Kudos to Coach John Harbaugh, his assistants and the players for being able to chuckle at themselves this week despite being the focus of a less than glamorous national spotlight over the “Love Bus” incident. Playing Tommy Roe’s 1966 bubble gum pop hit “Sweet Pea” at practice was the perfect method of imposing a very light punishment (some would consider it worse punishment than others) while loosening up a team preparing for a tough road game.
Coach Harbaugh continues to demonstrate why he is among the best in the NFL by turning a slightly embarrassing incident into a morale booster for the team while deftly imposing a very light touch punishment and a humorous lesson with his choice of practice music.
However….Coach may have missed a few songs:
- For Ray Lewis: Backstabber by The O’Jays
- For Ed Reed: Still in Love with You by Al Green
- Owner Steve Bisciotti: The Good Life by Tony Bennett
- For Joe Flacco: Sixty Minute Man by The Dominoes or The Big Payback by James Brown
- Ravens Receivers: Fingertips by Stevie Wonder
- For Ray Rice: I’m Still Standing by Elton John
- For Vonta Leach: I’m a Steamroller by James Taylor
- Ravens Rookies: Dangerous by Michael Jackson (In a good way!)
- Tandon Doss: Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti (From Rocky)
- Justin Tucker: Thriller by Michael Jackson
- Elvis Dumervil: Jailhouse Rock by Who else? – for all of the jailbreaks to the QB he will start
- T Sizzle: Fire by Arthur Brown
- Haloti Ngata: Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
- Dennis Pitta: Bad Luck by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
- New Ravens: Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins
- Ravens O: In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins
- Ravens D: One Shot (aka Lose Yourself) by Eminem
- The Ravens Cheerleaders: Brick House by The Commodores
- Ravens Fans: I Just Want to Celebrate by Rare Earth
