Talk about unexpected...

If I told you a few months ago that for the Ravens to reach the Superbowl, they'd have to go on the road and stymie Peyton Manning and Tom Brady with...

Corey Graham
Chykie Brown
Cary Williams

...as their starting CBs... and Jimmy Smith wouldn't suddenly "get it" and start playing like a 1st round pick... what would you have said?

Teryl Austin needs to get some credit here. I'm not sure he's on the fast track to a DC position in the league quite yet, and with the Ravens season continuing in to February it might not help his cause... but I think the guy just put a HUGE line item on his resume.