Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Colt
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 10:26 AM EST
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PrintCome on, you've got to love the headline's play on words! Especially if we look at the streak of losses the Baltimore Ravens have had in their recent series of games, against the Indianapolis Colts. The last four games, including the playoffs in 2006, the regular season losses in 2007 and 2008, as well as this season's heartbreaker all make this game the classic definition of the "revenge factor."
The playoff game in 2006 ended in a 15-6 loss to the Colts and included a goal line interception thrown by the late Steve McNair. The 2007 and 2008 games were blowouts by scores of 44-20 and 31-3, respectively. Of course, most fans are still regurgitating the 17-15 loss in November of this year's regular season.
So now, getting the same sort of revenge that we took on the New England Patriots is just what this fairy tale season needs to continue.
Personally, I made my reservations for Jamaica next month right after the Ravens lost to Green Bay in early December to even their record at 6-6. Who was I to know that they'd win four of their next five games to be where they are today. I will be able to watch the Super Bowl on TV, but if the Ravens get that far, I will not be in Miami as I would have wanted to. Oh well, that's why I'll plan on going to either New York or hopefully sunny and warm San Diego for the AFC Championship Game as my "consolation" prize.
But now our focus is on proving that just what happened this past Sunday in Foxboro can absolutely happen again in Indianapolis. Colts fans are saying that if Ravens QB Joe Flacco throws for only 34 yards, there is no way the Ravens will win. Well, if you said the same thing to any Ravens fan before Sunday's game, we'd all probably agree with you and look what happened.
The Colts are definitely not the Patriots, but in the NFL it doesn't matter what you did last week, it's how you play that day. The past month have proven to Ravens fans that this team has always had the potential to be where they are now and certainly have that same potential to still be playing next week and once more time in February. Revenge is the not the main motivating factor, but it sure helps.
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Nice Post title but come on,
don’t pat yourself on the back for it too.
If we get the lead early we’ve got a good chance. Playing catch up by more than 7 and we’re goona lose. Our tackles can’t stop Freeney and Mathis if their only job becomes rush the passer.
Gaither and Oher can handle them.
Didn’t our tackles do fine against Freeney/Mathis in the game in Baltimore during the season?
They say the empty can rattles the most...
yep…that little top freeney didn’t have his name called all game. we are going to push the little colts line all the way down the field. the DE’s will be late to the party. rice will have to hold onto the ball because the DE’s will be making plays from behind as they catch up. ray has lost a few balls from these sneak attacks. i think ray, willis and leron can get 5 yard chunks but the speedy Lb’s will wrangle them after that. i just hope cam stays patient as we slowly pound away. we will bust 2 or 3 long. that’s a given. i’m looking for a 15 pass 55 run attack. i hope flacco will surprise us with a 60%.
Freeney was hobbled with a torn quad in that game...
A torn quad. Not sore, not strained, torn. And he was still double-teamed with a TE on all but a couple of snaps. Imagine what the healthy Freeney’s going to do to your precious little Joey.
Frightening…
by peytonsurdaddy on Jan 13, 2010 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
I will admit that Freeney and Mathis are going to get there hits on Saturday. Just a matter of how good we can hold them to a minimum. I be happy with holding Freeney and Mathis combined, 4 sacks.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
You can't hit the QB
on running plays!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 14, 2010 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but....
Freeney and Mathis were injuried and played limited snaps. Hopefully, Gaither and Oher can handle em.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can do this Saturday
I think we need to concentrate on sacking the QB and getting interceptions. That will shut down their passing and we will be great in the rushing
Rush yards/game Us 137.5 Them 80.9
Rush rank Us 5 Them 32
Rush TDs Us 22 Them 16
Pass yards/game Us 213.7 Them 282.2
Pass rank Us 18 Them 2
Pass TDs Us 21 Them 34
sorry tried to make columns and just didn’t work
Lonely Ravens fan in Cheese Head country (Watertown, WI)
This is a passing league... I'll take my passing attack against your rushing attack any day of the week...
Joe Flacco will have to show up against the Colts… plain and simple!
"This is a passing league"
Thats just what the talking heads are trying to tell everyone. I don’t buy it.
They say the empty can rattles the most...
Oh Really?
WATCH THE DAMNED GAMES!!!!! WATCH THE DAMN GAMES!!!!
There is a reason why only 2 great rushing teams are in the playoffs and the rest are sitting at home. There is a reason why all of the teams in the playoffs are lead by good Quarterbacks… That isn’t a coincidence… That is because this is a QB driven league.
You try building a team around a running back and lets see how far your team gets. I.E. Tennessee Titans…
Passing might be the trend
But it doesnt mean its the only way to win, or that all passing teams are successful. Look at the Steelers this year. Big time passing game, bum running game, no playoffs.
They say the empty can rattles the most...
The Colts and Patriots are two totally different teams...
The Patriots lost perhaps their only and best offensive weapon in Wes Welker. He was Brady’s safety net. The Patriot offense is deceptively one dimensional in that if you take away Brady’s deep ball and then on top of that lose their most effective weapon… How could they win?
To say Welker was the Patriot only offensive weapon is offensive to our intelligence.
If less is more, imagine how much more more would be.
Running game helps
but defense wins championships, not offense!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Well
If you look back at all the recent Super Bowl winners, most of them were great running teams with great defenses. I’m just saying. It may be a “passing league”, but if you don’t have a running game, your not likly to win.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
The NFL has constantly rejiggered the rules to open up the passing game to score TDs. During their heyday (yeah, the Ravens just put the exclamation mark on the demise) I recall the Patriots pounding the Colts by jamming receiver routes or otherwise bumping them off their routes. As I recall, Polian was central in getting rule changes to loosen up the game to the farce it is today. If so, touching the receiver PI calls should be called the Manning Rule, much like touching the passer in the lower leg is now the Brady rule.
Farce or not, those are the rules, and they favor passing.
just a pet peeve of a lot of Colts fan
the illegal contact rule wasn’t changed, it was given a point of emphasis. The rule was in the books written exactly the same way, but the competition committee (with Polian in a key role) moved for what amounted to a memo to the refs saying “Hey, see this rule? Enforce it as written, not as it’s come to be (dis)used”
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 13, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
Oh right
and the Pats said the same thing last week….
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Say What?
Like someone else said, passing is not the only way to win. Look at 2000. About as one-dimensional an offense as you can get. And Indy didn’t finally win a SB until they had a respectable defense. Pryor to that, it was all Manning, all the time, and golfing during the SB.
And I am not even going to talk about divisional alignment which creates an easy path to the playoffs for ya. Let’s face it, your biggest challenge year in and year out is Tennessee. And except for their Super Bowl year, they are mostly a 7 – 9 win team (last year notwithstanding; and look what happened to them :) ). Swap P-burgh and Indy and I think P-burgh probably matches NE for regular season record and maybe even titles during recent years. Oh, and playing a few years in your division with an expansion team helps…
Another example, when the Giants beat the Bills (Norwood’s infamous wide-right) in the SB, who was the Giants QB? Hostedtler (sic?) Maybe marginally better than Dilfer… Giants had a superb running game that year. A run-first offense can and does win championships. Not every time, it is one way of doing it.
’85 Bears championship team were a run-first team.
Add the TB Bucs to the list
of a running team w/ good defense, with Brad Johnson at QB just barely holding down the fort. His argument is just epic fail, as the great Olivia Munn reports on G4.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Passing efficiency (and Passing D) correlates much more strongly to wins than Run efficiency (and Run D)
in the regular season and the playoffs.
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2010/1/7/1237865/winning-stats-playoff-edition-what
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 13, 2010 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
Just saying that game by game
the team that plays the best defense THAT game usually wins, not the team that plays the best offense.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 14, 2010 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
from what I've seen a point saved is a point scored
the point I was making is that the data supports the “Passing League” idea. Pass O and Pass D are more closely tied with wins, regular season and playoffs.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 14, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry, not from Baltimore's perspective
We’ve seen firsthand, regardless of your stats, that defense wins championships, not offense. Won’t ever see it your way here on The Beatdown.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 14, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
Colts are just a mental hurdle like the Pats. We are more physical, will own the lines, running game and have a much improved DB backfield. The Colts are the Colts- pass, pass, pass, pass. After witnessing Manning’s wounded ducks and playing from behind this year, I like our chances. I think the Colts should have at least went for the 16-0. No way they get to the SB with the way they’re having to struggle to win. They are a timing/finesse offense. I don’t think 3 weeks off will help that!
Keep buying into that media hype crap!
The Chargers are the favorites to beat us… So what are they? A smashed mouth team?
Do you see the flaw in the logic of the media driven drivel that you are regurgitating? The Chargers are no different that we are in so far as they are a passing team.
The good thing about the Colts is we run the ball well when we have to run the ball. Peyton is still able execute play action better than any QB in the league.
Finese/timing? Is this the same finese/timing offense that has shredded the Ravens secondary the last 3 or 4 times we have played you guys?
Give me a break! Think for yourself and stop rehashing tired old media lines. Watch the games and tell me what you see…
No we aren’t going to rush for 150 yards a game… Our team isn’t built to do that and if we were I’m sure we’d probably be one of the best at doing it. But right now we have the BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER in the league right now…
Give me him over Ray Rice and Joe Flacco any day of the week! (And you’d take him too!)
Good Luck Saturday!
One miscue
Cost us the last time we played you. I wouldn’t be so sure this time around…don’t count your chickens there, Farmer Justin…
No Smiley!
When Gary Brackett intercepted that Ball there was 4:17 left on the clock… If you score a TD, which you hadn’t done all game along the score would have been 21-15.
Let’s say the Ravens left 1:50 seconds on the clock…. That is more than enough time for Manning and the Colts to score…
And if we didn’t then yes you would have won… But no team every says… “The game is won… with 1:50 on the clock when Manning has the ball and a time out left to win the game…”
17 points last time
1 TD and 2 INT’s. that’s your definition of “shredding!?”
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
I think he was referring to the last 3-4 times we played you..
Including 44-20 and 31-3 shreddings.
I Bleed Blue! Go Colts!
by Mr. Indianapolis Colts on Jan 13, 2010 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
Different Seasons
Zero correlation, just past worthless stats now.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 14, 2010 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
but playoffs wins since 2006 are relevant?
(I know Malor was the one citing that, but I wonder if he’s consistent about the value of past stats)
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 14, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
I am
Regular season wins are different from postseason wins. As of recently, we are the hotter playoff team. I think what has been done in the past is relevant. It shows that some regular season greats can’t get it done in January as of recently. But you guys are still the favorite by far.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Which miscue?
B/c there were a couple….Of course the Flacco INT, but suisham also missed a FG, but what I think hurt the Ravens the most was the incredible goal-line stand in which the “undersized” and “soft” Colts D-Line stonewalled McGahee and McClain.
I Bleed Blue! Go Colts!
by Mr. Indianapolis Colts on Jan 13, 2010 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
thanks to
poor playcalling, and poor handoff by the Ravens. Trust me, THAT won’t happen in the same scenario again.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 14, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
I think the Chargers are a smash mouth team
They are by far the most balanced team in the AFC as well, maybe even the league. They now have LT running at a form that suits their dangerous passing attack really well. Then Sproles to bust one. Then their defense has one of the best groups of LB in the game and a very underrated Secondary.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Chargers smash mouth?? Really?
I haven’t checked the stats in awhile but I think there somewhere in the upper 20’s for Rushing yards per game. The only thing I see tough about them is there physical WR’s and TE’s.
LT has lost all his steps, and Sproles can’t run inside.
There all world DT Jamal Williams is out for the year.
They are all Phil Rivers, just like the Colts are all Peyton Manning.
Well them being all Rivers and all Manning still woops our ass.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Besides, stats are misleading
and it is, as I keep repeating, how you finish, not how you start. Colts started off incredibly hot and even before they laid down like sissies to let the Jets in and were afraid of someone getting hurt playing in the snow, they had tough wins but not blowouts by any means. So one-dimensional, I’d be shocked if they won the SB, although a Saints-Colts SB was what I was thinking a month ago. Not now – for each team.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
Did you know...
That the Chargers have the 2nd-worst rushing attack in the league? They averaged only 8 yards more per game than the Colts. And on Defense they gave up 4.5 yards per carry, god for 4th worst in the league.
The Colts gave up 4.3 yards per carry and averaged only 8 yards fewer rushing than the Bolts…And they averaged more yards passing on offense and gave up fewer yards passing on defense.
Now who’s the most balanced team in the AFC again?
I Bleed Blue! Go Colts!
by Mr. Indianapolis Colts on Jan 13, 2010 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
These are the AFC's Two Best Teams
With all due respect to the Chargers, oh who am I kidding, as a Broncos fan I hate the Bolts, these are the two best teams in the AFC. The Ravens can beat the Colts, but only if they get touchdowns in the red zone. Beating Peyton Manning will only occur if Joe Flacco brings his A game. Mark Clayton catching that one long pass at New England should go a long way toward bolstering his confidence as well. This will be an epic game!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Jan 13, 2010 2:22 PM EST reply actions
I must say
I wish you guys luck this weekend. I’ll be cheering your team on along with the Chargers. Best of luck.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 13, 2010 2:22 PM EST reply actions
Justin-
The problem with the passing only approach is if Manning is off the whole team is done. It rarely happens but so does 3 weeks. Manning is great but has struggled early in games. The Colts are on borrowed time this year.
No doubt...
I concede that fact… Absolutely… if Manning has a bad game we stand a great chance to lose. But I wouldn’t sit around and hope for Peyton Manning to have a bad game. He threw 3 picks against the Broncos and we still won by double digits and what was their game plan? Run the ball and run the ball some more and then throw it 5 yards to Brandon Marshall.
I trust that much like the regular season the Peyton Manning I’ve seen and the Colts team I’ve watched (every game mind you thanks to the NFL ticket) is a team that is focused, determined, and never quits. You can say what you want about the “come back” victories. If your team had 7 come from behind victories I doubt you’d be calling that a bad thing… come from behind victories don’t mean “playing with fire…” they mean “playing with heart and determination”
Are you serious?
The Broncos lost to EVERYONE down the stretch and that’s the best analogy you can do?
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for the Reminder Bruce
yes the Broncos lost to EVERYONE. Hopefully next season we progress significantly.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Jan 13, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
They also mean playing 60 minutes
Which Peyton did better than anyone this year.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
(my reply button is screwing up again)
thanks for the AFC support guys. i don’t trust Flacco can do much of anything. It goes beyond him getting a great rushing game last week. I don’t think Flacco can get it done. He has never got it done outside of handing off to the 3 headed monster or tossing to Rice.
In the NE game he again checked down very quick on 3rd and longs and even got rid of the ball too quickly when he had no pressure. His pocket awareness stinks. I just hope he doesn’t make a mistake. Pretty sad but that’s how Raven QB’s roll.
He cannot get it done right now, raven
And that is because of a combination of him being pretty injured and the lack of WR we have. If Ozzie really does what we all want him to do and Joe has a strong off-season, there is no reason why we will not see 4,000+ yards passing and 25-28 tds.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Rookie DB's
I like Mason and Clayton’s chance to make some key receptions this week. No rookie has been able to cover Mason, they don’t see his route running in college too oftern.
He didn't have to "get it done"
and might not have to as well in Indy. As long as he is “serviceable” we’ll stay in the game. If Indy shuts down our run game, then give them their props as they will deserve to win if that happens. If not….
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
All this talk about having to have a great QB...
You all seem to forget who our QB was when we won the superbowl. Bottom line is, like last week, we do not A) have to have a great passing game to win, and b) have to have a great QB to win.
Manning is an amazing as it gets, and off the field he is a stand-up guy. But it has been shown that Manning alone cannot win games.
Number 20, I mean, that guy is superman, for real. - Derrick Mason
justin- i think the approach to Manning in the 4th quarter is all wrong. too many teams go dime or prevent. it’s difficult either way but I’m rushing more than 4 guys on Mannings final drives. Lets just hope he has a Flacco type game.
The Jets in the first half of the week 15 game were sending 8 man blitzes and weren't touching him....
Blitzing merely doesn’t help… Proper blitzing is the only way to beat Manning. Not allowing him to step into the pocket is how you beat him.
If Peyton Manning is allowed to step into the pocket and throw, he will make the throw and you guys are in for a long day.
Meanwhile if our defensive line gets blown off the ball and our LB’s don’t make tackles before the second level then we are in for a long day!
It was your 15th game, but week 16
and with that so called poor blitzing by NY, Peyton put up a huge 15 points on them, at home. Wowser, we should be shaking. Sorry, doesn’t do it for me, or the team.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
15 points in 2.5 quarters
your better than that, don’t omit something like that.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 13, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
also, the Jets gave up an average of 14.8 points per game
so the Colts had the Jets to their season average with over 20 minutes still to play.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 14, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
and that is a proud stat?
Like saying the Pats held us to our season average, with 45 minutes to go in Sunday’s game?
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 14, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
huh?
in both cases in reflects badly on the D, or well on the O (whichever why you want to credit it).
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 14, 2010 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, you didn't watch that game, did you
Manning was in for the first half and a drive in the second half.
I wish...
I love the NFL. I love everything about this game… there are great story lines going into this heavy weight re-match…
You’ve got the Rest vs Rust moniker the Colts are trying to squash and then you’ve got the smash mouth Ravens coming to town.
But beyond that everyone seems to forget that this game will come down to who wants it more… that encompasses who makes the least mistakes, who finishes drives with TD and not FG, which team protects their QB the best, and basically what team executes their game plan better…
No team in the NFL does all of those things better than the Colts…
I love it when the keys to the game are all the things that the Colts do best.
You are right about one thing & one thing only. This will come down to who wants it more.
If less is more, imagine how much more more would be.
It has always been this way with the Ravens
When we are in the playoffs, the focus is always on what the other team does best and how we have no chance to do better. Then after we win the game, the talk is always what the other team did to lose, and not what we did. IE the New England game. The next day, the talk was strictly directed towards talking about the end of NE’s dynasty with the occasional “but give the Ravens credit on this one.” I hate that “but.”
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
That could be a good thing
the mentality of “no one believed we could do it” is strong in the playoffs. I dont know if you happened to read that story on espn, if i find it ill link it. But i think we do better when people aren’t talking about us
Patriots Game Hangover
I thought that the Ravens came out and punched the Pats in the mouth. None of the excuses really matter for NE, and when the score is that big, it’s more about what the winner did than what the looser didn’t do. A one possession game, sure it probably is a story about a big mistake .
COLTS equals
Count On Losing This Saturday…. Yeah, that’s you, Colts. You’re going down like corn-infested crap in the toilet. You’re a bloated, media-over-hyped, franchise clinging to one guy. The Ravens play team ball. Winning team ball. See you losers Saturday!
Very intelligent...
Yeah we are all media hype thats for sure… Yeah that Manning guy… he isn’t all the great… he is just a media driven story….
Yeah those Colts don’t win as a team… they just win 14 games because of Peyton Manning…
Funny
In the couple of games I watched this year featuring your might Colts I don’t believe I saw a number 18 on the defensive side of the ball….hmmm, he must have worn somebody elses tresses.
haha…did u get that acronym thing from the scott and anita show….i was watching it earlier and one of the callers said that….or were u that caller?
No, its been on facebook...
not sure who started it, but it has been going around facebook like wildfire.
Justin, we shall see on Saturday!
Number 20, I mean, that guy is superman, for real. - Derrick Mason
The last I checked not withstanding the last two games of the season, the Colts have a top 5 scoring defense....
Our weakness is and always has been the run. We have a small defensive front… DUH! But our line backers are bigger and faster and we run a bend but dont break defense…
If you guys are going to win you’re going to have to earn every damned yard!
You have got to be pulling those stats
out of space. They are no better than middle of the pack on D. In just about every category; go to http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=2&defensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&conference=ALL&role=OPP&season=2009&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=TOTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1
Indy is ranked 18th – the lower middle of the pack….
I think Justin's right...
All 6 AFC playoff teams were 1-6 in scoring defense. This league has turned into the best teams have good red zone defenses. Total yards don’t mean much anymore.
It's still "how you finish"
and the Ravens were the #1 defense in the league over the last month or two.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
A good bet you all might enjoy
My friend, A Ravens fan, and I shoot trash talk back and forth all year with each other. He believes deep down inside I am a Raven fan and I think he is just a bandwagon jackass. Anyway, our other friend (another Ravens fan) is having a birthday party / Ravens game party. I took the Colts straight up and he took the Ravens. The loser has to wear the opposing fans team jersey for the entire night. Gooooooo Colts!
Optimism. Positivity. Win.
You are a Ravens fan deep down inside
You root for every other Baltimore/Maryland team. Somewhere in the black heart of yours, there is some purple love.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I refuse to own a purple shirt
That is how black my heart is toward the Ravens. Hahaha
Optimism. Positivity. Win.
by John Stephens on Jan 13, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Just purple
Optimism. Positivity. Win.
by John Stephens on Jan 14, 2010 8:07 AM EST up reply actions
How about....
the loser has to get a fake tattoo of “I (heart) (the other team)” on their forehead. Go to one of those indian tattoo places. That won’t come off for weeks. Don’t forget to post a pic if you guys do this.
That won’t work out well for me and that whole being employed thing.
Optimism. Positivity. Win.
by John Stephens on Jan 13, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmmm...
How about get a fake tattoo jersey on your body…. ehh I may be stuck on the fake tattoo thing to much….
Don't worry, Johnny
MickeyD’s doesn’t care as long as you pull those fry baskets when the buzzer goes off!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Actually I am a practioner of the custodial arts at the local HS
Thank you very much
Optimism. Positivity. Win.
by John Stephens on Jan 13, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
or a janitor if you want to be a dick about it.
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
-George Carlin
I recall you syaing you live near Baltimore.
You ought to just go wholesale and move to Pittsburgh. That purple you hate will always be there to get under your skin. Go to Pittsburgh.
You can swap the O’s for the Pirates – no difference there.
Penguins for Capitols
Primanti Brother’s for Faidley’s (well, you lose big time there)
Except I live in Maryland because DC=government
My current job and dream job = defense/government based. Actually, pretty much every job associated with my major would involve government.
Optimism. Positivity. Win.
by John Stephens on Jan 14, 2010 8:09 AM EST up reply actions
Funny you say that...
I work at APG in Maryland and probably half the people that work at my Activity (including my dad) have grown up in Western PA and are Steelers fans. They all got degrees and moved down here for better jobs. My dad, as a Steelers fan got our family Ravens tickets so we could watch the Steelers come to town once a year, and funny how things end up, but our whole family converted to Ravens fans when we were young. Now it is my parents vs. my brothers and sisters and I on gameday.
Guess who is watching the Ravens playoff games with us because they have nobody to watch? My parents!! (haha.,… but I can’t really talk because I had to watch you guys in the SB since we did not make it) If Baltimore wasn’t my team, Steelers would certainly be my #1… I just can’t admit that too loudly around here without getting punched.
Number 20, I mean, that guy is superman, for real. - Derrick Mason
Please send my deepest condolences to your parents.
Optimism. Positivity. Win.
by John Stephens on Jan 14, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
You would let raven wear your cheerleading outfit?
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
justin- i wouldn’t blitz manning at all. he reads that too easy. like in NE, creative middle rushes by the LB might throw him off and keep him from stepping up. we want manning to pick a side of the field. ray had a nice rush on brady. ellerbe and barnes weren’t playing in the first meeting. big rush difference.
we have speed at the LB position so I am hopeful we won’t blow coverage on Clark and that other big TE/Receiver guy. ray needs to direct that traffic. take away harrison and get a man on clark. if someone else steps up in the passing game for the colts (other big TE/Receiver guy) so be it. we need to start with those 2 and then adjust.
the d line has been bringing more pressure with 3 man fronts. i think suggs is finally getting his strength back. they pushed the NE line back every other play. i feel much better about this facet of the game than I did earlier in the year.
who has improved the most since our first meeting? i think we have. we had too many guys new to the schemes. it’s finally coming together. the penalties have subsided as well.
We barely blitzed Brady
And it worked perfectly.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Plus
Suggs will be playing this time around where I don’t think he played in week 6. Having Suggs in the line will be huge for the ravnes this time versus indy.
If we are going to go sparingly on blitzes, I would like to do most of them on 1st down. That way, if we can get a Manning pass incomplete on the first snap, it will only give him 2 more to get the first. A Manning incompletion is almost as good as a sack in certain situations.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I really don't want to dig myself in a hole for all of us with the talk of us winning
As much as we know we could win, it is such a slim chance against Peyton. I really don’t want to open my mouth too much just to have it thrown back in my face about how Joe will never be half of Peyton and our 2ndary stinks so badly.
Until we can beat Peyton and the Colts, I am not a believer for this game. Please prove me wrong.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I'm sure you weren't a believer
of the Pat’s game as well, with never having beat them and their home winning streak this season and their playoff history at home. Huh?
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 13, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
I wasn't a believer, Rexx
I really wasn’t. The only reason for this is because of the heartbreak of believing in something that we have not shown we can do. We have shown over the last 3-4 years that we can not beat the elite without having them missing something. I was not a believer for the NE game because I did not want to hype myself up then be let down so much by stupid mistakes we usually make.
For this game, I am coming into it the same way I was with NE. No expectations. I do not expect to win this game, and I do not expect to lose this game. I expect a hard fought game and whatever happens, happens. If we win, that would be one of the single greatest accomplishments of my life. If we lose, gotta just take it. We accomplished WAY more than I think we all expected when we were half way through the season.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
i also feel the same way i did about NE
and I was so ready for that game. I got a good feeling about this, Indy won’t know what hit them
You never know what Ravens team will show up.
As for this game, I feel the same. I just hope they come in lose and with the same swagger on D. They’re the underdog with no expectations. That’s a good position. Paraphrasing Jim Valvano (before the Phi Slamma Jamma upset), the Ravens have a better shot than 12 other AFC teams sitting on their couches this weekend.
then ravens keep a nasty little beast hidden and only bring it out once in a while. this is not a good thing. this the little beast called away Lions game 4 years ago or so. remember that little beast getting loose on th field. we have done well keeping that sucker in its cage…..and letting it’s friend C-mac go.
No Post to Prove it
I actually had a pretty good feeling going into the NE game, mostly because of Welker going down. Indy, not so good. Near as I can tell, they are completely healthy (please correct me if I wrong)?
Although as good a feeling I had for NE, I have to admit I did not see that demolition coming…
Maybe I don't give our opponents enough credit but
It seems to me that when we lose, it’s comes down to us beating ourselves. From dropped passes in the end-zone, missed field goals, touching an opposing qb’s helmet, to pass interference at crucial moments.
I’ve always seen the potential for the Ravens to win it all this year, but they have this uncanny nack for committing unforced errors.
If less is more, imagine how much more more would be.
Nice play on words in title.
www.baltimorebirddroppings.blogspot has a funny satirical article regarding sunday’s game.
by Baltimore Bird Droppings on Jan 13, 2010 5:55 PM EST reply actions
Colts haven't won a playoff game since 2006
While we have won 3 since that time. Should say alot.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
that the Colts D without Freeney or Brackett sucks?
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 13, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
No, that we are more playoff tested right now than you are.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
The Ravens haven't won a Super Bowl since 2001...
and my dad can beat up your dad.
I Bleed Blue! Go Colts!
by Mr. Indianapolis Colts on Jan 14, 2010 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
That is not my point about when we last won a Superbowl.
My point is that you have not won a playoff game since 2006, and we have won 3 since last season. And which Dad are you talking about, I know you got two of them.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Sigh, I guess you better get your shots in now while you can...
Because come Sunday your boys in purple will be gearing up for golf season in the off season.
I Bleed Blue! Go Colts!
by Mr. Indianapolis Colts on Jan 14, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
I just love the thought of the revenge tour 2010
colts, jets (rex and bart), then the vikings in the super bowl. It would be a magical trail of broken hearts
Belated congratulations on your win against the Patriots !
You looked impressive while doing it too! Four rushing TDs, three of them with Ngata playing on offense, pretty innovative.
Best of luck to you against the Colts!
Looking forward to our rivalry getting back to the proper perspective next season. :)
"You have to make it happen." Joe Greene
by LongTimeSteelersFan on Jan 13, 2010 9:24 PM EST reply actions
Thanks, bud.
Appreciate that the love for the AFC North can (hopefully) surpass our hatred and rivalry for each other. I was rooting for you guys in the SB last year… Hopefully the cards fall in our direction this year.
Number 20, I mean, that guy is superman, for real. - Derrick Mason
I believe we gotta come out throwing
Indy seen what we did to N.E. They’re gonna think that the same gameplan will be use against them. Their going to stack the box with 8 or 9 guys to swarm the ball and stop the run. Because of this, I believe Cam should come out thorwing the ball to get those extra guys out of the box and increase room for the running game. As the game progresses, then we should start pounding the rock with willis and then let Rice finish them off.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
FWIW
Cheffers is assigned the game
http://www.football-refs.com/nfl-referees-by-season/2009-crews/playoffssuper-bowl/
Again, fwiw, he’s been moderate with the flag, including PI
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/sortableStatsOfficials?table=breakdownThree&stat=games
Close Game
regardless of what happens I think it will be a close game. If we do take the lead I just don’t see peyton letting it get to big and will come down to who makes the most plays in the 4th quarter.Unfortunately for us peyton is one of the best in the game at doing that, but we do have ed reed who is also known to change games with one single play.Either way none of us have any effect on the outcome and will just have to watch two great teams duke it out. Should be a great game, Even though I expect our ravens to squeeze it out :)
Raven's Rap I Just Recorded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19LiVDF8FlM
And posted on youtube that bashes the colts. Enjoy!
shine like bald head, smoke trees call me log head
Let the beat build b****!
“We gonna close out your season, John Smoltz”
Real tight. Posting this on FB for people to hear.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Can't we kick this Justin guy out or something?
He’s ruining my post-game win buzz. :)
Number 20, I mean, that guy is superman, for real. - Derrick Mason
I agree
Justin, go squat and pontificate elsewhere… Maybe at the Colts blog…I’m sure there’s plenty of boarish conversation going on there!
What bar owns the Ravens fans?
My post game buzz has fizzled to a single midday warm Busch Light. I need the Ravens to jump start the jungle juice Saturday. The bars will be rockin Saturday. What bar in Baltimore County/City has the most Ravens fans in for the games? Just curious.
raven
any bar you go into will be rockin on saturday. come hang out with me it all starts on Friday at Bill Batemans with the cheerleaders at 5 and ends on Sunday after a ravens victory on Saturday
A joke (I know its been around but still funny)
Peyton Manning, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Colt’s flag in the window. this house is yours for eternity, Peyton, said God. This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here. Peyton felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house.
On his way up to the porch he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a 3-story mansion with a Purple & Black sidewalk, a 50 foot tall flagpole with an enormous Ravens logo flag, and in every window, a Ravens towel.
Peyton looked at God and said, God, Im not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a question. I was an all-pro QB, I hold many NFL records, and I even won a Super bowl** God said, So what’s your point, Peyton? Well, why does Ray Lewis get a better house than me? God chuckled, and said, Peyton, that’s not Ray’s house, it’s mine. GO RAVENS!
Just heard that about Tom Brady this past week
but now it works just fine for Peyton!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 16, 2010 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
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