The last 6 games have definitely been shakey for Joe. I will not call it a slump, yet. We have failed to score an offensive td in the first half in the last 6 games, and I so put some blame on Flacco. He had made some crucial mistakes in crucial parts of games when we have a serious opportunity to put 7 points on the board. However, cam cameron has been horrific for most games, so I put blame on him for most of our difficulties on offense.

But you guys smell like Tony Siragussas jock strap.

We look to beat you, that’s how we plan to overcome last years sweep. But that was LAST year.

Honestly, I reall am unsure who is the better team right now. You guys have the better record but have lost to inferior opponents so far in Chicago and KC. We are 5-5 with all losses being extremely
close. We both do things better than the other and each team needs to capitalize in those areas. This game will come down to who can make the fewest mistakes. And yea it will be extremely violent. By far the game of the week.

As for kickers, I hate reed as well. But I am unsure what the he’ll happened to him. I considered him a top 5 kicker coming into this year based on his ability to hit clutch field goals. Right now, Baltimore is happy with Cundiff, I would hope. 5/6 is very good and even though he missed a field goal that would have helped us keep a lead, the last thing fans should be doing is placing the blame on Cundiff for the loss to Indy. I have mixed feelings about the kick off stuff. 5-10 yards is not too much of a difference to me but it obviously is for the coaches and front office. We needed depth at other positions and it was time we felt to breed a new kicker, but that didn’t work out the way we wanted.

He already has 1 kickoff return this year for a TD and has been on the brink of many others. The way your special teams is playing right now, “Lardass” Webb might just destroy you this week. Hopefully Twinkle Toes Reed does not picture Webb as a Towel Dispenser, because then we would stand absolutely no chance to win this game. That man scares me with his tackling ability.

Not only will we miss his pass rush, but Suggs is a great run defender for us. I think we will be able to get to Ben, but that is because of him holding the ball too long. Getting to Ben is going to rely on our secondary as well. We are going to need to stick with your very talented group of WR just long enough to get around the edge on Ben.

Even without Troy, I still think you guys are an extremely dangerous football team. IMO, you have the most under-appreciated WR group in the league. I was very high on Mike Wallace coming out of Ole Miss and when he went to the Steelers, I knew right away that this guy was going to be a major problem for years to come. The dude is a baller.

I am not here to “run my mouth.” I did it in the first 3 weeks because of all the mouths that were ran during the off season directed towards me. You guys were 1-2 and miserable, while we were 3-0 and loving life. How could I not flaunt it. I promise you I will not make a loss any worse for the select few I respect on this blog. But the many idiots around BTSC and SB Nation in general, if they talk and don’t back it up, you can bet they will feel the wrath of the #1 troll this side of the Mississippi.

Suggs is not playing, at least to my knowledge. 2nd round OLB Paul Kruger from New Mexico is starting in Suggs spot. We have been very high on Paul for his non stop motor and speed off the edge. Unfortunately, our LB group is so deep that Paul was not going to see the field unless he played Special Teams or because of an injury. Both did not happen in the first half of the season.

Watch out for OLB, Jarrett Johnson. He is our sack leader right now and having his best career as a Raven. He is playing at a pro-bowl level and destroying everyone in his path. If he gets to Ben, it could be very bad. Who is Ramon Foster? Lol. That should answer how we handle him.

Most importantly……

Are you happy that Troy is out or do you guys wish you could get revenge on him ending your season last year?

Hear me out. Of course I am glad Troy is not playing. That gives us an edge. However, I stated after your 2nd loss to the Bengals that I really hoped Troy would play this game. I am in dyer need to shut all of Steeler Nation up after what you guys did to us last year. And in order to do that, I want to beat your team at its best. Unfortunately, the great Troy Polamalu will not be playing this week, but the Ravens will be missing key defenders as well. So there is really no excuses in the loss here for either team.

He is just that good. He tore apart the Vikings run defense and pass defense, which can be just as good if not better than yours at times. In all honesty, its not Ray Rice running the ball you should be most worried about, it is him catching the little 5 yard dump off pass. I have yet to see him tackled by the first defender this year.

He has the ability each and every time he catches a pass to break it for a huge gain. The problem for you guys is that you really have no one to cover him without Troy, in my opinion. A LB will be too slow to stop his first move, and he is WAY too strong for a CB to bring him down. Hopefully Ryan Clark doesn’t reenact his hit on McGahee on Rice this week.

They lost their only NFC game so far.

I guess he is looking at tie breakers, which would realistically only involve the Steelers/Ravens head to head for a wild card spot. I guess Jacksonville if they lost to New England could work too. But that would still require Jacksonville losing to NE and Indy just to get to 4 AFC losses, any more than two losses and they are out of the picture too. I guess it is still nice to have or something.

Considering my family has already started drinking, and it’s only 12:45pm. Deep fried turkey will go in around 3:30 and the Malan family will hopefully be plastered by then.

Thanks for not thinking I’m a dirtbag. I definitely want to though, it’s too much fun being a dirtbag around you guys.

but does that “everyone” even include the real brownies in Cleveland and those “Who-Dey” Bengals? I thought not.

I do account much of the Ravens offensive problems to not having a game breaking WR. We have started to rely way too much on Rice, and any day that your RB is your top receiving option, you know there is a problem. Mason is still solid, but this offense has players around it that want to explode, not play conservative. Joe has too good of an arm to not have someone who an get down field in a hurry. A guy like Brandon Marshall, Boldin or Edwards would have been a great fit for Baltimore.

Really, we are still trying to figure out why we never see LeRon anymore. It is supposed to be because he has moved to a blocking role with the departure of Lorenzo Neal, which many of us felt was a dumb move. He has started to get back in the role of carrying and catching the ball, but not enough that we would like. We have even failed to use him on goal line situations, and LeRon is arguably the best 1 yard back in the league.

The Ravens O-Line has been spectacular for the most part this year, particularly in pass protection. Run blocking has been solid as well, but the pass blocking has been great, especially from the tackles Jared Gaither and Michael Oher. They have to be the best duo in the league. Last week, they were able to hold Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney both to zero sacks the whole game. Dumerville was man handled and so was Antwan Odom. They are looking great. The place where we need to be better at is penalties. Matt Birk has been called for some dumb penalties this year and and Michael Oher has had multiple false starts. But if you were to ask for a grade, I would say a B+.

PIt will also win if the ravens decide to go bowling instead. Very bold predictions indeed!

Really going out on a limb there with those predictions huh

On the 2nd day of christmas my Steelers gave to me…
A TD catch with Mister Limas Sweed

The problem is you didn’t say who the 4 INTs and 3 rushing TDs would be for.

None other than Heisman Trophy winner out of THE Ohio State University, Troy Smith!

Ravens still suck

Woo!!!!!