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Ravens Records.... ... Wow! Thank you Baltimore Sun for getting this up so fast.

Just saying.

"What do you think Delanie?"

All's well that ends well....

They both played for Louisville.....just saying....

All good questions T. Let's keep our fingers crossed on Jimmy.... Not that happy with the coverage, yet it was only 176 yards surrendered. Lost in all this is the defense against the run...Phish 21 attempts for 12 yards.... ....1.8 ypc. TOP Ravens 40:07 to 19:53

Oh well.

They did damn well against good competition just running the ball last year. Today Lamar was throwing Johnny U passes. All of them. If he was off or 50-50 there would be concern. He's answered the bell. He's a solid NFL QB. Oh....no turnovers. It's very safe to say this is no longer a 1 dimensional team. Every D co-coordinator in the league will lose sleep for the week before a Ravens game. Certainly it's very early to tell. Usually after 4 games you have a good gauge on a team. They will do fine. For now it's safe to say Ravens fans are happy as shit....

True. Another first. A ravens team that didn't play down to the competition. The culture has changed. Part of that is Lamar. He's obsessed with scoring TD's. More firsts...

No argument the Dolphins are the worst team in the NFL. May the worst team in the last few years. Nevertheless....the Ravens did better than good teams do against such competition. They buried them. I'm very, very impressed with this 2019 roster and coaches. Game ball went to Eric. Oh...the Browns did what the Browns do....

His legacy continues with the Yets. He missed an extra point kick and a FG kick. Jets lost 17- 16. jets fans................

"This is not the same old Ravens offense....unless we've entered the Twight Zone.... Ingram is running with power and speed...won't go down...2 TD's Lamar is 10 for 11, 210 yards, 4 TD's...I'll say that again 4TD's!...and 158.3 QB rating. He looks like an NFL passer tom me. All sweet throws. 8.6 ypc for the running game 181 yards. Earl Thomas INT! Tucker is riding the pine.....

HOLY SHIT!!!!

As a fan I always look at opening day and the season ahead with hope. I can't help having the Purple Blinders on. Being objective is very difficult for me... ....perhaps because it's not that much fun....and there's always hope. For example, the last few years I'd think this is the year that Joe wakes up and plays like he did in that playoff run. When all's said and done, "They're Our Ravens." I believe in them.

Maryland is Jackson Country. Lamar and now Josh. He destroyed #21 Syracuse.

WOW! Just watched the Terps woop #21 Syracuse 63-20. Locksley is doing fantastic recruiting job locally. I hear many of the St Francis players want to play for him. He's starting to own the Maryland, DC and Virginia market and games like today will make Maryland veryy attractive. He's got an excellent coaching staff. And WOW! This offense is something we've never seen. Really diverse and smooth. We have a new slogan: Maryland is Jackson Country. Lamar and now Josh Jackson. Boy did he look sharp....and smart. He dissected the defense and made excellent on target passes. The future is bright.

Agree with John on this.... "Same Old same old....the offense that used to burn my eyes and hurt my brain....Gone!

I missed all the Purple Friday stuff because I was working. I am so ready for the season to start. Game meal food shopping?; Check! Chills!? Check!

OMG! You can't make this up.... Classic "Fool and His Money" story. At least the Raiders finally got this right after the long list of blunders. Let's take a peek at the reaction from the Raider team and fans....

How can you fault a guy who is in love with himself? He has a right to be selfish and self centered.

The NFL season is off to a great start!

I'm getting so excited to see the Ravens Sunday. There's been a lot of turnover this year. They are young, fast and physical. New to each other. With a lot of talent. It will be fun to watch this team grow and develop this year. Then...next year..Eric fills up the O and D lines....and.......look out.

And they're off! And I just don't know......how well they will do. Rankings have the 2019 Ravens in the middle of the pack around #16. I can agree to that for now, because everything that we have seen is vanilla. I haven't seen most of my concerns about this team answered in the preseason. So here's my unknowns and it serious because there are a lot. 1. I'll start with Lamar. He's an upgrade at QB. This whole team is rallying behind him. They are excited to have him and they believe in him. His leadership is evident. He's animated and talks with everybody. His work ethic and commitment to winning is contagious. And....the hard work that he's done this off season to be a pure passer in the NFL is paying off. His mechanics are good. He's not a QB who can carry this team on his arm and win. Not at this point, yet he is a QB who can carry this team on his arm and legs and win. We saw some of this in the 4th quarter rally against the Chargers when his line bonked. He's better now. How well he will do depends on #2...his unproven receiving corps. 2. WR. Lamar has excellent weapons at TE and Ingram out of the back field. That will help this unproven receiving corps. They looked good in the pre season yet everything changes now. He has big targets in Byokin and Scott. They have good hands and a huge catch radius....and they have speed. Snead will help in the slot and be a chain mover. Brown is the big question mark. He showed great speed and good hands yet he is very raw. Can these players develop into solid route runners and get the timing down with Lamar? If...once again this is a Big IF....if they do, then it's lights out and playoffs because the team will run the ball at will. The fact that teams will stack the box against the run should allow for a lot of 1 on 1 match ups. Win these and life is good! #3 and #4 are big concerns because the game is won in the trenches. #3. Offensive line. They can run block in Roman's scheme as proven last year. Pass protection is another issues. Depth is an issue. Experience at LG is an issue...center too. Lamar will need a pocket. He can't be effective if he's running for his life every passing play. #4. D line. They will continue to be stout against the run, yet nobody has emerged as a sack daddy. I'm sure they will bring a lot of heat by blitzing. It's they only way that I see them getting to the QB. That hurts the coverage on the back end. Tavon Young being lost for the season will hurt because this secondary will have to be awfully good given the lack of a pass rush. What I know. #1. This will be one fun and exciting team to watch. Just like last year, yet I feel even better with the roster DeCosta's is creating. He has a vision for some new twists to Ravens football. #2. This roster and team balance gives the 2019 Ravens the opportunity to win against any opponent they face this year. Don't forget Parity. Every team in the NFL has weaknesses. There's no "gimme" Wins but I see no sure losses. Of course they will lose some games. I'm seeing 10-6. What matters to me is that they will be competitive. #3. Harbaugh will have his squad focused, ready, prepared and fired up every week. They will get better week to week They will grow and evolve as the season wears on and find ways to win. #4 Speed. This team will play very fast. 2000 fast. With Lamar, Hill, Brown and Ingram any defender that blinks loses. Andrews and Hurst are fast, big and physical. The linebackers are very fast. Same for the DB's. Few teams in the NFL have this much speed. The 2018 Ravens team was very flawed yet they won the AFC North. I'm not counting the 2019 team out. They are better. Everybody else got better. Somethings got to give. So it's time to compete.

"I think after the Ravens start out 2-0 that teams won't know how to defend this offense. They will be throwing effectively. And running. Too many weapons and too much speed."

Are you still reading stuff by these guys? You do a fabulous job finding the Ravens Haters. These are some real doom and gloom guys.... One game. A game where the O line failed to show up and now the league has a simple blue print on how to beat the Ravens. No sense in showing up this year!