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Something that is important is making sure that he doesn't injure himself trying to get back to quick. He is our starter and we need him healthy.

Our QB position looks like this:

Joe Flacco-Starter not going anywhere.

Ryan Mallet- Back-up, not going to play much (hopefully)

Our QB position is probably the easiest position to predict going into the offseason and I would like it to stay that way.

What I'm afraid a little more is that the "usual" Ravens-selecting philosophy prevails, and we'll go for the experience and a kind of lack of a strong personality - and take Childress. He's the one that embodies the most the kinds of coordinators we've had since Rex Ryan and maybe Pagano: never a real strong voice, never a young one that personifies energy and youth and change... I'd be surprised if Ozzie picked the young Shanahan. He almost always goes for experienced older wolves. The last time it didn't happen so was when they picked Harbaugh. Not one young, upcoming coach as a coordinator since then... Mattison, Cameron, Pagano, Caldwell, Pees - all of the mid/older generation. I'm not saying being middle aged or older is automatically a bad thing for a coordinator, and I can understand how and why Ozzie values experience so much - but especially with the O, where agility, energy, aggressiveness is a basic pillar, it would seem absolutely logical to try the young ones... And Shanahan (34) is almost 15 years younger than the next youngest candidate, Hostler (47)...

 

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They may go for the older guys to help a new coach (harbaugh) become adjusted, now that harbaugh has had six years experience, I think they will start stockpiling young coaches.