Mike Ditka

[Purple Punishment]

Coach Ditka has me highly confused right now. He always bashes the Ravens every chance he gets. Right now on ESPN he says we are going to get to Brady all day and its gonna be the Pats fault that it happens......

Why would he give us props now? I still despise Mike

[theFRANCHISE]

He hasn't always bashed the Ravens. He picked us to win a few of the games last season, if I remember correctly, when the other guys didn't.

[Ed_Reed20]

Among the the Monday Night Countdown crew, I've always felt he was the fairest when it came to the Ravens besides Tom Jackson.

Both Kornheiser and Wilbon on PTI said the Ravens would win too.

I guess there are some people that want to see the Pats go down.

[JoeCool#5]

Tom Jackson is a moron. With that comment today. I dont know why Flacco would say that he has a bruised hip now.
(yet brady can have broke ribs and a finger come out just this week and its okay). Guess he is just hating cause his broncos arent playing football this week.

[PuRock]

[quote name='Purple Punishment' date='10 January 2010 - 11:31 AM' timestamp='1263141081' post='335424']
Coach Ditka has me highly confused right now. He always bashes the Ravens every chance he gets. Right now on ESPN he says we are going to get to Brady all day and its gonna be the Pats fault that it happens......

Why would he give us props now? I still despise Mike
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I've never seen the guy bash us. Ditka usually loves us, because we play his style of football. Smash mouth, run the ball, defensive ball. He's always picking us and is on our side.

Ditka, Mark Schlereth & Joe Theisman always pick us.

[AwakenTheDemon]

Ditka actually predicted a Ravens and Packers Super Bowl at the beginning of the season. I like Mike, and always thought he was fair and for the Ravens.

[RavenFanFromPackerLand]

i love this guy right now..first announcer that outright called tom brady a <wimp> on national television..."What i Don't like is how he called for a flag, and even worse the ref GAVE it to him". And now mr carter is backing us saying basically What the hell are they supposed to do?? to defend in this league you have to go AFTER the quarterback. EVeryone is concensus that he's a <wimp> and this topic pisses me off...lets play FOOTBALL and stop your crying. Go Ravens.

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[Shawn`]

Maybe he's just jealous his 85 Bears defense isn't any match for the 00 Ravens defense.

Can't blame him.

[FlaccoFlicker]

i thought all he knew how to say was DA BEARS!

[Jamal]

He picked us and the Packers to meat each other in the Superbowl. He criticized us when we deserved it.

Ditka and Berman are always fair to the Ravens.

[PuRock]

Props to Ditka, Marshall Faulk and Micheal Irvin for giving the Ravens the respect. They were all right on. Thanks guys.

[T-Sizz]

Am I the only one who noticed that EVERY SINGLE CBS ANCHOR picked the Patriots to win? Also, I noticed that Boomer Esiason seemed extremely angry that the patriots got blown up. I think he hates the Ravens.

[Bltravens]

[quote name='PuRock' date='10 January 2010 - 04:15 PM' timestamp='1263161759' post='337760']
Props to Ditka, Marshall Faulk and Micheal Irvin for giving the Ravens the respect. They were all right on. Thanks guys.
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Faulk is extremely knowledgeable in his assessments of current teams.

[PuRock]

[quote name='Bltravens' date='10 January 2010 - 06:45 PM' timestamp='1263167125' post='337928']
Faulk is extremely knowledgeable in his assessments of current teams.
[/quote]

When Faulk picked the Ravens Steve Mariucci laughed at him.

[Bltravens]

[quote name='PuRock' date='10 January 2010 - 05:48 PM' timestamp='1263167338' post='337934']
When Faulk picked the Ravens Steve Mariucci laughed at him.
[/quote]
Well I didnt mean cuz he picked us, but I was listening to him last night for well over 3 hours and everything he said was unbiased and smart. You could tell unlike most analysts he actually watches games and comes up with his own prognosis on teams.

[PuRock]

[quote name='Bltravens' date='10 January 2010 - 06:52 PM' timestamp='1263167520' post='337940']
Well I didnt mean cuz he picked us, but I was listening to him last night for well over 3 hours and everything he said was unbiased and smart. You could tell unlike most analysts he actually watches games and comes up with his own prognosis on teams.
[/quote]

Agreed, some commentators actually watch film and make their own educated opinions. While others look at a sheet of paper.

[Raven43hike]

[quote name='Jamal' date='10 January 2010 - 05:14 PM' timestamp='1263161680' post='337757']
He picked us and the Packers to meat each other in the Superbowl. He criticized us when we deserved it.

Ditka and Berman are always fair to the Ravens.
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Berman hates the Ravens he is from Cleveland I believe

[Raven43hike]

[quote name='T-Sizz' date='10 January 2010 - 05:44 PM' timestamp='1263163475' post='337823']
Am I the only one who noticed that EVERY SINGLE CBS ANCHOR picked the Patriots to win? Also, I noticed that Boomer Esiason seemed extremely angry that the patriots got blown up. I think he hates the Ravens.
[/quote]
You would think him being a
terps alumni he'd be behind a Md. team I cant stand him

[BirdWatcher]

[quote name='Raven43hike' date='10 January 2010 - 07:07 PM' timestamp='1263168448' post='337962']
Berman hates the Ravens he is from Cleveland I believe
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Berman is from Buffalo; he's a Bills fan.

[Jamal]

[quote name='Raven43hike' date='10 January 2010 - 07:07 PM' timestamp='1263168448' post='337962']
Berman hates the Ravens he is from Cleveland I believe
[/quote]
You obviously haven't been watching ESPN this year. Maybe he was against us before, but this year, he always gives us respect, and he seems like the only analyst who remembers us making it to the conference championship last year.

Also it was funny to see how angry Boomer Esiason was to see us win.

[Guest Moderator8]

Boomer was probably upset that his Bengals who won the division and defeated the Ravens twice in the regular season...were ousted by the Jets with their Ravens connections as well.