Week 1 - Baltimore Ravens Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

[Purple Nurple]

God bless America and down with those damn Steelers!!!!!!!

[Guest ArmyRaven52]

Alright boys an offseason of doubt and misgivings about football, all the arguing, all the trash talking. It is here lets get it Ravens's

[gabefergy]

Ray Rice jersey is officially on. Can't Wait!

[PuRock]

[quote name='ArmyRaven52' timestamp='1315754903' post='783754']
Alright boys an offseason of doubt and misgivings about football, all the arguing, all the trash talking. It is here lets get it Ravens's
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This is one of the best parts, finding out what we have.

[Purple Nurple]

[quote name='PuRock' timestamp='1315755027' post='783757']


This is one of the best parts, finding out what we have.
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Right? It's like unwrapping a Christmas gift. All I know is dad better have gotten me transformers and not those crappy go-bots!!!

[MKdave]

Literally trying to figure out how to waste an hour and a half in the fastest way possible. This is ridiculous.

[Kwothdaraven]

[quote name='Milton145' timestamp='1315754209' post='783740']
Ravens offense has GOT to show up and stop laying an egg against them. The key to winning is going to be our offense like always. If they don't perform then it's going to end up like always.
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the problem is cam cameron getting scared of the steelers. he goes into full [profanity deleted] mode against them. i mean, you call an end-around deep in the steelers territory on the road in the playoffs with the game slipping away? then the horrible pass call that led troy to force the flacco fumble that set them up with the game winning (also playoff home field) clinching touchdown?

[1/28/01]

Ah, started drinking in nervousness already!

[Zeus]

Today we will learn if OZ was right to keep Cam Cameron,,,,, i hope he was....

[hawkprey]

It's gonna be fun on this site after the Steelers' first big completion.

[gabefergy]

Just saw Ray Lewis in an Under Armour commercial and it got me pumped up haha

[Ravensfan23]

[quote name='hawkprey' timestamp='1315754413' post='783745']
This is gonna be great. People are doubting McKinnie at LT? Not me. He'll do fine against a not-100% Harrison. Fine enough for our offense to take advantage of their secondary.

Ravens defense will be listed as #1 by the end of the day.
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McKinnie is definitely an unknown! But that doesn't mean he's at an disadvantage. As you've said, Harrison has said he won't have his usual endurance and it'll effect him during the 2nd half.

So that makes McKinnie's job a bit easier.

Then again like I've said before, those guys will have to adjust to our new players. The Steelers players have publicly stated that it'll take them about 2 quarters to adjust.

I think the Ravens have so show them something in the first half and then attack them in a different way in the 2nd half.

I think its impossible for them to feel comfortable about this matchup. We have to take full advantage of the unknown against the Steelers

[gabefergy]

I'm still nervous about McKinnie who hasnt seen 1 snap as a Raven. I'm confident that the coaching staff wouldnt put him out there if he wasnt ready, but I'm still a bit worried.

[Zeus]

Im so ready for this...how much longer??

[gabefergy]

Doss is inactive...really?? So is Kindle =/

[PuRock]

[quote name='Zeus' timestamp='1315756018' post='783781']
Im so ready for this...how much longer??
[/quote]1 hour 8 minutes?

[Token]

[quote name='gabefergy' timestamp='1315756278' post='783783']
Doss is inactive...really?? So is Kindle =/
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I'm wondering why..

[ravensfan2424]

[quote name='gabefergy' timestamp='1315756278' post='783783']
Doss is inactive...really?? So is Kindle =/
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Yet Laquan is playing lol and Chykie is out too :/

[gabefergy]

[quote name='Token' timestamp='1315756350' post='783785']

I'm wondering why..
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Maybe he isnt 100%, only thing I can think of considering we are already down a WR with Reed suspended. I'm a little surprised tbh, maybe we will see a lot of 2 TE sets.

[gabefergy]

[quote name='ravensfan2424' timestamp='1315756402' post='783786']

Yet Laquan is playing lol and Chykie is out too :/
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yeah not surprised Chykie is inactive, and LaQuan is our punt returner too I believe.

[Zeus]

I cant to see what Cam has learned if he has at all.

[Ed_Reed20]

Kindle is inactive. Here's the full list:

"Ravens declared WR Tandon Doss, OLB Sergio Kindle, CB Chykie Brown, OLB Michael McAdoo, ILB Jason Phillips, G/C Bryan Mattison, and NT Brandon McKinney "

[ravensfan2424]

[quote name='gabefergy' timestamp='1315756496' post='783789']
yeah not surprised Chykie is inactive, and LaQuan is our punt returner too I believe.
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We aren't letting Webb return them anymore? Hmm intresting

[hawkprey]

The Steelers will be without OT Scott and OG Foster. That's important, right?

[TreTheRaven]

63 minutes and counting. The day has finally arrived!

[Milton145]

LaQuan probably got the nod because he is better in STs than Doss. And those who really expected Doss to be our number 3 were just kidding themselves.

[hawkprey]

[quote name='Milton145' timestamp='1315756667' post='783796']
LaQuan probably got the nod because he is better in STs than Doss. And those who really expected Doss to be our number 3 were just kidding themselves.
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Doss is by far the better receiver. There must be a reason why he's sitting besides "LaQuan is better on special teams".

[latenighthero]

[quote name='gabefergy' timestamp='1315755980' post='783780']
I'm still nervous about McKinnie who hasnt seen 1 snap as a Raven. I'm confident that the coaching staff wouldnt put him out there if he wasnt ready, but I'm still a bit worried.
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I was too but with Harbaugh's decision to rest them for the last preseason game he obviously felt that they were doing alright in the practices because if they were struggling he would have played them in the game. I'm not 100% confident about it, but that helps a bit.

[D_UP]

Did I see doss is inactive today?

[PuRock]

I"m not suprised that Doss is inactive. The hype on this board has gone pretty far even though he hasn't taken many snaps with the 1st team. Everybody wanted to deem him the 3rd WR, but its just not yet.