It's just my opinion, but...
by Rexx on Oct 10, 2008 9:55 AM EDT
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...what do I know about picking the Ravens' games, as I would have them 4-0 if they did as I predicted.
...that said, they certainly had every chance to be 4-0 at this point, but snatched defeat from the jaws of victory - twice!
...if they gave up points to offensively-challenged teams the last two weeks in the second half, how can we expect to hold off the Colts?
...I just don't expect us to hold off the Colts.
...the Titans and the Giants are the only undefeated teams and should remain so after this week.
...I know the Titans can't lose as they have a Bye, and the Giants should take care of business in Cleveland, even if it is on MNF and the Dawg Pound will be loud.
...after the Browns lose, their blindly loyal and disillusioned fans will be angry, bitter and rude once again, and take it out on anyone near them.
...the Cowboys' Adam Jones will always be "Pacman" and will never be able to stay out of trouble, as he just doesn't get it.
...if I was NFL Commissioner, Jones never would have been reinstated, at least not until the bouncer, someone in his posse shot and paralyzed, gets out of his wheelchair and walks again.
...playing in the NFL is a privelidge, not a right, and the players should stay clean and be upstanding citizens, although I'd never look at the overwhelming majority of them as role models.
...there are a slew of tough games this weekend, mainly due to the favorite playing on the road and we all know how hard it is to win on the road in the NFL.
...the road favorites this weekend are the Bears, Eagles, Cowboys and Giants, with the Panthers at Buccaneers and Packers at Seahawks both pretty much tossups as well.
...of those road favorites, I see at least one, with as many as three possibilities of upsets, not including the two tossups (I like both home teams there).
...we may also see a slew of new QB's make their appearances, headlined by Brady Quinn (Cleveland), Seneca Wallace (Seattle), Dan Orlovsky (Detroit) to go along with this year's unexpected new starters, Joe Flacco (Baltimore), Matt Cassel (NE), Gus Frerotte (Minnesota), Kyle Orton (Chicago), Matt Ryan (Atlanta), Sage Rosenfels (Houston) and JT O'Sullivan (SF). Whew!!!
...if you play Fantasy Football, the list of first round picks who are currently busts is long and includes: LT, SJ, TB, PM, RM (you should absolutely know these guys by their initials, or probably don't play).
...I'm sure there are a bunch more that a lot of you would love to throw under the bus as well.
...while I may not pick the Ravens games to well (2-2 in my picks with them), I've done pretty good with the other teams' games (44-28), even after a dismal showing last week (5-8).
...you'll see my Picks & Pans in tomorrow's posting.
...doesn't SNL's Tina Fey do a better Sarah Palin imitation than Sarah Palin?
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You got the one wrong that matters
ravens 27 colts 13
by Ravensfan52 on Oct 10, 2008 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to see that!
Come back and tell me “I told you so” after they do that!
Rexx
by Rexx on Oct 10, 2008 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Without Fabian, our chances of winning got a lot lower
Everyone will probably rip on Ozzie for not providing enough depth… but seriously, How can we predict losing 3 of our 5 key members of our secondary. Rolle, I’ll give you, was a definite possibility. But Fabian and Landry?
Nmandi Asomougha for future Raven.
by math_geek on Oct 10, 2008 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Once again,...
…we could have taken a CB in the second round and still taken Steve Slaton in the third. Both were available but we wanted to rest with Washingotn when we needed so much more depth there. I still say we could have even taken one of the better CB’s in the first round and then settled for Chad Henne in the scond and Slaton in the third. All in all, as good as Flacco has done, we still would have been better off following my lead rather than Ozzies’s!
Rexx
by Rexx on Oct 11, 2008 9:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Flacco ends up being a very good QB AND a better QB than Henne
that decision becomes virtually non-negotiable. I mean, we do care about future years, and secondary issues won’t last forever (they probably won’t last until next year). We’re hopefully going to be watching Joe for a long long time. The Ravens were targeting Brandon Flowers with their second round pick, but he didn’t last that long (he was taken 3 picks before we picked). The only other cornerback that’s really shown to have the skills we need is Orlando Scandrick, and we could have had him in the fifth. I wish we had gotten him instead of Marcus Smith or David Hale.
by math_geek on Oct 11, 2008 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tracey Porter
…although he is injured and now out for the season, would have been a decent pickup. I really like Marcus Smith. He got injured towards the beginning of the season but was a beast in college, catching 90 balls his senior season, and that’s in a 11 game college season! He is big (6’2"), fast and has great hands. Watch him, as he’ll replace D. Williams and get into the slot before long.
Of course, if Flacco ends up a very good QB, it’s a mute point, I agree, but if Henne is as well and our secondary suffers for the next couple of years until our window of opportunity has passed, then what. Remember, Flacco was never drafted to start this year. It just worked out that way, and looks to be going much better than Boller’s start ever did, huh?
Rexx
by Rexx on Oct 12, 2008 9:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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