We lost a big game...what's new
Well folks, I can dish it out and take it. But I have to say, I had some nice predictions- I said you'd score 13 (Ravens 20- if I were coaching). I said there would be poor clock management just before the half (only it was us with 1 play in 38 seconds and poor use of a TO). I said we'd hold you under 100 rushing and we would rush for 160- dead on. I called for 2 picks and we got that. I predicted very physical play on our side- most of the game BUT not when it mattered. What we got was the typical Ravens vs. Titans game. If I were any fan in the NFL I would buy a ticket for this match up. I sit about 20 yards from the field and man what a vicious game. Best on some levels in about 2 years. I won't comment on QB play because we were at a draw there with your journeyman and our rookie. Why Flacco would throw his same troubled pass within the last 1.5 minutes still has me scratching my head. That exact type of throw already cost him 1.5 INT's. That really scares me because that goes beyond stupidity. This may be his blind spot like Vinny Testeverde who seems to have more INT returned for TDs than anyone. Collins is your Dilfer for sure. This game was so even and penalties were even as well. Without the Titans help on the first drive we don't get 3. On that note, with all the help you gave us on that drive if we didn't score 7 I knew we were in trouble. Any great team who is helped down the field with that many penalties puts it away for 7. Our D is that great. It is just sad to watch them suffer under coaching that loves to ride their backs and not push the issue offensively. We played like chickens before the half and at the end of the game. We also had a huge chance to come back for a field goal with 1.5 left but didn't seem prepared to execute something like that. You carved us up with the short slants and I wasn't suprised. I have said for years that is how you beat our linebackers. Keep them back. They love to eat up the run. Our DBs love the deep ball but the short ball control slants and boring methodical ball control passing drives an impatient D crazy. The only real problem I have with the loss and the one oddity that still bugs me is on the false start penalties. We had one were your D lineman kept going after a false start whistle and literally sacked Flacco. Only the false start was called. We get nailed for a roughing the passer on a critical play with a inadvertant and partially blocked into slight hand brush on the side of the QBs helmet/shoulder. Congrats to you for the call but what was the difference? Great game, we lost, Pitt. won so the week couldn't have been worse. 2-2 leaves us 1 game out but we have to go to the Colts ( if we can't stop Collins on a final drive watch us against Manning). The Titans are a lock for the playoffs but beware the 5 straight games without a TD. We luckily weathered that in 2000 and you don't have Billick. Okay..Gramsey let me have it..canoe and all. Considering I was a stones thow from the field ask me any questions if you'd like. There was a lot going on. I'm glad it was played here because no other regular season game this year will probably match the playoff intensity this one had. Just tremendous. If we both had normal QB's it would have been a classic or the defenses would have dominated just the same. That little back of yours was great at the line of scrimmage..he cuts in traffic and somehow pops out on the other side. He really saved the day for you offensively with his timely runs and control receptions. Well, thats it until the next time we face..I'm off to bother the Colts blog.
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Could you feel the shots that Ray Ray was putting on CJ and LenDale?
I could. Through the TV.
by gramsey712 on Oct 6, 2008 2:37 PM CDT 0 recs
And if I were you, I would go easy on that Colts blog.
They are an ornery bunch over there.
by gramsey712 on
Oct 6, 2008 2:39 PM CDT
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They were garden variety shots
No one really got blown up but there was some great backfield take downs by Ray. I heard a couple of off camera hits on kickoffs/punts that made me cringe. Those guys were bringing it. After the sideline helmet pulling off incident, the hits from both sides became more intense. I think it was more impressive Ray was able to corral your RB’s one on one. He is a freak and we are going to miss him big time when he hangs it up. His dance at introduction has to be witnessed. It makes the place rock and the other team stops to watch. He can do it because he backs it up. His over the top excitement has made us better and young players believe. He’s always been our lighening rod but not in a TO or Chad way. As long as teams know it’s going to hurt coming to Baltimore and as long as we play like we did Sunday my ticket will always be worth it. We are always in a game until the very end because of Ray’s on field coaching. We lose some big ones but most of that comes from Rex Ryan and coaches calling off the dogs and going dime or prevent after dominating a whole game. Yesterday we stayed after it but were sliced 7 yards at a clip all the way down the field….again.
by raven on Oct 6, 2008 3:07 PM CDT 0 recs
Way to show up
and take your lumps man. Shows class. Good game yesterday. Once Flacco comes into his own you guys will be a huge force.
by BigW on Oct 6, 2008 3:12 PM CDT 0 recs
Great game
Before yesterday, I hadn’t seen the Titans play but they are under control and methodical. If it were baseball I’d say they throw a heavy ball. With all the penalties its hard to point out great drives. The Ravens play some of the ugliest games but it pulls teams out of there comfort zone. At 5-0 you might be able to replace the 1999 ESPN Super Bowl footage with some new stock. Titans could have easily been in at least 2 SB’s the past 10 years.
by raven on
Oct 6, 2008 11:25 PM CDT
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My only suggestion/request-
Paragraphs. I barely avoided being crushed by the wall of text. :-P
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Oct 6, 2008 4:24 PM CDT 0 recs
This place is full of English teachers ain't it?
Excuse me. Isn’t it? HAH!
by BigW on Oct 6, 2008 7:03 PM CDT 0 recs
Great post, raven
I was there in the Club Zone corner end zone and even I felt the shocks of the hard hits on both teams. However, no one goes thru the player on tackles as consistently as Ray does. He still may be the hardest hitter in the league on a consistent basis. I agree, you’ve got to witness in person the feeling when he comes out of the tunnel before the game. It may get a little old for some, but never for me. As long as he continues to bring it every game, he can do and say what he wants.
However, (new paragraph- okay Zu Long?) he along with our other LB’s can’t cover the underneath slant out of the backfield and if the Colts want to take us apart, just send Marvin and Reggie Long and slant Addai and Clark underneath across the middle. Ballgame.
Rexx
by Rexx on Oct 7, 2008 12:08 PM CDT 0 recs
That's not true.
I mean, maybe the Colts will hit some slants underneath, but that beats the Hell out of giving up the long pass to them. If you’re giving up slants, you’re forcing perfect play over time, and every once in a while, either the Offense will make a mistake, or your pass rush will get there. That, combined with a rushing attack that dominates time-of-possession, is all that is needed.
Now that’s actually a lot, but it’s not impossible or anything. In fact, had Ray Lewis stayed in coverage rather than trying to jump the route on KC’s touchdown throw, that throw wouldn’t have worked. All he needed to do was stay patient. But he tried to make the knock-out play. Especially against the Colts, going for the knockout like that can be a real mistake (see also: Rosenfelds, Sage).
Run the ball, maintain the heavy 4-man pass-rush, and watch for the mistake.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!
by DannoE on
Oct 7, 2008 12:38 PM CDT
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