Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb knows there will be nowhere to hide come September, when the games matter and opposing quarterbacks will look to exploit perceived vulnerabilities. So, he wasn't about to hide Thursday, not from questions that he knew would be asked.
Webb acknowledged he's had a couple of "down years." He agreed with the rationale of quarterbacks who might choose to challenge him instead of teammate Jimmy Smith. He made no excuses for initially failing the Ravens' conditioning test last week after he was not a regular participant at voluntary team activities this offseason.
"Not being out there on the first day kind of looked bad for me, trying to be the leader in my secondary and the group, and I'm not out there to lead them," Webb said following the Ravens' training camp workout.