thundercleetz

At this point I don't even care if Webb is out for the season, I just hope his knee injury isn't too serious to the point where he will need surgery. I hate to see this happen to a guy that busts his ass on every play like it is his last.

Is it true that Webb got hurt on SPECIAL TEAMS with us up 31-7!?!?! What is Harbaugh doing having his #1 corner in on special teams!? Much less up by twenty points! I am so mad right now! It is unfortunate that Webb gets hurt because he is giving 100% on every single play no matter what the situation is! Why couldn't Walker or Carr get hurt? Ugh... I am so bummed right now. This is the last guy other than Flacco and Rice that I wanted to see get hurt.

This is one injury that we will not be able to overcome, this is seriously a major damper on this win. I cannot explain how bummed I am right now, Webb had become my favorite player on defense to watch. We NEED him against Pittsburgh next week. I didn't see the injury, can someone explain what happened? I hope it is not a major ACL tear as that would definitely put him out into next season. If Webb is out for the season, hopefully it is just a bad ACL sprain or an MCL tear (which doesn't need surgery).

Oh well, we will have our chance to end their season on Sunday.

NO WAY!!!!

Last play.

Broncos lose, so do the Bengals. Packers just went up 36-30 on the Steelers with 2:06 left. We pretty much control our own destiny. Our season is decided next week in Pittsburgh. You know they will be gunning to kick us out of the playoffs.

Aaron Wilson reports that Webb has a sprained knee and had a questionable return.

Oakland is down 19-13 to Denver, but have the ball on the Denver 32 with two minutes left in the game, Green Bay is up 28-27 on Pittsburgh with over seven minutes left in the fourth, and San Diego is likely to attempt a game winning field goal against Cincy.

I wouldn't have expected any less from Walker! =D

That last sack on Flacco is why we don't "pour it on". I would rather see us run the ball every down when up by 20+ then see Flacco get hit. EDIT: Or at least let Troy Smith pour it on.

I agree, he doesn't understand how to play the ball. He would probably be a pretty good college corner though!

Found a link for the game! http://rwbsports.com/ch7.html

Thanks everyone. We cannot afford losing Webb, he has quickly become one of our most irreplacable players on defense. I still cannot believe I am not getting the game. The TV guide says the Ravens game should be on, but Fox is showing the Eagles game. So not only am I missing the Ravens game, I am missing Brian Billick commentating! How is Billick doing?

Is it good he walked off? How bad did the injury look?

What happened?

Your right, I heard that as well. I heard Williams was showing up late for meetings and not working hard in practice early in the year. It is good to see that D-Will stuck through it and stepped up. We will really need D-Will down the stretch. I agree with you, I hope Clayton does not take PT away from Williams when he gets back. We need to see more of D-Will and Washington and less of Clayton. Mason and D-Will complement each other well. Clayton and Mason are just too similar.

Hot damn!

Harbaugh looks like a dumbass now, doesn't he? Flacco needed a game like this. Lets get a couple more TDs.

Score updates: - New England is beating Buffalo 17-10 in the fourth. There are about two minutes left and the Pats have the ball. - Tennessee is beating Miami 24-16 with about three minutes left in the fourth. - Atlanta JUST scored to make the score 10-7 over the Jets with less than two minutes left. We just need to take care of business ourselves now. A Denver loss would be nice as well.

I don't think this was a trap game, it is not like the Saints were underprepared or underestimated the Cowboys. The Cowboys just played a better game last night, it happens.

You make very good points and I actually agree with you. I now feel a lot worse about this Atkins signing. Now that you mentioned it, Wigginton's hits did come at the most unopportunistic times. And his defense was terrible. I love watching Wigginton play defense, he will make routine plays look like the hardest plays in the world. He struggles so much to make these plays it is hilarious. I am tired of Wigginton as well, at least this is his last year here. Atkins is only on a one-year deal as well. His home-road splits are eye-popping now that you mentioned it. But Camden Yards is no Safeco or Petco Field, he still should be substantially better than Wigginton. Good point on the Mora defense though, hopefully Atkins' bat will at least be average for the position. You cannot say that about Mora/Wigginton last season. We still have a logjam in some areas. We must decide what to do with Luke Scott. Honestly, I think Reimold is already better than Scott. Teach Reimold how to play a little first base, and let him switch between 1B/LF/DH, mainly being our fulltime DH, and LF against LHP. We have seen what Scott can do as a fulltime player, and he is just too streaky to be relied upon. He will go on a stretch where he looks like the next Babe Ruth, but when he tanks, he TANKS. Wigginton, Montanez, Andino, Aubrey or Turner, none of these guys are going to take bats away from Bell. McPhail got Bell for a reason, to be our 3B of the future. When Bell is ready he will play. At the very least Atkins provides a good LHP sub for Bell. As bad as Atkins was last year, he still had a .791 OPS against LHP, and is a career and from 2007-2009 has posted a .856 OPS against LHP. Bell as a switch hitter is not so good from the right side against LHP, so Atkins gives him room to ease into hitting LHP. 2010 is a critical year for the Orioles in our rebuilding, and McPhail realizes this. For us to make a run in 2011, we need guys like Jones, Reimold, Pie, Snyder, and Bell to progress as much as they can to be in a position in 2011 to contribute. 2010 is the year to make the mistakes to get better, I do not think McPhail will be as tolerant in 2011. This is why Atkins, Wigginton, or any other of the older vets will not take away at-bats from Bell or Snyder if they are ready. The bottom line is that Wigginton and Atkins will not be on this team in 2011.

Probably a smart move. I guess we will have to see how bad this snowstorm is and how clear the roads are for people to travel to the stadium.

I think Atkins is better than Wigginton, Millar, and Payton. The bottom line is that we do not need a long-term third baseman, we already have him in Bell. We needed a guy to hold down the hot corner for a half-a-year, a year at most. Atkins is a career .811 OPS hitter. Unlike Wigginton, Millar, and Payton, Atkins is a career fulltime player, these other guys are career part-timers. In 2006, Atkins hit .329/.409/.556/.965 for 29 HR and 120 RBI, in 2007 Atkins hit .301/.367/.486/.853 for 25 HR and 111 RBI, and in 2008 he hit .286/.328/.452/.780 for 21 HR and 99 RBI. What I am saying is that he should at least be as good as Wigginton with the bat, and has a good chance to be drastically better. Another advantage to Atkins is that he is a true third baseman. The guys you mentioned are utility players with no true positions and very poor defense. Atkins, while not a wizard with the glove, should give us average defense at third. Wigginton was a disaster at third. Wigginton was not horrible with the bat last season, a .714 OPS is respectable. It is just his defense was so horrible that his contributions with the bat were very minimal. As stated Atkins should not hurt us at third. I do agree with though, if Atkins is hitting at a .650 OPS like in 2009, he needs to be cut. I do not think this signing will keep Bell out of the majors though, how fast Bell gets here will be up to how well Bell does in MLB spring training/AAA.

This is going to be a shootout.