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They had an offense too. Sure, they only excelled at running the ball, but they did have something offensively that they could count on.This team doesn't. It's pretty hard to think of anything this team does consistently well (besides kicking). They obviously aren't strong in the passing game offensively or defensively. I would have said they're good at defending the run, but, naturally, Bell gave me pause on that. However, the fact that they have managed to hang in every game despite, arguably, not being good at anything makes it seem possible that if they just tweak a few things they could really do something special. On the other hand, if they struggled mightily before, what are things going to look like with a bunch of scrubs starting on offense? And if Jimmy Smith and Webb are inconsistent, what will it be like if those two injury-prone starters continue to the story of their careers (ie, go down yet again) and the Ravens are stuck with starting Arrington and ... someone?

That is lovely. I hope their front seven is bad at getting to the quarterback too. I want whichever quarterback Cleveland thinks is worse.

The secrecy is a bit strange. If they hem and haw about SSS, for example, that would make sense because it could be a strategy to keep other teams on their toes, but no one is going to prepare for a guy who hasn't played a down. I can't think of any strategic advantage in hiding Breshad's prognosis so I had been thinking that maybe they were truly baffled (the scope would seem to suggest that they really don't know). But, on the other hand, Harb's odd denial makes it hard to think they don't have something up their sleeves.

I like him a lot. It seems unlikely, but I really hope they keep him around.

It's way worse than that. In 2012 the Ravens got the last laugh. This is the end of their season.

These guys can't make the big plays.

Brown needs to make that catch.

Against Pittsburgh they usually do, but I guess we had to get lucky once in 3 weeks with a play like that.

Just thinking about the field goal and time out that should have had makes me sick. Please don't end this on another pick, Joe. A loss is bad enough but if we have a million anti-Flacco threads it's really going to make things unpleasant for me.

What? That's a new level of madness, but that's par the course for a winless team I guess.

I agreed with the announcer when he said run off the tackle.

I'd prefer the field goal.

Four AFC teams in a row and they couldn't beat either Oakland or a back-up qb and they have a big deficit against the division as well. It's over unless they can make a big play and win this game.

That fake field goal is haunting.

This is when you need to come up with a turnover, guys.

Well it's a Steelers game, refs are usually generous to them not the opponent (unless it's New England).

Oh I didn't realize it was that far. Of course, hindsight being 20/20, that still wasn't a good time for 4th down heroics.

No fourth down heroics, kick it. Don't miss, Tucker.

Yep, Yanda is the one to follow.

Batch couldn't end their season like Vick can.

Lol at Steelers doing a Baltimore. You gotta try to get past the down marker. Oh wait, they probably thought they would have at least one missed tackle, which is entirely logical given their opponent. You know, I'm not exactly sure what that means, but I am positive that it makes more sense than that play.

Does anyone else remember how both of the Bengals games last year had failed 4th down conversion well within field goal range? This is becoming a bad habit.

Not even sort of. They are only in it because of him. Besides, the 5 interception game against Buffalo and several Bengals games were far worse. This late in the game, he has almost no shot of making a personal record.

I remember seeing Cameron call a run on 3rd and 17. Trestman may indeed be worse.

No more cute stuff. Kick it.