Ravens: Why all the hype?

[samhain]

I think the Ravens are getting by on their historical reputation to an extent when it comes to preseason rankings. That said, Flacco is a very streaky qb. Some days he looks like bottom-third of the league quarterback. The rub is that when he gets hot, it carries over for a few games and he seems to do it at all the right times. Just when you're ready to write him off, you turn around and he's on fire in January.