[News] Late For Work 5/22: Uni Watch: Ravens One Of Worst-Dressed Teams

[Raveninwv]

Bumble Bee, my Bumble Butt! Awful!

[Purple&BlackHeart]

Yet another step in moving on with their lives, blessings and good fortunes to the Rice family.

 

Don't point a finger to condemn and vilify, but extend a hand to forgive and teach.

Edited May 22, 2015 by Purple&BlackHeart

[Bruce_Almty]

Ravens never lose in all black.

Hope that's what they wear when they play Seattle this year.

[Purple&BlackHeart]

Don't care what any of these fools say the black and purple uniforms are the best in the league, they embody the organization and city as a tough, gritty, determined franchise. We are the villains and you know what, I don't care because we win and look awesome doing it.

[Tenacious Faulker]

I don;t know exactly what stats PFF put into those rankings, but I'll take issue with the fact that Tom Brady is one of the bestwhen under pressure. Firstly, define pressure for me. Stats have shown that if he's hit 5 times in a game his completion rate dips just below 50%. If 7 times, if drops down to the 30's. The Pats have a spread offense and he Brady rarely has to air it out. Its safer and the scheme factors enough time for the OL to protect him from hits, haries and sacks. It helps that he has a quick release, but much of achievement has been to get rid of the ball fast enough to make the short pass and let his receiver make up yardage when possible.

[salamander]

Watching the Ed Reed video makes me remember how much I miss those dynamic amazing plays. Nothing short of cloning Ed would do justice to replacing him.

[Purple&BlackHeart]

" I'm hurt, dawg; Don't ask me if I'm all right. Hell nah. Joaquin said, "Dominate," and we're not doing it. I'm putting my heart in this [expletive]Let's go, man!"

 

Favorite Ed Reed quote(even tho it wasn't in a Raven uniform)

 

All hail the GOAT of Safeties!!!!

Edited May 22, 2015 by Purple&BlackHeart

[Tenacious Faulker]

RE: Uniwatch.com. They must be watching uni-corns, because their judgement of uniforms is something I'd report to the fashion police for saying that the "Bumble Bee" uni is a favorite around their office (must be in Pittsburgh). The Steelers have a classic design, but those glorified prison-stripes need to go back to 1938 where Pittsburgh long ago abandoned it. Bringing it back one year alone should've drop them out of the top 10 let alone for go on 3 years running now. You don;t have to hate the Steelers to hate that uni.

[salamander]

Compared to how I felt a few months ago in regards to my concerns and doubts about whether the Ravens can fill enough gaping holes in the off season, I am far happier than I could have envisioned. Considering the cap room circumstances, that B- should be an A. I am actually relieved, optimistic and applaud some very smart moves this off season to make the most of the hand we were dealt.

[Space11jams]

Ravens, Jags, Seattle, are the best jerseys

[blindbat]

The purple jersey and black pants combo is the best in the league intimidating yet it still manages to look classic I noticed that a lot of these pundits tend to dislike purple. Go Ravens best uni !!!!!!!!!

[Corvus]

Uni Watch is bupkus. My dad is an old school Steelers fan from the '70s and he hates their throwback prison uniforms. But they're some of the best in the league to Paul Lukas, please...

[salamander]

When it comes to athletic clothing or uniforms, I think men can be just as particular about what they wear as females. Some men have athletic shoe closets to rival the best of the female shoe junkies these days. Same thing for clothes. The ugliness of those bumble bee uniforms is a fun conversation..... what I would consider to be a humiliating "wardrobe malfunction" ....Those uniforms are worthy of a snickering snide remark or 2 at the expense of the Steelers who look so silly in them, don't you think?

Edited May 24, 2015 by salamander

[RavensBaltimore]

I don't see how anyone who understands the Ravens' situation could give them a B- for the offseason. In March, we had some major holes and literally no cap space at all. Now, we have upgraded our biggest weaknesses, which were our secondary and our receiving corps, including TEs, and we have MORE cap space than we did before all that. We went from having major holes and no cap space to no major holes and plenty of cap space. I don't see how it could have been much better.

[fusuymada]

I hate to be captain obvious but don't we expect our QB to be more accurate in a clean pocket than under pressure, actually, only the Squealers QB has a better percentage under pressure than when clean. Think about that and consider the best strategy for [him] is to blitz rarely and drop 8 in coverage. Finally, who gives a crap what Uni Watch thinks. The Ravens fans love the Ravens uniforms and does anybody else even matter. In my mind they don't.

[boldtown]

...raven hatin' on joe and uniforms by media see you in December

[balfan23]

Personally, I'm about as thrilled as could be about what we've been able to do in terms of addressing losses on our roster through FA and draft. So, the B- is based on what? Is it purely in terms of what the team lost/gained or is it in terms of how they managed to address the situation that was in front of them when the season ended? I hope it is the former, because on that latter - I'd give us an A. Based on what we knew we'd have to lose (McPhee, Torrey and Ngata) we did a great job of filling voids. We didn't overpay and made pretty much all the right moves (at least on paper).

[Black&purple#55]

Black & black all day...and i don't give a damn wha u think about our uniform

[MarioDrama]

i love how Jay Cutler is worse when he is well protected

[1stStateRaven]

All black is the best uni and should be the regular uniform, with the purple jersey being the alternate. It's psychologically intimidating and gives the Ravens an extra edge.

[RavenManiac#7]

I really like, and always have, our black uniforms. Very intimidating look. And as for the Squealers bumble bee uniforms, absolutely hideous looking. Worst look in the league.

[RavenManiac#7]

Yet another step in moving on with their lives, blessings and good fortunes to the Rice family.

 

Don't point a finger to condemn and vilify, but extend a hand to forgive and teach.

Well said, brother!

[FloridalovesRavens]

Who cares who dislikes our uni. I love the black on black. Very cool and intimidating. Bumble bees are the worse I have ever seen. Go Ravens.

[Minionhunter]

All black uniforms are the best and the players know it .

[hen826957]

The Ravens can make the jerseys a little bit better like having purple strips on the black pants and having like strips on the sides of the jerseys or even have a raven footprint pattern on the sides and have a raven logo at the top of the back name on the jersey that would look cool. Also another thing they could do is change the back of the last name gold or yellow just like when the NFL Draft had gold letters on the players jerseys. It looks like it stands out along with the accents on the number white and yellow.

[Minionhunter]

All black uniforms have an outstanding winning percentage.

[rodbestboy]

The Uni watch list is subjective garbage. Newer teams are penalized because we cannot wear throwbacks, and yet older teams are celebrated for their classic looks. Besides, any list that ranks the Ravens kit below the new Browns uniforms has no value.

[RavensDieHard21]

I do love our jerseys but I wouldn't mind an extra alternative to throw in the mix. Something cool with ravens wings on the shoulders or something with a purple and gold scheme.

[EvilWayz]

1. Our Uniforms are not as bad as these guys make them out to be. I wish we would wear black on black more, and Black and Purple is cool too. Did they really put the Steelers as number one? I don't think that's right either. Man make the clothes, clothes don't make the man. I said that to say this, the uniform doesn't win games, the player in the uniform does. Didn't we beat the Steelers in their top rank uniforms? Just Sayin.

2. Any QB will play better if protected. Sure, Russell Wilson, RGIII, and a few more love to run with the football, as for me that's not what I would want. Yes if protection break down get the heck out of there, or throw the ball away, or maybe sometime its just better to take the sack given the circumstances. Look what happen to RGIII with that running, he ran right into Haloti Ngata and he hasn't been the same since. A protected QB has the time to go through his reads, and make correct throws as of running at first sight of pressure. Johnny Manzeil thought he was gone right through the NFL and ended came to a real reality check. Protection is on of the best things a QB can have.

3. I know it will be some backlash about Ray being reinstated into the NFL. I all have to say is those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Ray Rice gets a second chance at his position in the NFL, when or if someone signs him, which I think they will. I will say this though if you thought eyes were all over you about this incident, that many more will be on you when you do come back. Congrats and God bless you Ray Rice your second chance has come. Stay out of trouble.

[Bat-mite]

Even though I work near Baltimore, there are more Steelers fans than Ravens fans on my team. I have asked all of them that they think of the bumblebee uniforms, and they unilaterally hate them and find them embarrassing. Some Steelers fans even call them "prison uniforms."