The way I see It

by DT711 on Sep 24, 2008 11:54 AM EDT

Looking ahead, how can we not be thrilled with were our Franchise is going? I mean, less then a year ago we were a team in disarray, and many expected a multi year rebuilding plan to get back to contender status. Not to say we are Super Bowl contenders now, but we are legit AFC North contenders, which no one short of Rexx predicted. Once Ozzie gets Cam his big play receiver through free agency or the draft (possible options could be Boldin, Chad J, Roy Williams, or Draft) and our line has time to grow, I see a dominant offense in our future. Between our talented young QB, RB's, and O-Line, for the first time ever, I love where we are going on that side of the ball.

Our defense will obviously need to restock, as Ray, Chris, Samari, Trevor etc. can't play forever, but I have total faith in Ozzie to rebuild the D quickly and efficiently. I believe we are in a rare position to put a competitive squad out there even in so called "rebuilding years". I feel we have one of the best, if not the best coaching staff in the league. What team wouldn't kill to have Rex or Cam as their coordinators. Sure, they will get head coaching gigs eventually but they will set the groundwork for years to come. Add this to what we've seen out of John Harbaugh so far and the future looks very bright in Baltimore.

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On a side note I find it laughable all the people who called in to talk radio this off season blaming Ozzie for the team, and calling for his job. I even heard someone call a few days before week one, complaining that, "Billick is gone, and we still don't have a QB." Ever thought of giving Flacco a chance to develop? I feel Ozzie had a masterful summer picking up key pieces such as Lorenzo Neal, Willie Anderson, and Marquis Douglas. I think some people love to play the blame game, since they hop right back on the bandwagon when things are going well. I wish more people understood the game enough to know how lucky we are to have the management in place that we do, but I digress. Sorry for the rant, but nothing pisses me off more the clueless fans more worried about placing blame then improving the team. (For clarification this is not direct at anyone here whatsoever) End Rant

The opinions posted here are those of the administrator of this blog and his loyal readers. They are in no way official comments from the team, and should not be misconstued as such, even though he thinks he could do just as well or even a better job!

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Gee, thanks!

Thanks for the props, Dan. Great comments, as this town is full of the Bandwagon fans (se Super Bowl 35 run). As long as we have a healthy and opportunistic defense, we will be in every game. Our offense will only get better, as Cam Cameron has just the right plan for bringing Flacco along slowly, yet not treating him like the baby that Matt Cavanaugh did to Kyle Boller (can you imagine what might have happened if Cameron mentored Boller? Nah!).

Overall, as long as the Steelers don’t blow us out (they won’t), and the Browns and Bengals continue their downward slide (they will), then we will be in the running for the AFC North crown (we might).

Baltimore is a football town. Get the idea of how to reload rather than rebuild, Angelos!?

Rexx

by Rexx on Sep 24, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions

Excellent post!

I am also excited about the direction that our great franchise is taking. I think that too many people (fans included) were looking at the Ravens like a team on its way out. People believed that our talent was old. I never bought into that notion. Ozzie Newsome continues to prove that he’s one of the NFL’s best GMs and brings in top quality talent every year. Now, I believe that we have a coaching staff that can develope and implement our talent correctly.

Our current offensive line is a perfect example. Every starter on our offensive line was brought in before our current staff. However, Harbaugh and Cameron came in, evaluated their talent, moved them around and began to develop the amazing unit we have right now. We had all the talent already! It just took recognition, development and hard-work. That’s what I like. It’s a whole new mentality.

by BAL_Hawk on Sep 24, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions