Next up: Buffalo Bills at M&T Bank Stadium 9/11/16

[Moderator 2]

Tyrod Taylor and Rex Ryan return to M & T.  Hopefully the team gives them a Baltimore welcome with a WIN!

[Ravensfan23]

I don't care one bit about the preseason now....real football is finally here. Lets pick the 53 guys who will go to battle every week and gear up for this championship run. 

[DomMcRaven]

Ever since winning the Super Bowl, we have started every season off 0-1. This needs to change. Can we FINALLY win our first game of the season???

[Sami84]

lets beat the crap out of these guys. I have a good feeling about this one.

[MiamiRaven55]

Coming up from Miami for this one, been to many games at M&T but never a season opener! Can't wait to feel the vibe of a real sports town on opening weekend!!!

[Ravenseconbeast]

Don't care about the last preseason.   Lets just get ready for game #1

[K-Dog]

I am going to this one.

My record is 33-4.

I like our odds.

[JoeyFlex5]

Statement game boys. Rex will run his mouth all across the land about how he's coming home to beat on us, and we will wash his mouth out with soap and make them look 2nd rate, and let the whole league know that the ravens are back. 

Flacco is gonna get loose, I'm gonna predict he throws 2 tds and we rush for 2 more with a few field goals. Tyrod is gonna have a decent game but he isn't taking a game over with his arm and that's where we beat them. Over the course of 4 quarters we are just gonna steadily outplay and outscore them and a game that didn't look ugly for the bills ends up ugly on the scoreboard

[curtis0360]

Moderators might shout, but this thread should be for posting our exciting ideas for opening day, what do you guys plan to do?. Share it here. 

[Ravens4Real]

With all their suspensions, only place on the Bills that worries me is their secondary.

On defense, contain McCoy and spy Taylor. Give Jimmy over the top help on Watkins.

[RaineV1]

I do worry about our ability to contain Taylor. Our D-line hasn't been great. Plus Watkins can be a lot of handle.

[Tank 92]

OK, so the butterflies and excess stomach acid production have officially arrived.  haha 

[K-Dog]

Going to the game with some friends from Buffalo. 

[trevorsteadman]

11 hours ago, DomMcRaven said:

Ever since winning the Super Bowl, we have started every season off 0-1. This needs to change. Can we FINALLY win our first game of the season???

Isn't this the first time we have been at home for the season opener? I think two of the last 3 seasons we started in Denver and both those teams went to the super bowl. I can't remember who we started against 2 seasons ago but I think this is the first home opener in awhile.

[DomMcRaven]

1 minute ago, trevorsteadman said:

Isn't this the first time we have been at home for the season opener? I think two of the last 3 seasons we started in Denver and both those teams went to the super bowl. I can't remember who we started against 2 seasons ago but I think this is the first home opener in awhile.

No. In 2014, we started off at home against the Bengals. The same game where A.J. Green.....................................never mind.

[trevorsteadman]

1 minute ago, DomMcRaven said:

No. In 2014, we started off at home against the Bengals. The same game where A.J. Green.....................................never mind.

Oh okay lmao but still that is good competition for week one the last 3 years. Finally get a break with a decent but not playoff worthy Bills team.

[trevorsteadman]

Bold Prediction: West comes into the game as the #2 and shines in his limited action in the first half the Ravens roll with him into the second half. 

[January J]

absolutely cannot wait to see joe hook up with perriman on game day.  Perriman looked sharp as a tack last night... Just his break off the ball , his cuts, physicality, blocking, everything really. Moore too. And that's not even mentioning Wallace and sss! How are we gonna figure out who to keep inactive? Do we usually go with 5 on game day or 6? I'd say campanaro would be the inactive but not if he's the return guy. Don't want it to be Moore BC I really think him and Joe can burn some dB's deep. I guess it would have to be Butler- once again even if he makes the team he's a victim of the numbers game lol.  Sucks BC he's proven to be one of the most reliable targets. But this whole wr corps is amazing. The funny thing is they go completely unnoticed throughout the league. Everybody is sleeping on this group and we are going to catch alot of teams offguard this year.  I'm hoping we just come out and absolutely punch buffalo in the mouth. I'm calling 38-16 . 2 TDs from west on the ground - a TD to perriman and a TD to juice.  A pick 6 by zadarius smith on a tipped ball and a Justin Tucker 42 yard feild goal.  Silly to make predictions I know but hey its fun to think about.

Edited September 2, 2016 by January J

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

9 hours ago, RaineV1 said:

I do worry about our ability to contain Taylor. Our D-line hasn't been great. Plus Watkins can be a lot of handle.

Our Dline in the preseason didn't have Brandon Williams and we didn't scheme. since we really haven't changed personel too much I'm not too worried 

Edited September 2, 2016 by LosT_in_TranSlatioN

[Tank 92]

1 hour ago, trevorsteadman said:

Bold Prediction: West comes into the game as the #2 and shines in his limited action in the first half the Ravens roll with him into the second half. 

I love West, but I wouldn't sleep on Forsett.  He had nothing to prove in his limited pre season action and should be ready to roll. 

[Militant X 1]

15 hours ago, JoeyFlex5 said:

Statement game boys. Rex will run his mouth all across the land about how he's coming home to beat on us, and we will wash his mouth out with soap and make them look 2nd rate, and let the whole league know that the ravens are back. 

Flacco is gonna get loose, I'm gonna predict he throws 2 tds and we rush for 2 more with a few field goals. Tyrod is gonna have a decent game but he isn't taking a game over with his arm and that's where we beat them. Over the course of 4 quarters we are just gonna steadily outplay and outscore them and a game that didn't look ugly for the bills ends up ugly on the scoreboard

 Really?  Tyrod threw for 3,035 yards and 20 TD's , 6 INT's with a QB rating of 99.4 last season.

[Tank 92]

I wonder if Watkins will be ready. He accounted for a lot of their offensive production last year. 

[JoeyFlex5]

9 hours ago, DomMcRaven said:

No. In 2014, we started off at home against the Bengals. The same game where A.J. Green.....................................never mind.

More like "the same game where pees had chykie.... Nevermind"

[JoeyFlex5]

4 hours ago, Militant X 1 said:

 Really?  Tyrod threw for 3,035 yards and 20 TD's , 6 INT's with a QB rating of 99.4 last season.

Flacco crushes those stats and doesn't take over games like a Brady or cam or Rodgers does. Tyrod isn't taking this game over with his arm.

[DomMcRaven]

2 hours ago, JoeyFlex5 said:

More like "the same game where pees had chykie.... Nevermind"

chykie? Is that a myth? What is that?

[redrum52]

I don't know why, but I think know we unleash hell against Buffalo.

 

No Mike Tomlin 

Edited September 3, 2016 by redrum52

[kjbmore]

Will happily settle for bend don't break in our first defensive outing for the season - no big plays, contain, keep everything in front of us, if we can come up with a couple of turnovers - like we've seen in the preseason (although we weren't lighting up interceptions, encouraged by turnovers in general) - forced fumbles, strip sacks, 1 interception, keep them to fg's - would consider this a solid start for the season on D - not expecting them to light it up - just be happy with no big plays.

Joe looked SHARP in that limited game action - he was throwing bullets, think hes going to let it zing this season, just put it on his guys and from what ive seen im pretty confident in the hands we've shown, looking for a continuation of that sharp passing action

interested to see what we look like in red zone action, this is where i have ???, will be paying particular attention to this aspect of our game - if we're going to play bend dont break d, we need TD's, whilst restricting the opposition to fg's - otherwise close games all over again.

[JoeyFlex5]

How is buffalos o-line looking? I think we have a chance to demolish their defense, rex will throw everything plus the kitchen sink at Stanley and I think he will hold up, and I don't believe there is a secondary in the league that can stop our passing attack on their own, so if our OL holds up better than theirs we should win easily. it's gonna be a air it out game on both sides but the game will be won in the trenches, the team with the best pass rush will win, I think we can best them with a 4 man rush and the occasional blitz, I can't say the same for them. We don't have a dominant road grading line but I think our pass pro is top flight.

[redrum52]

9 hours ago, Militant X 1 said:

 Really?  Tyrod threw for 3,035 yards and 20 TD's , 6 INT's with a QB rating of 99.4 last season.

Facts get nagged around here? Hmmm

[JoeyFlex5]

4 minutes ago, redrum52 said:

Facts get nagged around here? Hmmm

The negs were due to the fact that he is saying a 3k yard season means he can take over games with his arm. He used average passing numbers to say tyrod is capable of beating us single handedly with his arm.