What They Are Saying About the Ravens- Super Bowl Edition

**iggyman555** · 01-22-2013, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Paintballguy

To be fair, Boldin said "most talented".

yea. the nfl network guys are giving kurt crap overt, but he is taking it fine

**runrayrun27** · 01-22-2013, 10:13 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e73dFX9dHkA

Not that anyone accepts his opinion (he's a moron), just really funny how he's running out of excuses and won't admit his own stupidity

**Tommy_Carcetti** · 01-22-2013, 10:46 AM

Predictably, Redskins fans are whining and moaning about the Ravens for the most part.

http://www.extremeskins.com/showthre...and-Why/page12
http://www.extremeskins.com/showthre...kins-vs-Ravens

It's all the same B.S.: Smack about the fans being "whiny", claiming that Baltimore is an inferior city and/or has an inferiority complex, the whole "Ravens are the stolen Browns" tripe, calling Ray Lewis a "murderer", etc., etc. A few took issue with the Ravens team colors (Really? Because I find burgandy to be very depressing myself). They seem genuinely shocked that Ravens fans carry a grudge for Jack Kent Cooke trying to block the NFL's return to Baltimore.

And they seem to love to drone on and on about the Redskins' "history" and their "national fanbase", both of which they claim Baltimore and the Ravens lack. But if we include Colts history (which there is no reason why we shouldn't), I'll take Unitas and Lewis as being more influential legendary players than anyone who has ever wore the Redskins uniform and the '58 Championship and '00 Purple Reign Defense as being better teams and championship games than anything the Redskins have given us.

All I can say is that it must suck to be irrelevant for most of the past two decades where your greatest accomplishment has been going one-and-done in the playoffs and losing your star QB in the process. If the Ravens win this Super Bowl, the Redskins will have a grand total of one more SB win than us, and none since the Senior Bush administration. Say what you want about the Steelers, but at least they have some history to legitimately brag about, albiet annoyingly. The more Redskins fans insist it's the Ravens fans who have the inferiority complex, the more obvious it is that they are the ones who are suffering.

Sorry--grew up in Southern MD when the Redskins were the only team in the area, so I have to hear all the time from Redskins fans. Never could stand that team. Baltimore was "my city" where my family grew up and I always identified with everything about it. DC, on the other hand, was the place I would go on class field trips every other year, and I had no interest in rooting for any of its teams.

**lovefootball** · 01-22-2013, 11:22 AM

Redskin fan need something to do or complain about. How about that coach who lets his players decide if they can play hurt or not? Redskins, on a Raven forum with the Ravens going to the SB. Unbeleivable that they need to talk about the Ravens or Baltimore, they have way to many problems elsewhere.

**Paintballguy** · 01-22-2013, 11:24 AM

If I were a Deadskins fan, I'd be more worried about how my coach ruined their franchise QB.

**goldenelite28** · 01-22-2013, 11:24 AM

Yesterday on Moving the Chains Tim Ryan said that if the 49ers' passrush doesn't improve Flacco is going to carve them up.

**Jsmoove** · 01-22-2013, 11:25 AM

man the whole country is sick right now except Baltimore and I love it!!

**Paintballguy** · 01-22-2013, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Jsmoove

man the whole country is sick right now except Baltimore and I love it!!

You and me both bro! I love how all the d-bags on TV are salty as hell. Love it

**JohnBKistler** · 01-22-2013, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Tommy_Carcetti

It's all the same B.S.: Smack about the fans being "whiny", claiming that Baltimore is an inferior city and/or has an inferiority complex...

It's funny. While I am sure there is still a lot of angst towards the Redskins, Jack Kent Cooke, etc...it seems as if in the last few years, there has been much more vitriol directed at the Ravens from the Redskins fans than vice versa.

From the multi-page threads on their message board, to Dan Steinberg's multi-posts about Ravens fans on the DC Sports Bog...it just seems like they are the one with the chip (or the bigger chip) on their should these days...

**Tommy_Carcetti** · 01-22-2013, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by JohnBKistler

It's funny. While I am sure there is still a lot of angst towards the Redskins, Jack Kent Cooke, etc...it seems as if in the last few years, there has been much more vitriol directed at the Ravens from the Redskins fans than vice versa.

From the multi-page threads on their message board, to Dan Steinberg's multi-posts about Ravens fans on the DC Sports Bog...it just seems like they are the one with the chip (or the bigger chip) on their should these days...

Must be tough seeing their neighbor up the road go to the postseason year after year after year. But it's okay--they've got "history."

**MyTurn** · 01-22-2013, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Tommy_Carcetti

Predictably, Redskins fans are whining and moaning about the Ravens for the most part.

To adapt a quote from Ayn Rands The Fountainhead

Redskins Fan: "Tell me Mr. Ravens fan, what do you really think of the Redskins? What do you really want to say to me?"
Ravens Fan: "That I don't think of you"

**Shambla** · 01-22-2013, 12:00 PM

Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...per-bowl-xlvii

This dude is actually picking us to win but this line stuck out like a sore thumb:

Joe Flacco, for most plays of most games, is a below-average quarterback.

Uhh...what? A lot of people still call Joe an average QB but I didn't think anyone felt he was below average most of the time.

**Saltwater_Rider** · 01-22-2013, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by Shambla

Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...per-bowl-xlvii

This dude is actually picking us to win but this line stuck out like a sore thumb:

Uhh...what? A lot of people still call Joe an average QB but I didn't think anyone felt he was below average most of the time.

The Bleacher Report is a collection of blogs, from any idiot who wants to contribute, or at least that's how they started. That site has zero credibility to me.

**sailorsam** · 01-22-2013, 12:11 PM

LA Times guys praises the 'Weird, Wild' Ravens

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan...nship-20130121

"Ray Rice jumped and shouted, "Where's the trophy, where's the trophy? Is it metal or plastic? Where is it?"
Terrell Suggs finished the parade by pointing down the hall to where the Patriots were trudging inside and hollered, "Tell them to have fun in the Pro Bowl. . . . Arrogant bleeps!"
Just before reaching their locker-room door, the Ravens passed their No. 1 fan, swimmer Michael Phelps, who was proudly pulling up his shirt and shoving down his jeans and showing everyone his purple underwear.
"This is the most incredible thing I've ever seen," said a man with 18 Olympic gold medals.
Memo to those darling San Francisco 49ers: Are you ready for this?"

**JohnBKistler** · 01-22-2013, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Shambla

Uhh...what? A lot of people still call Joe an average QB but I didn't think anyone felt he was below average most of the time.

At first glance, I thought that was a slap at Flacco, too. But on re-reading it, I think he is saying that Flacco is "below average" in terms of the QB stats he listed: Comp. %, net yards per attempt, QBR. Which you can't dispute.

What you can dispute is his analysis. He seems to put the majority of the blame for stalled drives, and missed short passes on Flacco. I would argue that while Flacco can be inconsistent at times, the system Flacco was running most of this year was not the best designed for him or the Ravens offense to maintain long drives (see Greg Cossell's analysis).

I think he also is flawed when he commends Kaepernick for his 2 big game performances in the playoffs, but nary a mention of Flacco's out-playing and defeating Brady and Manning on the road.

He does commend Flacco for not turning the ball over and hitting the big plays that bust the games open...which is what Flacco did in Denver, but again, that ignores Flacco's MO during the New England game, which was short to intermediate passes over the middle.

I would say his analysis is incomplete and faulty...or very selective, at best.

**landspeed** · 01-22-2013, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by The Excellector

So far,

PTI: Michael Wilbon has certainly given respect to Joe Flacco. He admitted that he has been very critical of Joe Flacco in the past, but that Joe Flacco said he was Elite and that, while he won't call Flacco elite, he's has stepped up big time.

Around the Horn: Very complimentary about the Ravens as a whole. Unanimous that they didn't like the high spikes from Brady.

Mike and Mike in the Morning: High praise for Flacco from Greenberg and Golic. Chris Carter and Tim Hasslebeck continued to be the assholes they've painted themselves to be. Hasslebeck, in particular, screams jealousy and denial, not wanting to admit that he was wrong.

Kurt Warner: Won't necessarily go into whether or not Joe is elite, but said that Joe will be paid and has earned every penny.

When I heard Tim Hasslebeck speak on Joe and continue to downplay his performance and fail to acknowledge his consistent performance since our OC change - I was ready to smack the shit out of him.

I could not be a sports analyst, some of these analysts are just down-right re fucking tarded and closed minded.

**Uli2001** · 01-22-2013, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Tommy_Carcetti

Predictably, Redskins fans are whining and moaning about the Ravens for the most part.

http://www.extremeskins.com/showthre...and-Why/page12
http://www.extremeskins.com/showthre...kins-vs-Ravens

It's all the same B.S.: Smack about the fans being "whiny", claiming that Baltimore is an inferior city and/or has an inferiority complex, the whole "Ravens are the stolen Browns" tripe, calling Ray Lewis a "murderer", etc., etc. A few took issue with the Ravens team colors (Really? Because I find burgandy to be very depressing myself). They seem genuinely shocked that Ravens fans carry a grudge for Jack Kent Cooke trying to block the NFL's return to Baltimore.

And they seem to love to drone on and on about the Redskins' "history" and their "national fanbase", both of which they claim Baltimore and the Ravens lack. But if we include Colts history (which there is no reason why we shouldn't), I'll take Unitas and Lewis as being more influential legendary players than anyone who has ever wore the Redskins uniform and the '58 Championship and '00 Purple Reign Defense as being better teams and championship games than anything the Redskins have given us.

All I can say is that it must suck to be irrelevant for most of the past two decades where your greatest accomplishment has been going one-and-done in the playoffs and losing your star QB in the process. If the Ravens win this Super Bowl, the Redskins will have a grand total of one more SB win than us, and none since the Senior Bush administration. Say what you want about the Steelers, but at least they have some history to legitimately brag about, albiet annoyingly. The more Redskins fans insist it's the Ravens fans who have the inferiority complex, the more obvious it is that they are the ones who are suffering.

Sorry--grew up in Southern MD when the Redskins were the only team in the area, so I have to hear all the time from Redskins fans. Never could stand that team. Baltimore was "my city" where my family grew up and I always identified with everything about it. DC, on the other hand, was the place I would go on class field trips every other year, and I had no interest in rooting for any of its teams.

It's funny, in the Ravens' first years I would follow the Redskins, complain about their owner, root against them, etc. After SB35 this has been going ever down, and in the past few years I haven't even known when they are playing. It seems that the inferiority complex is now squarely on them.

**NCRAVEN** · 01-22-2013, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by landspeed

When I heard Tim Hasslebeck speak on Joe and continue to downplay his performance and fail to acknowledge his consistent performance since our OC change - I was ready to smack the shit out of him.

I could not be a sports analyst, some of these analysts are just down-right re fucking tarded and do what ESPN tells them to say.

Fixed

**Paintballguy** · 01-22-2013, 01:04 PM

They keep saying RG3 > Flacco. I don't know how a player can be better when he can't even play due to injury.

**Ravenblue** · 01-22-2013, 01:11 PM

Not sure if it's been brought up, but I was just reading John Clayton's latest 'effort', and in the introduction he writes "...This will be a Super Bowl battle between Colin Kaepernick and Joe Flacco, two of the most unlikely competitors...".

Yes, because it's unlikely the QB that has played in 3 of the past 5 AFC Championship games would play in the Superbowl... Oh my days, the man is just a moron.