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It may not, Tsyl. It's gonna be brand new and the first time on a road trip against a pretty damn good defense. I'm sure we'd like to come out smokin' hot but methinks we're going to have trouble running the ball. Saw a blurb today that Flowers is playing but haven't been able to confirm it.

Well, it all begins this Sunday though I don't think we're going to know all the answers until about 5-6 games in. Right now there's so many unknowns for us fans, we can only guess. That's what I consider my 11-12 victories to be: very much a guess for now.

I think if Lamar has a very good season, he'll want more than Mahomes. I'm thinking he'll go for $70mil. If he has a just decent season, probably about $60mil. Meanwhile, I'm looking at the Ravens winning 11 or 12 games this year, depending on injuries. If they can win that many, do you think they'll make it to the AFC championship game?

I said the game would be close---hopefully it doesn't come down to us having to make a FG.

I see a close game. We won't know if the O-line is fixed or better until we see it with our own eyes. It may be hard to run against the Colts who had the best run defense in the league last year. I also think Daniel Jones has turned the corner and the Colts have fleet receivers and Taylor as RB. I don't know how good/bad their O-line is though and our defense is solid. Close game. Lamar has to put the offense on his shoulders. Hendrickson and company close out the deal.

OK, everyone. Sunday is the start of a new NFL season for the Ravens. So, how do they stack up against the Colts, this week's opponent? And, what do you foresee: easy win, hard fought win, or a loss? And, any predictions for the record this season?

All I can say is that if I was a Western Michigan fan, I'd say we were snake-bit.

Yeah but I read where the Western Michigan defender may not have even touched the ball. Could you tell from the replay if he did or didn't? I did not see that game, unfortunately.

Minter, his staff, and our new rookies have re-invigorated me. I'm really pumped to get this season started next week against Indy. I think the team is too. I do expect that it will take the offense a few games to really come together as offenses always lag defenses when new systems are put in place. So I'm prepared to cur them some slack. We've got a fairly easy schedule over the first 6 games so that should help.

Good points all around. We'll just have to see how this plays out. We've got plenty to enjoy and keep us interested for 2026!

Tsyl, I agree with you, but I can see some team offering him $70/80 million per year or more for 5 years guaranteed just so they can fill the seats in their stadium. A few bidders won't care about having a non-existent defense or O-line. I'm not sure that Lamar wouldn't just take the money and not worry about what the quality of the team was around him as long as he got the biggest payday ever offered. But we can save these questions for the off-season. Right now I'm just excited to see what Jesse and Declan have created.

All we can do as fans is ride with the situation this season and hopefully enjoy what the new coaching staff and personnel, especially the rookies, can accomplish.

Yeah, I understand the feeling, And I wouldn't want the franchise to mortgage its future to retain him. Maybe he'll love playing for Minter and won't want to kill the golden goose. But I have my doubts.

Well...the Lamar extension issue I think is dead until the off-season. If he has a great year, or even a good year I think he's going to want to test free agency in '28. That means we carry an $80 million cap hit in '27. He might even ask for a trade. The thing is, if he has that kind of year, other quarterback needy teams will line up to bid for him because he can be such an exciting dynamic player. I like Lamar. I don't want to see him leave. But he really controls his own destiny.

Right, as much as possible. But eventually a situation will happen where he will have to make a 45 yarder to win a game. I just don't know if he can or can't do it...it's TBD. I still think IF they decide to make a change they ought to go with Matt Prater.

And Moody ranked 28th. Looking at that list of percentage made, there aren't a lot of other kickers from 2025 who are known to be better than Loop available now.

Something we should remember...I, and many other fans I'm sure, are spoiled by having Justin Tucker, the GOAT, here for the last dozen years or so. Tucker was a one-of-a-kind. He was superb under pressure and had a great leg. I've lost track of all of his exploits but I'll never forget him kicking under all kinds of weather conditions and putting 3 points on the board over and over again. But his time has come and gone, mostly due to his own personal foibles. Now we're kind of back to reality with Loop. I still think we can do better but we really won't know until the season starts exactly what we're going to have unless Moody suddenly discovers the secret of consistency. Or Loop does. Or they discover another option we haven't considered yet. We'll just see how this all plays out. But I really don't think we'll ever see another Tucker.

I would prefer they sign Prater, even at 42 years old. He was still clutch last year.

Ravens add kicker Jake Moody to practice squad: "Moody had a prolific college career at Michigan, where he was twice named the Big Ten Kicker of the Year and won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker in 2021. Him and Head Coach Jesse Minter overlapped in 2022 when Minter was Michigan's defensive coordinator. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Moody in the third round in 2023, making him just the second kicker to be selected within the top 100 picks in the previous 15 drafts. He converted 76.2% of his field-goal attempts during his first two seasons with the 49ers and was cut after the 49ers' first game last season after going 1-for-3 with a miss from 27 yards and a blocked attempt from 36 yards. Moody went to Chicago, where he made eight of his nine attempts in two games played, then finished the season as the Commanders' kicker and was 10-for-11. However, Moody lost a training camp battle this summer in Washington against undrafted rookie Drew Stevens. Ravens kicker Tyler Loop had a strong training camp but missed three of his eight field-goal attempts this preseason, including two from 58 and one from 51 yards."

Good developmental decision. Hopefully, he pans out for us.

He's really come on strong in the pre-season games.

Sun reports Ethan Burke makes the 53.

We can only hope. Still 2 weeks of practice left for him to ramp up.

They should have hired someone more local with some pizazz...the new guy puts you to sleep.

Yes...I agree...one day (again like last year) he will cost us an important game. I'd rather have a consistent kicker up to 49 yard FGs than a guy who has the potential to hit one from greater than 50 but can miss easier ones.