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Ravens not underestimating Panthers' starter Brian St. Pierre

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-notebook-1119-20101118,0,5266970.story

A familiar face at quarterback will greet the Ravens when they take on the Carolina Panthers Sunday.

Brian St. Pierre, who spent the 2005 season with the Ravens, will make his first career start. Panthers coach John Fox chose St. Pierre, 30, over rookie Tony Pike Thursday, according to media outlets that cover the team.

"He's accurate, competitive," Ravens nose tackle Kelly Gregg recalled of St. Pierre. "He's a good player. He was with Pittsburgh a little bit, and they produce some good quarterbacks. He's tough and competitive. He'll have it down. He'll be ready to play."

St. Pierre, who was the third quarterback in the Ravens' final four games of 2005, was also the third quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals when they advanced to the 2008 Super Bowl. He has thrown just five passes in eight NFL seasons, but Gregg said that inexperience shouldn't be held against him.

"He's guy who's been around," Gregg said. "He was in Arizona and he was around [coach and former Steelers offensive coordinator Ken] Whisenhunt a lot. So he's going to be ready to play, and he's going to be anxious to play."

St. Pierre takes over an offense that ranks last in the league in both yards and points per game. But Ravens cornerback Josh Wilson said the focus is centered solely on the quarterback.

"A lot of times, it's about how they've got a great receiving crew over there," Wilson said. "They've got [steve] Smith, of course, who can hurt you in every way. And they've got some young guys who are coming along and making big plays. If you just look at how they run their routes, how they do their thing and how they want to beat you, and that's it. The quarterback, all he has to do is get the ball there. They're the ones that get open."

St. Pierre's promotion is somewhat surprising because he was signed to Carolina's practice squad last week and was activated to the 53-man roster Tuesday,

But Ravens defensive end Cory Redding said the insertion of St. Pierre instead of Pike won't alter the defense's game plan.

"It doesn't make any difference to us," Redding said. "If it's a rookie or a veteran, it doesn't matter. Guys go out there to compete with pride, and he's going to go out there and do what's best for his team to try and win."

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I did not realize he had played for the Ravens. Anyone think that might give him an advantage over Pike having practiced against those guys? The lack of reps sucks but how many has Pike had with our ones? Not many more.

Yes, he has every advantage over the Ravens. We're guaranteed to win now.:rolleyes:

he does probably have a bit of an advantage over Pike in this situation, but the situation is hopeless.

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I did not realize he had played for the Ravens. Anyone think that might give him an advantage over Pike having practiced against those guys? The lack of reps sucks but how many has Pike had with our ones? Not many more.

I think it will give the Ravens a bigger advantage. Pike's weaknesses are an unknown to them......St. Pierre, not so much.

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You know it's BS when you read this

"A lot of times, it's about how they've got a great receiving crew over there," Wilson said. "They've got [steve] Smith, of course, who can hurt you in every way. And they've got some young guys who are coming along and making big plays. If you just look at how they run their routes, how they do their thing and how they want to beat you, and that's it. The quarterback, all he has to do is get the ball there. They're the ones that get open."

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