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July 21, 2008 | Issue 168 | Copyright © 2008 by The Baltimore Sun
Camp won't be picnic for Ravens

Like they've done every year in their existence, the Ravens will travel this week to Westminster to report for training camp.

Yet the road ahead is an unfamiliar one.

This year's training camp marks the start of a new era for the Ravens, one defined by change. Change at head coach, change at quarterback, change on the offensive line and a change in attitude about preparing for the season.

Brian Billick's camp -- aka "Club Billick" -- was light on hitting and allowed players more freedom than anywhere else in the NFL.

Coach John Harbaugh is expected to bring a more old-school approach, which will require players to buckle up the chin strap on the field and stay together off it.

The days of players going home after practice and sleeping in their own beds are gone. Like many teams in the NFL, the Ravens will remain at the team hotel and receive bed checks each night. more on training camp

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Three Ravens out to prove themselves, again
They are at different stages of their NFL careers, with varying levels of success. Yet as Trevor Pryce, Demetrius Williams and Nick Greisen approach the start of training camp for the Ravens this week at McDaniel College in Westminster, they do so with one common thought -- proving themselves all over again. more

Questions linger for quarterbacks
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