Ozzie been iced-out like who the f*** need Billick?

Last September I was one of the very first to call for Brian Billick's head, and I didn't let my foot off the gas until he was eventually fired. Sometimes I'm right. More often than not, though, I am wrong.

That's just how I roll. Yesssir.

I was in NYC for April's NFL Draft, and when Ozzie traded up to select Joe Flacco, I wanted to crawl into a hole and cry myself to sleep. Or as my boy Pelechati would say, "Go dark." A few days later, I put Flacco smack-dab at the bottom of my Baltimore QB Power Rankings. Then less than a week ago, I suggested that Ozzie may be on the hot seat.

Don't get my wrong. I don't think one good game from a rookie erases a decade-plus of ineptitude on offense; however, there are plenty of bright spots to suggest that Ozzie & Co. are on the slow track to success following Billick's offseason departure, not the least of which is Cam Cameron's potential. For once I had some confidence in our offense, and if it weren't for some drops by his receivers, Flacco's numbers may have looked halfway decent as opposed to pedestrian.

Ozzie Newsome, I am sorry for doubting you.

Joe Flacco, I'm not sorry for refusing to blindly support you out of the gate; however, I'm jumping on the bandwagon right now. My previous grandstanding on behalf of Troy Smith is done and done, and I'm now wacko for Flacco. I'm sure you'll have plenty of terrible games down the road, but what I saw yesterday was enough to convince me that you have a chance to be a great quarterback in this league.


In Oz We Trust.

PS: If you don't get The Game reference in the title of this blog post, do yourself a favor and pick up his new album. Then listen to "Money," but not before doing your homework on Jacob the Jeweler. Whaddyaknow. Here's the video for "Money," by The Game.