Next Up: Baltimore Ravens vs Washington, M&T Bank stadium 10/09/2016

[Maryland]

31 minutes ago, ellicottraven said:

Anybody else feel we may lose this game against the Skins? Somehow after last week I'm not feeling bullish about our chances.

If the Redskins move the ball like they did vs the Giants, then they have a better shot of winning. Cousins seems like a mixed bag at QB, either really hot or pretty cold. 

[PurpleCity5]

3 hours ago, wizard1 said:

Honestly I am totally unimpressed with Perriman. In fact at this point he is a complete wash and has only proven he was definitely not a #1 pick. As for Flacco I anticipate the usual game from Joe. Nothing spectacular and constantly on his horse because we basically have one of  the worst O-Line's in football.

I also don't understand all the hoopla about Kenneth Dixon. He is nothing special. It doesn't matter what our RB situation is. Running back by committee never works . What about Trent Richardson? I am still lmao about that whole fiasco. What about the Forsette farce. Sign him, cut him, resign him, cut him again. It's embarrassing.

We don't match up well against the Redskins. They have superior personnel. However we got Trestman who actually looks more like a bad grandpa type character. Sort of reminds of Joe Paterno. Be happy I'm not in charge because there would be a gaggle of guys looking for new jobs.

Lol

Edited October 9, 2016 by PurpleCity5

[Cillmatic]

18 minutes ago, Maryland said:

If the Redskins move the ball like they did vs the Giants, then they have a better shot of winning. Cousins seems like a mixed bag at QB, either really hot or pretty cold. 

Unfortunately, every QB plays on a pro bowl level when they play the Ravens.

[Maryland]

20 minutes ago, Cillmatic said:

Unfortunately, every QB plays on a pro bowl level when they play the Ravens.

I actually thought Bortles looked pretty bad vs us. His play was a big reason they lost.

[JO_75]

Someone should tell Adam Schefter to go to sleep. I saw that he posted on his FB that West will be the starter and Kenneth Dixon will be the back up. 

Wait... Can someone tell me where Buck went? I thought for sure it be West, Buck then Dixon.

[codizzle]

26 minutes ago, Maryland said:

I actually thought Bortles looked pretty bad vs us. His play was a big reason they lost.

Carr is the first QB to have a decent amount of success this year but it wasn't like he dominated the defense either 

[codizzle]

1 minute ago, JO_75 said:

Someone should tell Adam Schefter to go to sleep. I saw that he posted on his FB that West will be the starter and Kenneth Dixon will be the back up. 

Wait... Can someone tell me where Buck went? I thought for sure it be West, Buck then Dixon.

Dixon is what the offense needs desperately. I'm not one of the many on here saying he will be the offense's savior but he is much needed 

[Inqui]

4 hours ago, wizard1 said:

Honestly I am totally unimpressed with Perriman. In fact at this point he is a complete wash and has only proven he was definitely not a #1 pick. As for Flacco I anticipate the usual game from Joe. Nothing spectacular and constantly on his horse because we basically have one of  the worst O-Line's in football.

I also don't understand all the hoopla about Kenneth Dixon. He is nothing special. It doesn't matter what our RB situation is. Running back by committee never works . What about Trent Richardson? I am still lmao about that whole fiasco. What about the Forsette farce. Sign him, cut him, resign him, cut him again. It's embarrassing.

We don't match up well against the Redskins. They have superior personnel. However we got Trestman who actually looks more like a bad grandpa type character. Sort of reminds of Joe Paterno. Be happy I'm not in charge because there would be a gaggle of guys looking for new jobs.

Done.

[Inqui]

10 minutes ago, JO_75 said:

Someone should tell Adam Schefter to go to sleep. I saw that he posted on his FB that West will be the starter and Kenneth Dixon will be the back up. 

Wait... Can someone tell me where Buck went? I thought for sure it be West, Buck then Dixon.

Schefter's arguably the best sports reporter in the US, and his network of contacts is better than any of us will ever have. If he says West will be starting and Dixon will be the back-up, that's a pretty good bet.

West is obviously still the hot hand so the starting role is his to lose, while they'll probably take it a little easier with Dixon (the preseason favourite) as he gets back up to game speed but he's still arguably the most talented RB we have, and they probably like Allen as the third-down guy for the time being.

[PurpleCity5]

2 minutes ago, Inqui said:

Schefter's arguably the best sports reporter in the US, and his network of contacts is better than any of us will ever have. If he says West will be starting and Dixon will be the back-up, that's a pretty good bet.

West is obviously still the hot hand so the starting role is his to lose, while they'll probably take it a little easier with Dixon (the preseason favourite) as he gets back up to game speed but he's still arguably the most talented RB we have, and they probably like Allen as the third-down guy for the time being.

Yeah I don't see why you take away the starting job away from West now. That's just too brash and Dixon while is the most talented RB we have on the depth chart, can't just take over after West's performance last week. I can see West taking over the starting job for a while longer if he does good today. 

Edited October 9, 2016 by PurpleCity5

[Inqui]

Just now, PurpleCity5 said:

Yeah I don't see why you take away the starting job away from West now. That's just too brash and Dixon while is the most talented RB we have on the depth chart, can't just take over after West's performance last week. 

He'll have the chance to earn it for sure (and my money's on him doing just that before season's end), but the onus is still on him to beat out West. There's nothing outrageous about what Schefter said imo.

Edited October 9, 2016 by Inqui

[PurpleCity5]

1 minute ago, Inqui said:

He'll have the chance to earn it for sure (and my money's on him doing just that before season's end), but the onus is still on him to beat out West. There's nothing outrageous about what Schefter said imo.

Yeah, you just can't give him the starting job right out like that, it surely won't sit well with players unless Dixon is a star RB(Which he isn't at the moment). You have to earn it.

[JoeyFlex5]

dixon is gonna get a light for obvious reasons. 

its wests job to lose. 

dixon is the most talented yet most unproven on the roster and is coming off of an injury. 

west is the hot hand

there is nothing to even slightly question in schefters tweet.

[Cillmatic]

56 minutes ago, JO_75 said:

Someone should tell Adam Schefter to go to sleep. I saw that he posted on his FB that West will be the starter and Kenneth Dixon will be the back up. 

Wait... Can someone tell me where Buck went? I thought for sure it be West, Buck then Dixon.

Dixon is fresh off of an ankle injury, he'll probably get less snaps than Buck tomorrow. 

[Cillmatic]

If we don't get to a fast start against the Skins I'm all for firing Trestman. We need to get past this conservative & inept playcalling.

Edited October 9, 2016 by Cillmatic

[Maryland]

I'm really not looking forward to Wright covering DJax. Going to be quick and easy underneath completions all day, and safety help isn't going to prevent that. At least we can probably count on Jimmy erasing Garcon and Tavon Young holding his own on Crowder.

[JoeyFlex5]

22 minutes ago, Maryland said:

I'm really not looking forward to Wright covering DJax. Going to be quick and easy underneath completions all day, and safety help isn't going to prevent that. At least we can probably count on Jimmy erasing Garcon and Tavon Young holding his own on Crowder.

and thats the key. eliminate the others, contain the dangerous one. djax could have 150 yards and 20 catches, but if those are all coming between the 20s and the other receivers/the run game is shut down, and we keep jackson from beating us over the top, then we did our job.

bend but dont break isnt popular among fans for obvious reasons, but against a team like the redskins it really is the only way, you cant stop desean jackson you can only hope to contain him, he becomes far less effective in the redzone, so you take your chances by making sure he doesnt get to use the deep of the field to his advantage and limit his effectiveness when the lanes are tighter and he has no room to run deep. 

 

[wizard1]

5 hours ago, K-Dog said:

The two are not mutually exclusive.  You somehow think they are.  I guess that is what being so negative all the time will do to your outlook on pretty much everything. 

Reality or not you are very negative. 

Furthermore I am hardly oblivious, I see just fine.  Either way, I feel better living in a more positive and hopefull light than I would having a reality that is all doom and gloom.  It must be draining really.

Are you kidding? It takes way more time and energy to keep your balloon filled with air. On the other hand I turned my balloon into a slingshot which I use to jettison windbags that like to huff and puff.

While I love my Ravens, trust me I bleed purple , I'm sickened by the way our team has turned into a third world country.  There is very little meat and potatoes to our team. I look at the Patriots, the Packers, and the Broncos of the league and they consistently put together competitive teams with proven results. When was the last time either of those teams had a 5-11 season? Not to mention the Seahawks, Steelers and Chiefs.. All of these teams are the elite teams. I hate not being an elite team and if we are not dominating then we are being dominated. That's just unacceptable!!

[JoeyFlex5]

2 minutes ago, wizard1 said:

Are you kidding? It takes way more time and energy to keep your balloon filled with air. On the other hand I turned my balloon into a slingshot which I use to jettison windbags that like to huff and puff.

While I love my Ravens, trust me I bleed purple , I'm sickened by the way our team has turned into a third world country.  There is very little meat and potatoes to our team. I look at the Patriots, the Packers, and the Broncos of the league and they consistently put together competitive teams with proven results. When was the last time either of those teams had a 5-11 season? Not to mention the Seahawks, Steelers and Chiefs.. All of these teams are the elite teams. I hate not being an elite team and if we are not dominating then we are being dominated. That's just unacceptable!!

well... we arent the patriots, thats fair..

the packers have had 2 hall of famers at qb for the past 20 years.

the broncos were average or flat out bad for almost the entirety of the gap between elway and peyton and their success is still new and pretty much began 5 years ago with the drafting of von miller.

the seahawks struck gold with a lot of mid-late round picks that blew expectations out of the water like sherman, wilson, baldwin, mebane, browner, kam, bennett, and pete carrolls rah-rah style just happened to fit perfectly with their attitude on the roster, no team has the amount of luck in the draft that theyve had recently, they rose to dominance just a few years ago and they havent even had a chance to fall off yet... but they very well could be. theyre losing key players every offseason and russell wilsons fat contract hasnt even started to hurt them yet. 

the chiefs have put together a good defense and has ridden the coattails of jamaal charles and knile davis, and again they were trash up until very recently. they are a defense first team who runs the ball well and plays possession ball on offense, they are a freaking mirror-image of the ravens early in the harbaugh years, except less successful in the playoffs. 

the steelers were quite possibly gifted the worst officiated super bowl of all time in 2005, they made a legitimately spectacular run in 08 and ill give you that, they competed for another one in 2011, but mismanagement of the cap put them in total disarray for a few years as their whole team was old as dirt and taking up huge cap space to sit on the trainers table, and since striking gold with a ton of late round wr's they have come back to dominance, but if they dont luck out and find a total stud like antonio brown in the freaking 6th round to carry nearly the whole franchise then they are still average. 

 

this point youre trying to make is almost as ridiculous as the examples youre providing. you took all the upstart teams who have only been good for a few years and said "THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD LOOK LIKE" when these teams have been successful for about half as long as the ravens, and havent even gotten a chance to see the salary cap effect yet.

use some context when trying to make a point, maybe youll realize how ridiculous you sound and delete everything youve typed up before you look like a fool again.

[MTRavensFan]

1 hour ago, wizard1 said:

I look at the Patriots, the Packers, and the Broncos of the league and they consistently put together competitive teams with proven results. When was the last time either of those teams had a 5-11 season? Not to mention the Seahawks, Steelers and Chiefs.. All of these teams are the elite teams. I hate not being an elite team and if we are not dominating then we are being dominated. That's just unacceptable!!

Well for the P*triots it was back in 2000, but they play in a creampuff division. Still, give them their due.

The Broncos went 4-12 in 2010, prompting a petition signed by almost 18,000 fans calling for the firing of Josh McDaniels, who you recently suggested we bring in, and the birth of the website  JoshMcDanielsSucks (too much profanity there to give you a link, try Google). Prior to that they were 8-8 in 2008 and 2009, and 7-9 in 2007.

Seahawks went 5-11 in 2009, and 4-12 in 2008.

Chiefs went 2-14 in 2012, after going 4-12 in both 2007 and 2009.

Packers 4-12 in 2005, and 6-10 in 2008. So really, not that long ago. Prior to last year, for the Ravens in was 2007. So if "THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD LOOK LIKE", this is what we DO look like.

Guess who the winner is? Steelers, of course - you have to go all the way back to 1988 to find a 5-11 season. And guess what? WE PLAY IN THEIR DIVISION! and consistently beat them. So all your angry griping is just that - angry griping with NO basis in fact. Wikipedia is a beautiful thing, you might want to give it a try next time, instead of subjecting the rest of us to your rants.

[Tokyo Reporter]

Stanley out 

 

[Kid87]

Week 5 what color will we wear? We've worn Purple all 4 games..

All black? Purple and Black? Purple and White? ALL White? Black and white? Or White and Black

[Bandwagon]

28 minutes ago, Kid87 said:

Week 5 what color will we wear? We've worn Purple all 4 games..

All black? Purple and Black? Purple and White? ALL White? Black and white? Or White and Black

is white and black considered alternates or is all white away? if it is thats dumb cuz all white is ugly :-)

white and black look raw tbh

 

[JoeyFlex5]

22 minutes ago, Bandwagon said:

is white and black considered alternates or is all white away? if it is thats dumb cuz all white is ugly :-)

white and black look raw tbh

 

Home Jerseys are decided before the seaosn by the team for all home games.

Pants are decided I believe only a few days in advance and I believe there are 2 Pants that can be worn any number of times and anything after that is alternate and is limited to I believe 2 games a year, as are alternate jerseys.

I may not be 100% accurate but I think it's close.

Also, all white is great. Always liked that look.

Edited October 9, 2016 by JoeyFlex5

[K-Dog]

We won two Super Bowls in all white.

Just sayin'.

[Kid87]

I hope Jimmy Covers DeSean and put Wright on Garcon

Half man half amazing can cover the TE Reed

Edited October 9, 2016 by Kid87

[DomMcRaven]

12 hours ago, Maryland said:

The penalties on the OL are the absolute worst. This offense isn't talented enough to overcome 1st and 20 or 2nd and 15 and expect to get a first down. Really kills the drive, and that's a big reason why we start slow. 

No kidding. We already have o-line issues as we speak, but the penalties just make it even more difficult to sustain drives.

9 hours ago, ellicottraven said:

Anybody else feel we may lose this game against the Skins? Somehow after last week I'm not feeling bullish about our chances.

Of course. We're just not a team who can win by a blow out. Every game has been close this season (not to mention 14 out of the 16 games from last season were one-possession games as well) so I'm definitely nervous about this game. 

[Rav'n Maniac]

7 hours ago, Maryland said:

I'm really not looking forward to Wright covering DJax. Going to be quick and easy underneath completions all day, and safety help isn't going to prevent that. At least we can probably count on Jimmy erasing Garcon and Tavon Young holding his own on Crowder.

 

6 hours ago, JoeyFlex5 said:

and thats the key. eliminate the others, contain the dangerous one. djax could have 150 yards and 20 catches, but if those are all coming between the 20s and the other receivers/the run game is shut down, and we keep jackson from beating us over the top, then we did our job.

bend but dont break isnt popular among fans for obvious reasons, but against a team like the redskins it really is the only way, you cant stop desean jackson you can only hope to contain him, he becomes far less effective in the redzone, so you take your chances by making sure he doesnt get to use the deep of the field to his advantage and limit his effectiveness when the lanes are tighter and he has no room to run deep. 

 

Totally agree with both of these posts. Limiting DJax to the underneath routes is an important key to this game.

Just as important is limiting Reed as well.

Edited October 9, 2016 by Rav'n Maniac

[pitchblack_20]

So who gets the start? i'm excited 

[Purple_City39]

Just now, pitchblack_20 said:

So who gets the start? i'm excited 

Random guess, but probably Powers even though I think Davis deserves the shot outside with Young in the slot