oldno82

I'm buying. Just too many injuries to major guys: Stanley, Dobbins, Gus, the loss of other O-Lineman, the secondary. The list goes on and on. Like the man said, this is not the 2021 team the front office had constructed. What's worse is, what if Stanley is done? Dobbins and Gus had knee injuries. Is it really plausible to think they will be back as they were before? To top it off, now Lamar isn't adapting to the way defenses are adjusting to him. Some of that is Roman's fault but Lamar is far from blameless. It's a sad end to a team that once had enough talent to win a Super Bowl but now can't win a game against the aging and decrepit Steelers.

Hmmm...I've got a feeling things will only get fixed enough to beat the Steelers twice and a time zone/temperature change impacted Rams. I don't see us beating Cincy away at all. We won't beat the Pack either. We're probably 50-50 at Cleveland depending on how depressed the Browns get at another wasted season.

Well that was a shock to my system! I had no idea about Campbell being hurt and boy do we need a CB!

Great news on all 3 Ravens returning. We'll need them all over the next 7 weeks.

Two banged up teams trying to survive long enough to make it to the playoffs. Either team can win this game but I'm picking the Ravens if Lamar comes back. As you said the home field advantage is with us.

Very tough this year to call. I'll go with us sweeping the Steelers, losing both to the Browns, beating the Bengals and Rams and losing to the Packers. That makes it 4-3 and we win the division with an 11-6 record. BUT we've got to have a healthy Lamar! I'm hoping he doesn't have Covid or pneumonia...don't like the way he had a relapse.

Agree with vraven. It was ugly but look what we have had against us injury wise this season. This team made plenty of big mistakes but there was nothing wrong with the effort and outcome. Look at all the ugly football in the AFC this season. We have done well to be at 7-3 at this point without so many key players. Hopefully we get Lamar back next week and keep him for the rest of the season. But big kudos to Huntley, an undrafted quarterback starting his first NFL game and getting the W.

I just hope Lamar is well.

Yeah, I agree that one was the most heartbreaking loss for the Ravens.

It isn't guaranteed to be anywhere near 100% effective but getting a flu shot is better than nothing. I still feel negative about Sunday's game. I'd like to see us come out with our hair on fire for that game and the rest of the season.

I'll buy but the breakdowns in the secondary just have to get fixed immediately.

Geez...let's hope it's not Covid 'illnesses'!

Glad Bell is gone but I still don't have good feelings about this team right now. How can you in a worst-to-worst league (by the way, Mikey stole my line for today's column!)? I have very little confidence that we have figured anything out since Miami. Our coaching and talent are shaky right now and the whole team reflects it. Right at the moment I"d have to say Bears 24 Ravens 20 with our secondary still in full throttle breakdown mode.

Bateman continues to impress and looks like the real deal: a number one receiver for us finally! Greg Roman better come up with an offense to deal with cover 0 with db's coming on every pass play 'cause we're gonna see a whole lot more of it. The game was a nightmare in slow motion. Guys looked too tired by the 2nd quarter. I can give them a pass on this game but no more passes from here on out.

Yeah we’re asleep tonight. Low energy after that first drive. If we don’t find some energy in the next half we’ll lose.

I'm buying but I'm not maxing out my credit card yet. Really want to see the running game pick up and begin to help carry the team like it did last week. I'd run Vonta Freeman and Bell about equally in number of carries. Hoping Latavius makes it back next week.

Good one Crav!!!

Yeah...keep Watkins on the bench. We'll need him more down the stretch. Who knows who wins in this damned weak-to-weak conference???

Cleveland returned to practice today and Nick Boyle is game ready according to the Ravens' website. The day is coming, hopefully soon, when Latavius Murray and Sammy Watkins return too though I don't expect that to happen on this short week for sure. Considering all the first line talent that has been lost to injury, it's hard to believe we're 6-2. And by the way, Max, you are right...Harbs and company took a gigantic risk in drafting Lamar and then centering the offense all around him. He leads and wins. What more can you ask for after the risk they took and the injuries we've sustained?

Another win...another Tucker FG with time expiring, this time in OT. I felt we should have played better early but can't fault the outcome. Go Ravens!!

Lamar is taking too many punches---hard ones too. We need to somehow protect him better and revive the running attack with the running backs. He won't be able to do it all without getting hurt. He's been carrying the whole offense on his back.

No doesn't sound good for sure but lets wait and see who's practicing Thursday.

Geez...I hate so much to see the old guys go. A lot of them stayed here after their careers were over and you don't see much of that anymore.

He definitely looked uncomfortable playing left tackle the other night.

I take Harbs comments with a grain of salt because I think he's just trying to confuse the Vikings as to what to expect. We won't know more until they release the weekly injury report.