graham gano will kick it off, high end over end.e pulled down at the 23-yard line. what an interesting story tony fine is. a 27-year-old rookie free agent, spent some time in iraq, three and a half years in the army as a scout. he has a quote that i think will linger for quite a while. when asked the difference between serving in the army in iraq and the riggers of two-a- days, he said no matter how hard two-a-days are, i never wonder will i be alive tomorrow. that puts it all into perspective. >> a whole different world over there. no doubt about it. >> gerry: colt brennan drops to throw. he'll tuck and run. he'll dive out to about the 31- yard line. will johnson finally brings him to a stop. >> referee: holding number 78 offense. still first down. >> gerry: batiste will back up the redskins eight yards. >> stan: you're looking at two franchises who take the opposite approaches to building a football team. the ravens have 16 starters that they acquired through their draft. that's second in the nfl. washington has the least amount o

graham gano as the long shot. we'll see if he gets anyshots. we watch gano warming up, you think he may get one field goal try if the opportunity presents itself. troy smith to the near side. the 45 yard-line. troy smith starting to move the ball. this pre-season has been somewhat lopsided into tonight as hauschka isn't perfect. after he missed a 27-yarder tont you wonder if john harbaugh is as confident as earlier tier tonight. john harbaugh knows if you bring stover back you need a kickoff specialist. jalen parmele shy. you have to think you keep one of the young guys around because matt stover no longer has the leg strength for kicking them off. that's where this becomes a question mark. if you use stover, that's two roster spots to kicker. >> stan: that's why john, the roster spot is special teams player. >> gerry: in panthers territory before captain munnerlyn can take him off the feet. 9.30 minute left to play. >> stan: everybody is pinching to the inside to try and stop the short yardage play. it outflanks the player. you toss it out ther

graham gano is 1 of 3. flacco on 3rd down under pressure. it's incomplete as joe flacco is being taken to the church. they will not be able to get the field goal team. the punt team will come on. >> stan: it seems like cam cameron is trying to attack the field vertically on the outside. they checked the ball down and it didn't work. >> gerry: flacco falls incomplete. one of his few in the first half. cook punting it away. they are going to it bounces. the 5 yard-line. that time kenny moore let's the ball bounce. sam cook did it again. i in pre-season we have seen all signs pointing to him having an almost magic wedge like a golfer. he can make it stole stop. >> stan: i think that's going to give him pro bowl consideration. >> gerry: jake delhomme and the panthers offense are not going to do anything other than take a knee and call it a half. a half that has belonged to joe flacco and the ravens. ravens leading at the halftime. 17 of 22 for 200 yards for flacco. >> coaches really good first half. he got down to the half yard- line? >> we give

. >> one of them of course is kicker, steve hauschka, graham gano, you've been frustrated so far in camp. >> they're doing well. they really are doing well. that's the thing that's exciting about them. to say one guy's ahead of the other guy or that they're even ready to be a kicker in the nfl, you just don't know. i'm sure they're going to do well. >> if there's a game winner, who takes it? >> well, we'll see. steve will get the first shot, and if steve doesn't get enough kicks through the game. if he has a bunch of kicks, then we'll bring graham in and see if he can do it towards the end. >> now, let's head over to my cohort for a look at some of the key battles coming up. >> thanks, pete. you talk about how exciting it is to be out here, 2009 season is definitely upon us, yet the 53 man roster is still being formed. there are some key battles that we are going to look at. one of those key battles happens to be the wide receiver position. there are two spots, four guys battling for two spots. kelly washington, the veteran of seven years, come from new england, has a ton of experience a

graham ganoe did not help his cause, missing a 47-yarder. the florida state alum is now one of three in the preseason. stephen hauschka is a perfect 3- 3. but matt stover is still out there. john harbaugh knows it. >> and yes, we're prepared to go with one of the two guys we have now. >> we don't know, you know. we're hopeful, and i think it's fair to say and i think everybody that is a ravens fan should be hopeful that one of the two guys can do it. >> he is a legend around here. you can't say enough about what he has done. i think they want somebody else to come in and do it all. but if they don't feel confident with that, they'll have to go back. but i'm hoping to show it can i do it full time. >> the ravens have plenty of depth in the defensive backfield. they don't know how much talent they have, but plenty of numbers. frank walker is a guy still fighting for a spot. he had an awful game monday, getting burned for a touchdown early in the third quarter. david beat him right off the line walker, who loves to talk says he has heard about

do you give graham gano a couple tries? >> stan: i think you see how he comes back. >> gerry: jake delhomme goes back to the ground game. gibson leads has way to the front line. he'll get it to the 24 yard- line. should be 2nd down and 7. >> stan: he missed a 1st quarter. how is his next kick. >> gerry: a connected down and long 6. delhomme back to the way he changes the play. i have not seen deangelo williams. he barrels his way to the 34. the panthers will have a 1st down. rob burnett on the sideline. >> rob: number one is to stop the panthers potent running attack. number two, they need to find a nickel back. they have to find somebody to be consistent and physical. and they will have to be able to weather the storm and make adjustments and come out in the 3rd quarter hot. >> gerry: the panthers at the ball at 34. goodson has it. the 32 yard-line. stan, so much hinges on the managed field goal. you get a touchdown instead of a field goal. you missed the field goal and you can feel the let down. >> stan: it's a double let

. >>> graham ganoe, a 47-yarder monday night, wide right. he is now one of three in the preseason. stephen hauschka, is a perfect 3-3. but matt stover is still out there. and john harbaugh knows it. >> in the equation. and yes, that we're prepared to go with one of the two guys we have now. [ laughter ] we don't know. you know. we're hopeful. and i think it's fair to say that everybody that is a ravens fan should be hopeful that one of these two guys can do it. >> he is a legend around here. you can't say enough what he has done. i think they want somebody else to come in and do it all. but, you know, if they don't feel confident with that, they'll have to go back to matt. i'm hoping to show them i can do it full time. >> the ravens play at carolina saturday night. ellijay smith and kelly gregg won't play. expect the starters to go about flee quarters. >>> michael vick making his return to the nfl tonight with the eagles. he got a couple of runs at quarterback. the wheels aren't quite what they used to. just got one yard there. but the arm looks to be right back where he left it of

. >>> graham ganoe missed a field goal, goes wide reid right.hauschka leads. >>> maryland opens in 11 days on the west coast. the terps announced today their home game with virginia tech in november is sold out. >>> and finally, we always report when athletes get in trouble. how about when they do good. mayor dixon helped the ray lewis foundation today, giving away free backpacks for kids going back to school. ray has always taken great pride in helping out in a community, and he keeps it up today. and that is why he is such a huge fan favorite. back to sports. i'm rob carlin. we're back with the news. >>> well, norm, did you win? >> i do have the numbers for tomorrow. 90 degrees, sunshine, then the clouds start rolling in on thursday with scattered showers continuing to thursday night. friday, saturday, sunday, and monday. >> all righty. and this is all for us tonight. thank you for watching. we'll be back tomorrow. good night. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay. you'll find low, straightforwa

rookie graham gano. competing to take the job held for years.oth young guys will get to kick tonight. and fans will also watch the quarterback. joe flacco has turn said into a confident nfl leader. >>> he's very composed and out there. he looks like a veteran to me. i mean, he's doing everything right. >>> it will be exciting to get out there and play. we'll look at the film and see what we can do. it's going to be like another practice. you don't really make game plans for these things. go out there and play football. it should be fun. and you know, we should definitely have a good film to look at afterwards. >>> joe flacco, the starting quarterback. and it looks like derrick mason is going to play. he was out here during warmups. kickoff, 7:30. >>> let's talk golf. the major started today. tiger woods, shooting for his first major of this year. on his way with a strong opening day. tiger rolls in the birdie putt on 16. he is five under par. and sole possession of the lead. i'll have a rundown of the pursuit. more on the ravens and redskins as

steven hauschka and the rookie graham gano try to become the guy that's been the first placekicker from day one of this franchise. >> stan: it's tough to replace a legend and matt is a legend, and he's a legend because he was so successful. these guys have to do it under game situations. it wouldn't be bad to have a long field goal at the end of the half or maybe even at the end of the game to test steve hauschka who will kick mostly tonight and graham gano who will kick next week. this is going to be a battle. all the way down to the last preseason game on who gets to replace matt. and who knows, maybe they won't replace him at all, because matt is lingering. matt will kick for somebody this year. >> gerry: nobody will watch and listen to this broadcast more closely than matt, who knows, he may be in the mix. it's all about joe flacco and the offense tonight as the preseason gets set to unfold. 0  >> gerry: it is august, it' hot, but for all of the players, ravens and redskins alike, tonight is a night of huge relief after two weeks of slamming into your teammates, you finally g