After Troy Smith's ridiculously unlucky second consecutive no-show Thursday night, the Ravens starting quarterback job is still truly up in the air.

"Even if we planned to name a starter, we couldn't right now," coach John Harbaugh said. "We'll find out more about Kyle in the next couple of days. We don't know about Troy. We'll see what the next few days bring."

I can't remember a Week 1 starting job being truly up for grabs this close to Week 1 before? I'm not counting Arizona, in which the decision has likely been made. Joe Flacco didn't lead the Ravens to a point in the first half against the Falcons backups. I think the Ravens really don't want to throw him out there in the opener. If they are going to throw someone unprepared to the wolves, I still bet it's Smith.