Preseason 4: Atlanta Falcons At Baltimore Ravens

[PuRock]

Prude just showed his ability of how not to tackle.

[PuRock]

I have somewhat of a bad feeling for the coming season. They seem to get it down the field and when theyre so close. Our score becomes yet another FG. Beautiful isnt it?

Well let's be optimitic. Most of our guys are not out there. Some of these guys might not be on the team tommorrow.

[tweety]

and how to PI

[ham]

is justin harper looking good enough to make the roster or the practice squad

[tweety]

Just like that, relying on our offensive again. Allowing a TD is a mistake.

[Corvus]

great another pass interference call, who would have thought...

[kash96ravenstotalfan]

looks like you spoke too soon.

whassup with Bramlet? He signed with us this afternoon and is not playing so bad

[BAL_Hawk]

This is dumb. I hope that our defense looks better in the regular season. It has sucked this preseason!

[rayvenfan_52]

whassup with Bramlet? He signed with us this afternoon and is not playing so bad

actually I spoke too soon because a little while later he threw and INT. My how things turn right when you say something.

[tweety]

Now I wonder who Cam and the crew is planning to start Sept 7th at QB. Harbaugh is BSing and never tries to give out his plans. I guess he doesn't want to give the enemy ammunition. I think that Geico commerical is funny tho, lol

[Moderator 2]

Actually the ones look better then they have.

[ham]

how are the wideouts looking? harper wheelwright everyone else

[BAL_Hawk]

Now I wonder who Cam and the crew is planning to start Sept 7th at QB. Harbaugh is BSing and never tries to give out his plans. I guess he doesn't want to give the enemy ammunition. I think that Geico commerical is funny tho, lol

The most sporadic post I ever saw.

[tweety]

Clayton is the only Wide out really shining. It is a funny commericial lol

[Corvus]

Hey all I need to know about our wideouts is Flacco to Williams for 22 yds. Not 4 or 5 yards but 22. Hopefully D Will can stay healthy an entire season and can be Joe's go to guy.

And like I said, who would have thought another def. pass interference call on one of our backup corners would set up ANOTHER touchdown for the other team. Really, I hope Rex is saving most of his plays for the regular season, no excuse for the backups to be doing so badly...they have looked horrid all preseason....

[tweety]

How many teams you know can go that to that depth in the secondary and perform much better.

[X-Factor]

Is Pittman playing tonight? or is he hurt again?

[Bleeding Purple]

Does anyone agree with pulling Flacco so early? The only way I can figure they could justify it is if they've decided that Flacco will be the starter, which i think he has earned the right to be. He's the only QB with a TD, and the only one out of three...er...four without an interception. He' played increasingly well overall. I don't know what to make of it all.

[tweety]

I haven't seen him. Walker, Prude, and Ivy is who I see.

[ham]

If Marcus Smith get puts on IR who becomes our 5th WR

[tweety]

So you would make the decision to start Joe? DJ is looking like some progress.

[Bleeding Purple]

I would, yes. Joe Flacco has performed the best in the preseason, even with his horrific debut. Boller looks like he won't be ready for the opener, and Smith hasn't done anything to earn it.

[Guest maryland1]

I would have left Flacco in for at least one more full drive or until halftime, depending on the results of the plays. At this point, I'd start Flacco on Week 1 as he's had the most playing time this year and has shown steady improvement in the preseason.

[Bleeding Purple]

My thoughts exactly. He shouldn't have been pulled out until at least the second half.

[rayvenfan_52]

I may have left Flacco in for at least one more full drive or until halftime, depending on the results of the plays. At this point, I'd start Flacco on Week 1 as he's had the most playing time this year and has shown steady improvement in the preseason.

But we do want to be careful on(examples) Choppin the chickens head, throwing him to the wolves and on and on.

[tweety]

I think Ravens want to tame him the Carson Palmer way not the Peyton Manning way. I think Joe would do better the Peyton Manning way because he has shown more learning on the field than on the sideline. I'm indifferent between Smith and Flacco. Where Flacco wins with arm, Smith makes up with experience and legs.

[Bleeding Purple]

But that can only be the case if he's the starter. That's why you always put in second string guys (or worse) in those situations. A guy still competing for the job would still be in right now.

[tweety]

I don't believe even Harbaugh knows who is starting at this point. It would be a toss up between Smith and Flacco. I think Smith would win more games but Flacco could be the future. I think Troy Smith would be best. Like the Browns Derek Anderson beat the first rounder and turned out good.

[Guest maryland1]

But we do want to be careful on(examples) Choppin the chickens head, throwing him to the wolves and on and on.

Understand and agree, but under the circumstances (Boller injured and Smith spending more time throwing up than throwing passes), the choice has somewhat already been made.

I don't want to see happen to Flacco what happened to Boller.

[Bleeding Purple]

I never bought into that. If a guy is ready to play, he's ready to play. It doesn't matter when.