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It would be nice to see a running attack that we stick with into the 2nd half. We'll get our chances to throw it deep if we commit to the run early and often. West and Dixon's numbers would be higher if we'd just stick with it.

I'm hyped up for this game but I'm really excited about playing NE next week. There's so many things I want to see. We need to get out of the Miami game healthy for one then, I want to see us hammer Lady Brady all game long. I want to see Brady on the sidelines throwing his helmet and yelling at his players and I want our guys to be the obvious bullies on the field. Smacking their TE's and WR's down without making penalties. I'm breaking out all my Mojo rituals for that one! Anyone know where I can buy Ravens Boxers? :-)

Although he was a great player, I've never been a big Ray Lewis fan and the more I hear him speak, the more he shows he's a huge narcissist.

Really loved the "Replacements" GIF and "Captain America" wasn't bad either.

Good the hear Jimmy's coming back. We're about to be tested with who we have left to play. Maimi is no slouch but at least we get to play them here then comes NE in their house (I would love nothing more for Xmas than to put a beat down on them!). Playing the Eagles at M&T will help but then it's off to Pittsburgh who always has a chance and are fighting for the same spot we covet. Cincy, although in the basement and possibly nothing to play for, will undoubtedly have something to prove to themselves after what happened in their last game with us. We COULD sweep all of them, with NE being our biggest test but we could also lose every one of them. It's just how we are. We need all hands on deck and a little bit of luck to pull this off but unlike what I thought earlier in the year, I think it's possible. I'm expecting the worst but hoping for the best. Our destiny is in our hands! GO RAVENS!!

I think it's time to lose the brace.

You know I've been a Joe basher almost all season because he's deserved it. While he's still not doing everything well, he IS making progress. His pocket awareness is getting better, he doesn't have the happy feet as much and he's even thrown it out of bounds a few times when nothing was there, rather than take the sack. I believe his leg is fine, it was his psyche that was holding him back. I tape the games so I can go back and watch it again to pick out certain players and what I'm seeing is, it's not just one thing. Each play offers a new guffaw from someone. On offense, Our receivers rarely get separation. There's times when someone does get a little room but Joe won't see them because he doesn't go through his progressions on every play. Sometimes, you can see where he'll lock on to a receiver and try to force it in there, regardless of coverage. If it were me and I was going to force the ball into a tight window, I'd pick the window that only has one or two bad guys defending, not 3 or 4. Our Wr's also don't understand the blitz and helping Joe out by recognizing he's being pressured out of the pocket. Maybe it's just my sand lot days talking but if you want the ball, you have to show your QB he has an outlet in those situations. On running plays, many of our O line will block for about 5 feet then give up. Our receivers jog on their routes giving away the run or if they figure they aren't getting the ball anyway and Pitta blatantly won't block with any heart at all. You can tell he thinks he's too good for being a blocker. Also, I HATE the "Dive into your legs" type of chop blocking. All that does most times is put you with your face in the ground out of the play with the defender still able make a play. I think it's a lazy type of block and makes you look stupid while you're laying on the ground and the guy you were supposed to be blocking is still standing but again, maybe that's just me. On defense, our corners consistently get their hips turned. They bite on almost every juke and are constantly out of position to make a play on the ball. It looks like they think as long as they're "close" to their guy, they're defending OK. Shareese and Young have physical ability but just aren't where they should be most times. With all this, if I had to come up with one thing we needed to do better that would sum it all up, in my opinion, I'd say better coaching would cover most all of these issues.

"Loser" is a bit harsh Eric. Playing catch with your son is an awesome idea though and proof that you're not a loser! I agree with Crusader, go get one from Lady Brady!

I'm glad we got the win but man, I wish we didn't let every team have hope up the the last whistle! We fall apart in the 2nd half every game. It seems like our guys (Players and/or coaches) relax on Offense and Defense when we have the lead. I might think that the commissioner told all the head coaches that they want to see close games so no one is allowed to blow anyone out any more. While it wasn't a pretty game, there were a few things that I did like seeing.... 1) I want to see more Perriman! He's slowly becoming a good WR and can be a clutch pass catcher if given half the chance. 2) It's obvious that Tucker practices his craft. Something I think other players should be doing more of! 3) Our opening drive was a thing of beauty! Looked like we were an NFL team with a plan to kick some butt into the playoffs! 4) Joe is showing a little more pocket awareness (at times). 5) After Suggs did it, all of our D line were getting their hands up to block passes. 6) No AJ on the field! My 5, pull my hair out complaints about this game...... 1) Joe running out of bounds 6 yds behind the line of scrimmage was a bonehead move (throw it away dummy!) 2) Weddle missing the super easy INT looked really lame. It's like he's never played catch before. 3) Shareese Wright needs more practice time, coaching up or just another team to be bad on! 4) Thank God for Tucker BUT, WHY would you start playing for field goals instead of TD's? It was obvious and stunk of desperation (with the lead no less!) We're playing like we know we suck! If our coaches don't believe we can win, neither will the players or fans! 5) Our play calling is suspect at best. We do well to begin the game but then it looks like our O and D coordinators all take a pee break. How can other teams make adjustments that work but if we adjust, it's to play soft and unimaginative?

Run, Run, Run, Throw and so on. Wear Cincy down, keep our defense fresh.

Just think if all of our star players all played well in one game that the others didn't mess up. We have Suggs, Doom, Steve Smith, "January" Joe, Brandon Williams, Mike Wallace, Yanda, Tucker, Pitta, West & Dixon, Weddle, Jimmy Smith and a couple others I can't think of at the moment. We have a special teams that have blocked punts too. Now, most of these guys are on defense but I believe we have enough talent to get it done IF, everyone gets on a roll together. Someone said that we NEVER have been "one and done" in the playoffs and that's not true however, making it there does give us a shot in the arm and we know, all things considered, that we could hang with any team in the league. I just want a shot at it and if nothing else, one more game to watch our team than most fans would have who didn't make it. It's OK to expect the worst, we've deserved a lot of that but, Hope for the best! Go RAVENS!!

Run the ball! If we get a few 3 and outs doing that, stick with it. We go 3 an out throwing the ball too and that doesn't stop them! I think we crossed the 50yd line like 3 times last week. Next big thing we need to do is stop the penalties. 2nd highest in the league and that's unacceptable for "Playing like a Raven". We're catching a break with Cincy this week so we need to take advantage of it. Crockett should be our primary TE this week because Pitta can't block to save his butt and we need a 60/40 run pass ratio for this game! Bengals are going to emphasize the pass rush this game if they're smart so expect it!

If Smith isn't 100%, I think they should rest him another week. With AJ out, this would be the week to do it because we'll need him down the road. (Hopefully!) If Doom comes back and plays at a high level, that should offset Smith being out a little. I think we should play smash mouth football this weekend and run the ball. We're nearing cold weather games and we need to become more confident in that aspect of our game if we want to do any damage with it. Stick with it. Joe will have his chances to throw it down field and I believe those chances will be more apt to produce more when we do throw it if we do a 60-40 run/pass this weekend.

I hear ya but if Jimmy's back is an issue, Cincy is without a couple starters this week and we need Jimmy at 100% for the rest of the way. Our coaches need to tell our guys to not give a 10yd cushion and we won't have as many plays on us. Our Defensive line needs to step it up again so Wright and company don't have to cover for 30 seconds at a time and we need to eat up the clock by running the ball. We can do without Jimmy for another week if everyone else does their jobs and having Jimmy out for another 3 weeks because he came back too early and tweaked his back would mean Geesh Wright would be in there the rest of the way.

Rest Smith this week. Wright, Powers and Young need the practice time to show if they can or can't step it up in games and this is the only week to do so. We'll need smith healthy for the rest of the season with Miami, Pats, Phily and the 2nd games against the Squeelers and Cincy. Gotta figure out "Who's playing and who's not" for next year.

Let's get him out there on the field. He has a lot to prove and he has the freshest legs in the business :-) Sometimes, it takes a smack in the mouth a couple times to become a better person (Actually, that's what it takes for most of us). I'm sure he'll make good on his word and I'd be glad to see him "Smack some people". Between the whistles of course!

Unfortunately, even if we were to make it to the playoffs, I'm pretty sure we'd be one and done. This team needs more top draft picks than a 2% chance to make it to the SB. Flacco looked a lot better against Dallas but the coaching and a few players (and refs) killed it for us. When we stink it up against the jets but hang with Dallas, it's obvious to me that we need a couple new coaches. I am getting tired of hearing that we're on the cusp of winning these games after we've lost them. "Close" only works in horseshoes and hand grenades or if you're trying to sell PSL's, Cialis and beer. Pretty soon, every team will be getting trophies for participation. Welcome to the age of the Millennial.

Joe did fine. He was mobile when he needed to be and was spot on his throws for the most part. He had time to throw but no one was getting open often enough. Dallas is a good team but they were beatable. I'm starting to think our coaches are to blame here. Soft zone D is always our down fall but we do it all the time. A lot of our guys were saying that Dak was taking advantage of the check downs but I saw Dak throwing to his guys that had 10yds cushions. Don't need check downs when your WR's are getting 12yds a pop easily plus, Dak was throwing the ball in under 3 seconds. Geesh wright stinks up the joint and is not a good player at all. On our Offense, Why did we abandon the run, not only was it working but you have to stick with it for it to wear down the Defense and eat some clock (Just like Dallas did!!) On D, we switched to a soft zone and again, just too many penalties. Harbaugh said that the game dictated us throwing it in the 2nd half but we were tied at the end of the half and when Dallas got a TD, that means we need to start chucking it all over the place? Run the ball, eat up the clock and make it a game! Most of these are coaching decisions.

Penalties were an issue for us for sure. They stopped a few drives and that killed us but Dallas got away with a few very flagrant penalties that just had me jumping mad! The one in the end zone where our guy was getting manhandled was a big one as were a few others. I know there's nothing you can do about those but it sure seemed like the refs were all from Dallas!

Ya, Shareese was an issue. Missing Jimmy big time. I also hated the soft defense in the 2nd half. Didn't run the ball enough either. It was like they thought we were 4 scores down or something, SMH. Joe did look a lot better today though. He was on target more often than not and was pretty mobile when he needed to be. I was pretty happy about that. Pass rush sucked in the 2nd half too! I didn't expect us to win this game but thought many of our guys stepped up, just not enough to get the win. Smiths sideline catch was a thing of beauty! I believe coaching had a lot to do with that 2nd half. Too much room given to the receivers and no one got a pick which should have happened at least once in Dallas's last drive but our guys were too far off to do anything. Coach says we'll play aggressive but I just didn't see it today. Too much soft zone. We had a big chance to get some respect today and just let it slip through our fingers. Here's hoping for a great game next week!

Tucker has surpassed Matt Stover in my book and I doubted that would ever happen. Way to go Tuck! Sure glad we have you on our team!

This is probably one of the best things that could have happened. The right thing at the right time. Reminds me of the dirty dozen scene where in order to transform twelve convicted felons, with an affinity for violence and no desire to work together, into a cohesive, effective team to do a job behind enemy lines. In boot camp, The men were told they wouldn't have any hot water to wash or shave with as a punishment. One of the dirty Dozen, Franko (Played by John Cassavetes) steps up to complain about it. After addressing the men, Maj Reisman (Played by Lee Marvin) leans over to his second in command and says, "Hey, I really think we got something. Yeah, it's what the Navy calls "mutiny. " No, no. Remember what I was saying last night about 12 rugged individualists? So? You heard them. It was "WE ain't gonna do this and WE ain't gonna do that. " When I asked them to step forward, even Posey joined in. I'll bet you he's been shaving in cold water since he was a kid. Boy, do I love that Franko. That means that we are going to have that much more time for work. Right? So now, if you. . . . "dirty dozen" have no objections. . . we will get our equipment and start right now!". . . This could add that something extra we'll need to beat Dallas Sunday!!!

I don't agree that Dak doesn't do well under pressure. He steps up, slides overand rolls out with the best of them. I only wish Joe could do some of that!

In four games not in Baltimore so far this year, Joe has thrown only two touchdown passes and six interceptions and has a 11.6 point avg. Our D had better be stellar against Dak and Elliott! It's the only way we'll pull off the upset.

Joe may be "Cool and calm" but I'm sure he's feeling the pressure to do better. The 2nd half of last game showed me something. I think he'll play up to the competition Sunday and give Dak a run for his money. I'm not saying we got this one in the bag but I do believe we'll hang with them enough to keep it interesting till the end. We need to control the clock, keep the penalties to a minimum, run the ball and don't let anyone behind us and hang tough in the red zone (The latter being the toughest task Sunday I think). Our ST keeps doing what they've been doing and we can get a fumble recovery or a pick or two, it may just be the recipe for an upset.