There are moments in sports and elsewhere that just make you say, "Really?" Today has already provided us with two:

-- Kyle Boller (above, doing what he does best: lying down) will start for the Ravens.

This is notable because Boller lost his job to Steve McNair, whose 13-year career included 13 injury-filled seasons, no Super Bowls and a whole lot of lovin' from the sports media. I never understood why McNair was such a favorite with the media.

It's also notable because Boller beat out Ohio State legend Troy Smith and the Ravens' first-round pick in this year's draft, Joe Flacco, who briefly attended my alma mater (Pitt) before making waves as a big-time Division I-AA -- sorry, Football Championship Subdivision -- quarterback.

Boller got the nod because of his experience ... from the Baltimore Sun:

Weighing heavily in Harbaugh's decision-making process was Boller's 42
career starts, which are 40 more than the combined total for Smith and
Flacco.

"I think it's more of a nod to experience and seniority," Harbaugh
said of his decision.

Which leaves us begging the question: How soon will John Harbaugh be fired?

-- And how could we miss this one? Brett Favre, who is still listed as a "historical player" by NFL.com but listed on the Packers' Web site, announces that "the best thing for this team is for us to part ways."

Humorously enough, Packers.com makes no mention of the story. Either the Packers.com beat writer is really slow, or this is the most awkward situation possible for the Packers franchise.

-- Yikes. I hope none of the other five-star high school basketball recruits follow Brandon Jennings, who has blazed to path to Europe to parlay the NBA's age limit.

I'm regularly updating and adapting my position on this. But currently, I'm wondering: Why go to class when you could make money? It makes sense for him to go play in Italy. Otherwise, he's wasting a year of eligibility for another good player, who will work harder than Jennings because a trip to the NBA may not be in the balance at all.

The more blue-chippers go overseas, the more college basketball evens out, competition-wise, the more it becomes the game we know and love, where players play because they love their school and want to play there, not because they are eager to impress scouts in their endeavors to leave early.

What do you think about the NBA's age limit?