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varaven45

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  1. The more experienced team, coach and Qb prevailed plus we beat ourselves by abandoning the run right from the get go. boneheaded penalties and turnovers fueled the meltdown. Hopefully, the team learns from this. Still a very young team with an upside. Lamar made a lot of great strides this year. With a healthy Keaton Mitchell and an improving receiving corps plus a nice 2 TE set, the future looks very promising !
  2. This t was m us absolutely beating itself by forcing the run.
  3. Agreed. Horrible play calling. We’ve abandoned the run and we’re putting our quarterback at risk. This team is beating itself !
  4. Beautiful team effort, especially in the 2nd half. Big W against a good team
  5. Tsy, After watching a few underdogs upset and even blowout the favorites, combined with our 2 weeks off, I have no clue as to what to expect Saturday. I would be no more surprised to see us get blown out like the Browns or win convincingly. These 9-8 and 10-7 teams are playing with house money and have nothing to lose - see Green Bay. Houston has 0 to lose, no one is expecting squat from them, and a hot QB. Tsy, these weaker, underdog teams are out playing the big dogs and I see Houston giving us all we can handle and then some. As a 9.5 point underdog, I see the Texans easily covering the spread and pulling the upset would not surprise me. Nothing this season has surprised me.
  6. Missing JK and Keaton- a lot. I’d give Cook a shot - a few carries- in our playoff opener in 2 weeks. With a shot lease though. Gordon looks beyond spent.
  7. More bodies in the backfield. Can’t hurt
  8. We’ve got to suffocate Tua and their offense the entire game - petal to the metal for 60 minutes. Plus, Lamar has to play another error free game or darn close to it. It’s a tall order but that s what’s needed to win Sunday. Should be a slobberknocker!
  9. A W is a W is right on. We'll take it but we were the benefactors of some huge Jag's blunders. Losing Mitchell is huge; the kid is coming into his own and he was our only home run threat RB. Lamar did his thing and is proving his worth/value every game. We will need a very good to great Lamar and a stellar D to take this team deep into the playoffs. Next Mondays SF game is intriguing.
  10. Crav and Tsy, Enjoyed your exchange above and hope all is well in Fla - for you Crav and our Ravens tonight. Crav, I will be traveling down to Cocoa Beach area the week after Christmas; hoping for good weather in the sunshine state ! Peace up
  11. So long as we get back for the PO's.
  12. Oldno et al, I thought and said this past Friday on this same link- "Could be a zany game - maybe last man (team) standing wins!" Not a prophet but had a strong hunch this game would go to the wire. Rams coming in as a hot team, SB winning QB, excellent WRs, running back. The team was as everyone said - unprepared, undisciplined, flat from bye, etc. When we were penalized for being offside in the 2nd quarter (after having regained the momentum), the game started to slip away....again. So then it turns into a zany, slugfest - the last man standing scenario. For every time we could have lost the game, we won a battle or play - just enough to win. We could have easily lost this game, as easily as we could have won the Colts and Steelers games. You win some; you lose some. Good time Charley got the blues In my opinion, there are flaws in all the playoff teams, including us. With the exception of the 49ers, I dont see a team that currently doesn't have some major flaws. For now, we are in the AFC playoff mix and will go as far as our good fortune takes us. Stay healthy, execute, pay attention to detail, play with a sense of urgency, we "could" go a long way. If we dont, we could drop like a rock like we did in Lamar's MVP year (2018). I dont have a clue where we will end up, but hope we are the last team standing!
  13. Oldno, yes, saw the Steelers game as well and their underachieving effort and the Pats rose to the occasion. Hey, that’s todays NFL. Unlike that game, the Rams are playing extremely well, have a terrific group of receivers and a Super Bowl winning QB. in order for us to win, we will play at the top of our game - similar to effort vs the Lions and Seahawks. If we do that, we can be successful tomorrow. Less than that, Rams could pull out a victory. Which Ravens team shows up ? I’m interested and excited to watch- hopefully the good guys show up and get the W
  14. Could be a zany game - maybe last man (team) standing wins!
  15. fwiw - I predicted for last night's game: If we show up like we did vs Lions, Seahawks and Bengals; we win. if we show up like we did vs Colts, Steelers; we lose. Watching the game, I think we played a tweener - worse than the former, better than the latter. It looked like the Chargers were trying to give us the game and we weren't having any of it until the last 5 minutes (Flowers TD). In the end, our D balled out, the offense stubbed its toe, and coaching seemed in a funk. Moving forward and looking at the schedule, if we used a mulligan in last night's game, we done used up the last one. I know we have LA after the bye (which isn't a gimme w Matt Stafford at QB), then close out w/a tough stretch -Jags, 9ers, Fins and Steelers. Now is the time for the team to peak - all cylinders, both sides of the ball, complimentary football, etc. It's time to get ready, prep and peak for the final stretch. Let's see where this team goes!
  16. If we show up like we did vs Lions, Seahawks and Bengals; we win. if we show up like we did vs Colts, Steelers; we lose. Either team could show up; here’s hoping it’s the former !
  17. Tsy. No place in this game for these kind of players. Just remember - those who exalt themselves will be humbled. Believe that !
  18. Who are they? Likely, then Kollar; how about Vokelek (sp)? Sounds like TE by Committee. Thoughts while Andrews is on the long term mend ?
  19. Tsy, Good post. Thanks. Count me among those who aren't a fan of Thursday night football. That and football over the drink. Anyway, huge gritty win for the good guys. As discussed, we unleashed the 3 headed monster and wracked up > 160 yards. That and Lamars running/passing was the right formula (plus a little luck thrown in). Stinks about Andrews - It was a bloodbath out there last night. Well, it gives Kollar and Likely a chance to step up. Aside from the bitterseeet win (injuries), I loved how the team responded (after last Sunday's loss). Big AFCN win ! One more thing, I didnt care much for Cincy's garbage TD at the end. Neither did the D (P Queen press conference). He said in the presser, they NEED to clean that up - The D didnt like they gave up 20 points last - especially 10 points to a rookie, no name QB., He's right, they need to clean up. Justin Herbert (Chargers) will want to sling it around next Sunday night in LA. Tough schedule lies ahead.
  20. Good post oldno ! Team must run the 3 headed monster and stay committed all game. And play 4 quarters!
  21. Interesting.... how we managed to lose but more interesting is how the Browns managed to win. Its as though the Browns willed themselves to victory, and we the loss! Man, in any game, there is such a fine line between winning and losing.
  22. Oldno, agreed. I see this game as a rite of passage for this season.
  23. Convinced that to have a chance in this game, we need to impose our physicality (or play ticked off enough), impose our will at the LOS and pound the rock. This team was embarrassed (outphysicaled) on Sunday and needs to regain its swagger to win Thursday and the rest of the season. We are No 1 rushing team in the NFL, and Cincy yields 136 yards/game (2nd worst in the league).
  24. Back to the topic ...... we saw Denver's recipe for success last night in Buffalo. They ran (not gawdy numbers),but stayed committed and disciplined. They dominated TOP (37 - 22 minutes) and kept Josh Allen under control and even forced four TOs. Allen and Burrow are similar in their gunslinging tendencies. I would submit this is our formula for success Thursday night - Gus, Justice and Keaton - all night long !!!! Ask our boys how they felt about last January's loss in Cincy and a shot of redemption in our HOUSE !!!!!
  25. If I’m Harbaugh I’m reminding each and everyone of our players about last January’s debacle in Cincy and then how that loss still tastes and what are they doing about it Thursday night !
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