Do they realize that they play the texans this sunday ?

[Blake]

Originally Posted by OntRavenFan

Well I'm not bent out of shape.

AJ definitely adds something to your offense but really with TJ at the helm I think that gets negated slightly. If we were facing Schaub+ AJ I would be seriously more worried.

TJ is your 3rd QB, and I suspect for good reason, otherwise you have 3 #1 QB's on your depth chart and I know Leinhart is no #1! LOL

Your coaches are going into this game likely with the same gameplan we are. Run the ball and don't stop running the ball. If the opposing team's D stuffs the run, then KEEP running the ball. Get the win, even if the score is 3-0 in the end. I suspect both the Texans and the Ravens gameplan is "don't let our own QB beat us"

I agree with most of your post, but just because Yates was labeled as the 3rd string QB doesnt mean he cant get the job done. Did you expect the Texans to make Yates the 2nd string QB after we signed Leinart as the backup?

I suspect there are more than a couple 2nd and 3rd string QB's that are better than a dozen or so "starters" in the NFL.

Lastly, you must realize that the Texans offense actually makes it pretty easy for a QB that knows the system to come in, throw 20 times a game for 200 yards and put up big points. Even with Schaub at the helm we had alot of big point games that Schaub threw very little. Just ask his fantasy football owners.

[OntRavenFan]

Originally Posted by Super Mario

I agree with most of your post, but just because Yates was labeled as the 3rd string QB doesnt mean he cant get the job done. Did you expect the Texans to make Yates the 2nd string QB after we signed Leinart as the backup?

I suspect there are more than a couple 2nd and 3rd string QB's that are better than a dozen or so "starters" in the NFL.

Lastly, you must realize that the Texans offense actually makes it pretty easy for a QB that knows the system to come in, throw 20 times a game for 200 yards and put up big points. Even with Schaub at the helm we had alot of big point games that Schaub threw very little. Just ask his fantasy football owners.

I'm not knocking TJ at all. He's been "efficient" in your offense. He does the same thing we ask of Flacco. Manage the game, make a play when required and more importantly just don't lose the game for us.

This game is going to be totally different for him though. Rookie QB in hostile territory in the playoffs. I'm not saying he "can't" get it done but I think it's more likely he can't than he can.

[Dread-Head]

Mr. Oriel A. Phillips once opined:

"Any team can beat any other team...on any given Sunday."

Take that anyway you wish. IF Ray Lewis WAS doing a happy dance then I think he's pretty brave for a guy with such tiny bird legs and bad knees.

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by Daravenator

You do realize that is ESPN's AFC North Blog, right?

Yeah but even Paul Kuharsky (ESPN's AFC South Blog) isn't that ridiculous... And FWIW, he's pretty ridiculous!

[BullNation4Life]

Originally Posted by Dread-Head

[i]. IF Ray Lewis WAS doing a happy dance then I think he's pretty brave for a guy with such tiny bird legs and bad knees.

Everytime Ray Lewis does his dance, someone is murdered in Atlanta.....

[NitroGSXR]

Ohhhh and five. Zip. Nada. Zilch. Diddly-squat. Nil.

Our record is a big fat zero against the Ravens. I say punch them in the mouth before you start whining about disrespect. We are playing a team that has kicked us in the gut one time too many.

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by BullNation4Life

Everytime Ray Lewis does his dance, someone is murdered in Atlanta.....

DAYUM!!! That's both rough and awesome at the same time.

[OntRavenFan]

Originally Posted by BullNation4Life

Everytime Ray Lewis does his dance, someone is murdered in Atlanta.....

Wow dude.

Just when I posted on the Ravens board in response to a Texans fan about what a good bunch of posters are on this site compared to the "Other" Texans message board this post shows up.

These types of comments are what gets your fanbase a bad name. Kudos to you!

[Blake]

Originally Posted by OntRavenFan

Wow dude.

Just when I posted on the Ravens board in response to a Texans fan about what a good bunch of posters are on this site compared to the "Other" Texans message board this post shows up.

These types of comments are what gets your fanbase a bad name. Kudos to you!

Welcome to the internet. Things may not seem as they appear.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by OntRavenFan

I'm not knocking TJ at all. He's been "efficient" in your offense. He does the same thing we ask of Flacco. Manage the game, make a play when required and more importantly just don't lose the game for us.

This game is going to be totally different for him though. Rookie QB in hostile territory in the playoffs. I'm not saying he "can't" get it done but I think it's more likely he can't than he can.

Agree. I also agree with the similarities between your team & ours & what we'll be asking our QBs to do.

I'm hoping some of the talking heads are right & Harbough forgets that he has Ray Rice on the team & he asks Joe Flacco to do too much.

As far as our rookie QB in hostile territory..... I hope we protect him the way we've protected him all year long, good running game, dominating defense, & (most important) getting a lead early.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by Dread-Head

Mr. Oriel A. Phillips once opined:

"Any team can beat any other team...on any given Sunday."

Take that anyway you wish. IF Ray Lewis WAS doing a happy dance then I think he's pretty brave for a guy with such tiny bird legs and bad knees.

I hope Jacoby doesn't do something stupid like the Ray-Ray dance if he happens to score.

Don't want to wake that sleeping dawg..... if he's sleeping.

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by OntRavenFan

Wow dude.

Just when I posted on the Ravens board in response to a Texans fan about what a good bunch of posters are on this site compared to the "Other" Texans message board this post shows up.

These types of comments are what gets your fanbase a bad name. Kudos to you!

Easy killer (no pun intended), but seriously sometimes tongue in cheek comments don't translate in written form.

[Hervoyel]

I don't think this is a "They aren't respecting us" or a "Go ahead and crown them!" to the Ravens kind of blog post. I think the guy writing it is just stating the truth. This is one of those seasons where a Super Bowl trip is staring Baltimore in the face. He's just saying that the Ravens look to be peaking at the right time and they've got a Houston team coming to visit that has a very obvious handicap at QB. I can't really dispute that. I want the upset like all of you (ok, not you guys wearing purple) but it will be a major disappointment for the Ravens and their fans if they stumble this year. First round bye, rookie QB, and then most likely a New England team with no defense whatsoever? That's a path to the Super Bowl that we'd all like to see in our future.

[BullNation4Life]

Originally Posted by OntRavenFan

Wow dude.

Just when I posted on the Ravens board in response to a Texans fan about what a good bunch of posters are on this site compared to the "Other" Texans message board this post shows up.

These types of comments are what gets your fanbase a bad name. Kudos to you!

Dude, pull the stick out of your butt...

You know you chuckled....

I am quite sure if I looked on the Ravens board there would be something about Cushing and his PED ban/being preggers.......

[TheCD]

Originally Posted by OntRavenFan

Wow dude.

Just when I posted on the Ravens board in response to a Texans fan about what a good bunch of posters are on this site compared to the "Other" Texans message board this post shows up.

These types of comments are what gets your fanbase a bad name. Kudos to you!

Honestly, I think you're overreacting here. Those jokes about Ray Lewis will always be made, just like those about Favre and his winkie, and those about Cushing being pregnant, etc. etc. The fact of the matter is Ray Lewis put himself in that situation and regardless of the outcome he's always going to be linked to it.

[Heath Shuler]

Originally Posted by BullNation4Life

Everytime Ray Lewis does his dance, someone is murdered in Atlanta.....

LMAO

[Grid]

in Ray Lewis' defense.. im pretty sure you could make the argument that anytime anyone does any dance anywhere, someone is murdered in Atlanta.

[Texan_Bill]

Originally Posted by Grid

in Ray Lewis' defense.. im pretty sure you could make the argument that anytime anyone does any dance anywhere, someone is murdered in Atlanta.

While that's true, it's more an indictment of our country and should be commented on in the NSZ forum!

[darnbni99a]

we are about to shock the world.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by darnbni99a

we are about to shock the world.

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