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I'm buyin' on that one.

Holy crap! I'm getting fired up too! Lets go beat these bastards and here's hoping the team is in the same mood!!

Schematics can be left to the assistants and coordinator. What the major factor here is team psyche and he's always been a good salesman.

Gee! Mike Preston (??) to the rescue: https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/analysis/preston/bs-sp-mike-preston-ravens-fans-dont-panic-20210909-jqqbbasucrb4nmg7lhhrmyfpde-story.html

They won't fear the wreckage of our running game so they'll drop more guys into pass coverage. Look for a lot of Raiders dropping into coverage. So sickening this happened. Still, if there's 2 guys who can pull this out it's probably Lamar and Harbs.

Well, that's nice that he's confident but confidence can't prevent injuries. We need a legitimate 3rd back and Bell is not the answer. If Edwards goes down, we're toast.

It would have been nice if Jimmy Irsay had taken Model's offer of $1 million to give us the naming rights of Colts but alas it didn't happen. So far as retiring the name, the NFL missed that boat when they agreed to the move to Indy. And, I have to admit, the Cleveland fans fought harder and better than us in keeping their naming rights.

I'm surprised out of my shoes on this one. Shoot, take a chance on a younger guy, dammit!

Either one sounds like a great pickup.

Agree. Appropriate contract for him. Good move!

Top 5.

I think our D will come to the rescue of a very rusty offense missing a major weapon or two. I hope Stanley's ankle holds up. Ravens 16 Raiders 13.

Tarkenton ran a lot when he was young but transformed into a very capable pocket quarterback. Same with Steve Young. Your body just ages, it's a fact of life. I don't think you can successfully being a running quarterback much beyond 4-5 years in the league.

That line says it all. They will go all out to knock him out of a game and the league if he becomes that scary. I remember years and years ago, John Unitas was hurt and the sub, a promising player, Gary Cuozzo was playing with a hurt shoulder. The Opposing Defensive Coach was yelling at his players 'Go after that shoulder!' Such is life in the NFL.

The thing is, there has not been a successful running quarterback in the NFL who has had a long career running downfield. There have been many successful pocket passers who get injured and come back to have long careers but not any I can think of who were running quarterbacks who got injured and returned to play well as a pocket passer if they weren't successful being a pocket passer before they got hurt. That's why I want to see them transform Lamar into a pocket passer predominantly. Otherwise he could go down with an injury and never make it back. I think Lamar has the smarts, coolness under fire, and arm to be a very good pocket passer and the team has an obligation to convert him into a guy who stays in the pocket first and runs only out of desperation.

Losing Mason while keeping Boykin was not a smart move. Max, I saw that video on TV...cracked me up too!

Who wrote the article?

I wonder who the sacred 4 will be.

And the answer is...???

I like what they've done there! Glad they got McSorely back but he should be on the 53.

Are we really going to go with only 2 qb's (who run a lot)? Guess so but it makes me uncomfortable.

I guess they think his downfield blocking is worth keeping even if he can't get open enough. Sorry to see McSorely cut. He still deserves a chance to try out behind the '1's somewhere. Would've cut Justice Hill and kept McCrary or, even better, Mason.

After watching the dvr recording, i'd have to say, put a guy, Mason, we already have, in our backfield rotation. He runs big and fast and with determination. I think he just needs some time with our first string blocking.

Well, all I can say is, that really sucks about Dobbins. He would have been the next star, or superstar for the whole of the NFL. Just hoping he can come back next year and be one of the best at his position, for his sake alone. Meanwhile, I think Gus and Ty'son will hold down the fort. What is worrying me most isn't RB or WR but the O-line. They've got two weeks to clean that up and they'd better do it wisely.

Can somebody tell me the nature of Sammy Watkins' current injury?