Heading into a sweltering summer weekend with temperatures around the Baltimore area topping the century mark, there's not too much NFL news out there around this time of year. Baltimore Ravens fans see football as a twelve months of the year season, although the surprising success of the Baltimore Orioles has drawn some noteworthy attention.

Post your thoughts and comments on today's 'Open Thread' on any topic you desire, as long as they fall within the spacious confines of Baltimore Beatdown's Community Guidelines. Continue yesterday's debate on the 2012-13 playoff teams, the Ravens roster, of even the possibilities of the Birds playing meaningful baseball once the NFL season begins.

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