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[PuRock]

[quote name='reediddy' date='05 October 2009 - 01:31 PM' timestamp='1254763878' post='250055']
GIVE THE BALL TO LE'RON MCCLAIN MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why are we not even using him this year? We are trying to pass to him?! Let's get back to our 3 RB committee, and we win this game.
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Because there's no more Lorenzo Neal?

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='PuRock' date='05 October 2009 - 02:12 PM' timestamp='1254766347' post='250101']
Because there's no more Lorenzo Neal?
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Great point. I want McClain to get the ball more but whenever McClain got the ball last year, it was usually running behind Neal. I think McClain can run out of a single-back set but maybe the coaches don't want McClain in that formation.

I just re-watched McClain TD plunge against KC. McClain was the FB, took the direct hand-off and Flacco faked a toss to Rice. The 4th down against McGahee would've been the perfect time to run that play again.

[Purple Punishment]

I dont know if anyone has brought this up (didnt read every post), but Clayton muffed the first down pass and everything, what better way for him to make up by showing up against the team that he TORCHED last year. I hope Clayton shows up this Sunday with redemption on his mind

[Steelerkillers]

[quote name='TSizzle00' date='04 October 2009 - 09:58 PM' timestamp='1254707886' post='249421']
These next 2 games are a must win.
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We definitely need these next 2 games. The Steelers have it easy the next 2 weeks. if Cincy lose sunday,they could win the following week which would keep things very close. I agree!

[hammer]

[quote name='Tighthead420' date='05 October 2009 - 01:32 PM' timestamp='1254763970' post='250058']
This has trap written all over it. I know it's a home game, but will good cinci or bad cinci show up. The Ravens are in a real danger of going 3-3 by the break. The Vikings are a no joke team, in Minnesota. I have a BAD feeling about this. If the Ravens beat cinci., then a little momentum may be enough to get a win in Minn. However, this is a big test for cinci. They can come out and beat the Ravens because they are playing for the number 1 spot as well. It's purely an irrational gut feeling, but I still have it!
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Naaah. After that NE game, the Bengals and the Vikings are going to run into a hardened Ravens team with a bad disposition. The stars are fast lining up for these Ravens to run the table. I like this team more than any other Ravens team in their breif history here. I also expect Mark Clayton to come back and prove himself. They will be just fine. Watch.

[Mishel]

Ocho Cinco is running his mouth already. I was just on twitter and saw he sent these two messages to Foxworth & Washington...

OGOchoCinco @FABEWASH31 bruh you in trouble Sunday, you gone kiss da baby, this ain't a threat it's a promise. I'm shutting the front door on you!!!!!

OGOchoCinco @Foxworth24 cmon son, how you cover me with a last name like fox<---you ain't Vivica son! It's on Sunday,I'm not being cocky, i'm that good!



Man I hope they use that for bulletin board material this week and light him up! I think hes funny sometimes but I wouldn't bait our defense like that...maybe light even more of a fire under our defense going into this game!!

Just wanted to edit and mention that him and Fabian are going back and forth now...can we shut him up Sunday? please?

[hammer]

I am gonna pass on commenting on Ocho-Stinko! He is to the Bengals what Chris McAllister used to be to the Ravens.

[moJoFlacco5]

Time for the Bengals' reality check!

[Osiris]

Twitter war between Ocho and our CBs!
So many exchanged tweets, here they are:

[b]Here's Ocho's tweets to Fab:[/b]

@FABEWASH31 bruh you in trouble Sunday, you gone kiss da baby, this ain't a threat it's a promise. I'm shutting the front door on you!!!!!

@FABEWASH31 bed time, you ain't gonna be able to rest, cmon son, have a dream like Martin Luther king son you will get embarassed Sunday

@FABEWASH31 don't do that, don't talk back son, know yo competition son, this ain't madden, you really hit to see me

@FABEWASH31 tell Vivica Foxworth he better just sit this game out!!!

@FABEWASH31 huh!!! Shut the front door!! You betta pray you got help every down, watch the clevland film, 2 man every down<---what the heck!!!


[b]And now here's what Fab replied:[/b]

@OGOchoCinco trust me home boy it's going down. Believe dat

RT @OGOchoCinco: @FABEWASH31 bruh you in trouble Sunday, you gone kiss da baby, this ain't a threat it's a promise. <------- I love it :-)

@OGOchoCinco this water running up hill. Str8 pressure

@OGOchoCinco really if u watched the film u can c I had no help. But good night it's past my bed time


[b]Here's Ocho's tweets to Domonique:[/b]

@Foxworth24 cmon son, how you cover me with a last name like fox<---you ain't Vivica son! It's on Sunday,I'm not being cocky, i'm that good!

Domonique did not reply to him.

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Ahhhhh! I just can't wait for some HUGE hits from Ed, Ray, foxworth and Fab on that guy!

[Gtown Purple]

I get a chuckle out this stuff but not much else.

[hazeleyes]

I definently think that Fabian Washington going to have problems covering Chad.....Fabian gets burned a lot Ed has to babysit him a lot now Foxworth may have more success but I'm just not sold on him yet. The cb's are definently a problem but I really do hope they can get it together for these tough games coming up

[darklight1216]

The twitters (tweet?) are funny. Keep it coming!

[PuRock]

I am waiting for Chad to break out Tyson's stupid comment:

"I want your heart, I want to eat his children."

[iridescentshadow]

I think the calls we got in NE will only fuel the fire coming back home this week. Cincy's win over Cleveland makes this a battle for AFC North dominance and I expect the players to respond in kind. A win here is also critical since the Squeelers will easily roll over Detroit.

A solid focus on controlling the clock with power running will setup some nice play action and allow us to run a more balanced offense than we did against the Pats. Oher should be able to keep Odom under control, and our quick screens to Rice & McGahee have been effective against blitz-happy teams. I would expect a good solid offensive performance.

As far as defense is concerned, I think Ray will find a way to motivate the guys to play at an even higher level with so much at stake. I just hope he is heard by the secondary so we can sure up these communication breakdowns. I would also like to see Ed Reed return to the dominance he displayed last year. Cincy should be pickable with Benson stuffed by the guys up front.

Special teams will face some challenges without Brendan; thankfully Cincy doesn't have a Josh Cribbs caliber kick returner. Overall it will come down to smart play and execution. Every time we play a big game it just seems to rain yellow. Let's put an end to that trend on Sunday.

I'll take the Ravens by 13.

[Ed_Reed20]

Andre Caldwell has been one of Palmer's best targets. I hope the coaches put either Walker or Webb on him. Carr may have been brought in to play the nickel but he hasn't shown he can do it.

[The Brick]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' date='06 October 2009 - 10:18 AM' timestamp='1254838723' post='250597']
Andre Caldwell has been one of Palmer's best targets. I hope the coaches put either Walker or Webb on him. Carr may have been brought in to play the nickel but he hasn't shown he can do it.
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You're right. Caldwell has been a blessing for us so far. But he was injured against Cleveland so we'll have to see where he's at.

Our OC (Bob Bratkowski) is possibly the worst in the NFL. With the assets our offense has, he rarely utilizes them correctly.

You're team is the number one rushing defense, but 23rd against the pass. With Brat, chances are he'll want to run it up the middle on first and second down, then force Palmer to throw it on 3rd and 8. This stuff has been happening all season until Palmer takes the reigns in the 4th quarter forcing the no-huddle (which where all our wins have come from)

All you guys need to do in order to win is defend the pass and run the ball.

[Steelerkillers]

Okay, The so-called experts are already assuming or expecting an upset. It would be a catastrophy if we lose this one. Im not gonna say I highly doubt that we lose,I just hope we dominate and destroy them to get sum momentum before playin the Vikings. We certainly need this victory.

[PuRock]

[quote name='Steelerkillers' date='06 October 2009 - 09:08 PM' timestamp='1254877708' post='250957']
Okay, The so-called experts are already assuming or expecting an upset. It would be a catastrophy if we lose this one. Im not gonna say I highly doubt that we lose,I just hope we dominate and destroy them to get sum momentum before playin the Vikings. We certainly need this victory.
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The talking heads (Experts) can pick whoever they want as an upset special. Most the time they are looking at paper. Which has ending scores and records.

But Most of us have watched every moment of this Ravens team, and we know there is something special about this team. This team is a dominating team. And mark my word, I rarely say this, but there is no way THIS team is losing to the Bengals at home. (Disclaimer: This prediction is nullified on freak miracle plays to win game)

[Steelerkillers]

[quote name='PuRock' date='06 October 2009 - 09:23 PM' timestamp='1254878619' post='250970']
The talking heads (Experts) can pick whoever they want as an upset special. Most the time they are looking at paper. Which has ending scores and records.

But Most of us have watched every moment of this Ravens team, and we know there is something special about this team. This team is a dominating team. And mark my word, I rarely say this, but there is no way THIS team is losing to the Bengals at home. (Disclaimer: This prediction is nullified on freak miracle plays to win game)
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lol,i hope your prediction overwhelms the Any Given Sunday Curse! I have no beef with your statements. But, We'll see what happens Sunday!

[Runnin Raven]

Well I think Cincy at home is a lot different from NE in Foxborough. We win this one, but I will also say let's not forget this is a Cincy team that has tasted what we want so bad now...a win over that other team. Respect.

[PuRock]

Looks like nobody wants to talk about the Bengals.

Bump

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='PuRock' date='08 October 2009 - 01:50 PM' timestamp='1255024255' post='251836']
Looks like nobody wants to talk about the Bengals.

Bump
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Most people expect the Ravens to take care of business. I personally think the Ravens could either dominate them or be in for a tough 60-minute war.

[Runnin Raven]

Anybody else angry this week? I don't know what's up, but I'm angry. Frankly I want to a complete dismantling of Cincinnati. I'm talking total demolition.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='Runnin Raven' date='08 October 2009 - 02:16 PM' timestamp='1255025814' post='251853']
Anybody else angry this week? I don't know what's up, but I'm angry. Frankly I want to a complete dismantling of Cincinnati. I'm talking total demolition.


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I'm not angry but I REALLY want to see the Ravens bludgeon the Bengals. I don't wish for anyone to get hurt but I want to see Palmer get sacked a few times, Chad Johnson take a big hit across the middle from Ray and the offense string together a few drives where they eat up clock running the ball down Cincy's throat.

[Gtown Purple]

I wouldn't mind seeing a slobber knocker myself.

[JEEPercreepermd]

I must say, I'm pretty confident this week. I know Cincy has improved but I still think they aren't a playoff team yet. Their gift victory over Pittsburgh was far from impressive, and they got taken to overtime by Cleveland who rivals St. Louis, Detroit,and Landover for worst teams in the NFL. Bengals homers will say that they are one miracle play from being 4-0 right now, but on the other side of the token they could have just as easily dropped to 2-2 last week. Our Dline should take care of business against their Oline and revert Benson back to the true non-factor that he is against good defenses. On the Offensive side of the ball, their D is better than last year, but I think it will be a challenge to just slow our offense down let alone stop it. I'm thinking Cincy keeps it close for a while but the Ravens pull away in the 3rd. I'm going 30-10 Ravens.

[Runnin Raven]

I detected Joe The Quarterback was highly PO'ed after last week's game. Just the look on his face walking off the field was like "you lucky @#$%!". I think Joe is REAL focused this week. Same with Clayton. Just a hunch.

[Steelerkillers]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' date='08 October 2009 - 02:14 PM' timestamp='1255025649' post='251851']
Most people expect the Ravens to take care of business. I personally think the Ravens could[b] either dominate them or be in for a tough 60-minute war.[/b][/quote]
Totally true! i dont need another nail-bitter. I hope we dominate this week. I wanna see a 31-3 score

[BigMike]

My prediction...no dancing for Ohco!!

Ravens by 6!

[mhead66]

I think it's going to get ugly - I see the Ravens in a win comparable to the Cleveland game, maybe 35-10.

Just for you amusement - the Bengals' board - but please don't bring the smacktalkers here...

http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=53436

No offense to you, Brick - you seem very objective...