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It was early May, and the Ravens were wrapping up their rookie minicamp, when Neuheisel acted as much like a kid as a coach.
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Special teams coordinator Gary Zauner had set up his infamous obstacle course, in which players had to run through a gauntlet of blocking sleds and tackling dummies.
Click here for Baltimore Ravens tickets. Neuheisel, the Ravens' quarterbacks coach, had just two pupils - Derek Anderson and Darian Durant - and did not want to be embarrassed.
"Quarterbacks are football players," Neuheisel bellowed. "I expect you to act like it."
Then, Neuheisel led by example. As Anderson and Durant ran through the course, Neuheisel chased them, barking encouragement.
A few weeks later, Neuheisel was far more reserved when chatting with the media, but still expressed the same enthusiasm about being back on the job.
Q. After your first few practices, how do you feel about your situation here in Baltimore?
NEUHEISEL: "It's a thrill. It's been a while since I've been able to put on gear on a daily basis. I'm as pleased as I can be. The people of Baltimore have been outstanding to me. I can't say enough about the hospitality. I got to meet Brooks Robinson the other day. That was a thrill of all thrills. I pinch myself on a daily basis. This is a great thing for me and my family."
Is there a lot of pressure on you to help turn this offense around?
"No. I'm thrilled to be here. We've got great people around us, both on the coaching staff and in personnel. I think, in terms of the acquisitions of Derrick Mason and drafting Mark Clayton, you've got some really gifted guys outside with great feet that can get away from defenders underneath that might have been a situation where that was difficult a year ago, to shake loose the underneath defenders. When you can do that, you end up putting a lot of pressure on a defense, then it is easier to get behind them. I believe we're on the right path, but I'm following the lead of Jim Fassel and Brian Billick. I don't feel a whole lot of pressure. I'm trying to learn the offense."
So, for the first time in a while, you're a cog, right?
"I am definitely a cog with a small ?C.' I'm just learning as I go and trying to be helpful. One of the things about coaching quarterbacks is you can have too many voices. We've got to let Jim [Fassel] be the voice. Brian [Billick]'s going to have his say, but I'm going to be in a position where I'm a backboard, I'm a sounding board, and hopefully can help them in some ways fundamentally and add an idea or two down the road. Now, we're just trying to get comfortable in our base stuff so the rest of the stuff comes along."
What needs to improve?
"We want to get our yards per completion and yards per attempt numbers up, so we get more productivity. I don't think we need to throw a great deal more, because we can't forget that we have Jamal Lewis in the backfield. But when you have weapons like Mark Clayton, who I think will prove himself, but weapons like Derrick Mason and Todd Heap, you can put a lot of pressure on the interior of that defense, which means you now have to create some opportunities outside. We've got to get really precise in that interior game and then create one-on-on opportunities outside. I think we have the weapons, and certainly the quarterback. Once they get to know each other, which is the real byproduct of this work, then I think you're going to see some big plays, which I know everyone is clamoring for."
Although Mark Clayton sat out most of last week’s voluntary practices with a sore hamstring, he watched attentively as the Ravens’ young receivers battled Dale Carter, the most veteran cornerback on the team.
The body may have been ailing, but the spirit was up to it. The rookie receiver had the itch. He wanted to get his first taste of true NFL coverage.
Healthy and cleared to practice Monday, Clayton gave a glimpse of his potential in one outstanding play.
Clayton lined up in the slot against Carter, got off the line, made a double-move to get open and then caught the ball in stride in the seam. If this had happened in a game, Clayton would have picked up at least 15 yards, but likely much more.
Not a bad day for a guy who was in grade school when Carter entered the league.
“Whatever I had to do to make the play, whether it’s good, bad or ugly route, make sure I catch the ball,” Clayton said afterwards. “That was my whole thought process.”
Over the last couple of weeks, Clayton has moved in with quarterback Kyle Boller at the quarterback’s Baltimore County house, buried his head in the playbook and rushed from meeting to meeting.
Finally, on Monday, he was able to just play. It suits him well.
Granted, neither of the Ravens’ starting corners (Chris McAlister and Samari Rolle) practiced, so Clayton will have to wait to match up against them.
But after missing most of the drills last week, it was a good first step.
“It was good to see Mark get out there today,” said Boller, who opened up his home to the rookie in an attempt to create some instant chemistry. “He looks quick. Get that ball in his hands. My job is to get [the receivers] the ball. If it’s short, long, whatever it is, just get it in their hands and let them go make plays.”
He did that and more Monday, as Boller had another sharp practice. The passing game received a boost by the return of Clayton and Clarence Moore, who missed part of last week with a sprained neck.
For the first time this preseason, the entire Ravens wide receiving corps was at Boller’s disposal.
“We can get a lot done, as you saw here today, in particular, having [Mark] Clayton out here, full-go, getting Clarence Moore back,” said Ravens coach Brian Billick. “That type of thing helps. This probably focuses it a little bit more on the younger guys, to try to catch up and get grounded in what we learned last week, so they’re ready to go for the June minicamp.”
Clayton will be used in a variety of ways this season, but given his strengths as a player – his suddenness and his dependable hands – he could find the most success in the slot.
Clayton is dangerous after the catch, and if he can find space across the middle, as he did on Monday, he can turn medium gains into big plays.
“Outside, the defense can kind of use the sidelines against you,” said Clayton, who set University of Oklahoma career records with 221 receptions, 3,241 yards and 31 touchdowns.
“In the slot, it’s pretty much a two-way go. It is somewhat of an advantage.”
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