Thursday, December 4, 2008 9:14 PM

On the game being rescheduled from a 1 p.m. start to 8:15 p.m.:

"We're still worth watching [on prime-time television], that's kind of nice. At least we're not getting bumped. Being worth it does mean something to our players. . . . I think our guys enjoy being on national TV."

On the Ravens' aggressive defense:

"I think their schemes are very good, and especially on third down they run schemes where everyone is moving until the snap. Now, they end up in what they're gonna do, but it's hard to get that communicated as far as rules. They kind of mess with your rules, because you can't get a feel for where they're going to end up. Your rules, you have to trust in them. The other thing is that they, when the ball is in the air, they do fly to the ball. They have some picks, they intimidate, they play tight man coverage. They're very confident in what they do. They could be the best group. This is certainly right up there at the top notch."

On Ravens rookie quarterback Joe Flacco:

"Flacco, I think, has done a tremendous job. I applaud that whole group and him for just being able to be tough. You've got to be tough mentally to come in and absorb a good portion of their offense and absorb the pressures that it takes to play as a young player. I think his personality has been great and it's kind of taken that for him to just stay cool, and he's done a tremendous job."