What They Are Saying About the Ravens- Super Bowl Edition

[somedumbguy]

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.

Those threads are a riot.

I have actually started to root a little for the Redskins because I feel a little sorry for them and can sypathize with where they are. They are the NFL's version of the Orioles. They are a once proud franchise that has been raped by an egomaniac billionaire owner who thought he could treat a real team as his own personal fantasy team. They have had so much mis-management over the past 15 years on the field and in the front office that their seasons consistantly turn into a comedy of errors and their long time fans have nothing to hold onto but glory long since faded. What used to be a great franchise has become such a joke that no worthwile free agent would consider going there because it looks like there is an engrained culture of losing. Like the Orioles, 2012 showed a glimmer of hope with new talent and a chance at the playoffs. I hope RGIII is OK and not ruined by Shanahan because they sold the farm to move up and get him. I think it was a good move unless his career is over.

I am not jealous of the Redskin's history. The Ravens right now are a model franchise that consistantly makes the playoffs and is about to go to its second Superbowl. Their history is our present.

[JohnBKistler]

Here's a Browns fan that would take Brandon Weeden over Flacco. No, I am not making this up.

To be fair, he's getting slammed just as hard by the other Browns fans as he is by the few Ravens fans on the thread (which I am one).

All things being equal, I would take Weeden over him, that is how little I think of Flacco.

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=149&f=1547&t=11201052

[Mista T]

Those threads are a riot.

I have actually started to root a little for the Redskins because I feel a little sorry for them and can sypathize with where they are. They are the NFL's version of the Orioles. They are a once proud franchise that has been raped by an egomaniac billionaire owner who thought he could treat a real team as his own personal fantasy team. They have had so much mis-management over the past 15 years on the field and in the front office that their seasons consistantly turn into a comedy of errors and their long time fans have nothing to hold onto but glory long since faded. What used to be a great franchise has become such a joke that no worthwile free agent would consider going there because it looks like there is an engrained culture of losing. Like the Orioles, 2012 showed a glimmer of hope with new talent and a chance at the playoffs. I hope RGIII is OK and not ruined by Shanahan because they sold the farm to move up and get him. I think it was a good move unless his career is over.

I am not jealous of the Redskin's history. The Ravens right now are a model franchise that consistantly makes the playoffs and is about to go to its second Superbowl. Their history is our present.

Agree with all.

Every time I start to soften about my dislike of the Redskins organization, Redskins media, and Redskins fans, I read Extreme Skins to pull me back to reality.

[Jsmoove]

Here's a Browns fan that would take Brandon Weeden over Flacco. No, I am not making this up.

To be fair, he's getting slammed just as hard by the other Browns fans as he is by the few Ravens fans on the thread (which I am one).



http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=149&f=1547&t=11201052

this is what happens when you drink that water from that lake..

[Raveninwoodlawn]

Here's a Browns fan that would take Brandon Weeden over Flacco. No, I am not making this up.

To be fair, he's getting slammed just as hard by the other Browns fans as he is by the few Ravens fans on the thread (which I am one).



http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=149&f=1547&t=11201052

I remember those boards!

And that is one of the funniest posters I've seen.

Not only did he say he'd take Weeden over Flacco, but he also said that Eli Manning wasn't a top 10 QB talent.

And another poster said that Joe was like Kurt Warner, Troy Aikman and Eli..."better than average but not franchise level".

[leachisabeast]

I remember those boards!

And that is one of the funniest posters I've seen.

Not only did he say he'd take Weeden over Flacco, but he also said that Eli Manning wasn't a top 10 QB talent.

And another poster said that Joe was like Kurt Warner, Troy Aikman and Eli..."better than average but not franchise level".

???????????

you cant be serious lol

[Ravens27Girl]

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...

Jealousy will do that to people. Our franchise is a classy and successfully run organization that goes to the post season pretty much every year unlike theirs until this year (which they were one and done). While we are preparing for the Superbowl, they are sitting on their sofas complaining about it. Gotta love Redskins fans

[Raveninwoodlawn]

???????????

you cant be serious lol

lol...yes...check out that thread. Good stuff.

[Paintballguy]

Here's a Browns fan that would take Brandon Weeden over Flacco. No, I am not making this up.

To be fair, he's getting slammed just as hard by the other Browns fans as he is by the few Ravens fans on the thread (which I am one).



http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=149&f=1547&t=11201052

lmao what the hell are they smoking?

[Uli2001]

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.

I sincerely believe that Clayton and all other NFL writers with half a brain know that the Ravens are more than likely winning it. They have just proved themselves on the road against two teams that are arguably better than the 49ers (the Broncos at least, certainly are). The 49ers are starting a QB with all of 10 games of NFL experience. BUT they cannot come out and say it. They have to keep the pretense that this is up for grabs, with the 49ers with a slight advantage. It's about the audience and selling a product. The 49ers have more followers nationally than the Ravens.

Of course, the stupid writers honestly believe the Ravens will lose easily.

[StingerNLG]

The thing you have to remember about team fans, they can be a bit crazy when their team is either losing or not very good. Lest we not forget our own forums here where people were advocating getting Alex Smith and the big long Joe Flacco fight we had here. We're not immune to it. So when I read other people's forums, I immediately disregard any of that as just fan reaction to their situation. Of course Browns fans will say take Brandon Weedon over Joe Flacco, even if secretly they wouldn't in a million years.

The press knows what's coming. And they are setting this up to talk about how the 49'ers lost the game, not how the Ravens won it. You have to realize Baltimore will never get the national respect it deserves. Never.

[sopranocorleone]

[ it goes back to how they demolished the Ravens in October and are now having a hard time understanding how that team is representing the AFC in the Super Bowl. I guess that is somewhat understandable...[/QUOTE]

Give them props for that win. But it also came on the heels of losing Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb the week before. The team was definitely cornered and they got it handed to them.

Games like that happen. At least it happened early enough for the Ravens to correct some things, especially on defense. That game served as the spring board for the team to come together.

As for Houston, they are on their way up, but until they can win a big game in the postseason against one of the perennial AFC contenders, I can't take them seriously.

[Raven 555]

Mike and Mike just predicted Ravens win and Flacco as the MVP. Reason was that no quarterback has ever put up 8 TDs and 0 INTs in the playoffs and not won the Superbowl and been named MVP.

OH NO, thats the kiss of death if Greenie said that.

[lovefootball]

[ it goes back to how they demolished the Ravens in October and are now having a hard time understanding how that team is representing the AFC in the Super Bowl. I guess that is somewhat understandable...

Give them props for that win. But it also came on the heels of losing Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb the week before. The team was definitely cornered and they got it handed to them.

Games like that happen. At least it happened early enough for the Ravens to correct some things, especially on defense. That game served as the spring board for the team to come together.

As for Houston, they are on their way up, but until they can win a big game in the postseason against one of the perennial AFC contenders, I can't take them seriously.[/QUOTE]



So the pats were beaten by the Cardinals early on, didn't hear much about that. How'd the 9ers do against the Rams this year? Silence there by the media again. Seattle did well against the 9ers too, no mention again. Go Ravens, this season you have already put a ass whooping on the media. Keep up the good work.

[MyTurn]

At SBNation that put up an article called Troll Tuesday in which they put up an article that will get under everyones skin. This one got under my skin because it was written to anger people but it just reads so nice.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/1/2...ne-ray-of-hope

[nickh0801]

For those looking for Flacco related stuff on Falcon's board.... starts on first page, 11th post, from HunkyDory lol They speak of Romo before Flacco

[DonNMass]

OH NO, thats the kiss of death if Greenie said that.

Greenie picked the Ravens to win outright as his stone-cold pick last Friday.

[JohnBKistler]

As for Houston, they are on their way up, but until they can win a big game in the postseason against one of the perennial AFC contenders, I can't take them seriously.

Last year, they were on their way up...this year? They seemed to have plateaued. I mean, it was all set up for them. Everyone was healthy (yes, losing Cushing early hurt, but show me a team that doesn't have 1 major injury somewhere), they got off to the fast start, their perennial rival (the Colts) were (finally) without Manning and seemingly re-building.

Up until the beginning of December, they had the #1 seed in their control.

What I think they are missing is (1) veteran leadership. I don't think the Ravens win Super Bowl #35 without Shannon Sharpe and Rod Woodson. And for as good as Flacco, Rice, Torrey Smith, etc. have been this year, I don't think they get this far with Ray Lewis (even when hurt), Ed Reed, Boldin, Suggs, etc.

When I look at the Texans, I don't see anyone really stepping up into that role.

And (2), as opposed to Harbaugh and Flacco, that seem to step it up and take more chances in the playoffs, Kubiak and Schaub seem the opposite: They seem to get very conservative. Flacco is literally Joe Cool, he hardly ever gets rattled. Schaub has the disturbing trait of getting more rattled the bigger the game. Not good.

They got a lot of talent on that team....but SOMETHING is missing....if I was the owner/GM I would be taking a good hard look at that team and wondering if just more tinkering will get it done, or if more drastic changes are needed, because the Colts are going to be real good, real soon and Houston just may find that their window has slammed shut on them.

[B-more Ravor]

Here's a Browns fan that would take Brandon Weeden over Flacco. No, I am not making this up.

To be fair, he's getting slammed just as hard by the other Browns fans as he is by the few Ravens fans on the thread (which I am one).



http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=149&f=1547&t=11201052

Glenn Channell, perhaps?!?

[iggyman555]

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-am/0ap...he-Senior-Bowl

5 minute mark...lmao ravens dont have weapons