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Two years ago, Josh McDaniels got word that the Baltimore Ravens were interested in interviewing him for their vacant coaching job.

"In the second half, I feel like I shut him out," Oher said. "There is nothing really special about him.

Opening statement: "We're getting toward the end of the week here. We've had three really good days of practice.

Share + Oct 18, 2009 1:42 pm US/Eastern BALTIMORE The Vikings lead the Ravens 14-0 in the second quarter of Sunday's game.

All of a sudden, the offense is in disarray and isn't worth a darn. That's the sentiment more than a few outsiders have expressed following our stomach-twisting losses the past couple weeks.

David Tyree has been to the sports mountaintop. But he has been to the bottom as well.

When left tackle Jared Gaither was knocked out of last week's game against the New England Patriots, the Ravens looked right.

Third-year offensive lineman Marshal Yanda filled in capably at right tackle last week when Jared Gaither went out with a neck injury and Michael Oher moved from right tackle to the left side.

If Ravens left tackle Jared Gaither can't play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals - and right now, it looks like a long shot, considering that he wore a neck brace during walk-throughs and didn't practice Wednesday - it will probably affect the continuity of the offensive line in one of two ways.

Posted by Anthony Stalter Ravens offensive lineman Jared Gaither left Baltimorea s game against New England on Sunday after suffering an apparent head or neck injury.

Bryan: I know you were upset about the officiating in Sunday's game. Do you think we'll see any change to quarterback protection rules in subsequent seasons? It's changing the momentum of games and the face of the game itself.

Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Jared Gaither could play this Sunday against Cincinnati, depending on the result of an MRI he received Monday.

Ravens OLT Jared Gaither was carried off the field on a stretcher on Sunday after being injured midway through the second quarter at New England and was taken to Mass General Hospital in Boston for tests on his head and shoulders.

When most of us think about the personal lives of NFL players, the images we conjure up tend to be a celebration of excess.

Here's your standard warning: Predictions are probably wrong. It is the intrinsic nature of the NFL: there are so many variables and so much luck involved in a 16-game season that teams will make the playoffs or bomb for totally unexpected and sometimes baffling reasons.

It's not surprising that the Ravens are 10 1/2 -point favorites over the Kansas City Chiefs , the largest point spread in their favor for a season opener in the team's 14-year history.

As soon as the 2008 season ended, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome had two major goals for building the Ravens.

Baltimore Ravens rookie offensive tackle Michael Oher clashed with Carolina Panthers star defensive end Julius Peppers throughout the game Saturday night, effectively walling off the four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher.

With the preseason winding down, I suspect we'll see some of the injured players prepping for the last game against Atlanta.

Harbaugh on Clayton: "Not close to coming back" Wide receiver Mark Clayton appeared to have his best individual workout of the week, running at full speed and making hard cuts.