OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- In what has become the signature play of this year's Baltimore Ravens training camp, quarterback Joe Flacco flung a tight spiral 30 yards downfield and wide receiver John Brown made a diving catch.
The deep pass -- which has been rare in Baltimore's offense in recent years -- suddenly has become routine. Flacco is enjoying perhaps the best training camp of his 11-year career, and Brown is producing what might be the best summer any Ravens wide receiver has ever had.
Asked why he's connecting more downfield than previous years, Flacco pointed squarely at the target known as "Smoke.