According to highlights of a conference call this week, here's what CBS' Dan Marino and Bill Cowher said about Ravens rookie quarterback Joe Flacco:

Cowher: "It is going to be imperative for the Ravens to get a lead or at least keep it close.  It’s a situation where Cincinnati is going to try and make Joe Flacco beat them. … I can see Cincinnati putting eight or nine people in the box. … It’s going to be a situation for Baltimore where the first half of this game is going to be very important for them to keep it close and not make this a passing game for Flacco."

Marino: "As far as young quarterbacks are concerned, the kid is going to be in a real tough situation.  If you look at the history of this league with guys stepping in and playing in their first game, I don’t remember anybody being successful in that situation ever.  As time goes on, I’m sure he’ll get more comfortable with it.  I played against Peyton Manning a couple of times early in his rookie year, and you could see as the year went on he got a lot better.  But in the beginning, he was bad.  You could tell he didn’t have that experience.  This kid is really going to be in a tough spot."