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Joe Flacco be like "Not yet, Ryan."

Rough couple of football months for us Ravens fans. Christmas was disappointing. January was spent watching the Steelers cruise pas lousy playoff teams, and now this.

8 minutes ago, hn68wb4 said:

I mean, did you watch their drive before this one? literally ran it once on their side of the field and threw it about 10 times

The one with the big catch by Jones? 

I think I saw them pass to get into fg range and then I guess people wanted them to stop what was working or something.

Then there was an offensive penalty. I'm not sure the coach is to blame for that. That play that resulted in a sack was pretty bad, but you could blame the call or the execution, I would think.

At the end of the day I'm probably going to blame the defense for giving up 34 straight points like that.

Just now, cobrajet said:

Pats won the toss and they have the momentum, not good for the Falcons.

Yeah, when was the last time the Falcons held the Pats to anything less than a td? 

They should throw a hail mary with the way the Falcons are playing "defense."

1 minute ago, LosT_in_TranSlatioN said:

They got into Falcons territory and hardly ran the ball whilst in FG range. It was stupid

If they were already in range, maybe they just figured they could go for it all or end up with 3 at worst, but idk I didn't see it.

Just now, BmoreBird22 said:

He didn't have an INT, but it was all fourth quarter play calling.

Oh I thought that's what the announcers were saying when I turned the tv on.

Lol, that was almost prophetic wasn't it?

What plays did Shanahan call that were so terrible?

Just now, BmoreBird22 said:

Shanahan might have blown this game.

I didn't see anything before the 4th quarter so tell me what he did.

I thought Ryan was more at fault for his int.

The Falcons have to be throwing up right now. How do you let this happen?

1 minute ago, cobrajet said:

New England may not want to score just yet and leave time for Atlanta to get into FG range.

Meh, you take what the defense gives you.

Atlanta did nothing the last time they were in field goal range, and they have no time outs.

Just now, ravensdfan said:

Yes. I am beyond envious when I watch other teams.

For what it's worth, Atlanta probably wishes they had playmakers like Lewis, Suggs, Reed and Smith too clean up their defensive mess like the Ravens did when they nearly let their SB win slip away.

This looks like the most epic collapse in Superbowl history is about to be completed.

1 hour ago, Purple Nurple said:

oh wow......lmao......at least I know now to stick around when I see it!!!

When the credits start rolling I usually whip my phone out and start Googling to see if there's an after credit scene (or two if it's a Marvel movie).

50 minutes ago, berad said:

It'd be tempting for him, sure. But he's hung on this long, I'm sure he and Ozzie have an understanding.

It might be even more than that. Maybe he already has a significant amount of control. 

5 hours ago, 52520Andrew said:

The Last Jedi

I think Luke Skywalker fans are going to be saddened by episode 8. I suspect he won't make it out alive. 

Just now, rossihunter2 said:

he's sneakily becoming a bit of a game manager

Maybe all the injuries are finally catching up.

But then again, for most of his career he's had good running games and defenses, perhaps this accusation should have come sooner... I mean probably not, but just something to think about... 

2 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Someone should go on Steelers board and tell them,,,Well Was it worth it beating our Ravens? Was it worth it? 

It's always worth beating a divisional rival. Always. Especially when you knock them out of playoff contention too.

Would you give up one of the wins against Pitt from last year?

2 minutes ago, rossihunter2 said:

maybe the pats will do it but i really cant see any team keeping up with atlanta's offense

They are really good, but they won't play in Atlanta, their defense is going to give up some plays to Brady's bunch, and NE is going to get some favorable calls like they always do. 

Plus the Pats have all the experience in the world. I doubt the Falcons will run away with the game, but I can imagine them winning.

3 minutes ago, rossihunter2 said:

and then he goes and has some suspension again - ideal

Yeah, I actually forgot about that; he's and injury and suspension risk plus rbs just aren't as important as they used to be.

Hopefully, Pitt gives him a huge payday.

1 minute ago, redrum52 said:

Probably cause Steelers dbs doing some holding of their own.

Against the Pats that would probably get called...

And anyway, I'm used to seeing Brady throw the ball away to avoid getting hit. It's kind of weird to see this.

Why is Brady taking so many hits? He doesn't usually hold the ball this long.

48 minutes ago, JO_75 said:

I'm curious to see how that factors into a long term deal. Do the Steelers Franchise him for one year and then draft a RB to replace him? Or do they give him a long term deal knowing his injury history?

It doesn't seem like a good idea to pay big money to running backs in a quarterback driven league; they money can be put to better use elsewhere.

Consequently, I'm rooting for them to pay the man and give Bell a long term deal.

1 hour ago, BmoreBird22 said:

That's fairly common in scrimms. It's a 15 yard penalty and players shoot for that.

I know why they do it, just like I know why soccer players, NBA players, and Tom Brady do the things they do, but I'm still going to mock them for it.

1 minute ago, redlobster said:

No if you had opened your eyes and saw rodgers barely bump him ( after the facemask) and Alford fall down like he was shot asking for a flag 

I saw that punk move too. Does he think he's playing international football?

1 minute ago, BmoreBird22 said:

The only real argument people ever had was that Ryan hadn't won in the playoffs. Ryan always had superior stats, accuracy, and the mental aspect of the game down. Guarantee Ryan wins just as much as Joe on those early Ravens teams.

The argument also was, and still is, that Ryan had better weapons and an easier schedule and his home dome environment helped (sometimes barely) better stats.