Week 1 : Baltimore Ravens At Cincinnati Bengals

[Ravnet]

youre taking it too much for a season-defining game for us. McNair made some great throws, ones that were catchable, and had some rushed and last-second passes, some of which were amazing. If our o-line gels together more, we can keep Steve healthy and tear defenses apart once our game comes together. ist most definately there. we just need to focus. the messed up 1st qtr was nothing but monday night jitters. we came back and put on a hell of a fight and unfortunately we didnt have our starter there to put the game away. even more so its unfortunate the refs sucked on that last drive...

The thing is, McNair barely took 0 sacks if I remeber correctly, maybe one, and got injured in the first game. He won't be able to last in a game where he O-Line really breaks down. His style is to hang in the pocket, because of that he takes alot of hits and is now considered "old" in the NFL so is more fragile. Because he gets alot of pressure, he airs the balls too often. This won't improve in the near future.

[Reed_4_President]

Thats a bandwagon fan son. May hurt for you to admit it but you leave a team after one game and say see you in 08? How much more bandwagon can you get.

Am not "A" band wagon fan I choose not to watch them play nemore this year. I would be if I went on to joining into another team for the rest of the year. The Ravens have been my team since I was about 12 when they came here and always have been but with the heart problems I have and **** going on in my life what went on tonight I DO NOT NEED to add to things in my life right now. SO I choose not to watch FOOTBALL point BLANK SO get ur facts right, because your starting to PISS ME off.

[Ravnet]

Am not "A" band wagon fan I choose not to watch them play nemore this year. I would be if I went on to joining into another team for the rest of the year. The Ravens have been my team since I was about 12 when they came here and always have been but with the heart problems I have and **** going on in my life what went on tonight I DO NOT NEED in my life right now. SO I chose not to watch FOOTBALL SO get ur facts right, because your starting to PISS ME off.

I wouldn't want to do that, you may e-punch me.

[Squirrel]

Why are we throwing the ball on 3rd & 4th and short...why. The coaches don't fumble or throw the ball 10 feet over their receivers, but they should be blamed for the losuy play calling. Remember, we won a Super Bowl on defense and running the football, not screen passes on 3rd goal from the 1.

[Reed_4_President]

I wouldn't want to do that, you may e-punch me.

No just give me your address.

[Squirrel]

Besides needing a real quarterback (sorry, McNair isn't the answer), the time may be here to look for a coach with more game smarts than the Gatorade cooler.

[Sub-Zero]

I totally can't believe we pay all that money for McGahee and then throw the ball on the 3 YL? what the heck? Billick, you're not fooling anyone by passing - everyone knows you love to pass, even when it's the game on the line and boller under center. what the heck?

I totally can't believe they blew that second chance. ARRGGHHH

I would've loved to see some counters, misdirections, draws, since they were coming with the blitz. horrible playcalling.

[Ravnet]

No just give me your address.

Get a life, don't watch the Ravens if you don't want but we don't need to hear you vent your negative energy about the team. We all saw the game and are pissed that the Ravens lost but none of us are writing in all caps about how they're not gonna watch the team the entire season because they lost week one. The Ravens couldn't have played worse and it can only improve. If your serious about not watching the team after this game then leave, your not a true fan if you do there is no way around that.

[Reed_4_President]

Get a life, don't watch the Ravens if you don't want but we don't need to hear you vent your negative energy about the team. We all saw the game and are pissed that the Ravens lost but none of us are writing in all caps about how they're not gonna watch the team the entire season because they lost week one. The Ravens couldn't have played worse and it can only improve. If your serious about not watching the team after this game then leave, your not a true fan if you do there is no way around that.

I am not a true fan because I chose health over my team? HMMMMMM ok. You have to be the dumbest person I have ever met. Sorry I don't need any other FUTURE games like this to deal with this year because I see it coming now and I think I will follow my GUT INSTINCT ON THAT. And that is focus on my self which I have a lot of stuff going on right now in my life and not worry about the Ravens and get my health back to normal, tonight totally messed with me as it did everyone but I probably had it a bit more ruff. I dont need to be back at GBMC, and yes Football games can be stressfull but I dont remember one being like this in A long time. And being that McNair is shot, Lewis will be out for probably a month, and Mason is a bit hurt I don't need to sit around and watch the ravens get DEMOLISHED. We have the ball on the 2 yd line and cant even score because we have a MORON of a coach. SO keep on saying how me doing my own thing worrying bout my self and not focusing on this years football season doesnt make me a fan then get a F'ing clue moron. I am not jumping ship saying oooh the ravens suck I cant beleive it GOOOOOOOO CHARGERS, I am going to root for the chargers this year NO IM NOT. I am simply saying I dont need the stress and hearing about all our star players injuries etc, so I am going to decide just not to watch. Sorry if I dont watch to you that makes me not a fan thats news to me. thought a bandwagon fan dropped a team for another because of something they did wrong.

[bspielz]

Unreal, if the mistakes weren't bad enough then you get jobbed by the homer ref. At least he made a make-up call but that's beside the point. And now you gotta wonder what's gonna happen on a short week. McNair, Ray, JO, BJ. I mean this game truly added insult to injury. On the only bright side, ED REED IS A GOD!

[Reed_4_President]

Get a life, don't watch the Ravens if you don't want but we don't need to hear you vent your negative energy about the team. We all saw the game and are pissed that the Ravens lost but none of us are writing in all caps about how they're not gonna watch the team the entire season because they lost week one. The Ravens couldn't have played worse and it can only improve. If your serious about not watching the team after this game then leave, your not a true fan if you do there is no way around that.

And telling me to leave the MB?! you leave your joined along time after me. But I plan on taking a break. So don't tell me what to do please people like that I would love to punch right in the face for being stupid.

[Ravnet]

I am not a true fan because I chose health over my team? HMMMMMM ok. You have to be the dumbest person I have ever met. Sorry I don't need any other FUTURE games like this to deal with this year because I see it coming now and I think I will follow my GUT INSTINCT ON THAT. And that is focus on my self which I have a lot of stuff going on right now in my life and not worry about the Ravens and get my health back to normal, tonight totally messed with me as it did everyone but I probably had it a bit more ruff. I dont need to be back at GBMC, and yes Football games can be stressfull but I dont remember one being like this in A long time. And being that McNair is shot, Lewis will be out for probably a month, and Mason is a bit hurt I don't need to sit around and watch the ravens get DEMOLISHED. We have the ball on the 2 yd line and cant even score because we have a MORON of a coach. SO keep on saying how me doing my own thing worrying bout my self and not focusing on this years football season doesnt make me a fan then get a ******* clue moron. I am not jumping ship saying oooh the ravens suck I cant beleive it GOOOOOOOO CHARGERS, I am going to root for the chargers this year NO IM NOT. I am simply saying I dont need the stress and hearing about all our star players injuries etc, so I am going to decide just not to watch. Sorry if I dont watch to you that makes me not a fan thats news to me. thought a bandwagon fan dropped a team for another because of something they did wrong.

K cool, your an e-bully. I want my 2 minutes of reading that back?

[Ravnet]

And telling me to leave the MB?! you leave your joined along time after me. But I plan on taking a break. So don't tell me what to do please people like that I would love to punch right in the face for being stupid.

Yes I joined a long time after you, a whole day.

[Reed_4_President]

K cool, your an e-bully. I want my 2 minutes of reading that back?

Your a moron I am just going to ignore you now. If you have to keep on talking smack then please be a man and do it in person instead of hiding behind your computer. Now time to stop replying to a complete moron, who has nothing better to do then to instigate things.

[Ravnet]

Your a moron I am just going to ignore you now. If you have to keep on talking smack then please be a man and do it in person instead of hiding behind your computer. Now time to stop replying to a complete moron, who has nothing better to do then to instigate things.

Your right, I should be getting extremely worked up about a football game to the point that I am calling people F'ing morons for disagreeing with me.

[RavensGirl]

OK enough of the sniping at each other - lets keep focus and anger pointed where it is deserved - on the offense, the coaching, playcalling and those totally sucky refs!!

Seriously, please Stop the crap - no one really wants to read it - PM each other if you must, but I have a family I can argue with - don't need to hear you all!

I for one can't wait for next week to redeem ourselves and to get my tailgate gear in action.

Why do we play so poorly on the national stage lately? We weren't always like this. Didn't C-mac return his 100+ TD on Monday Night? In Black uni's, right? Humm - thoughts?

[Ravnet]

OK enough of the sniping at each other - lets keep focus and anger pointed where it is deserved - on the offense, the coaching, playcalling and those totally sucky refs!!

Seriously, please Stop the crap - no one really wants to read it - PM each other if you must, but I have a family I can argue with - don't need to hear you all!

I for one can't wait for next week to redeem ourselves and to get my tailgate gear in action.

Why do we play so poorly on the national stage lately? We weren't always like this. Didn't C-mac return his 100+ TD on Monday Night? In Black uni's, right? Humm - thoughts?

Ed returned that 106 yard pass by Garcia I think on a sunday night in the Black uniforms. But that was against the Browns so it doesn't count.

[GARaven]

Ok this game as alway's for the raven's being on the big stage comes back to bite us again .Ok i can look past all the miscue's but come on you had 3rd and 1 and you throw the ball ok so he wanted to score more points by throwing but with the game the way it was going against them then reed brings them back.Then you have all those try's to score and you throw the ball more then half of those time's when you have mcgahee?????.not to mention you get a third chance at a score first play you run ok good call now your on the 2 YARD LINE!!!!!! also knowing it's four down's at this point but you throw the ball to heap i'm really stuffed on that bonehead of a call.I know most people will say it was boller again. well this time it was the ref with the horrible call which clear was a td then brian with his stupid call's i mean you pay 40 million to a guy but you don't think he can't get 2 yd's.I have been a fan of this team since 2001 and will continue to be a fan.but i want to finally say brian you are a ..........sorry can't say.also ray's hurt,reed's hurt,ogden hurt,but brian just made it worse when we would have won that game.sorry peep's i just had to vent.

oh yeah hello to all my fellow raven fantic's

[BrownsFan]

Just curious I saw the early portion of the game at work and saw they were working on Lewis... any idea what exactly happened? Extent of his injury?

[RavensGirl]

And Reed 4 President - I see that you are currently 9th on the Monday Night Surround on ESPN? Excellent! Not that it means much, but I'm currently 11th. I don't know what has been factored in to the scores yet - but I thought it was cool that I recognized your screen name.

Good Luck - anyone one else in?

[ragnorok99]

6 turnovers, horrible playcalling, and terrible officiating...and the Ravens still took the Bengals to the wire. I'm pissed as hell but strangely optimistic.

[GARaven]

no they were in blue when c-mac had that missed fg 107 yards for a td.

brownsfan-they reported that ray tore his tricep again remember one year he had that same injury i think it was 2001 or 2002 or 03 heck i know he had that injury before and he played that whole season.also it was their 3rd snap on defense when he got hurt what happen was it was chad or tj can't remember caught a pass and c-mac and ray as he was coming down with the pass they both sandwhich him but when they all landed ray's arm got caught under them and that's how he got hurt.

[RavensGirl]

Man, wasn't it Ed Reed that Ray got tangled up with when he hurt his shoulder a few years back? Guess Reed is the only one tough enough to damage Ray Ray! Ouch!

Let's hope it's not that serious.

[Agent Orange]

No just give me your address.

Psycho!

[Agent Orange]

6 turnovers, horrible playcalling, and terrible officiating...and the Ravens still took the Bengals to the wire. I'm pissed as hell but strangely optimistic.

1 bad call and it's "horrible officiating"?

[Agent Orange]

I am not a true fan because I chose health over my team? HMMMMMM ok. You have to be the dumbest person I have ever met. Sorry I don't need any other FUTURE games like this to deal with this year because I see it coming now and I think I will follow my GUT INSTINCT ON THAT. And that is focus on my self which I have a lot of stuff going on right now in my life and not worry about the Ravens and get my health back to normal, tonight totally messed with me as it did everyone but I probably had it a bit more ruff. I dont need to be back at GBMC, and yes Football games can be stressfull but I dont remember one being like this in A long time. And being that McNair is shot, Lewis will be out for probably a month, and Mason is a bit hurt I don't need to sit around and watch the ravens get DEMOLISHED. We have the ball on the 2 yd line and cant even score because we have a MORON of a coach. SO keep on saying how me doing my own thing worrying bout my self and not focusing on this years football season doesnt make me a fan then get a ******* clue moron. I am not jumping ship saying oooh the ravens suck I cant beleive it GOOOOOOOO CHARGERS, I am going to root for the chargers this year NO IM NOT. I am simply saying I dont need the stress and hearing about all our star players injuries etc, so I am going to decide just not to watch. Sorry if I dont watch to you that makes me not a fan thats news to me. thought a bandwagon fan dropped a team for another because of something they did wrong.

Wow. You jumped off the fanwagon that quick and that easily? You are one sorry sack of **** for losing hope/faith in your Baltimore Ravens this fast. You have a "gut instinct" their BAD LUCK tonight will continue for the next 15 games? You aren't thinking straight at this moment. you are understandably distraught. Relax!! You have a good football team. The week 1 mistakes(the excessive fumbles and interceptions) will not happen again to the extent that they did tonight. The fumbles, and interceptions, which sometimes are accidents and flukes, will not continue to happen unless your team is somehow cursed. My point is, chill out. It's fun coming here to read all your guys' gripes and panic attacks, but at the same time, it's sad. Ya'll will be alright. It's ONLY week 1.

[Agent Orange]

Your a moron I am just going to ignore you now. If you have to keep on talking smack then please be a man and do it in person instead of hiding behind your computer. Now time to stop replying to a complete moron, who has nothing better to do then to instigate things.

Joey Porter, is that you, toughguy?

[Elad]

agreed

im sorry but I didn't see the interference that Heap supposedly committed, all I saw was two guys fighting for position and Heap getting the best of it. I hate to lose in this fashion.

Sorry but he pushed off his left shoulder - It will draw a flag every time. Hope Ray is OK

[Living_the_Life]

I am not a true fan because I chose health over my team? HMMMMMM ok. You have to be the dumbest person I have ever met. Sorry I don't need any other FUTURE games like this to deal with this year because I see it coming now and I think I will follow my GUT INSTINCT ON THAT. And that is focus on my self which I have a lot of stuff going on right now in my life and not worry about the Ravens and get my health back to normal, tonight totally messed with me as it did everyone but I probably had it a bit more ruff. I dont need to be back at GBMC, and yes Football games can be stressfull but I dont remember one being like this in A long time. And being that McNair is shot, Lewis will be out for probably a month, and Mason is a bit hurt I don't need to sit around and watch the ravens get DEMOLISHED. We have the ball on the 2 yd line and cant even score because we have a MORON of a coach. SO keep on saying how me doing my own thing worrying bout my self and not focusing on this years football season doesnt make me a fan then get a ******* clue moron. I am not jumping ship saying oooh the ravens suck I cant beleive it GOOOOOOOO CHARGERS, I am going to root for the chargers this year NO IM NOT. I am simply saying I dont need the stress and hearing about all our star players injuries etc, so I am going to decide just not to watch. Sorry if I dont watch to you that makes me not a fan thats news to me. thought a bandwagon fan dropped a team for another because of something they did wrong.

Yikes. You sound like a fragile little man and an attention wh_re.

Get over yourself. No one cares about your whiny personal stories. Really. It's only football.

One game of a 16 game season and your bandwagon @ss is talking about how you're done with football and hate the Ravens?

I feel sorry for your wife... girlfriend... mother... whatever. Wow.

Back on topic - disappointing game from start to finish. In a way, I wish those early turnovers would have been converted into TDs by Cincy so I wouldn't have to be tortured for another 2 hours! Not sure what Billick was thinking on that last possession. Where was W-Mac the whole game?

The curse of national television continues for the Baltimore Ravens.

[jravens13]

We outplayed the bengals and gave them the game...The refs helped them out with that interference call on heap...Then we have the ball 2nd and goal at the 2 yard line, what do we do...we throw the ball twice with boller...horrible play calling at the end of the game... Also ther was a 3rd and 1 with about 8 mins to go and we had the lead...what do we do we throw a pick that is returned into the redzone and leads to a touchdown...run the damn ball and trust our D...and give the playcalling to Neuheisel... on a good note our schedule is very favorable heading in to the bye week in week 8...throw this game away and come back next week at home...