lewis' strong personality could make it difficult for...
Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
The brawl that Baltimore Ravens players had during a minicamp practice over the weekend doesn't exactly dispel the image that the team had last season under former coach Brian Billick of being undisciplined and out of control. The lingering image of last season's Ravens is the penalty-filled meltdown by several players at the end of a near-miss loss to the New England Patriots. Billick...
Sportscolumn Blog - (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
The Baltimore Ravens minicamp is a scary place to be these days. Not because Ray Lewis is there or because they've slipped from Super Bowl champs to the oblivion of 5-11 in 2007 or because Brian Billick is absent after spending the last nine years coaching the squad. The reason Baltimore Ravens minicamp is scary is because it appears to be more WWE Royal Rumble meets COPS than the gelling...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
This is the first year the Ravens have held minicamp in 10 years without choking on the fumes of Brian Billick's smug. One thing remains unchanged: the complete disorder. It just wouldn't be the...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
This is a different era in Ravens football, make no mistake about it. Though there was a cold steady rain on Friday coach Harbaugh had his team out in the elements. And on top of that he had his team endure 2 a day practices, something unheard of for a minicamp in the Brian [...]
With Leather (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
The Baltimore Ravens are enjoying off-season workouts free from the incompetent reign of deposed egomaniac Brian Billick, and you know what that means: 80-player brawls ! Nearly everyone at the Ravens' minicamp joined the fray after linemen Oniel Cousins and Amon Gordon came to blows; later, defensive backs Corey Ivy and Frank Walker tussled during a blocking drill. This all, of course,...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Filed under: Ravens , AFC North , Baltimore Along with misidentifying himself as an offensive genius, one of the biggest complaints about Brian Billick in Baltimore was that he ran easy camps and practices. Perhaps he was more concerned with how he came off on HBO documentaries than preparing his team for battle but, whatever the reason, the Ravens never had a reputation for intensity...
Cavalier Attitude (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
You've probably seen those Coors Light NFL press conference commercials where random drunk party guys with absolutely no press credentials or business being there ask coaches random questions that have nothing to do with football. They're probably my favorite series of commercials lately (I can't wait to see them put some Brian Billick clips on there [...]
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... too much at stake." For the first time in a decade, the Ravens are conducting a minicamp without Brian Billick, who was fired in January after a nine-year run. There are jobs at stake and a new offense to learn under Cam Cameron, which has fueled emotions at the three-day camp that started Friday. The players aren't wearing pads, but there's plenty of hitting going on - much of it...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... Bay in 2007.For the first time in a decade, the Ravens are conducting a minicamp without coach Brian Billick, who was fired in January after nine seasons. There are jobs at stake and a new offense to learn under Cam Cameron, which has fueled emotions at the three-day camp that started Friday. The players aren't wearing pads, but there is plenty of hitting going on — much of it after...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... too much at stake."For the first time in a decade, the Ravens are conducting a minicamp without Brian Billick, who was fired in January after a nine-year run. There are jobs at stake and a new offense to learn under Cam Cameron, which has fueled emotions at the three-day camp that started Friday. The players aren't wearing pads, but there's plenty of hitting going on -- much of it...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... too much at stake."For the first time in a decade, the Ravens are conducting a minicamp without Brian Billick, who was fired in January after a nine-year run. There are jobs at stake and a new offense to learn under Cam Cameron, which has fueled emotions at the three-day camp that started Friday. The players aren't wearing pads, but there's plenty of hitting going on - much of it...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... too much at stake."For the first time in a decade, the Ravens are conducting a minicamp without Brian Billick, who was fired in January after a nine-year run. There are jobs at stake and a new offense to learn under Cam Cameron, which has fueled emotions at the three-day camp that started Friday. The players aren't wearing pads, but there's plenty of hitting going on - much of it...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... too much at stake."For the first time in a decade, the Ravens are conducting a minicamp without Brian Billick, who was fired in January after a nine-year run. There are jobs at stake and a new offense to learn under Cam Cameron, which has fueled emotions at the three-day camp that started Friday. The players aren't wearing pads, but there's plenty of hitting going on -- much of it...
