Unprecedented week of player evaluation ahead for Ravens

Monday was another step toward things getting real for the Ravens.

The team entered regular season practice mode.

They are into full game preparation for Sept.

13th's week one opponent, the Cleveland Browns.

UP THEIR SEASON.

AFTER A DAYOFF FROM PRACTICE, THE RAVENSGOT BACK TO WORK TODAY INOWINGS MILLS.

WMAR-2 NEWSSHAWN STEPNER WAS THERE ANDHAS MORE.Another step toward thingsgetting real, the Ravensentering regular seasonpractice mode on Monday.

Fullgame preparation for week one,Septemeber 13thagainst the Cleveland Browns.They have plenty to work onafter Saturdayscrimmage at M&T Bank Stadium.Greg Roman, Ravens offensivecoordinator: I certainlydidnpenalties and the unforcederrors that we had.

Thescrimmage, designed by coachesto simulate what the preseasonis lacking this year.

Anactual preseason game.

DonMartindale, Ravens DefensiveCoordinator: Harbs made thatas close as we could to beingthat fourth preseason gamethrough everything that we didfrom the Saturday morningwalk-through all the way upuntil the last horn blew.

Whoit benefited the most, therookies.

Roman: A lot of theyoung guys got some greatexperience during the liveperiods.

Really got a sense ofhow those guys would bewithout the preseason games.Their performance might makeor break some of them.

This isa big week when it comes tofiguring out the final roster.The Ravens must cut down tothe regular season maximum of53 players by Saturdayafternoon.

The final week ofevaluation is like nothingever before.

No game tape togo off of.

Roman: Itdifferent.

But I thinkeverybody is under the sameguidelines and rules andschedule so itMartindale: Obviously itdifferent.

There are undraftedfree agents who have made thisteam off the fourth preseasongame, right there at the end.It was neck and neck withsomebody else.

Itbe difficult.

Cuts always are.27 of them coming betweenMonday and Saturday at 4:00p.m.

In Owings Mills, ShawnStepner, WMAR-2 News.WHILE FANS CAN'T ATTEND RAVENSGAMES IN PERSON FOR THE