For all those Billick critics out there . .

I'll just quote Don Banks for CNNSI on his halfway through the season awards:

"Best AFC coach -- Brian Billick, Baltimore: The chalk pick is probably Jets rookie coach Eric Mangini, who has his overachievers sitting 4-4 at midseason. But I'll take the job Billick has done with his butt firmly on the line in 2006. Knowing he must win to keep his job, Billick is 2-0 since boldly taking over the play-calling from the deposed Jim Fassel, and his resurgent Ravens own a two-game lead in the AFC North."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...dseason/1.html

Good to see Brian is getting some kudos -- even Preston's backing off. (That will continue only until we lose our next game)