ravenwildman

NFL.com's bold prediction is that Browns beat Ravens.....If I remember correctly the NFL.com analyst didn't think highly of the Ravens to start with, so why is this "BOLD" to them? Dream on NFL.com pundits with your wishfull thinking, Ravens are going to hammer them! Moving on. GO RAVENS! 25

When he missed practice due to injury, the collective moan from fans probably set off car alarms across the city.....now that he is back, the collective sigh of relief most likely set them off again....glad he's back, let's get this! GO RAVENS! 25

O-line just had a few dumb mistakes that were costly, silly stuff they know not to do, missed assignments, penalties and such. At least they had these "senior moments" in a game that we won. Maybe it's a good thing to wake them up and add emphasis in not repeating. All in all, I am not worried here, these guys are next level in my opinion. GO RAVENS! 25

Defense looked real good (don't get too cocky though, put down the kool aid it's a long season). The offense needs to shake off the .....whatever that was that was happening.... and dominate. If both can play to full potential, look out! GO RAVENS! 25

I know the argument of; "why risk him in the 4th preseason game where players are flying around the field trying to make a team?", but if he cannot withstand ONE hard hitting game.....what makes anyone think he can endure a 16 (or more hopefully) game season? No, I think this is a good confidence check that he can hack the grind of the NFL. Let's hope he shines Thursday night! GO RAVENS! 25

I think Weddle is already a fan favorite, quickly becoming the Steve Smith Sr of defence. Ravens fans love swagger! embrace it! There are two types of players in my opinion, puddle players and ocean players, people walk through and over puddles like they are nothing, oceans....they destroys freaking cities! In my opinion, Weddle is an ocean player! GO RAVENS! 25

So ESPN snubbing the Ravens and Flacco again.....I hope that the advertisers hoping to gain exposure in the Baltimore market through ESPN realize they have a better shot advertising on Nickelodeon with that kind of bias. I pretty much ignore them now, and the NFL network until the season starts, all they talk about now is how great the Steelers, Green Bay and Patriots are going to be....boring! GO RAVENS! 25

So the Ravens are the "Dark Horse" contender according to SI....I kind of like that title :) let's go get it! GO RAVENS! 25

Nobody make a sound......don't need him to go back into hiding! Just kidding, glad to finally see him on the field! GO RAVENS! 25

You know back in the 80's when the average safety weighed about 180 lbs having a 53 man roster was pretty fair keeping a team from stacking too many stars. But with the pace of the game, and the magnitude of human collisions these days.....the potential of serious injury of players by playing too many downs is high. I really think, for player safety sake, rosters should be expanded to 60, maybe 63. This will allow enough players to switch out before minor problems become major without teams comprising performance. Sure, fantasy owners will whine about low numbers on key players because of the "spreading of the wealth", but compared to a player's health, which is more important?

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Phelps should have his statue dead center of the inner harbor plaza. It can be electro plated gold over bronze. That's what is on the Bank of America building on Light street. So it can be done. I mean in over 2,000 years of competition he is the best of the best, c'mon Baltimore! GO RAVENS! 25

Speaking of fans, I must say that I have seen more and more Ravens stuff on cars here in Northern VA than ever before. Even though last season was not grand, and the Redskins have done well, the Ravens seem to be picking up a larger fan base here. GO RAVENS! 25

This is great news, and Suggs is back. I must say I find it incredible that the both have returned after a serious injury and Perriman is still "indefinitely" out with "minor" problems. GO RAVENS! 25

Lots of stuff for the Ravens to work on. The secondary is still a concern to me at CB. Powers got owned, twice receivers had a couple steps on Jimmy, Wright had a height disadvantage on the TD, but his technique was solid. Of course defense was playing vanilla without some starters so perhaps it seemed worse than it was. Backups looked solid this year so far :) GO RAVENS! 25

The thing is he is really really good, but....if he can stay on the field, it doesn't help anyone no matter how good he is. I hope he can come back strong and stay on the field, he could be a difference maker if he does. GO RAVENS! 25

Now Denver's punter is calling Justin out.....punter? lol really? As if he would get close  GO TUCKER! 25

19 minutes ago, Tru11 said:

how exactly are those past accomplishments going to make up for the fact that all 3 are past the age of 30 and coming off season ending injury?

 

I have faith in Steve B, Ozzie, Eric and John Harbaugh that if they were "under par" that things would be done to replace them. Simple as that. I seriously doubt that if the are as bad as Dameshek paints them to be, the Ravens would commit to them. Too much at stake. After the 2012 Superbowl year where a sweeping change was made against popular fan opinion, does anyone doubt that Ozzie WILL pull the trigger if necessary? No, they are as advertised, and this year is going to be awesome! GO RAVENS! 25

This is spot on, don't want another KO situation next year. Hopefully the work is being done now to prevent that. GO RAVENS! 25

1 hour ago, Tru11 said:

He is bias but he does have a point.

SSS is 37 years old coming off an achilles injury.
has he even practiced with the 1st team yet?
pre season is like a week away.

Forsett will be 31 also coming off a season ender as well and well he had only 1 year of production in kubiak system 2 years ago.
no clue on how he will preform this season at his age.
his numbers where down last season.

Flacco is also coming off a terrible season ending injury and although 31 aint that old for a QB he never has been a light out QB in the regular season.
he takes his game to another level in the play offs.
it will also be interesting to see how he will play once the season starts and players are actually coming for him.
how he will handle hits and deal with pressure is what im curios about the most.
if he is worried about getting injured again he could make bad decisions when he senses pressure that might not even be there.

Ravens have the oldest starting triplet with all 3 coming off season ending injuries........
 

I would still grade a  Superbowl MVP QB, Pro bowl RB, and FHOF WR higher than unproven rookies. Not saying they should be in the top ten, but 29th is ridiculous. 

Dave Dameshek of the NFL Network (and NFL.com) listed Flacco, Forsett, SSS combo 29th out of all teams. He even listed untried rookie QBs ahead of the Ravens. Now I know he is from Pitts and a Raven hater, but come on man! I can see because of injuries middle of the pack listing but putting untried rookie combo's ahead of them is just a poorly veiled insult. I am so turned off by the negativity towards the Ravens on the NFL site and network this year. GO RAVENS! 

Really glad to hear coach Brooks is doing well :) GO RAVENS! 25

I think the reason for the change is that; unlike turf, grass sod that gets chewed up is not so easily matched up in color when repaired, especially in winter. So the idea was to reduce the bright colors....now, I just pulled that from my back side, but it sounded good huh? lol, don't worry the field will look awesome for the AFC championship game this year :) GO RAVENS!

If everyone stays healthy the O-line should dominate this year. Jake Long coming on board with the drafting of Stanley provides the best depth at LT in a long time in my humble opinion. GO RAVENS!

I think Cousins is better than Bortles or Carr in my opinion. GO RAVENS! 25

LOL, I had someone suggest today that Perriman (when he can show up) should come to camp wrapped in bubble wrap, or in one of those hamster balls! Hopefully he's able to put all these jokes about him to rest this year and come out balling! GO RAVENS! 25