Ravens vs. Colts: Prediction and 'Open Thread'
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 22, 2009 9:22 AM EST
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While I won't be able to join you for the 'Open Thread' I still urge everyone to keep it here on The Beatdown all game long to post your comments and thoughts as we cheer the Baltimore Ravens on to the upset victory and shock the league as well as the Colts and knock them from the ranks of the unbeatens just as we did two weeks ago to the then-undefeated Denver Broncos.
I'll be screaming from the Club Level in section 206, so if you make it there, stop by to have a cold one on me. Otherwise, park yourselves in front of the TV and join this thread as you watch the game. If the Ravens had followed my lead and confirmed my predictions on the previous nine games, we'd be sitting with the Colts at 9-0, as I've picked them to win every game so far in 2009, but for whatever strange reasons, they've decided to make their own decisions and look where it's gotten them. Unfortunately for that, the Ravens are teetering on the playoff ledge at 5-4 and desperately need a win today and even more so next week when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday night on prime time.
However, the focus is without a doubt on stopping Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, while also trying to get off the schnide and score some early points for a change, which hasn't happened since the fourth game of the season. Falling behind the Colts plays right into their hands, as being forced to throw in order to play catch up instead of controlling the clock and keeping Manning off the field by running the ball down Indy's throat is a recipe for disaster.
At the same time, expecting to totally shutting down their high power, almost score-at-will offense is pretty much a fantasy, so the Ravens will not only need to win the time of possession battle but the offensive fireworks one as well. Mixing in the run and pass, throwing in a trick play or two to get some quick points, plus utilizing all the key personnel in the run and pass game by spreading the ball around to a bunch of guys is our best shot. Using Willis McGahee to spell Ray Rice, especially in the Red Zone, worked so well in the beginning of the season and should return today. Same thing goes for the passing attack, when Joe Flacco routinely hit six or seven receivers a game, making it difficult to just take Derrick Mason out of the game and expecting the air attack to flounder like it has lately. Get the tight end(s) in the game to open the middle of the field and exploit the loss of All Pro safety Bob Sanders.
In order to do that on the offensive side of the ball, we'll need to control the trenches and that all starts and ends with the Colts' defensive line bookends. Slowing down both Freeney and Mathis will be a major challenge for our tackles but it is a possibility with the right gameplan. The same thing goes for the defensive side of the ball and once again, the trench warfare battle should determine the game's outcome. If the loss of Terrell Suggs cannot be overcome by a decent game from the rookie, Paul Kruger, then I shudder to think of what Peyton Manning will do to our secondary. A solid pass rush with different schemes, looks, formations and of course, blitzes, will go a long way to helping our secondary stick with the great Colts' receivers and not need to follow them all over the field as Manning sits back there fro five or six seconds picking us apart.
So once again, but more importantly than ever, win the trenches, win the game. And vice versa. I'm predicting that the game is closer than most people expect, although I'm still a bit leery as to why the oddsmakers had the Ravens even open as a one point favorite, much less remain only a one point underdog. They're usually pretty good at their jobs so something appears to be up with what many are calling a "trap" game for bettors, although the line hasn't moved much so it appears that bettors seem to be staying away from this one, although the point total for the game (44) seems to be a decent wager.
While I'm obviously rooting for Baltimore to win, I'd much prefer to see us get blown out by Indy than to have Matt Stover kick the game winner for them as the clock expires. At the same time, I'd love to either see new Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff do the same to them, but even more would love to see Stover's 45 yard attempt to win it fall just short at the end of the game.
For the first time this season, I am not picking my Ravens to come out on the positive end of the score. However, they will make a game of it that should give us future confidence for the Steelers game next week, that is actually even more critical than today's.
Indy: 27-20
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I agree with Bruce. It is possible to win this game, but it starts with the o-line and a balanced attack. The Colts are going to score, but the O needs to keep their D off balance by passing in running situations. We can not go into this game with the same bonehead gameplan we did in Minnesota. Pass to set up the run, then once we have converted some 3rd downs, pound the rock…
by 60minuteassassin on Nov 22, 2009 10:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
agreed
And lets get the McClain train rollin. He is one of, if not the best short yard runners in the game today. We must run the ball at least 30 times this game. I still feel this one is going to be a blow out tho. I say 38-10 indy. Baltimore D couldn’t stop Manning even when our D was great. I can’t imagin what Peyton is going to do to it now.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Benji5203 on Nov 22, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Was freaking out for a bit
thought that Jaime Silva was starting at safety and the CLE castoff was the dimeback.
But Bethea is active. YAY.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Nov 22, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good start
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 1:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Anyone have a video link? For some dumb reason they have the steelers game here.
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 1:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fantastic...
7-0 already. Colts TE just set the record…Ed Reed and the rest of the secondary are playing out of position and getting punked early and often.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 1:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And the kickoff....
The ravens promptly fumble the return… Coach’s challenge but there is really no way they are going to change it.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 1:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap....
Overruled and down by contact…I did not see that coming. The Ravens just got a reprieve.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hat is going on?
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 1:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good too see Mclain early.
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 1:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
A long fieldgoal…
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 1:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Billy almost has a Steve episode.
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 1:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That has to have been
the closest field goal I have ever seen that didn’t hit the upright. I think that was also the loudest cheer for a field goal in Raven’s stadium. 7-3 Colts
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by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 1:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
INTERCEPTION!!!!
Tip drill and Landry comes down with it!!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 1:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
TWO LONG FG’s!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 1:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lets try....
throwing something other than an out route. awesome.
by ryantz on Nov 22, 2009 1:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well thank god Landry got a good return....
Offense got maybe three yards and another field goal 7-6 Colts.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 1:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Crowd is doing a good job today, keep it up!
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 1:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They going for it?
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 1:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
anyone else remember at least 2 punt returns where carr did not actually call a fair catch?
by ryantz on Nov 22, 2009 1:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
not the best time to say
this but i’ll say it anyway, hi everybody, this is john, i’m from hungary (yeah yeah i know), but i’ve been reading this blog for a while now and i’m watching the game online, just wanted to say hi to everybody and say go ravens! i’m a bit nervous because indy’s being indy again which is not good. nuff o’that, go ravens!
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 1:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hugary huh?
Welcome from Catonsville, Maryland. It tends to be rather quiet here on home games cause most of the commenters have season tickets. So…how’s the weather in Budapest?
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hah!
i figure introducing myself is good cause when i started registering, there was an interception and now there’s one again! thanks for asking, i’m not from budapest, but debrecen (2nd biggest city, whatever). the weather is pretty crappy, thanks :D fall is here, turning into winter slowly.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Closest I ever got was a few days
in Slovenia. Got to love that Soviet era style architecture…
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
that’s here somewhere, all right :D we’ve got plenty of that kinda architecture over there, though fortunately they are falling apart on their own :)
btw, now i remember, i’ve been to DC this spring, and my company took us to a baseball game, and i think the other team was the Orioles :) the game was interrupted by a huge-ass storm, it was a wonderful experience for a first ever game :D
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When I was over in Slovenia
It was around 2004 maybe 2005…I was amazed at the number of Yugos that were still on the road over there.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
REED!!!!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lets go!!!!!!!!!!
M&T is rockin
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 2:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Been watching Gamecast, how have we looked so far. I see flax numbers are not too good. How has it been?
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by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 2:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
9-7 Ravens have the led for the first time in the game...
Still a lot of time for Peyton though…
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don't know how to deal
with not getting retardedly tense during FG attempts.
What is this 3 for 3 stat for kicking… I don’t understand.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 2:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cundiff wants to stay a Raven!!!
Doing exactly what he was paid to do!!!
by Busa on Nov 22, 2009 2:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Reed baied Manning on that INT
here at the game. Cundiff making FG kicking look easy. Hauschka who? Matt who? Crowd is great!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Nov 22, 2009 2:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Great....
Addai TD run. Its now 14-9 Colts….boy that was a short lived lead….
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Addai is a fantastic dancer
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Nov 22, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Another Raven's Field Goal
14-12 Colts…
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It may be overreacting but...
I think I might go to NFL.com and make a Billy Cundiff Jersey!
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 2:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah....
May be a little early….
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
take that back! Still 4 out of 5 is still a good %
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good first half to stick with the high flying colts offense. Maybe a touchdown or two in the second is in order?
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 2:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's all about adjustments...
You know the Colts are going to make serious changes to their game plan. Raven’s haven’t been lights out exactly on offense.. They need to score TDs!!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Clayton should recognize that the Colts almost always play zone on passing downs.
All you had to do on that play was to sit in the zone and it was a first down. Sheesh.
by E-ROC on Nov 22, 2009 2:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Whoooo.....
That was a mean hit. Ball comes loose Ravens recover inside their own 10.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 2:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
seriously, guys
you need to keep my typing.
when i do, it’s an interception :D
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 2:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
TIE GOES TO THE RECIEVER!!!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
way too fight Mason
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 2:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Knee was down...
good, Baltimore is challenging….
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone recover it or it went out of bounds?
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 2:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Crazy here
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Great Challenge!!!!
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 3:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice turnaround for Baltimore on that last challenge.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 3:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh....
so that’s why we got him off the street…..
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by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ouch..
that kicker has missed a lot of big kicks this year.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Different kicker. Its Billy Cundiff, not Steve Hausuchka
by E-ROC on Nov 22, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Same result..
maybe it’s the holder?
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No I wouldn't go that far...
Let’s be honest here, did any of us expect Cundiff to be 3-4?
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Right, after making the first four field goals. I'll take that any day. Cundiff did his job.
The offense isn’t doing their job.
by E-ROC on Nov 22, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Missing a 30 yard field goal..
when your team is down by 2 points is unforgiveable IMO. He should at least be forced to do pushups on the sideline.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 3:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Its forgiveable, especially when the offense has stalled each time while just
outside of the redzone. Against the Colts, you score touchdown; you don’t settle for field goals. Defense did their job. The offense has not. Plain and simple.
by E-ROC on Nov 22, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, at least you changed the field position. Please Baltimore, by all means, score
friggin’ touchdowns.
by E-ROC on Nov 22, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think that extra rusher made Cundiff nervous.
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is pathetic
We have had so many chances to put this game out of reach, and we are still losing.
Game over in my opinion. It is a matter of time before Manning gets 2 tds and we are down by 17.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
did raven sneak on to your account?! so much pessimism…
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wide and right
at least it’s a change :p
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 3:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully he does not need to be crowned Sir Wide McRight… I’ll take 80% FG conversions though.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I don’t think there was a need too get fancy with that fake revrse in the last possesion.
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 3:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice defensive stop
although we got lucky on that last pass. It should have been caught. We can’t keep letting these chances go to waste.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 3:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting couple of weeks for the Ravens..
Last week they play Cleveland the team they spurned for Baltimore, when Art Modell moves his team in what some considered a greedy move. Meanwhile this week they play the Colts whose owner Robert Irsay moved the team to Indy in the middle of the night and was villified for doing so.
How do you guys feel about the teams past movement?
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 3:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Irsay....
was a liar and a drunk. Cleveland kept their colors, their records, got another team quickly, etc. To even pretend its similar is BS.
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by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I won't argue with your description of Irsay..
but I think the NFL allowed Cleveland to keep all those things because of the impact Baltimore felt when it lost the Colts.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
way to go back too him
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 3:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
D is performing well
as far as i can see. please guys, make a TD or two, and fast.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 3:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
LJ sighting.
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 3:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Colts can't cover Mason.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why is McGahee in the game? Didn't we discuss that Rice should get all of the carries?
Rice should’ve been on the field in that situation. McGahee takes forever to get to the line of scrimmage, and lacks a burst.
by E-ROC on Nov 22, 2009 3:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that is pathetic...
if we really cant score from there we dont deserve this game. absolutely ridiculous
by ryantz on Nov 22, 2009 3:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yea plus it would have been nice too say Ngata in there as an extra body
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 3:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We really dont deserve this win.
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 3:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol I wouldn't go that far..we deserve it just need too keep battling
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 3:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
not a single pass attempt
from 3 tries. i mean, from 2 failed runs, you should at least consider that right?
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 3:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
no way you risk a pick in that situation… we HAVE to come away with at least 3.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
we could have 10 points more
with that missed FG and this TD. grrr.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 3:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Don't Understand
why you don’t run two more QB sneaks.
Not only do you never lose yardage (almost) with it, but it would have scored me 6.1 more points in fantasy! Sadly, as mad as I am about that play calling, at least I have grown used to it over the past 13 years.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
we dont deserve to win this
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Colts can't stop the Ravens offense...
Baltimore just has trouble finishing. And they better make sure Wayne is covered.
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by Charlie77 on Nov 22, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Malor more faith geez
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by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 3:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh mannn
At least we gave up a field goal then a TD
by NYYEastcosterNJD on Nov 22, 2009 3:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That fact that we can't shut them down when
we need too just shows defense isn’t what it use to be, especially in the middle of the field.
by NYYEastcosterNJD on Nov 22, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i'll take tonight's D
it’s the offense, imho. oh well.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the offense is okay for the most part… it’s the play calling I question more. But overall our gameplan is working out decent…. just need to put up points on every drive. TD’s are obviously better but…
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What are you talking about! Our old defense could NEVER stop Peyton (save for the 2006 playoffs when they had nothing but FGs). That is why he is the best QB of this generation. Stopping him just short is the best anyone has done all season.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm so nervous
I don’t know if I want them to score fast so we can respond after Manning scores or waste time so he has less
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why the hell
was that thrown made? There’s the game folks….
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 3:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Brackett initially rushed, then dropped into coverage… not much time to see that….
Still 2 min and 30 seconds with 3 TO’s
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Still...
in this situation, either go for the end zone or just run the damn ball…
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what the fuck did I say
we did not deserve to win this game. most pathetic fucking offensive performance ive seen this year.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is just wretched.
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 3:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
imagine that by us being
up a field goal. dammmmmit.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
two timeouts on one play, way to go harbs.
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 3:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Droopy Dog fails again at managing the clock.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why would you challenge that in the first place? There wasn't anything to challenge.
That’s a pretty bad job of managing the game there, Coach.
by E-ROC on Nov 22, 2009 3:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hope everyone on this team besides Rice burns in hell
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
including coaches
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
including front office
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
including water boy
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
including the janitor
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously...
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
fucking seriously
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Coach Harbaugh
You better get a game plan together now if we get the ball back cause you just fuc&ed us out of the rest of our timeouts!
by Busa on Nov 22, 2009 3:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
...and maybe the season.
!?#>$%^%$>&
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So how do we look in the quest for Dez Bryant?
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
WE GOT TIME! WE NEED A MIRACLE
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 4:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wtf is going on, gamecast isnt updating.
I don't know shit about baseball.
by oVecKid on Nov 22, 2009 4:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
so
i’ll let YOU guys tell me what the odds are for making the playoffs after a 5-5 at this point.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 4:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
me, from the asshole of Europe?
by which, i mean that i should be the one who’s the most unfamiliar with how things go over there? :) my heart says it’s possible, my brain says go sleep until next year…
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just confrontational because I'm pissed at Harbs and Reed
Statistically possible but unlikely.
We would need to sweep the Steelers… which is possible if the D plays like tonight and the Offense steps up… and we would have to win in Green Bay, which is doable….
For all intents and purposes, we are out.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You had great field position and you just toss it.
by E-ROC on Nov 22, 2009 4:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Classic Ed Reed
I think he confuses football for rugby sometimes.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he misses out on the Hall of Fame for this.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't blame Ed
When I was in school, I kept making that mistake aswell and being told all the time “Mark you can’t throw the ball forward in rugby” and I always said " Unitas would"
Quoth the Raven, `Nevermore.'
by Irish_Raven on Nov 22, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope we lose the rest of our games
I really do not want to see this team win one more game.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hate this
why cant we just get blown out, these close games kill me
by sam_ravens on Nov 22, 2009 4:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
once again, the Ravens
play to their competition…
Seriously though…is this a surprise to anyone? We played a terrible game out in Cleveland, can’t beat the Bengals, can’t win close games…. We aren’t that good. Our Defense isn’t as dominate anymore and the Offense is a work in progress.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Nov 22, 2009 4:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Our defense was good in the first half but got lazy in the 2nd
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Nov 22, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Im done with the Ravens for the seasom
We can’t ever seem pull a close game win out of our ass, I’m done. BTW FUCK THE COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Nov 22, 2009 4:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Root for the Chiefs!
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 4:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
HOORAY Chiefs Wn
"We don’t have any rearview mirrors in our car,"- John Harbaugh
by purpleonblack86 on Nov 22, 2009 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
who gives a fuck
I hope they beat us 50-0 next week.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ummmmm we don't play the chiefs next week
and also, shouldn’t you be working on some bull-shit “Ravens lose a heart breaker post” that nobody gives a shit about?
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Nov 22, 2009 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Go oakland!!!
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Nov 22, 2009 4:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ed Reed
he needs to go, he is a pussy! He is afraid to get hit and he cannot take a hit. Did that cost us the game no bit it did not help either. We had a stupid flag and one bad throw from Flacco but Ed needs to hold onto the ball.
by section117 on Nov 22, 2009 4:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
and failure to execute on 1st and goal.
Thats what really screwed us over
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Nov 22, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
7 trips to the redzone
no td’s. gotta love it.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ed Reed hating
All this bulls##t about Ed is crap. He made a dumb mistake and he knows it. Our Offense could not score the tds all game, that was the cause of our lose
Quoth the Raven, `Nevermore.'
by Irish_Raven on Nov 22, 2009 4:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Actually our offense was in a position to win
The LOSS, is pinned on the fact that Reed didn’t go down. Then the offense could have done what it did all half… throw all over the rookie CB’s and set up another field goal.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank You John Harbaugh and Joe Flacco
You made snatching defeat from the jaws of victory look like an art form.
by thedecline19 on Nov 22, 2009 4:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
MATT STOVER KICKED THE GAME WINNING FIELDGOAL
Just take that in.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that does suck
I need anyother can of cider to drown my sorrows in
Quoth the Raven, `Nevermore.'
by Irish_Raven on Nov 22, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
cider?
I need a beer I am on #12 and counting.
by section117 on Nov 22, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just broke out the Soco
Beer just wont do it for me right now.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like cider, goes down easier
plus its an Irish drink
Quoth the Raven, `Nevermore.'
by Irish_Raven on Nov 22, 2009 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i got my
dad’s own apricot palinka
i had a thought of drinking a small one every time we score a field goal and a big one every time we score a TD.
looks like i got screwed twice this evening (actually it’s almost 11pm here :D)
dammit i gotta get a bigger hit from that stuff. makes you take the loss easier, i guess.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck cider, I got a 6-pack of Heineies right next to me
wait make that 5
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Nov 22, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Though Stover would not have had the leg to kick the 44 and 46 yard field goals. He is only automatic inside 40 yards… don’t forget that so quickly
Also don’t forget the losses Stover had caused us late in the career with his increasing inaccuracy. Stover was far from perfect in his final few seasons. A greater man, there probably is none alive, but he just doesn’t have the same leg as in 2000… stop kidding yourself.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
name one loss Stover caused us? EVER...
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Nov 22, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cleveland in 2007
He missed a FG that would have given us the win.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think.....
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody know a hitman?
I got $10,000 for Peyton Manning.
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Nov 22, 2009 4:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ed Reed
he does it every time he is about to be tackled. He needs to hold onto the ball.
and I agree that mismanagement of timeouts cost us the most.
by section117 on Nov 22, 2009 4:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
no
no touchdowns cost us the game
Quoth the Raven, `Nevermore.'
by Irish_Raven on Nov 22, 2009 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not scoring with 7 trips to the redzone and 3 forced turnovers cost us the most
I honestly think that the Steelers can beat us next week with Ben and Troy out. We are that bad.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean there's a chance that
the Steelers WON’T beat us?
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Nov 22, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No
I hope they do. I want Harbaugh, Cam, and the front office all to suffer.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If Pittsburgh is smart
They’ll just field the scout team – might as well save the real players for real games.
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Nov 22, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stop being a Douche… we lost to teams that have a combined 10 losses or so… that’s not bad… that just means we are on the border of those great teams.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If by border
You mean the Berlin Wall, then yeah…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Nov 22, 2009 4:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ed Reed
is a freaking hot dog. It’s not the first time he’s done that crap. As soon as he gets the ball he’s looking to hook and ladder it, so people will say, oooh, look what Reed did! – Just another big ego on a team that should have an inferiority complex…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Nov 22, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
God forbid he try to make a play. Shut up.
by mlb32001 on Nov 22, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's the problem
Why should HE have to make a play – their is an entire team you know – well, at least I know – and Ed Reed wouldn’t know cause he probably can’t see them for his inflated ego. Btw, NOT shutting up…
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Nov 23, 2009 9:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cam Redux
D played well enough to win. Held Manning to a so-so performance. The O isn’t performing. Flacco is still a work in progress. No way is he an elite quarterback yet. Cam’s playcalling lost us the game again. No TDs and 5 FGs? What a retrograde offensive performance. Harbaugh had has head up the nether regions for much of the game. The season is over my friends. Bad coaching, poor offensive execution and you don’t score enough points to win. With an upset win over Indy, the season would have been still alive.
by snark38 on Nov 22, 2009 4:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
you know
you’re right, but when you think about the fact that if they just do a 0 on that last run and there 50% of cunniff scoring that field goal, and then the D steps up and then…and then it’s daydreaming again goddammit. it was THAT close. again.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The unhappiness of disband of baltimore gang
raven is 500 team. Jets are losing. Rams is a mess. The only person that is in good situation is the one we did wrong to: Stover.
by Tassadar on Nov 22, 2009 4:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Everyone needs to stop acting like we cut him or burned down his house… we didn’t do wrong by him…. quit being such little bitches. They took a gamble on a young guy to save a roster spot and it didn’t work out… you can’t just let your heroes play until their legs don’t work anymore just because they are great. In three years is Ray Lewis still wants to play and the Ravens cut him are you going to say they are doing him wrong?
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, they should have cut him two years ago
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Nov 22, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know
Billy Cundiff actually looked really relaxed like he just got laid. He was automatic except for that one FG, and That didn’t lose us the game because it was in the 3rd quarter. What lost us was a Shitty O-Coordinator and failure to execute on offense.
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Nov 22, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Washington
Anyone know the state of him?
Quoth the Raven, `Nevermore.'
by Irish_Raven on Nov 22, 2009 4:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
borderline incompetent?
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
by D-Fensive on Nov 22, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He got flagged for illegal use of the hands when they were putting the IV in.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
unless it’s 3rd down… then he is great for 8 yards.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
His knee
I am taking about injurys. As was he not carried off the field?
Quoth the Raven, `Nevermore.'
by Irish_Raven on Nov 22, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking Kelley… My fault… forgot about Fab.
by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
k guys, it's been nice to 'talk' to ya
i’m gonna have to go now. talk to you again soon, later. i may be alone but i still have hope. you all take care.
by waryou303 on Nov 22, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Enjoy hungry
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Nov 22, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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