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05-12-2003, 08:25 AM
First-round draft picks say minicamp something they'll be able to build on
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By Jamison Hensley
Sun Staff
Originally published May 12, 2003
For the Ravens' two first-round picks, progress has meant going in opposite directions.
At the close of the team's opening minicamp yesterday, passing grades were handed out as quarterback Kyle Boller showed signs of moving forward while pass rusher Terrell Suggs continued his adjustment to dropping backward.
These sound first impressions were made in the midst of Suggs' switching from a college defensive end to an NFL outside linebacker and Boller's sorting out the basics of a new system. When the team's high-profile rookies reconvene at passing camp next week, the challenge will still be conquering the mental hurdles more than the physical ones.
"They're sharp kids and very enthusiastic," Ravens coach Brian Billick said. "They want you to give it to them all right now. But just when they learn one thing and think they kind of half understand it, now we put three more things in for the next practice. So, it's hard to get a comfort zone."
MORE (http://www.sunspot.net/sports/football/bal-sp.ravens12may12,0,1070641.story?coll=bal%2Dsports%2Dfootball)
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By Jamison Hensley
Sun Staff
Originally published May 12, 2003
For the Ravens' two first-round picks, progress has meant going in opposite directions.
At the close of the team's opening minicamp yesterday, passing grades were handed out as quarterback Kyle Boller showed signs of moving forward while pass rusher Terrell Suggs continued his adjustment to dropping backward.
These sound first impressions were made in the midst of Suggs' switching from a college defensive end to an NFL outside linebacker and Boller's sorting out the basics of a new system. When the team's high-profile rookies reconvene at passing camp next week, the challenge will still be conquering the mental hurdles more than the physical ones.
"They're sharp kids and very enthusiastic," Ravens coach Brian Billick said. "They want you to give it to them all right now. But just when they learn one thing and think they kind of half understand it, now we put three more things in for the next practice. So, it's hard to get a comfort zone."
MORE (http://www.sunspot.net/sports/football/bal-sp.ravens12may12,0,1070641.story?coll=bal%2Dsports%2Dfootball)