The other quarterback
If the Ravens had a rookie and free-agent camp version of Trivial Pursuit, Brad Roach would be the answer to the question, "Who is the other quarterback aside from Joe Flacco in Owings Mills this week?"
Roach, a rookie free agent from little Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., is hoping to do enough here to get invited back to training camp next month at McDaniel College.
"I'm just trying to take the opportunity I have right now and make the most of it,'' Roach said Monday.
Despite having NFL size (6-6, 245) and what many say is an NFL arm, Roach knows the odds are stacked against him. Though general manager Ozzie Newsome raised the possibility of having four quarterbacks on the roster -- that was before Steve McNair retired -- it seems very unlikely.
Roach is undeterred.
"I think the situation here is good. We're all working together to learn the new offense,'' Roach said. "I know it's tough for a first-year guy to come in and start right away, but I if I can get on the practice squad and get a year under my belt that would be good."
Who knows?
He might be the next Derek Anderson.
Or not.
Comments
Roach sounds like another Derik Anderson to me................
Posted by: Jim from Dundalk | June 17, 2008 1:46 PM
This is exactly what we need. Throw as much mud at the wall as we can and see what sticks. Just remember there are better odds in larger numbers.
I can't wait for the first whistle to blow this season.
Posted by: Big Mike | June 17, 2008 4:34 PM
Please let the readers know how Flacco is looking during the rookie camp. Are the Ravens even doing drills where he can showcase his talent? What's going on?
Posted by: J | June 17, 2008 4:57 PM