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It's a relief to see that offense rolling. The Oline looks fantastic. I'm very impressed with Kubiak - if he is the one to finally get us a consistent, productive offense (one that doesn't just rely on Flacco being able to be accurate on a 50 yard bomb) then we are in for a great ride.

Am I the only one who thinks the Ravens overreacted by cutting Rice? They should have hunkered down and weathered the storm like they have so far. Of course I understand they have a larger corporate image to protect and I'm in no way saying he DESERVED to have the Ravens' support, but unless he lied to them when this all initially came out then I'm not sure exactly what changed. He made a huge mistake, true, but it was one mistake. He has been a good guy in the community and on the team for years. I would have agreed with a longer team imposed suspension but they should have given him a chance to rebuild and atone for his mistake. I also don't understand most of the reaction i'm seeing from the media. I've seen many people saying he should be banned for life. Seriously? His actions were bad but banned for life bad?

We let this guy get behind the D for a big TD every single time we play them because we aren't putting our best guy on him. Last time it was Elam, this time it was Brown and Stewart. Next time PUT JIMMY SMITH ON HIS ASS AND KEEP HIM THERE. Who gives a crap if it worked most of the day...with the game on the line...it didn't!

Oh and if this was a game for 4 quarters I think the Bengals could have put up 30+. They took their foot off the gas because we weren't doing anything offensively.

When your 7th year QB runs around for 8 seconds with 8 seconds left before halftime and the team in the redzone and a timeout in his pocket it might not be the OC's fault. Flacco sucked today. Smith SR sucked for 3 quarters. The other smith sucked. Jacoby sucked. The defense gets blame too. I actually liked what I saw out of Kubiak's playcalling for most of the day.

Defensively maybe. Offensively the team is continue last year's trend of starting slow.

Why would we have Chykie Brown on AJ green?

I was going to say. I remember Jones and T smith each dropping one. Torry also slipped on one.

Bout time

We are the only team so far this season that hasn't scored. Even Cleveland has 17

Remember when the Ravens told everyone that moving training camp from Westminster to the castle was crucial for a great start to the season?

Blocked FG, this is it! This is the turning point!

Zero excuse for that. Less than zero. Unbelievable

Flacco is a fucking idiot

Another big drop. Our receivers suck ass.

Maybe some life from the no huddle?

Looks more like a talent issue to me, not the play calling.

Bench the offense.

Hue Jackson is the truth...never should have been fired in Oakland

Yup

Adding smith and losing Dickson should have helped with the drops. 3 drops I believe already plus the Torrey slip.

For real...they don't need to take any risks in the redzone the way our O is playing. Smart plays by Dalton so far inside the 20

The long ball to Torrey? I didn't see a penalty there.

Agreed - speaking of jokes how bout our receivers?

I agree with everything you said. Sam should get a real shot - he is not getting one now. As far as someone stepping up and doing the right thing..how strongly do NFL fans feel about that? Do they feel strongly enough to make a statement with their wallets and remotes? I am about as pro gay rights as they come but even I am only slightly disappointed that my favorite team, the Ravens, passed on Sam twice. I still signed up for Sunday Ticket, i still tuned in Thursday night for the opener, and I'm still playing fantasy football. The Ravens would have been a franchise you would expect to lead on this - the coach is established, the front office is stable and our best past rusher is past his prime. One of the most influential coaches in the NFL, Fisher was only willing to go as far as to draft Sam with his team's last pick and i'm sure he only did it to protect the League from the embarrassment of having a gay college star going undrafted. The Rams are stacked with pass rushers and in the end even Fisher did what was best for himself/his team but cutting Sam in favor of adding depth at other positions. If guys like Fisher and Harbs aren't going to what's "right" and even the most liberal/progressive fans (myself included) aren't changing our buying/view habits then don't expect anything to change anytime soon. Sad to say, but in hindsight Sam would have been better off not saying anything and coming out once he was established on a team. Gay prospects coming out of college will take note and we probably won't see another player of Sam's caliber or better coming out right before the draft for a while.