At This Point, What's Our Season Record Gonna Be?

[Thepurplehaze]

[b]Broncos[/b]:W-Focus on Orton and Stuff their non-existent running game. Flacco passes all over their defense.
[b]Pats[/b]:W-Focus on Welker(especially with Moss gone)and let Ray Rice do his thang against their shaky run-defense.
[b]Bills[/b]:W
[b]Dolphins[/b]:W-wildcat never works on us. Blitz Henne and he'll make mistakes. Dolphins D is tough but we've played tougher.
[b]Falcons[/b]: W-Falcons struggle with good D's. Another tough game but if we contain Turner and not let Roddy White play big, we should win.
[b]Panthers[/b]:W
[b]Bucs[/b]:W
[b]Steelers[/b]:L-we don't fair well against Big Ben, never have. This will be another game down to the wire, but, as usual Ben will find a way to beat us unfortunately.
[b]Texans[/b]:W-Let our receivers run wild this game and we should put up big points. (Try) and contain Arian Foster and hold Shaub to under 20 points and we should win.
[b]Saints[/b]:L-If we are going to lose one out-of-division game, this, or the Pats will be it. We don't fair well against top tier QB's like Peyton Manning. Although the Saints are certainly looking vulnerable on defense, I don't see us winning this shoot-out.
[b]Browns[/b]:W-tough game on the road, but it's the Browns..
[b]Bengals[/b]:W-At home, with a whole season for our new receivers to find their niche against a consistently vulnerable Bengals D. It's payback time and we're fighting for the AFCN here.

Ravens (13-3) What do you guys think?

[1/28/01]

[quote name='Thepurplehaze' timestamp='1286417308' post='500844']
Broncos:W-Focus on Orton and Stuff their non-existent running game. Flacco passes all over their defense.
Pats:W-Focus on Welker(especially with Moss gone)and let Ray Rice do his thang against their shaky run-defense.
Bills:W
Dolphins:W-wildcat never works on us. Blitz Henne and he'll make mistakes. Dolphins D is tough but we've played tougher.
Falcons: W-Falcons struggle with good D's. Another tough game but if we contain Turner and not let Roddy White play big, we should win.
Panthers:W
Bucs:W
Steelers:L-we don't fair well against Big Ben, never have. This will be another game down to the wire, but, as usual Ben will find a way to beat us unfortunately.
Texans:W-Let our receivers run wild this game and we should put up big points. (Try) and contain Arian Foster and hold Shaub to under 20 points and we should win.
Saints:L-If we are going to lose one out-of-division game, this, or the Pats will be it. We don't fair well against top tier QB's like Peyton Manning. Although the Saints are certainly looking vulnerable on defense, I don't see us winning this shoot-out.
Browns:W-Browns in Baltimore? Think again
Bengals:W-At home, with a whole season for our new receivers to find their niche against a consistently vulnerable Bengals D. It's payback time and we're fighting for the AFCN here.

Ravens (13-3) What do you guys think?
[/quote]
A team record post again, really?

Ah, whatever.....I say 12-4

[organizedchaos007]

@ JETS (win)~~~~top 3 defense and offense showed decent potential
@ BENGALS (loss)~~~top 5 defense
BROWNS (win)~~~~break out game for us
@ PIT (win)~~~~tough game for our offense against that D, but batch or lefty prob starting
BRONCOS (win)
@ PATS (loss)~~~toss up game
BILLS (win)
DOLPHINS (win)
@ FALCONS (win)~~~~tough game but i like our offense vs. their def more than their offense vs. our defense
@ CAR (win)
BUCS (win)
STEELERS (loss)~~~i think we split with them a toss up game
@ TEXANS (loss)~~~ a toss up game
SAINTS (loss)~~~ a toss up game again i like Ravens offense VS. Saints D > Saints offense VS. Ravens D
@ BROWNS (win)
CIN (win)~~~~ we split with them

I have us 11-5 WORST case scenerio, with 4 toss up games (pats,steelers,texans,saints). And i think we could realistically win 2 of those 4... puting us at 13-3. Our offense will come into its own, and we will be a potent offense, and i see the D being tough like this all year.


I posted this 2 weeks ago i think. Only thing that has really changed is we have an even better chance to sure up a win vs. the Pats. I honestly believe worse case we're 11-5.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='Thepurplehaze' timestamp='1286417308' post='500844']
[b]Broncos[/b]:W-Focus on Orton and Stuff their non-existent running game. Flacco passes all over their defense.
[b]Pats[/b]:W-Focus on Welker(especially with Moss gone)and let Ray Rice do his thang against their shaky run-defense.
[b]Bills[/b]:W
[b]Dolphins[/b]:W-wildcat never works on us. Blitz Henne and he'll make mistakes. Dolphins D is tough but we've played tougher.
[b]Falcons[/b]: W-Falcons struggle with good D's. Another tough game but if we contain Turner and not let Roddy White play big, we should win.
[b]Panthers[/b]:W
[b]Bucs[/b]:W
[b]Steelers[/b]:L-we don't fair well against Big Ben, never have. This will be another game down to the wire, but, as usual Ben will find a way to beat us unfortunately.
[b]Texans[/b]:W-Let our receivers run wild this game and we should put up big points. (Try) and contain Arian Foster and hold Shaub to under 20 points and we should win.
[b]Saints[/b]:L-If we are going to lose one out-of-division game, this, or the Pats will be it. We don't fair well against top tier QB's like Peyton Manning. Although the Saints are certainly looking vulnerable on defense, I don't see us winning this shoot-out.
[b]Browns[/b]:W-Browns in Baltimore? Think again
[b]Bengals[/b]:W-At home, with a whole season for our new receivers to find their niche against a consistently vulnerable Bengals D. It's payback time and we're fighting for the AFCN here.

Ravens (13-3) What do you guys think?
[/quote]

Just some things I noticed:

Welker isn't the only weapon the Pats have. I understand focusing on him but that would open room for someone like Hernandez.

The Dolphins barely run the Wildcat anymore.

The Browns have already played in Baltimore. The next game will be in Cleveland.

Going back to last year, the Bengals' D has only looked leaky at times against teams not named the Ravens. Until Joe figures out their version of the Cover-2, the Ravens will continue to struggle against Cincy. I have faith in #5 though.

[Alexir]

[quote name='Thepurplehaze' timestamp='1286417308' post='500844']
[b]Broncos[/b]:W-Focus on Orton and Stuff their non-existent running game. Flacco passes all over their defense.
[b]Pats[/b]:W-Focus on Welker(especially with Moss gone)and let Ray Rice do his thang against their shaky run-defense.
[b]Bills[/b]:W
[b]Dolphins[/b]:W-wildcat never works on us. Blitz Henne and he'll make mistakes. Dolphins D is tough but we've played tougher.
[b]Falcons[/b]: W-Falcons struggle with good D's. Another tough game but if we contain Turner and not let Roddy White play big, we should win.
[b]Panthers[/b]:W
[b]Bucs[/b]:W
[b]Steelers[/b]:L-[b]we don't fair well against Big Ben, never have.[/b] This will be another game down to the wire, but, as usual Ben will find a way to beat us unfortunately.
[b]Texans[/b]:W-Let our receivers run wild this game and we should put up big points. (Try) and contain Arian Foster and hold Shaub to under 20 points and we should win.
[b]Saints[/b]:L-If we are going to lose one out-of-division game, this, or the Pats will be it. We don't fair well against top tier QB's like Peyton Manning. Although the Saints are certainly looking vulnerable on defense, I don't see us winning this shoot-out.
[b]Browns[/b]:W-Browns in Baltimore? Think again
[b]Bengals[/b]:W-At home, with a whole season for our new receivers to find their niche against a consistently vulnerable Bengals D. It's payback time and we're fighting for the AFCN here.

Ravens (13-3) What do you guys think?
[/quote]


We never have since 2007....

I see Texans beating us to be more likely than the Saints.

[Thepurplehaze]

[quote name='organizedchaos007' timestamp='1286417733' post='500852']
@ JETS (win)~~~~top 3 defense and offense showed decent potential
@ BENGALS (loss)~~~top 5 defense
BROWNS (win)~~~~break out game for us
@ PIT (win)~~~~tough game for our offense against that D, but batch or lefty prob starting
BRONCOS (win)
@ PATS (loss)~~~toss up game
BILLS (win)
DOLPHINS (win)
@ FALCONS (win)~~~~tough game but i like our offense vs. their def more than their offense vs. our defense
@ CAR (win)
BUCS (win)
STEELERS (loss)~~~i think we split with them a toss up game
@ TEXANS (loss)~~~ a toss up game
SAINTS (loss)~~~ a toss up game again i like Ravens offense VS. Saints D > Saints offense VS. Ravens D
@ BROWNS (win)
CIN (win)~~~~ we split with them

I have us 11-5 WORST case scenerio, with 4 toss up games (pats,steelers,texans,saints). And i think we could realistically win 2 of those 4... puting us at 13-3. Our offense will come into its own, and we will be a potent offense, and i see the D being tough like this all year.


I posted this 2 weeks ago i think. Only thing that has really changed is we have an even better chance to sure up a win vs. the Pats. I honestly believe worse case we're 11-5.
[/quote]
agreed. Unless we suffer about 4 season-ending injuries, or our team falls apart somehow, I HIGHLY doubt we lost more than 4-5 games.

[flynismo]

[quote name='Alexir' timestamp='1286418477' post='500866']<br />We never have since 2007....<br /><br />I see Texans beating us to be more likely than the Saints.<br /><br /><br />[/quote]

As strange as that sounds, I agree, as long as Arian Foster doesn't revert to being a nobody.

[Thepurplehaze]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' timestamp='1286418245' post='500861']
Just some things I noticed:

Welker isn't the only weapon the Pats have. I understand focusing on him but that would open room for someone like Hernandez.

The Dolphins barely run the Wildcat anymore.

The [b]Browns have already played in Baltimore[/b]. The next game will be in Cleveland.

Going back to last year, the Bengals' D has only looked leaky at times against teams not named the Ravens. Until Joe figures out their version of the Cover-2, the Ravens will continue to struggle against Cincy. I have faith in #5 though.
[/quote]
Ahh,I was at the game how could I forget that!lol
Anyways, with Henne looking mediocre (once again) this year, I see them throwing more wildcat into their playbook. That's their game.

As far as the pats go, with Moss gone, I trust in our pass coverage to contain their other wideouts not named Wes Welker. He's their bread and butter, and slot receivers always have the potential to put up big numbers on us.

[Ravensdiciple96]

I would say 11-5, best case 12-4!

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='Thepurplehaze' timestamp='1286420032' post='500886']
Ahh,I was at the game how could I forget that!lol
Anyways, with Henne looking mediocre (once again) this year, I see them throwing more wildcat into their playbook. That's their game.

As far as the pats go, with Moss gone, I trust in our pass coverage to contain their other wideouts not named Wes Welker. He's their bread and butter, and slot receivers always have the potential to put up big numbers on us.
[/quote]

I hope you're right on all those counts. Beating Miami and NE again would be sweet.

[baadbobby]

WIN SUN. OCT. 10th DENVER BRONCOS 1:00 PM
LOSE Sun. Oct. 17th at New England Patriots 1:00 PM
WIN SUN. OCT. 24th BUFFALO BILLS 1:00 PM
Sun. Oct. 31st BYE
WIN SUN. NOV. 7th MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM
LOSE Thr. Nov. 11th at Atlanta Falcons 8:20 PM
WIN Sun. Nov. 21st at Carolina Panthers 1:00 PM*
WIN SUN. NOV. 28th TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00 PM*
WIN SUN. DEC. 5th PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:20 PM*
LOSE Mon. Dec. 13th at Houston Texans 8:30 PM
LOSE SUN. DEC. 19th NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 1:00 PM*
WIN Sun. Dec. 26th at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM*
WIN SUN. JAN. 2nd CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00 PM*

11-5 Win division in another tie with Pgh, because we win head to head

[ravensdfan]

WIN SUN. OCT. 10th DENVER BRONCOS 1:00 PM Orton is still the same old nickel and dime man.
WIN Sun. Oct. 17th at New England Patriots 1:00 PM Ravens are no longer intimidated by having to go into New England. Add to that Moss' departure.
WIN SUN. OCT. 24th BUFFALO BILLS 1:00 PM It's the Bills.
Sun. Oct. 31st BYE
WIN SUN. NOV. 7th MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM
LOSE Thr. Nov. 11th at Atlanta Falcons 8:20 PM Toss-up game. Falcons are currently playing tough plus Ravens don't seem to like the lights much.
WIN Sun. Nov. 21st at Carolina Panthers 1:00 PM*
WIN SUN. NOV. 28th TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00 PM*
LOSE SUN. DEC. 5th PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:20 PM* We usually take a split with the Steelers when they don't sweep us - another toss-up - another under the lights game.
LOSE Mon. Dec. 13th at Houston Texans 8:30 PM I think we have what it takes to beat Houston but it's still those dang lights!
WIN SUN. DEC. 19th NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 1:00 PM* As long as our D continues to play well. I like our offense vs Saints' D.
WIN Sun. Dec. 26th at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM* Road game and the Browns' are improved but we will be ready for Hillis this time.
WIN SUN. JAN. 2nd CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00 PM*

12-4 Win division. Steelers go 11-5 probably get a WC.

[Rav'n Maniac]

I would love nothing more than to see the road to the championship come through B-more. That would be the next best thing to making it to the SB and then going on to winning it. But, I feel the road stops short if we lose more than 3 and are forced into away games.

[George70]

I would have to say that, based on the evidence at hand, as well as the remaining schedule and the return of Big Ben, that we are looking at an 11-5 record - for the most part.

We could possibly be a 12-4 team, depending on how we treat Big Ben in the return game in Baltimore.

[H8R]

No surprise...at this point we're 3-1...

[Gtown Purple]

I'm sticking to 12-4

[Shadowalker]

15-1

[funky141]

Broncos:W-Focus on Orton and Stuff their non-existent running game. Flacco passes all over their defense.
Pats:L-they have 2 weeks to prepare
Bills:W
Dolphins:W-wildcat never works on us. Blitz Henne and he'll make mistakes. Dolphins D is tough but we've played tougher.
Falcons: L-playing good football and seem to find ways to win
Panthers:W
Bucs:W
Steelers:L-Ben will have a big game
Texans:L-hate to say it but playing better than my Colts right now
Saints:L-Drew Brews, enough said
Browns:W-tough game on the road, but it's the Browns..
Bengals:W-At home, could be for the division

10-6 like I predict before, right on cue.

[RayRiceRulez]

[quote name='funky141' timestamp='1286460616' post='501066']
Broncos:W-Focus on Orton and Stuff their non-existent running game. Flacco passes all over their defense.
Pats:L-they have 2 weeks to prepare
Bills:W
Dolphins:W-wildcat never works on us. Blitz Henne and he'll make mistakes. Dolphins D is tough but we've played tougher.
Falcons: L-playing good football and seem to find ways to win
Panthers:W
Bucs:W
Steelers:L-Ben will have a big game
Texans:L-[b]hate to say it but playing better than my Colts right now[/b]
Saints:L-Drew Brews, enough said
Browns:W-tough game on the road, but it's the Browns..
Bengals:W-At home, could be for the division

10-6 like I predict before, right on cue.
[/quote]

Hate to say it, but a lot of teams are playing better than your colts right now.

[Shawn`]

[quote name='RayRiceRulez' timestamp='1286461245' post='501078']
Hate to say it, but a lot of teams are playing better than your colts right now.
[/quote]

Hate? I'd love to say that a lot of teams are playing better than the Colts.

[AsianRice]

[quote name='RayRiceRulez' timestamp='1286461245' post='501078']
Hate to say it, but a lot of teams are playing better than your colts right now.
[/quote]
The Texans is more of a balance team than the Colts because the Colts running is sort of mediocre.

This year, I think we might lose to the Steelers and Texans.

[Jamal]

I know the Pats just got rid of Moss, but I just realized we'll be playing them after their bye week at there place.

Giving someone like Belichick an extra week can be disastrous for the opponent. Especially after what we did to them last year. Plus they will be trying to prove they don't need Moss.

Historically, when Brady and Belichick are trying to prove a point or get redemption, they usually succeed.

Before the Moss trade I thought this would be the hardest game of the season. I wouldn't consider that anymore, but its still in the top 3.

[Twoo]

Back in June/July I said the Ravens would go 14-2. I'm sticking to it.

[JonM229]

15-1

[Shawn`]

[quote name='Jamal' timestamp='1286469760' post='501164']
I know the Pats just got rid of Moss, but I just realized we'll be playing them after their bye week at there place.

Giving someone like Belichick an extra week can be disastrous for the opponent. Especially after what we did to them last year. Plus they will be trying to prove they don't need Moss.

[b]Historically, when Brady and Belichick are trying to prove a point or get redemption, they usually succeed. [/b]

Before the Moss trade I thought this would be the hardest game of the season. I wouldn't consider that anymore, but its still in the top 3.
[/quote]

This reminds me of last years setup in the playofffs, everyone was talking about how long its been since the Patriots lost a playoff game at home.

[Irish Raven]

12-4

If I have to pick out three losses then I say:
at Falcons
at Texans
vs Saints

Win the AFC North though

[raven-ray]

i say 11-5... possibly 10-6 and a wildcard! hope like hell im wrong!

loses- 1 bengals
2 patriots
3 texans
4 patriots
5 steelers

[funky141]

[quote]Back in June/July I said the Ravens would go 14-2. I'm sticking to it.
[/quote]

We'll see.

[berad]

[quote name='raven-ray' timestamp='1286480544' post='501316']
i say 11-5... possibly 10-6 and a wildcard! hope like hell im wrong!

loses- 1 bengals
2 patriots
3 texans
4 patriots
5 steelers
[/quote]

Did you mean us losing to the Patriots twice?

[raven-ray]

[quote name='berad' timestamp='1286481326' post='501326']
Did you mean us losing to the Patriots twice?
[/quote]



typo...#4 falcons!

thanks for pointing that at berad.....what are you doing home?did you play sick from school?