Dorota

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  1. I'm having a tough time figuring out my profile and following discussions in the same manner as I did with the previous layout.

  2. "I think you should stick to cooking dinner sweetheart." - got told this on NFL.com for having an opinion. Fun stuff. I bet I can tackle better than the dude. Had a laugh.

    1. ravensdfan

      ravensdfan

      Probably the same one that told me I should go watch table tennis, sweetie. Then I schooled him hahaha

    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      Possibly :D Not making himself any fans

  3. A bunch of matches coming up this autumn for Prague Harpies. Might need to reevaluate my position again though :(

  4. Agreed with both coaches, HC and DC - once I'm able to do sports again, I will be a linebacker.

  5. Anybody know how is OJ Brigance these days? Haven't heard of him in forever, not since the Ice Bucket Challenge, yet before he used to appear regularly in articles...

    1. berad
    2. Dorota
    3. Dorota

      Dorota

      I would run that if I were in the US. 5.7K is doable.

  6. Anybody know, whether the set up of the post-game pressers on this page has changed? I have always been able to watch them and done so and suddenly I can't. They show up all greyed out. Not living in the USA.

    1. Bryden88

      Bryden88

      I don't see it either. I'm wondering if there's some tech issues or if maybe they're doing something with our injured longsnapper or if maybe there's trouble in the locker room ... no clue. Maybe they're having a "AFC North 1st party" :P

    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      I worry about Morgan Cox is it? I want him to be okay. Well, glad it ain't just me. Means might get better next week. Well, sure they'd have a celebration, but not before Sizzle gives us some trash talk after his safety :)

  7. Back from a match in Budapest, Hungary. There was not enough of us, so got to play FB and TE/OL as well as ILB and handled it better than I had any reason to hope. I'm all bashed up, but extremely happy :)

  8. Browns' TEs taking apart our C.J. & Buck on man-o-man coverage had one personal positive for me. It showed me that even ILBs who lack raw speed can be elite as they usually are. This exposed how much of what they do is everything other but speed - reflexes, smarts, good instinct and good tackling. Because some of these I can develop.

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    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      Well, we got our butt whopped. And lost three linebackers while at it. That's four down this season :( Slightest comfort is that nothing went up the middle except the one where they got lucky with our blitz play-call, however still sucks bigtime.

    3. Tru11

      Tru11

      sad to hear.

      its always hard to overcome injuries especially when it all happens to 1 position group.

    4. Dorota

      Dorota

      So it's even worse than we thought. We didn't lose 2 LBs yesterday, but 3. All OLB. The last one found out today she broke her arm :( Leaves us no rotation at all. Honestly, it's the pride that hurts most. We won every single game last season. This year we won just one, drew one and downhill from there. Yesterday hurt, because for the first time, defense really sucked. PBC only have 3-5 offense plays they run over and over, but execute them better than we can defend them as injury...

  9. Damn, that was a tough one to watch. I've abused the screen plenty throughout the game and thought I'm about to have a heart-attack with the punt return for TD until "Out of Bounds" was announced. In the end, it didn't make a difference though :(

    1. Dorota

      Dorota

      Let's see if I can be the next Notre Dame. I was telling my friends, that with the way Ravens are going, we are going to lose to 1-5 Steelers and then win twice against the Bengals. Lets see if I can be right...

    2. runamuk

      runamuk

      I like the way you think.

  10. Day 3 in NJ, so far in Hilton right across from MetLife stadium... how I wish that was AT&T!

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    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      Lol, I know. Not bad. Good access to New York City, Atlantic City and not bad to Baltimore either! Might check out Boston too while I'm at it. Have a friend living in Pittsburgh, but not sure there is anything I want to see. ....And I can go watch Ravens when they play Jets or Giants easily!

    3. allblackraven

      allblackraven

      Just be careful at what you do in AC.

    4. Pats

      Pats

      good luck dorota make it work

  11. Excuse me, how is injuring your child by repeatedly hitting him with some instrument and leaving bloody prints, while perfectly sober and in your "right" mind any less severe than hitting your fiance once when hammered? If anything, a woman can choose to leave of her own free mind, the child has no escape. Double standards. Not happy.

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    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      Agreed. If you can snap like that and KO someone when under influence, you need help and temper management so you prevent it happening again. Honestly, who hasn't thought of punching someone once in a blue moon. The only difference is whether you can control yourself or can't. So Ray really has to sort himself out.

      But beating your kids until it shows, doing it to the little ones too and with recurrence... Anyone tell me hitting a kid in the head is safe.

      Maybe I'm wrong...

    3. Dorota

      Dorota

      damn, cut me off:

      but the fact that two incidents of beating kids pop up in the last year, plus the fact that when his other kid died last year he didn't break a sweat and could continue to play unaffected, then the fact that he manages to have same year old kids with different mothers and the fact that he doesn't show remorse or shame for what he did paint a really disturbing personality profile in my head.

    4. Dorota

      Dorota

      PS: Another video with message exchange between AP and the other kid's mom on the incident that never happened (including pictures) http://deadspin.com/adrian-peterson-accused-of-beating-another-son-leaving-1635102727

  12. First thing Monday morning, I am moving from Prague in Czech Republic to New Jersey in the US. Scared and excited at the same time. Baltimore won't be too far though! :)

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    2. Pats

      Pats

      give em hell dorota

    3. Alexir

      Alexir

      Typically about 3-4 hours from Baltimore! Safe travels!

    4. Dorota

      Dorota

      With Joe? I'd be blessed! 3-4 hours is not too far :)

  13. For those I was talking to about our matches with Prague Harpies and my ILB struggles - we won our final match. Defense held solid. I'm a dummy because I didn't manage to hold onto an int and someone fractured my pinky while trying to recover a forced fumble, but still very happy that things went down the way they did.

  14. Had to laugh and celebrate and all when Ravens decided to go for it on 3rd and 9, because of missing long snapper and got a TD on it. And then considered going for 2 for the same reason. Instead, was it really Haloti Ngata? :D Hope Morgan Cox is going to be okay :-/

  15. Have you ever had Jedi football training? We still don't have lights on our field, so practice turned really dark really soon. Tackle and fumble recovery training was very much "Luke, use the force!" Had to find the dummy first and then look for the ball :D It was great stuff though

    1. jazz1988

      jazz1988

      wow never heard of that before

    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      Need is the mother of invention :D We have a new football field we are gradually repairing and the lights are what is still missing, so October practice will be fun. Probably next time we'll just go somewhere else.

    3. Grendelwulf21

      Grendelwulf21

      That sounds like fun!

  16. Hell, I missed the Ray Lewis and Ed Reed era, but the video on the homepage made me emotional. Bigtime.

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    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      Me too. I'm listening to the conf now and gotta love the guy. He's funny and really sophisticated and smart. I am hugely impressed. Ray Lewis might be the passionate speaker, but with Ed, I understand exactly what he's saying, he's easy to follow and he has a lot to say and he's right.

    3. Grendelwulf21

      Grendelwulf21

      I missed it too, I wish I got into football a lot sooner, all my family besides my mom was never into sports

    4. YYZ66

      YYZ66

      Watching Ed and Ray in their primes was truly amazing. 2 of the GOAT at their positions.

  17. Hopefully Givens is ready to play Sunday, not just to be on the active roster, but to be an asset and that he can bring the "Jacoby Jones at his finest" aspect to the game. Jacoby brought a lot of excitement and could really burn opposing players. I want to home that every catch is a touchdown and that every return could be a score. That's what I'll expect.

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    2. RavensFootballFan

      RavensFootballFan

      I agree, even SSS loves to block. I think you're right, Tate is better. I too don't like receivers who puts themselves above the team.

    3. Dorota

      Dorota

      Or any player for that matter. Without a team he couldn't be a player. It's tough, but a team comes first. Of course, whenever we have a new linebacker with Harpies, I'm worried for my spot, but will still extend a helping hand, cheer their successes and work that much harder on myself.

    4. RavensFootballFan
  18. How do you know you've failed as a woman? When your bf talks about A gaps, veer, blocking, zones etc and you're following alright. And then there was something something, kitchen, something, oven, something, 190°C, blah blah and you have no clue what he's trying to say :D :D :D

    1. Dorota

      Dorota

      Mr. Nobody - I do. I played soccer for years. It's not that complicated. I can kick penalties too. Tried to kick the football last night with my first special teams practice and that seemed to work ok (shoot straight and up) too :)

    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      Some hope maybe.... If I ain't a good housewife I have to be good at something else and I am plenty woman :)

    3. YYZ66
  19. How in the name of Art Modell do you rehab a hamstring strain? I keep having it over and over and over and if I give it time to rest, the first test run shows it's still not good. I can still play, but it's stumping my performance and frankly infuriating. Just for info, I am an inside linebacker and tomorrow we start training camp preparing for season from September.

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    2. reed20
    3. gtalk12

      gtalk12

      Lmao

      I had a friend with the same issue, tough to come back from. At this point I have to believe in the staff and the rehab we have in place for Dorota. It's part of the game, players play hard and get hurt. This is what we sign up for. Hope to have her by the season opener

    4. Dorota

      Dorota

      Thanks guys for the advice. Camp is over, hamstring held up, so I feel happy. Bruised up, bashed up, face mask prints in purple and blue over my fingers, someone's cleat print on my hip, everything in my body hurts and I never felt so content :) Need to work on my flat out speed and shiftiness, but made a lot of progress on reading the play, so got more tackles at line of scrimmage. First season of women's gridiron season coming up in two weeks, can't wait!

  20. I found out recently, that all of my ancestors who emigrated to the USA in mid-20th century moved to Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh specifically. Both mom's & dad's side. Turns out I'm a blood traitor :D Go Ravens! Kick everybody's butt! Steelers' one extra special.

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    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      Hahahahahahah, I'd do that. My grandparents and them are pen pals. Unfortunately, genuine Ravens jersey is one that I haven't been able to acquire overseas :( T-shirt, baseball cap, etc, I could, but not a jersey. At Harpies we only wear our uniforms for matches, so if I could get my hands on C.J. Mosley's one (I play ILB with #57), I'd practice in that.

    3. RavensFootballFan

      RavensFootballFan

      Hmmm, did you try the NFL web site and try to order online? I thought the NFL is a world wide brand. Try emailing the Ravens http://www.baltimoreravens.com/contact-us.html and ask for help, am sure they will try to help you get Mosley's jersey.

    4. Dorota

      Dorota

      Thanks, I'll take a look and once I have some money again, I might get one :) Customs are a pain though!

  21. I hate it when Sarah Ellison is late for work (pun intended). Her article is my fav and I wait for it all day.

    1. AsianRice

      AsianRice

      lets make an appreciation thread for Sarah to encourage her work...

    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      I'm all for it ;) Send me a link and I'll support her. Her articles are funny and informative and the best overview of what's going on. Also, first thing to pop-up EST morning, meaning that I get to read them before I leave work in Europe, so looking forward to them all day.

    3. RavensFootballFan

      RavensFootballFan

      I like Sarah Ellison. She does a good job. Yes, funny at times too. :) Good idea to make an appreciation thread for her. I am sure she will like that.

  22. I just realized I'll be able to watch the Philly game, because it will be Saturday and no one will care that it starts at 2:00 a.m. and I won't have to get up or work :)

  23. I love Jacoby Jones pressers. Oh wait, I probably love Jacoby Jones. He's a charmer :D And love that he chose Baltimore over money. Really appreciated. Bobby Engram made a good impression too. Hope he can maintain it once game day comes along.

    1. Jokerraven

      Jokerraven

      I agree I did not realize Engram was so young .

    2. Dorota

      Dorota

      I didn't know Engram at all before, but yes, it surprised me how young he looks.

  24. I might be slightly obsessive and mental, but as soon as 3:30 PM hits, I start refreshing every minute, waiting for Sarah's article and hoping she ain't Late for Work.

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    2. usmccharles

      usmccharles

      The play on words.. My bad sassy pants

    3. Dorota

      Dorota

      I hope that she isn't Late for Work, as in, that her article isn't published later than usual. Which is also the name of the article at the same time. You see, for you, it's published right around 9:30 AM, but for me it's already 3:30 PM and I've been waiting all day long for any articles about football.

    4. Dorota

      Dorota

      SARAH!!! Where's my read? Late for Work?

  25. I want to see how our team does without the regular starters and who is Matt Schaub right now. This game has no playoff implications and I have to get up at 6 AM, but I will watch at least a part of the game that starts 2:30 AM my time.

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    2. wise zeus

      wise zeus

      Schaub caused us the game with those picks

    3. Dorota

      Dorota

      Refs cost us the game with a bad call that retracted a touchdown. Whole of offense cost us the game, because they couldn't convert 1 yard to get a first down on three attempts a couple yards from the end zone. Sure, he could have thrown it better, but both the passes were deflected and that's piss-poor luck. Our guys could have caught it as well as their guys. That's not ONLY on Schaub.

    4. wise zeus