Ravens players talk about Harbaugh, Childress

Thursday's edition of The Sun included an article on the friendship between Ravens coach John Harbaugh and the Minnesota Vikings' Brad Childress, both of whom served on Andy Reid's inaugural staff with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999. Only a few current Ravens players played for both Harbaugh and Childress. Center Matt Birk played for Childress between 2006 and 2008 before leaving Minnesota for the Ravens this season. "I think it's a generic answer, but they both know football," Birk said. "They've both been around football their entire lives, but each has their own personality, their own philosophies and their own way they do things. There are some similarities there from both being with Philadelphia, some of the scheduling and things like that. For the most part, they're both their own men and they run their teams the way they want to." Tight end L.J. Smith, who played between 2003 and 2005 under Childress when he was the offensive co...