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The offense today was better. And different to some degree. More formations, more movement, fast paced up tempo no huddle, good balance between the run and pass. Joe had time to throw. If this is a taste of what Caldwell can bring....I like it.

We'll still have a chance to see them against the Colts.

WRONG!!!! It was nice seeing the Giants fans leaving at the start of the 4th quarter...they had that "Far Away" look. Poilte folks though...they were very quiet all game....

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And Just Remember: The early worm gets eaten by the bird. The Ravens will Kick Ass Sunday!!!!

All I want for Christmas is a defense.

I think Sunday will be the last home game Ray Lewis and Ed Reed play....unless the Ravens somehow win and earn a home playoff game. Looks like Ray might start... It will be the last for a host of others too.

This is a good perspective and good article.

Here's something to talk about...

One more thing. What do you call a person who is depressed with delusions of granduer? There's a huge population of them out there. They are one step away from pulling a trigger. There's a kid who lives a block away that I haven't seen in years. He used to hang out with my sons when they were kids. Now all he does is smoke pot and post on facebook about how "Bad" he is and how he and his "Peeps" will "Cap" you. He's 22 and going nowhere. My son replied to one of his posts with "LOL! Yea right!" He was good humoredly joking. That's all he posted. This guy shows up banging at my front door demanding me to get my son because he's going to fuck my son up for making fun of him on Facebook. If you saw him and saw my son you'd bet the house on my son. I said "Is that you_______?" He says "I'll fuck you up too!" I looked for a gun...pulled out my phone, called the police right in front of him. He ran. His Father's getting him help now. Like I said...your neighborhood is loaded with people like this. Most only boast and brag...but there's that one who cracks...believes the 587 people talking in his head...and goes all in. Read the Sun every morning....their stories are there...everyday.

A co-worker said his 16 year old son fired 2 shots at him a week ago and missed He has some mental issues and was not on his medication at the time...anger turned to rage. He got angry, ran to where he knew his Fathers gun was kept, came back and fired. No gun at home...no possible death in this situation. Yes...the gun was not locked up, but it was hidden. Locking it up would have stopped this too...but how many guns are accessable to kids? How many does 1 man need? Also...this issue is way deeper than just guns and gun control. Something is seriously wrong with any individual who would fire a gun at anyone. That must be identified and addressed just as much as gun control. Guns kill. People kill. Minimize the risk factor in both catagories. Lower the odds of both Killer and gun hooking up. Get better gun control and help for people who are at risk to be killers. Maybe we can halve the murder rate in time... like Australia. Or to put it this way: If God came into your living room and said "Under the current circumstances your (pick one: wife, husband, child) will be shot to death 5 years from now. If better gun control laws are passed and funds are provided to get proper help to those who are likely to use them on people, than that murder rate will drop 50% and your (pick one: wife, husband, child) will not be shot. Will you vote for that?"

His Dad has the run blocking scheme down to a science. He brought it to DC. He turned bums into All Pros at Denver...they left and were average Joe's elsewhere in the league. It was a RB factory but it was the blocking scheme that made them. Morris is no bum...he's damn good and a big part of what makes RHG3 look so good....like Rice to Flacco. He might make a great HC. If we had no HC with a proven winning track record then I'd say "yea...take a chance on him". This league is loaded with failed HC's who looked like the greatest thing since sliced bread when they led talented offensive and defensive units. That list is real long. It's a knee jerk reaction to the "flavor of the month". I do not want a HC change because the Ravens defense, which was getting weaker, fell apart due to injuries and can't get off the field....and because Joe and the offense did not take the next step and pull up the slack. Where are the #2 and #3 offenses in the NFL going this year? Detroit and the Saints. You need a team to go all the way. Offense, defense and Special Teams. You must be reletively healthy by playoff time...and lucky to go all the way. It's simple. We know it. The Ravens have too many holes and shortcommings to overcome to get it done this year. Just not their year. But they won't quit and maybe they'll take somebody down with them.

START HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd be shocked if Harbaugh is fired. No HC has done what he's done in their first 5 years. I know very little about Kyle Shannahan...but I know this...last year the Redskin O under him was 16th in yards and 26th in points scored. He could not perform miracles with garbage. This year he's got an excellent RB in Morris and a good QB in Griffin. The players make the coach. He's no friggn'n genius yet. And...he's well on his way to having a cripple at QB that cost 3 first round picks and a second. Most of the run/blocking schemes are Daddy's from Denver. He got a lot from his Dad who knows offense inside and out.

This is sobering...

Preston makes some good points here. The line is a mess...a real liability. They can't protect Joe or open running lanes for Rice. This move gives McKinnie 2 weeks to get in playing shape and 3 weeks for the line to be ready for the playoffs. Firing Cam was desperate....more desperate changes are necessary.

Did you arrive at this conclusion after discussing this issue with other people?

The Ravens will keep Joe until they have a sure replacement. That means somebody better than Joe or a draft pick who they believe in. At least Joe hasn't gone Mark Sanchez on us. I do not want to go through another decade of garbage at the QB position....that's worth the franchise tag to me even though it would be ridiculous money to pay Joe. It's been proven that this team can win with him. Let's at least keep cranking out winning seasons until a replacement is found. I'm with RavenMad...there are too many holes to fill on this team. I think they can rebuild and win at the same time.

They agreed to it. That was the deal to let them get a team. Don't be mad at the O's. Be mad at they guys who made that deal for DC.

It's Ugly where the Ravens can lose 3 straight games and make the playoffs. It's uglier if they lose 4 straight and win the division with a Steeler victory. Last night Broadway Schmo made sure that at least the Steelers or Bengals would make the playoffs. This was real ugly.... Oh...and Rthslxxbrrgrr throws a dumb interception in overtime that Mexico's Team returns to the 1 but nobody's pounding him like they are pounding on Joe. That lost the game for them. Now here's real ugly.... Playoff picture projections: Week 15 AFC 1. y- Houston Texans (South champion) 2. y- Denver Broncos (West champion) 3. y- New England Patriots (East champion) 4. Cincinnati Bengals (North champion) 5. Indianapolis Colts (wild card No. 1) 6. x- Baltimore Ravens (wild card No. 2)

It's definately gut check time for Joe.

Yea but think about the first time you ever had sex. You had never done that before and that worked out ok.

My head tells me Coughlan and the Giants will be fighting for their playoff lives...but something is wrong with that team to give up 34 points and not score 1.

Go at it.... I'm for it. I've lived in Baltimore all my life, worked in the city, spend a lot of time all over town and never needed a gun. I've never owned one. There are a ton of plasces in this city where I don't feel safe....they are also not worth walking into with a gun so I could feel safer......so I don't go there. While rehabing houses in the getto I was shot at twice...so I quit that line of work. I've had the right side of a coat blown off of me on another occasion and a man standing next to me who was shot in the chest...he lived. I had a gun pulled on me in a robbery when I was managing a store. When he said" turn and walk to the back of the store" it was the longest 20 steps I ever took....he didn't shoot and went out the front door. That's a lot of gun action for a civillian to be exposed to. None of it prompeted me to want a gun. A gun would not have helped me in any of those situations. I don't feel like killing anybody. When a gun is pulled on you, it's too late to get yours out. They got "the drop" on you. To avoid that from happening you'd have to go down the street commando style with your gun out, ready to fire in an instant at each person and situation you encounter. That's not living to me. Now...I really like skeet shooting, blowing up bottles and targets....but not enough to buy a gun.

OMG! You had to listen to Dierdork along with watching that game?! That's real pain.