1) the o-line
2) gage (could have been the mvp)
3) the bend but dont break D
4) CJ for proving we could run well against these guys
5) not giving up a defensive td (even though they got 3, kept us in the game)
6) sarge for hanging on to the most viscious hit i’ve seen in a while.

help me out if i missed anyone

He’s the only humble guy on the Ravens defense. While guys with less talent than him (Suggs, Scott, Frank Walker, etc) run their mouths, Reed keeps quiet and gets 11 interceptions on the season. Doesn’t sound like a douche to me…

Is this about the Chris Johnson play? Where he attempted to take the ball away from CJ BEFORE the refs blew the whistle? Reed was NOT attempting to hurt Johnson. He was just trying to take the ball away (something he’s done 12 times in the last 12 games). Vs the Redskins there was a similar play. Clinton Portis looked like he was down, but Reed knocked the ball out and returned it for a touchdown.

So relax…

There was NO whistle, and Chris Johnson was moving forward in an attempt to get extra yards. Ed Reed reacted by “just going for the ball”. Unfortunately there was another Raven player who was holding onto Johnsons legs, so Reed’s attempt at stripping the ball looked like bending. But that was NOT Reeds intention, he was “just going for the ball”. Btw saying my back should be bent just because I stated the facts of the incident? You stay classy stetix01.

You guys are making too much of this, its not like he stepped on somebodies face with a cleat…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwxMRPTsYeo

I thought you were referring to my ACTUAL back. I apologize for that…

Btw murdered? Are you referring to Ray Lewis, who was found INNOCENT of murder? I have footage of Haynesworth stepping on Gurode ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwxMRPTsYeo ). Do you have footage of Ray Lewis committing murder?

Anyways this is going too far. I respect your team, I respect your loyal fanbase, I love some of your individual players (CJ, Kearse, and Bullock). I just wanted to tell you Ed Reed is FAR from a dirty player. Some of the other Ravens do a little extra pushing and trashtalking. But Reed is a humble superstar.

i was thrilled to see billick leave and you guys to get flacco and to be successful. but IMHO you are still one player away from losing the “thug” image that you guys have. and believe it or not i wish the best for flacco and company, he’s very exciting to watch. and i think your new coach has done an excellent job of changing the culture and the image. i also think ed reed is incredible. but of all the plays last night, nothing fired me up more than that one…fumbles and pick included.

once again for the record, albert did the crime AND did the time. and furthermore nobody has “footage” of the OJ massacre but we all know he did it.

I cant blame you for being upset about that play. Chris Johnson looked like he was on his way for a 200yd from scrimmage day, and that play probably ended his night. But I can tell you right now Ed Reed did not intentionally try to bend Johnson. Ravens got guys like Jarrett Johnson, Terrell Suggs, and others who enjoy inflicting pain. They even got a boxer on the roster. But Ed Reed is not in that same group. And prior to yesturdays game I doubt any football fan in the World would call Ed Reed “dirty”. But I can’t change your mind, you have the right to your opinion, so I just wanted to tell you mines…

You got a great group. Even without your stud center you got pretty good protection for Collins. LeRoy Harris made some bad snaps, but in pass protection he looked good. All this talk about how would a player with just 1 NFL start under his belt handle the Ravens blitz. Well he showed how. The rest of that Oline was great like they been all year.

Chris Johnson is gonna be one of the best running backs in this league. No Raven could tackle him. He made one of the best players on this defense (Bart Scott) look like a High School JV linebacker.

Your defense got a star at every position. Harper is a very good corner, Griffin was 2nd in the NFL in interceptions, and you got 2 pro bowlers in Hope and Finnegan. And thats just the secondary! Your loaded in the Dline Kearse, Brown, Jones, Hayes, Haynesworth, KVB, Dave Ball. Keith Bullock is a superstar. I can keep going on and on.

You come back next year with the same squad, and you should contend for another championship.

I suppose by now you’ve watched the best two teams in the AFC (Steelers & Ravens – not necessarily in that order) show you how to win in playoff football. I doubt you’ll hear any commentators talking about how the Titans are/were the best team in the AFC but, because the thuggy, ugly, and rude Ravens didn’t acknowledge it, your team isn’t going to get to play any more this year. Actually the reason your team isn’t going to get to play anymore is because of their turnovers, their penalties (some of them really stupid and undisciplined) and a missed important field goal. These are the type of plays that separate successful playoff teams from the ones that are now starting their winter vacations. If you don’t agree then ask yourself how many turnovers, stupid penalties, or missed scoring opportunities the Steelers or Ravens had. Well OK the Steelers had at least one but they scored so often due to Charger mistakes that it didn’t matter.

One other thing. Did you hear Phil Simms mention near the end of the game that the Steelers were joined by the 49ers and the Cowboys as the only NFL teams to win 5 Super Bowls and now the Steelers are one game away from going for number 6. Nothing was heard about whether any of these Super Bowls were won in the “disco era” and nothing at all was mentioned about the Tennessee Titans.

Now I’m sure you guys can come on the blog and cuss me out, tell me to just go away, or some other bunch of nonsense that won’t change the facts of this matter at all. So maybe you should just admit that you got beat by a stronger, more mature playoff team and that you’ll need to cut down on the mistakes and ramp up the clutch play if you want to do better next year. The regular season determines whether or not you get to play in the playoffs but as this weekend repeatedly showed, it has very little bearing on how you do once you get there.

It’s probably all stuff you already know. Jimmy, I’ll try to refrain from posting anymore on your blogs but some of the comments I read from your faithful are hard to let pass by. The Titans played good football this year but they’re out. After watching the entire Titans/Ravens game, in my opinion they have no one to blame but themselves. Since you guys like the AFC root for the team that can best represent the conference (which I personally think is the Steelers) to win next weekend and we’ll see what happens from there.