MERGED: Threads About Controlling Our Own Destiny

[Militant X 1]

i believe that the Ravens can still take over the AFC North with a win over the Bengals next week. they move to 7-3. the steelers are 7-3 but have a bye!

bottomline.....we gotta take care of our business!

~Mili

[1/28/01]

[quote name='Militant X 1' timestamp='1321240309' post='869508']
i believe that the Ravens can still take over the AFC North with a win over the Bengals next week. they move to 7-3. the steelers are 7-3 but have a bye!

bottomline.....we gotta take care of our business!

~Mili
[/quote]
This is correct. While the 3 losses to inferior teams are mind boggling, we can still handle our business AT HOME in a week and be atop the division (and quite possibly the conference) with a win next week!

Have faith, people! I know its tough, but have faith!

[Alexir]

Leon Hall is on IR and AJ Green is Questionable for the game. They are coming into our house! Let's have a party!

[ROH522155]

This makes me feel a lot better. Also remember that at the end of the year it's better to have 3 losses to teams out of contention than 3 losses to teams we are competing with for playoff positioning. You gotta look at the bright side.

[Y2J]

At least there's light at the end of the tunnel lol

[ravensteve]

[quote name='1/28/01' timestamp='1321240446' post='869518']
This is correct. While the 3 losses to inferior teams are mind boggling, we can still handle our business AT HOME in a week and be atop the division (and quite possibly the conference) with a win next week!

Have faith, people! I know its tough, but have faith!
[/quote]

We should be able to beat the bengals....but, we also have a short week and play thursday night as well. if we can win both, we have 10 days off and should be sitting pretty.......let's all pray...read

[Ravenseconbeast]

A MUST WIN game. With Bengals/Steelers both having easy schedule, if we were to go 6-4 next week. We are 100% out of playoff race. We could have had a comfortable 7-2 vs abysmal seattle. Now like always, it'll be a dog fight for us till the end.

Its already week 11. I hope our Ravens will play this on all cyclinders in full throttle (offense,defense,st).

[RavenousBG]

We have to play a more consistent brand of football to make things happen but we still have control of the AFC North if we win all the head to heads. We have to knock Cincy out next week and we can't have anymore getting up for the big games only to get down for the ho hum match ups.

That's another question. Do we have a knockout punch and if so where is it? It's something to think about. We haven't beaten a team down to the ground since the Jets.

[Jamal]

A team that can't be counted on to beat the teams they're supposed is in no drivers seat.

All they're doing is, taking their fanbase for a ride if anything.

[BenDufusberger]

The driver is drunk , and wearing a blindfold.

[Ray Ray Ravens]

How did Ward get in our car?

[Ravenglenn]

If we're beating the good teams and losing to the crummy teams, it stands to reason that if we make the playoffs, there will be no crummy teams (I know, last year the Seagulls were 7-9) therefore we should do well against the good teams in the playoffs.

[BenDufusberger]

[quote name='Ravenglenn' timestamp='1321243567' post='869653']
If we're beating the good teams and losing to the crummy teams, it stands to reason that if we make the playoffs, there will be no crummy teams (I know, last year the Seagulls were 7-9) therefore we should do well against the good teams in the playoffs.
[/quote]

It won't work that way. By the time we're in the playoffs , our opponents will have gameplanned us to death. They'll know the secret , and will beat us easily by being crummy.

[Alexir]

We aren't just playing for the division win, we are playing for the number 1 seed

[Moisty]

If we haven't corrected the issue after three games, I dont see it happening. I might just flip out and hurt someone if we give the Colts their first win

[ravensdfan]

[quote name='Alexir' timestamp='1321240649' post='869524']
Leon Hall is on IR and AJ Green is Questionable for the game. They are coming into our house! Let's have a party!
[/quote]

You beat me to it. I was just about to post that the Steelers also did us a favor and beat the Bengals up a bit lol

[Lovely sir]

[quote name='Moisty' timestamp='1321244385' post='869680']
If we haven't corrected the issue after three games, I dont see it happening. I might just flip out and hurt someone if we give the Colts their first win
[/quote]

like miami a few years bck

[ratedr]

[quote name='Ravenseconbeast' timestamp='1321242385' post='869617']
A MUST WIN game. With Bengals/Steelers both having easy schedule, if we were to go 6-4 next week. We are 100% out of playoff race. We could have had a comfortable 7-2 vs abysmal seattle. Now like always, it'll be a dog fight for us till the end.

Its already week 11. I hope our Ravens will play this on all cyclinders in full throttle (offense,defense,st).
[/quote]
I wouldn't say we're out of the playoff race, but we'd definitely be out of the division race.

Pitt has an easy schedule, but Cincy? They still have one more @PItt as well as @Houston.

[Ravenseconbeast]

[quote name='ratedr' timestamp='1321245037' post='869708']
I wouldn't say we're out of the playoff race, but we'd definitely be out of the division race.

Pitt has an easy schedule, but Cincy? They still have one more @PItt as well as @Houston.[/quote]

It'll be a dog fight like i said. You and I both know that Ravens had NO business losing to 2-6 seattle after losing to other pathethic jags/titans game.

[Ravenglenn]

[quote name='Alexir' timestamp='1321243888' post='869662']
We aren't just playing for the division win, we are playing for the number 1 seed
[/quote]
That ship might have sailed already. They showed the Patriots remaining schedule and it's a cakewalk for them.

[hawkprey]

I'd rather we got to 6-3 by losing to teams like the Jags and Seahawks than losing to teams like the Jets and Steelers (specifically those two).

[HaX]

if we don't have the win and you're in mentality
we're done

[neoi78]

What happens when we face the Bengals 4-3 defense? Do they struggle like vs tenn, jacksonville, and seattle?

[ratedr]

[quote name='neoi78' timestamp='1321247347' post='869787']
What happens when we face the Bengals 4-3 defense? Do they struggle like vs tenn, jacksonville, and seattle?
[/quote]
The offense was actually moving the ball decently, but the gameplan was stupid. I'm not as afraid of Cincy as I was before.

[usmccharles]

its obvious we play down to teams, we mail it in as a W before we take the field...pretty sure the "any given sunday" saying exist for a reason

[neoi78]

I am. Dalton/Green is a hard machine to stop. I dont know an update on Green's injury but I know Hall is out for the year. That helps.. slightly.

Our DB's would get killed by Green.

[RavensAllTheWay]

The sky is falling.........

[LouieDaLug]

[quote name='Militant X 1' timestamp='1321240309' post='869508']

bottomline.....we gotta take care of our business!

~Mili
[/quote]

Ravens didn't do it today, they self destructed.

[jdynamite]

If the Ravens take care of business yes they would officially be in the lead of afc north via tiebreaker over steelers....

But with all of these afc teams beating on each other week to weak we can still easily control our own destiny. We have win over Houston and Pitts whom have best records in afc at 7-3.

[PaintinPGPurple]

If we beat Cincy and Houston loses, we move into the #1 seed, right?