After 15 seasons in the NFL, Matt Birk still doesn’t have a Super Bowl ring to show for his efforts; however, his trophy case is full of awards for simply being himself. Regardless of whether or not the Ravens make it to the Super Bowl, Birk will be headed to New Orleans as a nominee for the Bart Starr award, which honors an NFL player for outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community The Bart Starr nomination is just the latest for Birk, … Continue reading →

The Baltimore Ravens’ front office relieved many fans Monday morning when they announced the dismissal of offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. The replacement for Cameron will be the Ravens’ quarterback coach and former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Jim Caldwell. Caldwell has never been an offensive coordinator, but most certainly has some credentials when you look at the years he spent in Indy, learning from the high-octane, Peyton Manning led offense. For the Ravens’ management, promoting from within the organization was the obvious choice as this coaching change came during … Continue reading →

After suffering a neck injury last week against the Washington Redskins, linebacker Jameel McClain has already been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos according to coach John Harbaugh. McClains’s absence is the latest blow to an already injury depleted defense, which now finds themselves scrambling for bodies to substitute at middle linebacker while their top three options heal. Injuries and football go hand-in-hand and the Ravens are not immune. The sad reality at this point is that the Ravens have more linebackers modeling the NFL’s latest in … Continue reading →

The gift of giving this holiday season shined bright at Perry Hall Senior High School in Perry Hall, Maryland on Tuesday night. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, guard/center Gino Gradkowski and quarterback Joe Flacco were on hand signing autographs with portions of the proceeds benefitting the sports and academic programs for the school. For $99 fans were able to obtain each player’s autograph all while helping the school raise much-needed funds. “Anytime there is a chance to come out and give back to the community. Whether it is donations, autograph … Continue reading →

The offensive line of the Baltimore Ravens has been struggling in pass protection as of late. Quarterback Joe Flacco has already been sacked 31 times in 2012, equaling the number of times he went down in 2011, with still three games left to play. Since allowing zero sacks in Week 10 against the Oakland Raiders (just the second time all season they kept Flacco upright all game), the big heavies have allowed their QB to be taken down 12 times in four games. Two of the sacks have been extremely … Continue reading →

The loss to the Washington Redskins turned out to be the greatest loss in the history of the Ravens. Let’s be honest, if the Ravens win on Sunday, Cam Cameron is still in Baltimore. And while you never want to lose, it’s for the better that we did. After five years of boring and uncreative play calling Baltimore finally has its dream come true. Jim Caldwell: it’s time to help Ravens Nation forget and move on. Caldwell, who coached with Peyton Manning for nine years, will get his chance to … Continue reading →

It appears that the longer Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron continues to be on the company payroll, the more people will begin to question why. If Joe Flacco struggles, Cameron gets the blame. If Ray Rice has minimal touches during the game, Cameron gets the blame. If the Ravens wide receiver route tree lacks any branches and just looks like a trunk, Cameron gets the blame. Cameron is the scapegoat – and justifiably so – given that he is in charge of a unit that fails to consistently progress and … Continue reading →

It’s a situation we all know very well. Late in the season the Ravens went into a meaningful game that they should have won and they came away empty handed. It’s the same old story year after year, and it’s left me feeling dumb for believing anything would change and dumber for continuing to believe it will one day. You have different subsets of fans at this point. The eternal optimists, the Chicken-Little’s and the analysts. I have and always have been an optimist that analyzes the situation objectively. Objectively, … Continue reading →