Preseason 4: Atlanta Falcons At Baltimore Ravens

[Guest maryland1]

Nice stop at the 11 and holding them to a field goal!

[rayvenfan_52]

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.

Agreed. You dont want to see what happened to Boller end up with Flacco.

"BUT"

You gotta give it up for Boller for LITERALLY giving up his body for the team.

[tweety]

The whole thing is not to beat down a QBs respect for the position or ego on the field. Starting a rookie will affect both.

[Bleeding Purple]

If you play badly, you should feel bad whether you're a rookie or a veteran.

[rayvenfan_52]

If you play badly, you should feel bad whether you're a rookie or a veteran.

but if you keep that mindset of feeling bad how will you ever come back.

[Guest maryland1]

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

What I meant by that was making Flacco a starting QB without being properly groomed.

I've got a lot of respect for Boller. He's taken many a hard hit, gotten up, and gone on to continue playing. He's also been put in bad situations, some of which he was pretty much set up for failure, and handled them professionally. He's also taken a lot of blame and heat for things that were his fault.

[Bleeding Purple]

But, there's no guarantee that the same thing will happen. I don't think Boller lack of success has anything to do with when he started.

[BrianMc]

is this the QB thread or is this the game thread?

[Corvus]

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

Matt Willis has been the most consistent (as we just saw from that pass from bramlet) after Mason in the preseason. Despite being the same type of receiver as Mase and Clayton, I would probably give him the 5th spot.

[rayvenfan_52]

Matt Willis has been the most consistent (as we just saw from that pass from bramlet) after Mason in the preseason. Despite being the same type of receiver as Mase and Clayton, I would probably give him the 5th spot.

If he catches 1 more deep ball then Im sold to him taking the 5th spot.

[tweety]

Who is in the game worth looking at? Absolutely no one that is going to make an impact regular season, except Barnes and Stover oh yeah the safetys I like

[Corvus]

Yeah! another FIELD GOAL. Come on guys, convert those 3rd downs. Props to Stover for drilling that 48 yarder though.

[Guest maryland1]

Thought Stover is doing his usual on-the-mark field goals, I was hoping to see at lease one offensive touchdown tonight.....

[rayvenfan_52]

if we get 15 points today in FGs Im gonna hit something. If we get a TD along with those FGs then Im gonna be happy.

[Moderator 2]

We need safety.

[Guest maryland1]

UGH!!! 3 & out on 3 consecutive incomplete passes.

[rayvenfan_52]

I know Im only listening and lookin at the stats at NFL.com, but why is this dude throwing a lot of incompletes? Are they bad passes by him or the WRs arent catching em? please help me out.

[POE]

From what I have heard Jameel McClune has had a good game. You guys think he will make the final cut as a undrafted FA?

[rayvenfan_52]

I got the wrong person in my post.

[Bleeding Purple]

I think that's Edgar Jones.

[BAL_Hawk]

Yeah. I don't think that's the thinking behind not playing Flacco. I think that they just don't want to get him injured.

[rayvenfan_52]

I see a lot of fair catches by Tom Z. Are the Falcons players getting down there that fast to where he has to wave his hand for it?

[Bleeding Purple]

For the most part. He really hasn't had much time to return them.

[Guest maryland1]

Plenty of time left to win this game.

GO RAVENS!!!

[rayvenfan_52]

For the most part. He really hasn't had much time to return them.

cool thanks. It shows a lot of his Punt stuff as fair catches at NFL.com

[POE]

I can't wait to watch the replay to see how Flacco looked. Last game I listened to the game while watching the stats screen and I wasn't impressed until I actually watched the replay. He appeared to be so poised and confident in his throws and by the looks of it and from what I have heard he has only improved from last weeks outing. I am definetly excited for the future!!!

[Bleeding Purple]

That interception by Leonhard comes at a great time. We can take the lead with a field goal.

[rayvenfan_52]

WHOAAAA. First D turnover for our side.

[Corvus]

With that pick plus Ed's shoulder issues, I think its safe to say Leonhard will make the final cut.

[rayvenfan_52]

We can take the lead with a FG if our QB manages to get us downfield.