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Nice, underhanded and soft. Just how I like it.

Just making sure ya know. Before Sunday, ANYONE who dare say that the Ravens aren't winning 9 of the last 11 were fairweather fans who were just obviously too emotional.

Flacco coulda should also been in 3 Super Bowls with what we've actually had

So, is everyone STILL fairweather fans for calling 1-5 for what it is..game over. ?

No, the agreed that they didn't have the money to add another notable receiver. There's a difference.

Unfortunately, I don't think we can win this game. We get behind early, take the lead in the 4th quarter but the defense falls apart late. Like every single game we've lost. 49er's 30. Ravens 27

OK let's go back 5 years Jimmy Smith- Drafted 27th overall-The teams best DB currently Torrey Smith-Drafted in the 2nd round-Instrumental in getting us a super bowl Pernell Mcphee-5th round-Developed into a strong pass rusher Courtney Upshaw- 2nd round-Starter Osemele -2nd round-Starter Matt Elam-32nd overall-Jury is still out, though he hasn't performed up to being a 1st round pick, he is still young. Brandon Williams-3rd round..developing into one of the best D lineman in the league. Kyle Jusczyk -4th round has done a nice job at FB. Ricky Wagner-Starting RT. 5the round Overall in 2 seasons has been solid. Still young. Kaplan Lewis-Moore-A good 6th round find..is an excellent peice of the day line rotation. CJ Mosley-17th overall- Monster rookie season, not quite as good this year but still has a ton of room to grow..great pickisser Tommy Jernigan -2nd round..again a dependable Dlineman. Crockett Gilmore -3rd round..Good pick there. John Urschel-5th round..has been solid when pressed into service. Great depth. Campanaro-7th round..Jury is still out, a playmaker when healthy. Can't speak to this year's draft because they've all played 5 games or fewer..maximum Williams,nick boyle, Carl Davis and Smith are all looking good though.

Who was available via trade, and at what cost? That must be answered before you can say that he should have traded for a pass rusher. If it means we have to sacrifice re-singing 3 other players next year AND costs us draft picks, what is the point?

It has nothing to do with being a fair weather fan. It's called being realistic. If you look at my post, you will see that I said I'll never jump ship. The fact is that this team hasn't proven that they can beat even an average team..maybe if the roster was even 80 percent healthy, we win 2 of those 4 games and we're still in it. However, at 1-4 it is over no matter how much of a Homer you want to be. Do I WANT them to go on a magical 9-1 run and be in the playoffs? Absolutely. It's not happening though.

Eh, Ozzie has done well in free agency too. Usually finding solid, productive players on the cheap. Carey Redding, Trevor Pryce, Willie Anderson, TJ Houshmanzadeh was a decent 1 year rental, Derrick Mason, My original post was that we've gotten production out of every draft, some more than others, but this seasons record has nothing to do with Ozzie not drafting well. The Ravens were handcuffed this year by the cap which happens. If nobody had been injured..Suggs,Perriman,Pitta,Gilmore,Dumervil,Webb, Davis, Monroe. .this team is probably 4-1 right now. This is the 2007 season all over. Good core of talent, too many injuries to overcome.

Stupid phone. .ugh. sorry about that everyone. I swear I was going somewhere with it!

Agreed 100 percent. We are spoiled here. Since the Harbaugh and Flacco era started. . 2008- 11-5 regular season, made it to the AFC Championship, knocking off the top seeded Titans on the road in the process. 2009- 9-7 regular season, wildcard spot. Went into New England and TRASHED them in the WV game. 2010- 12-4 regular season, wildcard spot. Dismantled KC on the road in the WV game. 2011- 12-4 Division Champs, beat Houston in the Divisional round, and for all intents and purposes should have beaten the Patriots en route to the Super Bowl 2012- 10-6 Regular season, Division Champs, Trashed Indy at home, Stunned the Broncos on the road, and thoroughly beat up on the Patriots in Foxboro en route to being Super Bowl Champions.. 2013- Even during the worst season to that point, the Ravens finished 8-8 and had a shot at the Wildcard spot if they could have found a way to beat the Bengals in week 17. 2014- 10-6, wildcard. Even with a diminished secondary, the Ravens finished with a respectable record and EMBARRASSED the Steelers at Heinz and but couldn't overcome the lack of talented DB's in a close loss to New England. We've had plenty to cheer for every season. I am comfortable saying it's just not our year, because I know that the organization will have the team in a position to not only compete, but make another championship run next year..and I believe fully that we can.

You can point to the fact that we are only 2 games out of the Wildcard race, but the fact remains that the team has to not only win games, but go on a remarkable run to just get to 9 wins. They are 1-4 right now. So that means that they are going to have to go 8-3 the rest of the season. This team has shown what so far that says they are capable of that? No, it's not impossible. .it's highly improbable though. Also, what happens IF they get there and have to play Denver or New England? Sorry, but being realistic is the opposite of naive ....WE JUST GAVE UP 450+ yards passing to Josh McCown for crying out loud! We lost to Oakland and Cleveland..two average at best teams and made them look REALLY good in the process. It's over. I'm not turning my back on them or disowning my team and I'll be watching every snap until week 17 but the reality here is that the talent is just not there right now.

Waller was looking great on special teams. He was getting soooo close to blocking a few kicks.

This isn't on Ozzie at all. The FO had to make some moves with the long term in mind. Ozzie isn't the one out there getting hurt. Our WR's and DB's are dropping like flys. There just isn't enough healthy talent to put on the field right now to win. Actually, these games are close because of Joe and maybe a handful of other guys. Seasons like this happen unfortunately. It's not really anyone's fault, just bad luck.

Because he's been on the team for less than a week. He's a #4 wideout. Nothing more.

Everyone talking about Givens as if he's going to be some sort of savior. .. Dude was buried on the Ram's depth chart, showed flashes of potential a few years ago..and can return kicks. . I'm not banking on it. The spot we're in right now is that desperate unfortunately. Anybody know what Jacoby Jones is up to these days?

It's possible that the Ravens CAN male the playoffs. Will they? Remains to be seen. . Right now, we have probably the least talented Receiving corps in the NFL, no pass rush and some questionable play at safety and nickle. . There are ton of IF's.

Not even close, sorry. Just like any city, Baltimore has it's very nice parts. The whole riot thing is a black eye.

There's no way that would ever happen.First, they would never stop selling beer at games -Budweiser,Coors,and Miller are all mega sponsors of the NFL. Secondly, do you realize how long it would take to test 70,000 people for alcohol?

Going to be a close game, I think we can get the win at home. Ravens 20 Browns 13

I just don't understand how anyone can honestly sit here and say that this team is talented enough to make the playoffs right now. Kamar Aiken is our best receiver...Kamar Aiken. Even if we were 4-0 right now, the playoffs would be far from a garauntee. This year, what was supposed to happen..what we thought could happen backfired. We spend a 1st on a big play receiver to go with Smith and the rest of the guys to be solid 3rd options. He gets hurt forever. Then smith gets hurt. Then one of the "other guys" gets hurt. Oh BTW there's also the absence of the LT that hurts the offense. Then on d, Suggs goes down. Arrington who we thought could be solid at nickel is terrible, and still not getting good safety play at all outside of Will Hill. Running game has been absentee, and Flacco hasn't been at his super bowl best either. Some of these guys are gping to have to put together career type seasons to turn this thing around. You do realize that we are relying on roster bubble caliber receivers right now?

I have been trying to make the same point. They just don't understand how it works. Of course Ozzie is going to make some calls, due diligence. But that's about it. Would Anquan Boldin suddenly turn this offense back around? Probably not. I think everyone forgets how dude would disappear for 2 or 3 games at a time, then have a monster half in a game, then disappear again. Now he's old..er

What happens if they lose to Cleveland?

It could get worse, or it could get better. Luck of the draw, I guess. If we can get some of these guys back. .Gilmore,Smith,Monroe then we may have a chance to at least be competitive on offense.