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It's just my opinion, but...

...while many Ravens fans were satisfied with their close call on Monday night, I'm just pissed that we didn't win a game we should have.

...if we don't start winning those types of games, we have no right to even think about talking about the playoffs.

...the way the Steelers have played this season, they make it hard not to think about the postseason, because they have a very difficult schedule and might do everything they can to keep us in the race.

...if we want to stay in the playoff hunt (there, I already started talking about it!), we had better start taking care of business this week against the Titans.

...if the Browns and Bengals don't get a complete makeover and turnaround, I see very few games that they will win on their schedules, other than the one remaining between them.

...if the Bengals want to start rebuilding, the Ravens would be glad to take either TJ Whoyourmomma or 85 off their hands.

...even though I think I'd rather have TJ, why does it seem that Ocho Cinco would fit perfect here in Baltimore with that cast of characters we already have!?

...why can't we wait until we start winning the big games before our "cast" starts dancing and showing off after every routine play?

...how many times did we whiff on QB sacks due to trying to arm tackle Big Ben Roethlisberger last Monday night (as well said by DT711 in a great FanShot).

...didn't he escape and make some plays downfield that put them into position to win?

...Jarret Johnson said he didn't know he was on the sideline when he hit Hines Ward after the play to draw that painfully stupid personal foul penalty. Would it have been okay to do the same thing in the middle of the field, Jarret!?

...methinks that the next Ravens to incur a personal foul penalty should be fined, tarred and feathered, or at least something to make it clear these "sophomoric" behaviors have to stop so the league and officials stop laughing at us.

...Tennessee's 4-0 record is great, although two of their wins came against winless teams (just like us!) and the first against Jacksonville was at home while the Jags were still trying to figure out what to do about their offensive line woes.

...that being said, their running game has been the most well rounded in the league with Mr. Inside (LenDale White) and Mr. Outside (Chris Johnson).

...their secondary and team defense might be the best in the league, as evidenced by their leading the league in interceptions, sacks and points allowed.

...the way to beat the Titans is too slow down their running game and unleash the pass rush on QB Kerry Collins, to force him into turnovers and a short field for our offense to put some points on the board.

...didn't we crush Collins when he was the NY Giants QB way back in Super Bowl 35 in 2001?

...if we win, then we'll have momentum on our side as we head on the road to Indy and Miami the next two weeks and then host the Raiders.

...if we lose, then we're possibly looking at a loss to Indy and a three game losing streak to totally deflate our early season hopes.

...if we do indeed win Sunday and the Steelers fall flat in Jacksonville, then unleash the bandwagon, as it's going to get full real quick in this city dying for a winner!

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Thanks for the mention Rexx

But I don’t think it was me who wrote about the poor arm tackling on Ben. So props to whoever did write that.

by DT711 on Oct 2, 2008 10:22 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Ravens D

Will eat up LenDale “Cheeseburger” White. Chris Johnson worries me a bit more.

Did anyone else hear Bart call LenDale fat the other day? Hilarious (Supposedly they have a relationship and he was messing with him but with Bart, who knows).

by DT711 on Oct 2, 2008 10:26 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Beating the Titans

“…the way to beat the Titans is too slow down their running game and unleash the pass rush on QB Kerry Collins, to force him into turnovers and a short field for our offense to put some points on the board.”

Easier said than done. Our OL has only allowed one sack to Collins. If the Titans lose it’ll be because of special teams play of both sides.

With regards to your road game in Indy, I would be surprised if you lose.

Go Titans!

by Pinoy Titan on Oct 2, 2008 10:38 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Special Teams is important, but...

..to say that the only way we win is thru Special Teams play is a pretty big slap in our team’s faces. The game will obviously won in the trenches. Whomever blocks and protects offensively and whomever disrupts the line defensively wins, regardless of the play of anyone else. It all starts and ends in the trenches. Collins has only played one game, right? It was against Minnesota, who has a great run defense but not too good of a pass defense. So they couldn’t pressure Collins like the Ravens will. If he comes out unscathed and picks us apart, then you guys get my props. If not, then expect an “I told you so” from this blog.

Rexx

by Rexx on Oct 2, 2008 12:49 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Collins actually started...

3 games already this year. Cincinnati, Houston and Minnesota. I’d say the Texans and Vikings have above average pass rush defense. Not trying to belittle the Ravens, i’m just saying the Titans will win the battle of the trenches on both sides so the only way we will lose this game is poor special teams play on our part and excellent ST play on your part. The game is gonna be exciting, let’s see who will say “I told you so”. Cheers. ;)

Go Titans!

by Pinoy Titan on Oct 2, 2008 1:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Texans and Vikings have above average pass rush defense"

NO!

The Texans have a 5.1% Negative Pass Play Percentage – 28th in the league
The Vikings have a 6.7% Negative Pass Play Percentage – 25th in the league
The Bengals have a 2.5% NPPP – 32nd in the league.

All this patheticness is not just because they were dominated by your O-line. They’ve been dominated by everybody.

The Ravens have a 14.9% NPPP – 2nd i the league. I’m not saying the Titans O-line isn’t better than the Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincy O-lines (It is). But our pass-rush this year has been way way better than any pass-rush faced by Kerry Collins so far.

by math_geek on Oct 2, 2008 5:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Raven's offensive-line...

…needs to step-up. Over at MCM, I stated that this game would be won (or lost) while the Ravens have the ball. This is the same scenario that we saw in Pittsburgh. Our offense was doing extremely well until the 3rd quarter. Our defense had the Steelers offense stale-mated, but our offense fell apart.

As far as our offense goes, the offensive-line is the key. It should be mentally simple to stop Tennessee’s defensive-line. However, the Titans have shown that it’s almost physically impossible to stop them. They simply line-up and bull-rush their way to the quarterback. This sounds like a mismatch, but if I had to pick any offensive line based solely on physicality, I’d pick the Raven’s line. It’s going to be a mammoth under taking, but I honestly believe that our offensive-line is up to it. This game will truly be won or lost in the trenches.

by BAL_Hawk on Oct 2, 2008 5:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Our offensive line will perform better by virtue of being at home

They will perform worse by virtue of Tennessee having a better D-Line than Pittsburgh (but not by an overwhelming amount)

They will perform better by virtue of Tennessee being easier to run on than Pittsburgh (but not by much)

They will perform worse because the Jared Gaither verses Kyle Vanden Bosch looks like a match made in hell.

by math_geek on Oct 2, 2008 5:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What if...

…the Ravens move Adam Terry over to LT and play Willie Anderson at RT? Does this make it any better? I don’t think so. Perhaps this is another reason we don’t see Todd Heap catching passes. He’s too busy babysitting our LT in pass protection!

Rexx

by Rexx on Oct 3, 2008 10:14 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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