Ravens Beat Themselves Once Again
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 16, 2010 11:19 PM EST
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PrintThe Indianapolis Colts dominated the Baltimore Ravens on both sides of the ball as they won 20-3 in a game that was marred by inopportune penalties, dropped passes, questionable playcalling and ultimately poor execution. The frustrations that led to so many of the Ravens seven losses in the regular season reared its ugly head tonight as time and time again, the Ravens could not either stop the Colts from driving for a score, or stopped themselves from the same opportunities.
Next up for the Colts will be either the San Diego Chargers or New York Jets, while the Ravens will once again go home to ponder the issues that have plagued this team and have not changed since earlier this season. Some will say that at least we made it this far but with the high expectations we fans have had since we saw what this team is capable of in their resounding victory last week in New England, it is just not satisfying right now to me as well as a lot of fans.
Discuss it amongst yourselves, as I need to take a walk outside to cool off and talk myself off of the ledge. Thanks to all for your patience during the outage and for all the great posts tonight, during the week and all season long.
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Does anyone disagree that
WR is our number 1 priority this offseason.
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
Nope
Does anyone disagree that we need a pass rusher and CB also?
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Priority # 1 = QB
THE WORST 3rd down QB on the Planet. This guy is basically into his 3rd season as far as games go and still can’t see the field. They give him baby plays so he can’t screw up. You’re not goin far in the playoffs playing dink and dunk to Rice. We were better off running 60 times than letting Big Bird peck around.
did not come on BTSC and say the ravens were finished three weeks ago??
Wow talk about a bandwagon fan.
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 17, 2010 12:41 AM EST up reply actions
Somewhat Agree
Although B-more needs a Fitzgerald in it’s receiver corps, they also need someone to throw it to them. FLACCO is not the QB they think he is.. He’s a looser with a looser mentality when he plays. We need someone with fire..
tell me about it
I believe its time to let Cam go. IDK what he did in S.D. Its not working here. When you run the same gameplan week in and week out, your going to lose. Just because running the ball on the pats early and often worked on the pats, does not mean it will work on the colts. People look at the stats and say, “wow, the colts run D is 24th! were gonna run on them all day” Don’t you know the colts know that. Thats why the loaded the box with 8 and somtimes 9 guys. And what do we do, run right into it. Cam is a very bad O.C. IDK what anyone says.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cam is in the league because of 2 people: Ray Rice and Tomlinson. His plays stink, his receivers can’t get open and his RB’s give him enough stats to keep a job. He can move the ball between the 30’s and then has little clue how to get it in unless an RB rips off a big run with his own skill. Add Harbugh to the mix and you get time outs and confusion with the ball anywhere but the 1 yard line.
there was no O game plan. he had something on the first possession and then totally shriveled up to a predicatable run and dunk scheme when Mason was totally beating his man. when we had a chance to scoe in the red zone Mason was never heard from and Flacco threw his traditional blind bullet into triple coverage. He hasn’t learned a thing. He is no better than his first game. Not an inch.
Bruce......
don’t jump man! it’s not worth it
seriously, thanks for running this blog with style!! I love being able to chat to fellow fans and cheer/jeer our team together! I will be back next season for sure. You guys are the greatest
Lonely Ravens fan in Cheese Head country (Watertown, WI)
why you leaving just cause it is the offseason for ya
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 16, 2010 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
Nope, you can't blame joe
For having zero confidence in anyone other than Mason, Rice or a healthy Heap.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it...
Beyond agree
As Bruce mentioned, the thing that really tears me up and I’m sure everyone else is that we saw the Ravens that we didn’t want to see. I fooled myself in thinking those guys were gone and we would see a different team after last week’s win but I like I should have known the true Ravens showed up and we all suffered throught their return.
by purpleonblack86 on Jan 16, 2010 11:24 PM EST reply actions
Cam=Chicken in big games
We made it this far riding freak big plays by Rice and the D. Put it on Cam and he plays to the reputation of the better opponent. He was terrified to do anything that would have put fear int eh Colts. His first drive was great and then he puckered up like the chicken shit he is. Down 17 in the 4th and running/2 yard dunks? Seriously, is Flacco that horrible..bad yes but horrible…maybe. Don’t give me this no receiver crap. He needs to make his time like every qb in the league and give his receivers more than 1.2 seconds to get open before crying for Rice to save him.
by raven on Jan 17, 2010 12:43 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd Cam SUCKS
I thought the Ravens D played very well in holding the Colts to 20. The Ravens offense? Horrible. The issue wasn’t talent (Mason and Rice were killing us) – it was the simplistic passing game that was easily read and snuffed by the Colts secondary. Basically, you have a pro-bowl grade quarterback running a two look progression who has been told not to use his feet. It was sad watching the Ravens play better than most on Defence and be unable to score 20 points.
MIAMI DOES NOT MISS CAM
The Dolphins could not what to see him leave…!!!!!!!
Concerns
I’m concerned with the o-line honestly anyone agree?
by purpleonblack86 on Jan 16, 2010 11:25 PM EST reply actions
Health
was a big concern with Gaither this year after he hurt his neck, and he showed poorly tonight. I think we did ok on the line, but compared to the colts o-line, flacco got too much pressure in his face.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it...
by Irish Ravens on Jan 16, 2010 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
I'm completely over Gaither
Put Oher on his natural side and move one of our other 40 OL to RT.
"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas
Not here to troll
What’s next for the Ravens?
Who was the MVP for the Ravens tonight? I missed most of the game, only tuned in about 10 minutes into the 3rd.
Don’t tell anyone, but I cheered when Reed intercepted Manning. Both times.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
uh
Next, draft a big time WR or trade/sign one, Flacco should break out next year so I think there’s some good things to come
I dont think anyone deserves MVP tonight, but I would say Oher, he was quite good tonight against a good pash rush
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
I say Reed
He was the only guy on our D who was trying to make big plays.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, but he got sloppy with the ball on that return
Still, if it weren’t for Oher’s rather good game, I would say Reed too
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
cant deny though that that was a great play by garcon to catch up again
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 16, 2010 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
And he was definitely hurting
I thought on that first interception return that it showed
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it...
by Irish Ravens on Jan 16, 2010 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
Hey....
you guys won the field goal contest!
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
hows that?
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it...
by Irish Ravens on Jan 16, 2010 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
Can you guys stop comparing Joe Succo to Big Ben because at least Big Ben
loves pressure and does not look like a deer caught in the headlights. during important games
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 16, 2010 11:35 PM EST reply actions
He does go flying like a deer....
when he smacks face first into a van…..
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Jan 16, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
" He does go flying like a deer.... when he smacks face first into a van….."
except that he survived and won a Superbowl since then. Don’t lie, we know what you were thinking when it happened. Too bad a car isn’t enough to stop the Big Boy.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Benjamin is almost as tough as Chuck Norris
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 17, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
I have to apologize to Vinny Testeverde for comparing Flacco to him. And that was an insult at that point. Now, I realize..actually last year I realized… Flacco can’t hold Vinny’s jock. Another horrible showing in a huge game. Mr. 3rd down Succo. We should have made him pass 3 times. He and Cam can take a hike. Cam has no sense. He played to protect his 3 points from any more points. Mason wasn’t heard from after the fist drive. Creative plays disappeared. Clayton disappeared. Heap started playing in the 4th quarter with Kelly Washington. McClaine and McGahee were token players. Ivy was on the field!! Yuck. Kruger wasn’t dressed. What a waiste of a pass rusher. Ellerbe shouldn’t have been asked to cover a TE. On and on and on Harbaugh and Cam screwed this up. Harbs is probably still crying to the refs while the game carried on without him…. Shovel and sword? Shovel the shit and chop dead weight.
uhmmm...
First off, give ur QB some weapons… u know, every other NFL team has WRs, except for BoldyWhore Ravens.
Secondly, this is only second season of your QB. Well, if you like him to turn into next Boller, then go ahead and boo him out of town. This way, u’ll officially turn into QB career killer city :)
weapons? rice should open up the pass game for him!! qb’s would kill for a rice. 3 pro-bowl running backs? he probably has less pressure and shallow s and db’s with that threat. he has mason, heap, clayton and kelly washington. not a bad group. everyone calls out the receivers. flacco chokes.
he has played in 37 games. he hasn’t improved. i just don’t see hit. he actually threw better in his first year. he hasn’t nailed a bomb since his pass to Figurs in Miami years ago. i don’t see it. i knew boller sucked his first game out when he looked like a jittery wreck. you have it or you don’t. joe doesn’t. his height and arm blind people. i hope we get a top receiver. so you can see joe for joe. oh wait…. next year will be a top receiver-flacco growing period. i guess we’re stuck with him for a decade. ARRRRGH.
All the running game in the world does not make up for Cam Cameron
Your issues aren’t on the field. They are up in the box. Cameron has a pro-bowl QB running what amounts to a two step progression and has coached Flacco out of using his feet. Oh, and basically having 1.5 receivers (Mason and Heap) makes life easy for opposing secondaries.
No disrespect, but...
your wide receivers are considered average at best.
mason, heap, clayton and kelly washington
These names don’t ring a bell :) sorry. Only Mason and Todd Heap as a TE are above average.
To tell you the truth, I wouldn’t trade our 4th String WR – Limas Sweed (who didn’t start a single game) to any of ur WRs.
Let the Steelers fans troll, guys
They need something to do, their team’s been playing golf for what, 2 weeks now?
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
What do you mean?
I actually feel almost as bad right now as if it were the Steelers that just lost. I know that might sound weird, but I do.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 16, 2010 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
not you, the ones that make comments like "oooh you won the FG battle!"
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
Congrats to the Ravens
for performing better in the playoffs than my Bengals could. Can’t wait for another AFC North battle next year.
you should be posting that on the browns board. you guys will be battling for last place all season.
thats funny
Seeing how you guys couldn’t beat the brown last time.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well
I don’t know what will happen next season, but I know what happened this season!!
AFC North Champs 6-0 baby!!!!!!! WWWWHHHOOOO DDDEEEYYY!!!!!!
They were, twice in a row! LOLOL
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 16, 2010 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
"AFC North Champs 6-0 baby!!!!!!! WWWWHHHOOOO DDDEEEYYY!!!!!!"
there’s something to hang your hat on for the next 5 years
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Yea, but we were the best team in the AFC North this year.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
you definitely had the best season of the AFC North Teams
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Word up
I feel the AFC north is still the best division in the league. Well be back next year fo sho.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is no shame in getting beat by a better team
Your team, like ours here in Cincy, simply have to get better. The Colts are simply a better team than either Cincy or Baltimore. I see us both as being better next year. We both had good seasons and next year it will be a real war.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
Actually, you are incorrect
Manning is better. The rest of the Colts team sucks. Wayne wouldn’t have done shit with Carson throwing to him.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 16, 2010 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
True
Without Manning, the colts would be shit! S-H-I-T shit shit shit
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
THe Colts Defense
Is better than they get credit for. They held the Ravens to 3 points, which has to be one of the best performances against the Ravens offense this season.
yea i hate people who say we have a bad defense. i only got one question for those people. Do you watch any of the games?? lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 16, 2010 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
i thought our pass rush was really good tonight, hayden wasn't so hot early on though as he was given to much cushion
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 16, 2010 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
woudln't be to proud of that
anyone can read our offense. Even I was calling out the plays before they happend. Imagain what 7 days of studing would do? Colts were the better team with the better game plan.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh really?
And I suppose you also think that it was Peyton Manning who held the Ravens Offense to 3 total points?
Face it, the Colts Defense was HUGE this game and it was them, not Peyton, who won this game for the Cotls.
I Bleed Blue! Go Colts!
by Mr. Indianapolis Colts on Jan 17, 2010 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
No, your D sucks
but Flacco, and the Ravens playcalling sucked more.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Manning does not play D and the Ravens O didn't score a TD
They were plainly better on bpth sides of the ball. That was obvious to anyone with a brain. If they played 10 games in a row the Colts would win all 10. The truth will set you free. The Bengals, Ravens and Steelers are all in the same boat. They need to get better. The Steelers in the secondary and Oline, The Ravens in the WR corps, Oline and just maybe QB.. (Flacco looked pretty rattled) The Bengals at TE, WR, Oline and Safety . We all have a lot of work to do but we do have good teams where it matters in the D and the running game. I expect all three as well as the Browns to be better next year. Look for AFCN to do very well next year..
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
You just destroyed any credibility you may have gained
in this post with:
as well as the Browns to be better next year
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
I have made mistakes which may well detract from my credibility but.....
my prediction that the Browns will be better probably isn’t one of them. They were pretty bad this year and have no where to go but up. I did not say competitive – I said better and that wouldn’t be hard to do.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
The Browns pissed away their best player
by insulting Joshua Cribbs with that pittance of a salary. That guy IS their team. He cleaned out his locker last week, and his agent said the Browns F.O. would have to drastically increase the offer for him to remain in Cleveland.
And you think they will be better next year…C’mon, man!
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 17, 2010 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
C'mon, man! Yea they are a bad team and Cribbs is their star but.........
They were a good enough, if I am not mistaken, to beat you guys this year. (I assume from your screen name that you are a Steelers fan) Holmgren will have a positive effect. It may take another couple of years to reverse the downward trend there but if he can just stop the bleeding that would be an improvement.
I cannot believe that I, a Bengals fan, am on a Baltimore board in a discussion with a Steeler fan where I am defending Cleveland. It just goes to show that you can never be sure where the conversation will lead on a discussion board but I never expected that to happen.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
Hehe read around on this thread
I was defending Baltimore to an Indy fan, so I guess hell froze over twice this week…
Yeah yeah yeah, the Browns beat us this year, blah blah blah…Because of CRIBBS! Yes, fatty Holmgren will turn that team around, but only as much as he did the Seahawks…
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 18, 2010 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Peace steelfever. Next year is a new season.........
We all start out 0-0 and we will see what we will see. From where I sit the schedule should be tougher and The Ravens, Steelers and Bengals will slug it out for the division. It will be harder to get a WC as well because we will probably beat each other up so much. The off season will determine if any one of us three can dominate the other two because we will all have very good D and running game. It will probably be the passing proficiency that will be the determining factor.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
I know
But, IMHO, the Browns need wholesale changes to even be competitive, let alone vie for one of our spots in the division. I understand Jamal Charles is damn good, but if all they rely on is the run game, wildcat or otherwise, they will MAYBE match their win total from this year.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
well hard faught game guys, you got a good team and def. still got a very physical D
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 16, 2010 11:49 PM EST reply actions
thanks
Manning, in my mind, is the best QB EVER!!!! But, the colts would be shit without him.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
true the offense would be horrible without him as we saw earlier this year
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 16, 2010 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
Any chance your O line coach will be available after this season?
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 16, 2010 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
we should give them sweed
but I think that he may have really big year next year for us
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 16, 2010 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
ummmm NO
lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 16, 2010 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
Damn
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 16, 2010 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
put manning behind our O-line and see what he does
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 16, 2010 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
The same as he did this year
The Steelers o-line isn’t that bad. Ben just holds on to the ball way to long.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously...
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 16, 2010 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
Actually
Mudd will probably retire after this year sadly, so I guess you could say he is if he has been talking with Brett Favre!
"About a month ago I got a cactus. A week later, it died. I was really depressed because I was like 'Damn! I am less nurturing than a desert.' (Ladies, that's not true)"
all kidding aside
the whole colts of indianapolis having once been the colts of baltimore thing.
does it still hurt a tiny bit more losing to them? or couldn’t you care less? or does that all depend on how old you are?
jus’ curious.
When the "new" colts play in B-More
the scoreboard only says “Indy”.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 16, 2010 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
which shows how much class Baltimore has
seriously, how long has it been? It’s time to get over it. Franchises move all the time. And this move was over 20 years ago. stop being a baby and grow up.
Oops wasn't done
You don’t win football games with class.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
I know, but we ruled them in '05...AFCCG, shoestring tackle!
Living in the past aside, I’m sick of people always talking about “class”. How they’re classier than everybody…Gets really annoying
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
The fact of the matter is that the Ravens, Steelers, Colts and so on are all classy teams. We do things right and it shows in our consistent playoff appearances.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I understand this
but, when someone says that someone else isn’t classy, then proceeds to tell them to
stop being a baby and grow up.it fires me up a bit.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
I agree with the guy
The Steelers are nothing but big babies! GROW UP!
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I can't believe I'm actually defending Baltimore to a colts fan...
I feel a disturbance in the force….
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Lol
The force will be strong with you young padiwan.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
My midichlorians must be running wild...
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
how are you defending baltimore?? i didn't say anything against them.
are you talking about somewhere else??
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:21 AM EST up reply actions
He is talking about this blunt I am about to destroy.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
"He is talking about this blunt I am about to destroy."
uh oh malors going with the hard stuff to ease the pain
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
oh lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
No, not the Steelers
Baltimore. Specifically with putting “Indy” on the scoreboard instead of “Colts”
hey we dont need to go there. this was a good game and the ravens fans have respected not talking about it
int the ask the fans, or even to us about it so we dont need a steeler fan taking about it and bringing it up. like Mr. MaLoR said Relax and why bring up something that doesn’t have to do with this game?
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
no but one of the steeler guys, the one above you a couple did i think. point is dont need to bring it up (in general)
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
Dont mind the Steelers guys either
They are good guys.
At the end of the day, you out played us. Simple.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
i know the steeler guys are good guys (we got a resident steeler fan) just talking about the discussion that
was beginning to be brought up
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:19 AM EST up reply actions
To tell the truth
I never even think about it until someone reminds me of it.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
I really don't give a sh*t
I don’t live in baltimore and i’ve been a ravens fan since 99. I hate losing to the colts because we can never beat them.
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont care
Only 17, not alive when that happened, understand why older people are pissed, understand the Irsay’s an idiot, but I don’t really care myself.
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
Well, I gotta get started on my public policy paper
Anyone have a good topic?
FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
being only 25 and living in MD for 21 years I have never understood why during snowstorms do people buy a ton of toilet paper it only happens in MD
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 17, 2010 12:09 AM EST reply actions
LOL Finally a question that requires an answer!
My wife noticed that in Indy too. We’re getting 8 inches of snow. QUICK STOCK UP ON THE CHARMIN! wtf?
Ravens fans
While I am sure I am the LAST person you want to hear from, I just want to say that you guys were all class leading up to this game. Regardless of the outcome, I still think John Harbaugh has your team headed in the right direction. Much respect to your Ravens and to you, their loyal and dedicated fans.
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are you sure that were actual Ravens fans because most I know have no class
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 17, 2010 12:11 AM EST up reply actions
I thought this told the story of our gameplan
Ravens Colts
Passing Yards 183 233
Rushing Yards 87 42
by purpleonblack86 on Jan 17, 2010 12:15 AM EST reply actions
You know, you guys are handling
this better than the Bungholes did, I must say.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Is it just me or
Our passing game is basically outside to mason? We don’t work at the middle of the field like at all. Going forward, it must be addressed by getting the right personals.
And fatter DC's...
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 17, 2010 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
It seems to hinder flacco's development as well
he is throwing the same fashion as last year.
Prost!
Maybe you can troll the Bungles site and tell em how you made it one more game than they did this year!
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 17, 2010 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
We were missing a veritcal game all year. By the way all of our reciever’s are FA’s.
by purpleonblack86 on Jan 17, 2010 12:28 AM EST reply actions
We need to improve some things.
Peyton beat us…. again. But what did we honestly expect? I came into this off-season with almost no expectations, one win seemed great for me.
Lets just move up. Don’t over analyze this one, guys.
HEY just heard this from REED on espn.
so what do you guys think about the possability of Reed maybe
retiring??
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 12:48 AM EST reply actions
Could be
You don’t mess around with an injury involving nerves connecting to the spinal cord. And that is what is wrong with Ed right now. Could be, but sure hope not.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Here the youtube video of the report
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 17, 2010 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Nasty Nestor
I just watched this like 10 minutes ago. Sucks seeing Ed like this. He deserves a ring.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Then he should have
signed with Pittsburgh….
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 17, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
yea i dont like him (obvious reasons) but he is a hell of a player and i do hope he can get better and play more.
but he has to retire if the doctors say that the risk is to high.
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
all the way
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
Whatever
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 17, 2010 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
He does and he is a great player and made a couple of game changing plays at the but
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 17, 2010 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
Yea, those ints being called back stunk. But it was our faults both those happened. Peyton never wanted to go over the top all game long, and when he did he saw what happened. Just dumb luck for them we screwed that up.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
yea just hurt your self each time you had a big play it seemed
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 12:58 AM EST up reply actions
Definitely. Been the story of our season. Mistakes made in critical situations has been a Baltimore specialty for the entire season.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Are you going to lose mason again also or is he coming back?
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 17, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
No idea yet
Off-season is only 2 hours going right now. Lol. Gotta see how everything plays out. Wouldn’t mind him back if he feels he can contribute again.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Lol
Yea, teach our WR how to have Joe make you his only option.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Well, with him on the sidelines permanently
Flaccid would HAVE to throw it to someone else. Aside from Rice, that is…
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Anything to help
Let’s get better options here first.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Raven’s broke my heart already. My B-day is in June, so maybe I get something around then.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Hell yea
Screw those cancer pussies. (Not the sick ones) Gemini’s go strong.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Also heard T.O. would be available...
Nothing personal, but I hope Har-Plop will be dumb enough to sign TO. Let that cancer eat your organization from the inside out…
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Lol
Great, another pick up for us to focus on today and not tomorrow. We need someone to mold into our offense for 7 or 8 years.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I know hehe
You guys need your very own Mike Wallace this draft.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Grrrr
Don’t start on him. I wanted the Ravens to draft him 4-5 months before the draft started.
I sharted myself when I saw you took him. Knew bad things would come from that for us and the league.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Even if you guys had got Wallace
Flacco would just underthrow him every time anyway, and he would be sitting on your practice squad because he “can’t catch”….
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
I got in a good ride today...
If the weather stays good, I’ve got a lot of Sundays til September to do the same thing…Adios amigos. See you in the Fall… Go Ravens!
Good bye Ravens fans it was a fun year. See you all next year Go Steelers, Go Pens and Go Pirates!!!
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 17, 2010 1:01 AM EST reply actions
The fact that you said go Pirates
Makes me feel slightly better.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Hey the Pirates were good once in the early 90's but I still love them and they will get good again
by steeler_in_maryland on Jan 17, 2010 1:02 AM EST up reply actions
umm "get good again" sorry the lions, rams and nationals will be good before them lol
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
Good to have Corey Ivy back. Just wouldn’t be the same in this type of loss without a Corey Ivy hiccup.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
He was on Wayne?
Man, Peyton screwed up seeing that one.
Yea, he did a great job on the Reed interception.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
On the Wayne TD.
Corey was the one who attempted to make the stop, right?
The flag on the second interception was horse shit. We would have lost the game either way, but what the hell has happened to the NFL?
Can’t grab a WR with your back turned. Corey did exactly that. Ray’s hit was helmet to helmet. Learn to tackle differently.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
It wasn't a "catchable" ball...
He ran into Ivy. Incidental contact. No penalty. Bad call. Good perception there, mlb32001
Bad officiating
has run rampant throughout the NFL this season. The poor officiating tonight wouldn’t really have changed the outcome but it sure is interesting when certain penalties occurred this evening.
No, we would have lost either way.
But the officiating still sucks. Why can’t we get some refs under the age of 60?
It is interesting
And the NFL is changing. But what happened tonight is nothing we are not used to. Everything that happened tonight speaks of what our team has been all season long.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
it was a good call
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:19 AM EST up reply actions
no but i have also done nothing wrong and there is nothing wrong with me being here
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:26 AM EST up reply actions
i will :)
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:27 AM EST up reply actions
You've done nothing wrong.
But why do you have to be here with all the depressed Ravens fans? Go celebrate with the Colts fans.
im over there as well.
so who is your MLB team?? (see your screen name)
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:31 AM EST up reply actions
so basically he has no team no more or is it who they became that he now cheers for? or all the
players that use to be on that team?…….
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:33 AM EST up reply actions
I have no freaking idea. Lol
I am just drunk and talking about my ass.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
yea i understand your drunkenness
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:36 AM EST up reply actions
Just guess...
I’m an Orioles fan. The mlb32001 was a yahoo user name I came up with 10 years ago for yahoo fantasy sports.
You also a baseball fan?
yes i am. but you can guess who to :)
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:37 AM EST up reply actions
The Los Angeles Anaheim Angels :)
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:54 AM EST up reply actions
Is Mike Bordick still hitting touchdowns? Alamor was a hell of a spitter to.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
ok i think it is time for you to go your now mixing sports lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:39 AM EST up reply actions
Ravens are 0-8 against the team our City hates the most. Way to show up for us. They are terrified of Manning. Too funny how these guys fear him and lay down. They play but their not really playing. They are just watching Manning waiting for him to kill them. We don’t play to win the game. We play to stay in awe of Manning.
Alright bud
Let’s go easy now. Did we not see this coming.
It will end one day…………………when he retires. Lol
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Players and Coaches TO DUMP:
1. Flacco
2. Cam
3. Ivy
4. Landry
5. Walker
6. Cousins
7. Suggs
How much cap space does that give us?
We'll take Ivy back...NOT!
Seriously, Ivy couldn’t beat out WILLIAM GAY for a starters job at corner…that should tell you something right there…
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
Which is why we cut his ass in the off-season. Desperation brings shit with it sometimes.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Flacco already?
Damn bud. Sleep on that one.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
by Mr MaLoR on Jan 17, 2010 1:30 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i think you will reconsider this later ( a couple days or a week)
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:31 AM EST up reply actions
agree
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 1:33 AM EST up reply actions
Oh yes, I LOVE this game!
Fire Harbaugh, release Flacco, trade Rice, force Ray Lewis to retire, re-sign Haushka, let Koch start at QB.
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
Just an average team with an arrogant coach! Yea Ravens
The beat down by the Colts was expected. The Ravens were always a pretender and never a contender. The win against NE was more about the Pats demise then it was about how good the Ravens were. For those of you who don’t know—-if you are a final 8 team this year (and the Ravens are), then you can NOT sign a free agent unless you lose one. This applies to only the 2010 season. They would have been better off not making the playoffs. Good luck in the draft.
Steeler fan
I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to stick it to all your Raven fans. Glad the Colts won. Ray Lewis proved once again he is a goon and one dirty lousy player.
Lousy player?
He’s an eight time all-pro, a two time defensive player of the year and a super bowl MVP. You wish you had him.
He joined SB Nation just to get that comment out.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
haha oh well if that is all he says then forget it lol
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
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by TheAngelsColts on Jan 17, 2010 2:11 AM EST up reply actions
Defect
Come over to Steelers nation. We at least know how to defeb\nd the honor of the AFC North, to win over the referees, and to win Super Bowls! lol
WOW!!!
Thanks for all the traffic after I signed off last night. Seems a lot of you had to let off a bit of steam, frustration, etc. See our “friendly” Steelers faithful had a broad shoulder for us to cry on and the Colts fans that stopped by had kind words for us as well as a couple of Bengals fans.
Nice to see some people can be civil in our grief, while others…..
Thanks again, guys.
aka 'Rexx'
Well, in my eyes, we have ceased to be rivals untill training camp
but just you guys. The Bungholes, and Skidmarks fans can go fornicate themselves.
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 17, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
Team is in desperate need of an Offensive Coordinator and some professional discipline
Over the final half of the season, it has become totally apparent that the Ravens truly lack an Offensive Coordinator. I know that Cam Cameron holds the title, but that doesn’t make him an effective offensive coordinator. Outside of the first drive last night, the Ravens were dismal and predictable. They very rarely use the shotgun formation (the Colts use it about 60% of the time and that makes Manning very hard to sack) even when it is abvious that they need to pass and the blitz is coming… note the 4th down call last night when Flacco’s pass was tipped by a defensive tackle after he tried to throw from a “behind the center” position. I have also seen the Ravens start out a game with a quarterback rollout, which is typically a play action play. How can you use play action on the first play of the game when you haven’t established anything yet? Frankly, as much as I like John Harbaugh generally, I hold him responsible for the Ravens continued lack of discipline which has killed this team much more than their opponents. Terrell Suggs did not earn his salary this year and did not show professional leadership. If he can’t control himself, he shouldn’t play. Also, John has tolerated this dismal offensive play calling and it is time he stopped defending it and took measures to correct it.
oh well guys, you know what time it is
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
I really want one of these in real life
2 actually:
1. one for work to let people know when to leave my office so I can get work done
2. One for home. I had this chick over the other weekend and we had a good time, then I’m chillin watching TV and she will not shut up. I mean she just will not stop talking. I was fading and then almost passing out and she just kept going and going…
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Oh, how nice of you to have your sister over for a pleasant evening.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
my sister has been known to run her mouth as well
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
oh BTW congratulations on having the best season of the AFC North teams this year
I am happy that the bengals couldn’t earn that distinction, even with a division title. I hate you guys a lot less than I hate the ben-gals right now.
Good luck in the off season. The Steelers will enjoy their decent draft pick.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
a choke
Here my first post…. The Raven-Colt game got a way last nite when that Baltimore reciever dropped the ball on the colt 2 yard line and would have had an easy score. Then Flacio is saved by the dropped interception by the colt linebaker and cant complete a touchdown so has to settle for a tying field goal.
Great teams make a play then to bailed them out..The Ravens didnt make one after that so dont expect them to go farther…..Once again the moment passes them.
by labyrinth_522000 on Jan 17, 2010 11:25 AM EST reply actions
Haloti Ngati
This man is an amazing talent, I watched him through college and new he would become a great pro, if you all ever want to part with him, my Broncos would be happy to have him!!
Do the donkeys even play a 3-4?
"OOH! A piece of candy. OOH! A piece of candy."
-James Woods
by Steel Spike on Jan 17, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
HaHaHaHa RATS fans..you are funny
so many excuses, blame this blame that…LOL just like your city. blah blah blah what was the chant you used to do?
C…..O…..L…..T……S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha
admit you got beat by the better team and only beat one team all year that made the playoffs (SD missing half their O-line and HOF RB) and then beat NE (not even half as good as past NE teams)
lucky to get this far…now go down the ocean and cry in your beer HON
Can you show us where we blamed anyone besides ourselves for this game?
I would really like to see that.
And shows what type of life you have to sign up today JUST to get that comment in.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
What Baltimore needs is SIMPLE..... A Quarterback and a Target..
Baltimore’s offensive coordinator must now realize that FLACO is not the leader or the future of this team. Baltimore needs a quarterback that takes charge, has fire, sort of like Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers didn’t panic and brought his team back with aggression. Even though they lost, I was proud of his performance. By the time Baltimore realizes what they need for their offense, there defense will have fallen from grace. It’s tie for Lewis to consider retirement and Ed Reed is thinking the same. There’s also question about the offensive coordinators play calling. COME ON BALTIMORE…… LETS LOOK AT THE COACHING STAFF
No idea what you are talking about. Yea, lets just start over again and go 6-10 for the next 3 seasons. So excited for that.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I hate to say I told you so, but well...I told you so.
I said before the season started that your D would take a small step back and it appears that Scott and Leonhard being gone hurt you and helped propel the Jets to the AFC championship game. I see your D and the Steelers D regaining their stride and the Bengals, with the rehire if Zimmer to be very strong at D as well. I expect the Bengals to go D, probably a satety, with their first pick as our real needs at WR and TE can be addressed later or in FA. I hear there is a certain WR in Denver who your Ravens are very interested in. What is his name? Can’t recall I am getting old. Where do you guys see the emphasis in the draft and FA?
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
Steel-Hers Fans here...now...why?
Why are there even Steelers fans in here running their yaps when they couldn’t even make it to the dance much less beat the Patriots? Go somewhere and find some class and take Big Ben with you…….if he’s done with his lawsuits.
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