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Simpleton.

Yes...because Ger-Rasta-Max isn't the one responsible for bumping it most of the time. I've really enjoyed your posts (that aren't about Flacco) in the other numerous threads on this board. All one of them.

I did. They are comparable QBs with comparable salaries. Both franchises made the right call. You didn't answer my question. Would you like to chime in on something relevant about the current state of the team? Maybe offer your opinion on some of the actual problems this team has?

The only game I was really disappointed in the D (besides the Denver 2nd half), was Pittsburgh. For the most part, I have been extremely pleased. I did place blame on Ngata though. He needs to be more of a disruptive force inside.

I will go 25% each on the coaching staff, offensive line and RBs for the abysmal running game (which is by far the biggest reason this team is where it is). I will put 10% each on Flacco and Ngata. I'll give 5% to Koch.

There is no difference between Flacco and Eli Manning. Call them whatever you want...when you have a franchise QB like them, you don't let them go. You are correct...this ain't rocket science. Did you only join this board to argue about Flacco, or would you like to chime in on the actual problems this team has???

Let's see...right now Pierce is 46 out of the 48 qualifying RBs in YPC and Rice comes in at 48 out of 48. I guess that makes the hot hand Pierce?

We are on pace to be the worst rushing team since the AFL/NFL merger and the simpletons are still talking about Flacco.

I think the AFC South and NFC East are worse.

I was hoping that they would throw Cutler out there again.

Leadership...Schmeadership Give me an OL that can push people around and I would take my chances with the supposed "leaderless" team we have now.

When do you think people will catch on to your little game?

It's interesting you choose this analogy, because by your obsession, I can only surmise that Joe must have screwed your girlfriend/wife repeatedly and made you watch.

Unless Ray predicted we would have the worst OL in football since the AFL/NFL merger...his level of "rightness" is debatable.

O-Line...O-Line...O-Line If it was performing just at an adequate level, the Ravens would be 5-3 right now (and very possibly 6-2). Instead...it's performing at a historically bad level and here we are. I'm not sure why anyone would talk about anything else when what was supposed to be a strength has turned out to be such an embarrassment.

I actually started noticing a regression last year. I tend to think (much like a golfer) that if a punter's form is off even just a tiny bit, the results can be magnified greatly.

Right. That was talked about quite a bit when he was suspended.

They represent about 10% of our positive plays this year.

This season, the Ravens are averaging the lowest YPC of any team since the AFL/NFL merger. Why would anyone be talking about Flacco?

Yeah...just go pluck someone else off the franchise QB tree.

I think a few on here need a little reminder: Vinny Testaverde, Eric Zeier, Jim Harbaugh, Scott Mitchell, Stoney Case, Tony Banks, Trent Dilfer, Randall Cunningham, Elvis Grbac, Chris Redman, Jeff Blake, Anthony Wright, Kyle Boller, Steve McNair and Troy Smith. You don't go back to this when you have found a QB that has been a starter all 5 years in the league and never missed a game. You don't go back to this when under your current QB, your team has never missed the playoffs, has won at least one playoff game every year, played in the AFCCG 3 times and won a Superbowl. You pay this QB, because if you don't, you know that another team (with a list as bad as the one above, if not worse) sure as shit will pay him.

Our line is much worse than suspect and no QB is good enough to succeed with what's here. Every successful team knows to put a quality OL in front of a franchise QB. Ozzie thought they had done so. He was wrong. Osemele hasn't been right all year and now he's done. Yanda hasn't been right all year. I think he's been hurt a little by the loss of Birk, but I also think he hasn't fully recovered from his shoulder surgery. Oher has been simply awful. Gino isn't ready.

Their OL was supposed to be a strength this year. They were supposed to have two pro-bowl caliber guards and two rock solid tackles. Monroe is rock solid, but that's all they have. Everyone else has been horrendous. Our OL is literally turning out to be one of the worst all-time in the NFL.

It all comes down to the big fellas. It's time our OL and DL man up and start bullying other teams instead of consistently being bullied themselves.