Ravens 'stealing Signs'?

[rlh445]

Okay, so I've been smack talking back and forth with a buddy Steeler fan and he is swearing upside down that there is a story circulating around about the Ravens stealing signs 'during' the game, thus enabling them to win 35-7. He can be a bit hyperbolic but isn't known to be a liar and yet I can find nothing on the 'Net coming even remotely close to this rumor. I'm just wondering, has anyone else heard something like this or is this just Squealer propoganda?

[1/28/01]

[quote name='rlh445' timestamp='1317769657' post='816254']
Okay, so I've been smack talking back and forth with a buddy Steeler fan and he is swearing upside down that there is a story circulating around about the Ravens stealing signs 'during' the game, thus enabling them to win 35-7.  He can be a bit hyperbolic but isn't known to be a liar and yet I can find nothing on the 'Net coming even remotely close to this rumor.  I'm just wondering, has anyone else heard something like this or is this just Squealer propoganda?
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Seems a little sour to me

[Militant X 1]

we'll leave that type of stuff up to the Patriots.

~Mili

[The Raven]

[quote name='Militant X 1' timestamp='1317769836' post='816262']
we'll leave that type of stuff up to the Patriots.

~Mili
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Easy now, they still kicked everybody's butt, [i]before and after [/i]they were caught. Lol

I don't think we were stealing signs, we just smashed them!

[hawkprey]

Then what's the excuse for the Colts game? No game tape on Curtis Painter?

[RivenHale]

Even if they had tape, they'd spend the whole time staring at his hair.

[The Raven]

[quote name='hawkprey' timestamp='1317770525' post='816280']
Then what's the excuse for the Colts game? No game tape on Curtis Painter?
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What?

[1/28/01]

[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1317770611' post='816283']


What?
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Facetiously saying that if that was the lame excuse as to why they got destroyed by us, what's the excuse for barely squeaking out a win against a Painter led Colts team?

[hawkprey]

[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1317770611' post='816283']

What?
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Yeah I meant the Steelers/Colts game, not one of ours.

[The Raven]

[quote name='1/28/01' timestamp='1317770757' post='816287']
Facetiously saying that if that was the lame excuse as to why they got destroyed by us, what's the excuse for barely squeaking out a win against a Painter led Colts team?
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Ahh. Gotcha. They just played a really bad game against us, and a slightly better game against the Colts? Or, they just suck this year. [img]http://content.boards.baltimoreravens.com//public/style_emoticons/default/happy.png[/img]

[i82much]

Right. Between that and the illegal chop blocks, the Steelers totally got hosed. The world is so unfair [img]http://content.boards.baltimoreravens.com//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif[/img].

[TDubbs]

Even if we stole signals it would not have mattered on that Sunday ... We imposed our rushing attack on them, they couldnt stop it. Most importantly they have a terrible o line and our front 7 dominated. Just like the Eagles are finding out, you build Inside - Out , the game is won in the trenches.

[The Raven]

[quote name='TDubbs' timestamp='1317771625' post='816313']
Even if we stole signals it would not have mattered on that Sunday ... We imposed our rushing attack on them, they couldnt stop it. Most importantly they have a terrible o line and our front 7 dominated. Just like the Eagles are finding out, you build Inside - Out , the game is won in the trenches.
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Exactly, signals don't make you execute. The defense can know the play, but that doesn't mean they can stop it.

[i82much]

[quote name='TDubbs' timestamp='1317771625' post='816313']
Even if we stole signals it would not have mattered on that Sunday ... We imposed our rushing attack on them, they couldnt stop it. Most importantly they have a terrible o line and our front 7 dominated. Just like the Eagles are finding out, you build Inside - Out , the game is won in the trenches.
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Ya know everyone says that but seems to me TN beat us on offense with skill players - Hasselbeck and Britt, specifically. I almost think the Steelers line would have been enough for TN to beat us in that game, as well as Hasselbeck and Britt seem dialed in and able to get the ball out quickly.

[BMOREHAWAII]

[quote name='1/28/01' timestamp='1317769780' post='816260']
Seems a little sour to me
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I have never agreed with you until today. Not only did they talk smack about us not being "rivals" in the offseason, but we decimated their season expectations with the first game. Seems like Pitt fans are looking for every excuse.

[berad]

Just trying to take away from the win. Steeler players/fans did the same thing by whining about chop blocks and running up the score.

[Romo Ravens]

Steelers fans will always make an excuse until they choose a new team to cheer for.

[1/28/01]

[quote name='BMOREHAWAII' timestamp='1317772190' post='816330']
[b]I have never agreed with you until today.[/b] Not only did they talk smack about us not being "rivals" in the offseason, but we decimated their season expectations with the first game. Seems like Pitt fans are looking for every excuse.
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Well, don't let it happen again

[K-Dog]

how would one go about "stealing signs" ?

[Mount-Cody]

"Stealing signs" what a lame excuse, even for a Steelers fan.

[ravensfan160]

First it was illegal legal chop blocks and now this. What is the excuse going to be next time...that the Steelers aren't allowed 12 men on defense because Harrison is hurt. [img]http://content.boards.baltimoreravens.com//public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.png[/img]

[AsianRice]

The Texans just ran all over them...........................................

[Alexir]

He is a steeler fan...enough said. Maybe he and Hampton should learn the rules together.

[go4ravens]

Stealing signs during a game is called being an observant player, in my eyes.

[Marc2k6]

There is nothing wrong with stealing signs!

[Bltravens]

Dont teams use the headsets in helmets now to communicate anyways? I thought teams were done with the oldschool hand signs.

[D_UP]

Your friends crazy, tell him accept the fact we're just a better team.

[Mick0311]

Unless by "signs" he means souls, I can't go with that story. We drank their milkshake, end of story.

[Andrew Glass]

[quote name='rlh445' timestamp='1317769657' post='816254']
Okay, so I've been smack talking back and forth with a buddy Steeler fan and he is swearing upside down that there is a story circulating around about the Ravens stealing signs 'during' the game, thus enabling them to win 35-7. He can be a bit hyperbolic but isn't known to be a liar and yet I can find nothing on the 'Net coming even remotely close to this rumor. I'm just wondering, has anyone else heard something like this or is this just Squealer propoganda?
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Just a stupid steelers troll.

I had a friend on facebook who is from the pittsburgh area arguing with a ravens fan claiming the steelers/ravens game isn't a rivarly to people from pittsburgh because they are so much better etc. He said thats made up by baltimore area fans and baltimore area media. Said they don't consider it a real rivalry. So I went on the largest steelers forum I could find and started a poll asking that question. 24 steelers fans said yes within the first day, 0 said no. I then posted the results and he didn't say another word.

[plesiosaur]

Ask him if it was ok for Eisenhower (really British code breakers) to "steal" Hitler's "signs"during WWII.