I'm glad he was cleared by a well renowned head physician.

Smith's "tonsil"issues seem quite severe. I had mine removed at the ripe old age of 40 and was up, out and about in fairly short order. This has been going on with Smith for a month. He must be ffustrated, and the coaches must be frustrated. The problem is that unless he has them removed, the infection can reoccur, That's what kept happeneing to me 20 years ago. He might as well just get it done. Of course, I wasn't playing professional football, but I don't think he would miss a month like was first mentioned if he had them removed

I am extremely excited to see what Troy Smith can bring to the table. I thought he looked very strong at the end of the year last year. I am hoping he can step in and play like derek anderson has done for the browns. I truly believe that troy smith can be the future for the ravens and i am hoping so as i have followed him in college at ohio state. He doesn't have the best arm strength but he knows how to play the game very well, and i believe with the guidance of jim harbaugh, he can get back in shape and play extremely well.

Nick, you're living in a fantasy world. Did you even see the first game of the year? The Flacco Era has begun. Troy Smith will be Anthony Wright at best, Andre Ware at worst. He wasn't a late-round draft pick for nothing. And, even if he could have panned out, which I seriously doubt, he's never going to get the chance here. Just call him Wally Pipp.

Come on Nick, he looked "very strong"....are you serious? He played two meaningless games at the end of last season and was far from impressive. And in the pre-season the word "pathetic" comes to mind. If Flacco and the team plays steady football like they did against Cincy, Smith like Boller will never touch the field as a Raven again!

may be kinda hard for smith to make an impact while he sits on the bench. unless if its him giving flacco advice

Keep him on the bench until Flacco fails miserably or get's hurt. Flacco is the future so now that he's here he needs to be the GUY unless he's hurt. Troy Smith is a perennial back-up , at best, who missed his chance and I don't think you risk giving him a chance.

IMAGINE THE NFL MADE A DECISION THE ADVERSLY EFFECTED THE RAVENS THATS HOW MANY IN A ROW.

Perhaps the Orioles might be able to borrow that "head physician."

Sounds like Troy had lemierre's syndrome.

From wikipedia: Lemierre's syndrome (or Lemierre's disease) is a disease usually caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum, and occasionally by other members of the genus Fusobacterium (F. nucleatum, F. mortiferum and F. varium etc.) and usually affects young, healthy adults. Lemierre syndrome develops most often after a strep sore throat has created a peritonsillar abscess, a crater filled with pus and bacteria near the tonsils. Deep in the abscess, anaerobic bacteria (microbes that do not require oxygen) like Fusobacterium necrophorum can flourish. The bacteria penetrate from the abscess into the neighboring jugular vein in the neck and there they cause an infected clot (thrombosis) to form, from which bacteria are seeded throughout the body by the bloodstream (bacteremia). Pieces of the infected clot break off and travel to the lungs as emboli blocking branches of the pulmonary artery bringing the heart's blood to the lungs. This causes shortness of breath, chest pain and severe pneumonia. Fusobacteria are normal inhabitants of the oropharyngeal flora. This is a very rare disease with only approximately 160 cases in the last 100 years.[1]