Those old enough to remember the Barry Levinson movie "Diner" will recall the famous Baltimore Colts test that Eddie Simmons gave his fiancé Elyse before she could marry him. On my first day at Ravens camp Monday at McDaniel College, public relations assistant Patrick Gleason asked me, "Do you have all the numbers memorized yet?''

"Quiz me,'' I said.

The first four were a breeze.

21? Chris McAllister.

23? Willie McGahee.

11? Troy Smith.

89?  Mark Clayton.

Not bad for someone who had covered four Ravens games in the 12 years since they came to Baltimore. But then things started going downhill. Quickly.

It began with 92. My response was "the guy from Oregon" because I couldn't quite pronounce Haloti Ngata's name. Then came 56. Who knew that Gary Stills was one of the best special teams players in the NFL? And finally 87, Demetrius Williams. Not a chance.

"I'll give you about a C,'' Patrick said. 

I had one question for Patrick, who is 25.

"Do you know about the Colts test in the movie 'Diner'?" 

"Never heard of it,'' said Patrick, who was born the year the movie came out.

Speaking of numbers, one number that I might not have to memorize is 34. It belongs to Cory Ross, the second-year cornerback and return specialist who took over when B.J. Sams went out with a broken leg last season.

Ross, who produced modest results in the team's last five games, is clearly fighting for a job with the return of Sams and the added presence of Yamon Figurs, the team's third-round draft choice out of Kansas State, who was the fastest in the 40 at the NFL's combine this year.

At special teams practice today, Ross didn't help himself, twice getting some constructive criticism from special teams coordinator Frank Gansz Jr., first when Ross outran his protection and later when he mishandled a wobbly kickoff from rookie Brendan Carney.

Ross and the rest of the Ravens were going back to the team hotel to study their playbook.

Me? I'm going home to study the roster.

My next quiz is Monday, and I'm going to rent Levinson's movie for inspiration.