Divisional Round Playoff Game Thread.

[Ngata Nother Suggs]

In this the great "Year of the Quarterback" as some have called it, it's nice to see all of these media darlings taken out:

Roethlisberger... OUT
Rogers... OUT
Brees... OUT
Rivers... OUT
Tebow... OUT
Brady...


The NFC side will be represented by a gritty, defensive team. Here's hoping the AFC will as well. It's time for defensive teams to make a statement!

(Oh, and BTW - I think Flacco deserves credit for what he did NOT do...which is throw an INT. Got to love 0 turnovers, 0 penalties today. He's been pretty smart not turning the ball over, which accounts for some of the low percentage. He wisely throws it away at times.)

Grubbs fortunately recovered one of Flacco's lame brain fumbles. Just for accuracy sake.

[NauticalWheeler]

Grubbs fortunately recovered one of Flacco's lame brain fumbles. Just for accuracy sake.

And just for accuracy's sake, it wasn't a brain malfunction that caused that fumble... somebody whacked it out of his hands.

[Ngata Nother Suggs]

And just for accuracy's sake, it wasn't a brain malfunction that caused that fumble... somebody whacked it out of his hands.

Flacco is still completely trapped inside of a rapidly breaking pocket, his players and the other team's players draped all over him, and Flacco is still holding the ball out for Rice or whoever else isn't even there. That shit is Flacco's fault. That is what?...the 15th one of those he's lost in 17 games or something?

[ActualSpamBot]

On Flacco's fumble Joe did everything right. He had two hands on the ball, had the ball higher than his shoulder, and we stepping up past the rush to get a throwing lane.

Sometimes a player makes a play and FORCES a fumble. They're not always the fault of the guy who loses the ball.


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[NauticalWheeler]

Flacco is still completely trapped inside of a rapidly breaking pocket, his players and the other team's players draped all over him, and Flacco is still holding the ball out for Rice or whoever else isn't even there. That shit is Flacco's fault. That is what?...the 15th one of those he's lost in 17 games or something?

I'll grant you that in the case of the one today, it probably would have been better to pull it in and take the sack. I don't think he could have done anything else with the ball in that situation.

Many of those other times you're referring to, he has gotten hit from behind and while we would like him to have eyes on the side of his helmet and be aware of where all pass rushers are, that just isn't always possible. ANY QB getting hit with the ball in his hand is going to fumble, most times. That's on the O-line and also some defenders are going to make plays, just like Suggs does for us.

[lovefootball]

Not to worry! The Ravens aren't going to get anywhere near the Superbowl with Cameron and his version of "Marty Ball"

Packers, Saints, and Houston will definitely not be going. Ravens still have a chance, one game at a time though.Talking heads have to regroup and concentrate on the pats.