[News] Late For Work 6/11: Cavs Use Steelers Logo To Incite Boos In NBA Finals

[BR News]

Ravens have 3rd-best NFL roster. Trestman NOT on head coach list. New kicking rule will result in big play.

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[Halshayeji]

Dear Cleveland Cavs.......

That was weird, a bit under the belt, creative, effective, and quite frankly BRILLIANT!

I didn't see that coming but sure as hell made me laugh my butt off.

[Halshayeji]

PFF claims the Ravens have the third best roster, which basically means we have the best AFC roster. Lets not forget that we have the best Head Coach and Front office. Oh yeah and 20 mil coming of the books next year.

Rmc and others around here occasionally claim that we are NOT in a win now mode. Is this still a debate?

We are Ravens and are always in win now mode. We reload and don't rebuild. Lets hope for another epic season!

[FloridalovesRavens]

You would think a Raven would create more boos since the team left for Bmore but this was great.

[terpmaniac]

I would have loved it if it were the Ravens logo being shown. Loved, loved, loved it. Not surprise by the Steeler reactions, not at all.

[rmcjacket23]

PFF claims the Ravens have the third best roster, which basically means we have the best AFC roster. Lets not forget that we have the best Head Coach and Front office. Oh yeah and 20 mil coming of the books next year. Rmc and others around here occasionally claim that we are NOT in a win now mode. Is this still a debate? We are Ravens and are always in win now mode. We reload and don't rebuild. Lets hope for another epic season!

1. Win now mode implies that there's long-term detriment from not winning this season, and that we will have to blow the team up. There is zero evidence that's the case, particularly when all indications from the last 2-3 years is a movement to get younger.

2. Can you honestly say, straight face and all, that the 2013 Baltimore Ravens team was assembled with the belief that they could win the SB? If so, what exactly are you basing that off of?

2013 was that year for us.

[dhartm2]

If they showed a picture of Modell they would have burned the building down.

[salamander]

If Trestman's offense can produce at a high level, Chicago woes will be forgotten or would likely be blamed on Cutler and it's possible that we could get stuck looking for another OC. The article makes me feel a little better that Trestman is off the HC prospect list for now but never say never in the NFL. Ravens have lost more than their share of good coaches. Praying for our coaches to excel this year but to also STAY under the HC radar.

Edited June 11, 2015 by salamander

[reed20fence]

No need to remind Ravens fans that the best place for us to be is to feel disrespected, slighted, and have a chip on our shoulders. All this excitement about shiny new weapons for Joe and Peter King picking us as the favorite for another Lombardi and now ESPN/PFF saying we've got the most talented roster in the AFC and effectively saying we're favorites to rep the AFC in the Super Bowl... it all makes me very uneasy.

Ravens fans have learned the hard way that the outside world sets us up on a perch just to knock us down and enjoy doing it.

Let's stay humble, hungry and pissed off for greatness.

Edited June 11, 2015 by reed20fence

[reed20fence]

If they showed a picture of Modell they would have burned the building down.

LOL. got a good chuckle outta that!

Can't imagine why he wanted to get the heck outta there.

[jravens13]

I think we will be a Top 5 Team this year. But what would be amazing is if we could finally earn home field in the playoffs. The Ravens have been so fun to watch during the Flacco/Harbaugh Era. The atmosphere of an AFC Championship in Baltimore would be out of this world.

[sami]

I'm wondering do the players REALLY vote for the top 100. Sarah needs to ask the players if they really all voted and if not find out who did.

[boldtown]

Is it thAt tough to write about football that someone has to make rankings about rosters. Ge'ez. Next week someone might write about how the nfl should mandate the color of each teams Gatorade. Or, best dress sideline coach. I mean, really, if going tabloid go freaking tabloid.

[ibleedpurpleandblack]

1. Win now mode implies that there's long-term detriment from not winning this season, and that we will have to blow the team up. There is zero evidence that's the case, particularly when all indications from the last 2-3 years is a movement to get younger.

2. Can you honestly say, straight face and all, that the 2013 Baltimore Ravens team was assembled with the belief that they could win the SB? If so, what exactly are you basing that off of?

2013 was that year for us.

Don't do it often but i have to agree with you here.

 

1.  We are definitely not in a WIN now mode; but I will say they put this team together with the intentions of winning as quickly as possible.  Like you said, they've also gotten younger in hopes of building a team that can also grow and become better and win also.

 

2.  I definitely can't say that;  just think it was the right year for us.  Joe and the receivers got hot in the post season! 

Edited June 11, 2015 by ibleedpurpleandblack

[Joe Flacco is #1]

Any one else gasp when they read about Mosley lol

[salamander]

Love yesterday's video where SSS was manning the front desk to surprise some fans. What an excellent gesture for Harbs to arrange to have several players take the time to talk to fans and show them around. Now that was 1 classy way for the Ravens to show appreciation for their fans.

Edited June 11, 2015 by salamander

[RobHolthause]

The responses to that "C.J. Mosley decides to accept Dolphins offer" article are hilarious! One guy said, "and a blunt from whoever passes him one." Perfect.

[Space11jams]

Not a Lebron fan and I can care less about Cleveland winning anything!

Other than that, DOOM is a absolute monster with Suggs on the other end. Top 5 defense this year. I'm calling it (banking or DB's stay healthy).

[reed20fence]

Love yesterday's video where SSS was manning the front desk to surprise some fans. What an excellent gesture for Harbs to arrange to have several players take the time to talk to fans and show them around. Now that was 1 classy way for the Ravens to show appreciation for their fans.

Indeed. That was a very cool thing for the organization to do. It's also smart for companies to want to explore ways to provide the best experiences for their best customers.

[ellicottraven]

Any one else gasp when they read about Mosley lol

Not reallly. I knew we drafted the second C.J. Mosley when we drafted him!

[TXRavensFan]

1. Win now mode implies that there's long-term detriment from not winning this season, and that we will have to blow the team up. There is zero evidence that's the case, particularly when all indications from the last 2-3 years is a movement to get younger.

2. Can you honestly say, straight face and all, that the 2013 Baltimore Ravens team was assembled with the belief that they could win the SB? If so, what exactly are you basing that off of?

2013 was that year for us.

 

 

Don't do it often but i have to agree with you here.

 

1.  We are definitely not in a WIN now mode; but I will say they put this team together with the intentions of winning as quickly as possible.  Like you said, they've also gotten younger in hopes of building a team that can also grow and become better and win also.

 

2.  I definitely can't say that;  just think it was the right year for us.  Joe and the receivers got hot in the post season! 

 

It appears that you both got too hung-up on the term "win now", and missed the point of the OP.

 

While it is true that the Ravens aren't signing high priced free agents to back loaded deals every year in order to win a Super Bowl (which is the generally accepted meaning of "win now"), they do spend up to the cap every year to place the most competitive team possible on the field. This strategy has led to a perennial playoff team and championship contender.

[January J]

1. Win now mode implies that there's long-term detriment from not winning this season, and that we will have to blow the team up. There is zero evidence that's the case, particularly when all indications from the last 2-3 years is a movement to get younger.

2. Can you honestly say, straight face and all, that the 2013 Baltimore Ravens team was assembled with the belief that they could win the SB? If so, what exactly are you basing that off of?

2013 was that year for us.

yes we have chosen to get younger as of late, but that doesn't mean that we don't have a win now mentality regardless. Yes even in 2013. The ravens are a team thats organization is so strong all around that even in a so called "down year" the mantra is still superbowl or bust. Not everything needs to be dissected- Sometimes it's just not that deep.

[RavensBaltimore]

I'm wondering do the players REALLY vote for the top 100. Sarah needs to ask the players if they really all voted and if not find out who did.

My guess is that the players really do vote for the top 100, and that they are just as influenced by stats and media hype as the fans are. Anyone who actually understands the Ravens D knows that Suggs is a better and more complete player than Dumerville, but sacks are what gets attention, so Doom gets the votes.

[rmcjacket23]

yes we have chosen to get younger as of late, but that doesn't mean that we don't have a win now mentality regardless. Yes even in 2013. The ravens are a team thats organization is so strong all around that even in a so called "down year" the mantra is still superbowl or bust. Not everything needs to be dissected- Sometimes it's just not that deep.

Mantras are based on actions, not words. Just calling something a mantra doesn't make it so.

When you have just won a SB with a highly aging roster (especially on defense) that spent the previous 4-5 years investing everything they had into getting to the top of the mountain, and you immediately cut/retire/change the large basis of that defense in a single offseason, that kind of signals a mantra. And that mantra is NOT "we expect to win a SB this season". That mantra, most likely, is "lets rebuild this section of the football, and within a short period of time, get back to being a SB contender".

I completely get why some of you literally think that every roster we create is designed to be a SB winner that season. In most seasons recently, that's the case. 2013 was quite obviously not one of them. Every realistic person knew what was going on there, and understood fully the reasons why we were doing it.

If you went to Ozzie, DeCosta or even in the owner in private six months after our SB victory, and ask them honestly if they believed the roster they had assembled was sufficient to win a SB that season, I'd bet my house the answer would be no. Not something you say publicly obviously.

You're right... not everything needs to be disected. Not every team in this league honestly believes that they are SB contenders that season, and this franchise is no different from them in certain years. The only difference is that there's really only been one season in about the last 8 or so where that's been the case.

[BaccaFly]

Wow so many ravens fans just got trolled by C.J. Going to miami thing.

[NCMan]

"Could the Ravens actually have an Offensive Coordinator in back to back seasons?"

Uhhh....hope so.

[Purple Dawg 96]

GO CAVS! LOL

[hen826957]

How many top 100 players we have? LOL I know it's a lot probably have the most players in the top 100 then any other team this year. Why the Cavs got a picture of a Steelers logo and Ben Roethlisberger during the game? That's weird its not like they are a big rivalry against them. LOL and can Ozzie just extend either K.O. or Yanda already. We got to get it done before it's too late. We don't won't both to hit the open market next season so get it done the Wizard of Oz.

[The Greek]

would be nice to have an oc last for several years. hope trestman can be that guy

[January J]

Mantras are based on actions, not words. Just calling something a mantra doesn't make it so.

When you have just won a SB with a highly aging roster (especially on defense) that spent the previous 4-5 years investing everything they had into getting to the top of the mountain, and you immediately cut/retire/change the large basis of that defense in a single offseason, that kind of signals a mantra. And that mantra is NOT "we expect to win a SB this season". That mantra, most likely, is "lets rebuild this section of the football, and within a short period of time, get back to being a SB contender".

I completely get why some of you literally think that every roster we create is designed to be a SB winner that season. In most seasons recently, that's the case. 2013 was quite obviously not one of them. Every realistic person knew what was going on there, and understood fully the reasons why we were doing it.

If you went to Ozzie, DeCosta or even in the owner in private six months after our SB victory, and ask them honestly if they believed the roster they had assembled was sufficient to win a SB that season, I'd bet my house the answer would be no. Not something you say publicly obviously.

You're right... not everything needs to be disected. Not every team in this league honestly believes that they are SB contenders that season, and this franchise is no different from them in certain years. The only difference is that there's really only been one season in about the last 8 or so where that's been the case.

I completely understand what your sayin however I completely disagree. It's easy to look back on the 2013 season now and say we didn't expect to make it to the Super Bowl just bc we happened to miss the playoffs. (By one game mind you) I guarentee you if you were to ask harbaugh or flacco or anybody in the organization at the beginning of that year if they believed they could make it to the Super Bowl that they would say yes. And I wholeheartedly believe that would be their honest opinion. They might realize that it was a bit less likely to happen, but ofcourse they believed they could make it to the playoffs... And once your in anything can happen. Yes some teams aren't as fortunate as ours and realize they have to rebuild for years before they can contend - but The ravens are one of the few teams that can go through a rebuilding year and still have that win now mentality regardless due to excellent scouting, coaching, and then there's this guy named Ozzie in the front office. Yes we are that good. Edited June 11, 2015 by January J