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Jonathan Ogden retired last summer, leaving the Ravens with a young but deep group of offensive linemen to protect rookie quarterback Joe Flacco. Not surprisingly, Ogden's replacement, Jared Gaither (a former supplementary draft pick) was inconsistent, but occasionally flashed glimpses of big-play potential.

James Harrison could have been a Raven. After the Steelers released him in 2003, Baltimore added him to the roster during the 2004 offseason. But the Ravens released him during training camp, he re-signed with the Steelers, and it sure seems like he's spent the past couple of years trying to remind Baltimore of what it could have had.

He's had six sacks in the past two years against the Ravens. He's forced three fumbles and picked off one pass. So when the Ravens watched the film of their first regular-season games against the Steelers, it must have become clear quite quickly that they had to figure out someway to stop their worst nightmare -- an angry Harrison.

No team likes to use injuries as an excuse for subpar play and few of us like to accept it as one but that doesn't mean hurt players don't have an effect on results. They certainly have for the Baltimore Ravens through the first seven games which means this week's practices have been full of good news.

Jonathan Ogden and Adam Terry, the opening day offensive tackles, have each participated in practice all week and appear set to reclaim their positions for Monday night's game with the Steelers. They will be joined on the frontline by starting center Mike Flynn, who played in the last game before the bye but wasn't quite 100% thanks to a sprained knee.

Having an intact offensive line can only help Steve McNair, returning from his own injury problems, and Willis McGahee against the fierce Steeler defense. Todd Heap, who has missed two of the last three games, isn't guaranteed to be back in action but if he plays the Ravens offense will be stronger than its been at any point this season. That doesn't make it a particularly dangerous unit but it is a much better one than the Ravens have been playing with thus far.