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OH YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm actually crying because I know how important this change is for my children, your children and life on this planet. It's not over, there are many mountains to climb and a long way to go yet, at least we have a shot. So happy.

Nice article from our good friend Mike Preston! He's got me going down Memory Lane. There are way too many great memories. We went a very long 12 years without football in Baltimore. An eternity for many of us who loved the Baltimore Colts. Winning Super Bowls is a rare achievement for most franchises during the average fans life span and to see the Ravens win 2 in 25 years is so special. I've lived to see the 2 NFL championships and the Super Bowl championship of the Baltimore Colts. And through it all we have seen a very long list of incredible players and fabulous games. Ravens/Baltimore Colts fans are so fortunate.

From today's Baltimore Sun... Dan Rodricks Among the many things I have tried but failed to understand about fellow baby boomers who voted for Donald Trump: why they support a president who walked away from leadership on climate change. The big clock keeps ticking, and there’s evidence all around us that the future of human life on the planet is in jeopardy, yet tens of millions of our fellow Americans want a president who would rather go golfing than devote any time to climate change. I wonder about those men and women in their 50s, 60s and 70s: Don’t they have children and grandchildren? Aren’t they concerned about the world we’re leaving them? Aren’t they troubled by the prospect of their grandsons and granddaughters facing environmental conditions even more extreme than those we see now? Haven’t most boomers reached the ages when men and women become reflective about their lives? I include Trump in that. He was born in 1946, the first year of the baby boom. He has five children — his youngest, Barron, is only 14 — and 10 grandchildren. I realize Trump is concerned, most of all, with Trump. But even a narcissist must have moments of reflection that spawn thoughts about life and legacy. Even the most self centered “petromasculine” guy must hope that his descendants live on and thrive. But to do that, they must inherit a world that is livable, and tomorrow’s world is not going to be livable unless we follow the advice of the world’s best climate scientists. Trump, who appears to be incapable of the introspection I just described — and immune to expert opinion — thinks scientists and activists who warn of the Earth’s changing atmosphere are “prophets of doom.” He often dismisses climate concerns with jokes and derision. But, worse than his rhetoric, has been his actions in support of fossil fuel development and the curtailing of environmental regulations that were established to slow the effects of climate change. Worst of all, Trump pulled the United States out of a multi-nation agreement to work toward saving our planet from catastrophe. On Wednesday, while the nation’s attention was on the presidential election, the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement was formally completed. The United States, the world’s second-leading producer (behind China) of greenhouse gases, is the only nation to pull out of it, and we pulled out at a critical time for the planet. A year ago this week, more than 11,000 scientists in 153 countries issued a stark warning: The Earth “clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency” unless humans change our ways in a big way. “Despite 40 years of global climate negotiations, with few exceptions, we have generally conducted business as usual and have largely failed to address this predicament,” the scientists said. The report they issued called on the most industrialized and populated countries to ramp up efforts to develop renewable energy and stop extracting fossil fuels, primarily oil and coal, from the ground. A year earlier, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that the planet was running out of time to keep the increase in average temperatures worldwide from surpassing 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. Without reaching that goal through sweeping and unprecedented changes in how we live, travel and conduct commerce, we face rising seas and more devastating storms, droughts and floods. “I’m convinced that four more years of the U.S. staying out of the Paris Agreement would give the world no chance to do that,” says Don Boesch, former president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and one of our leading climate experts. “There is no drop-dead point with climate change, but the longer we wait to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions, the worse it will be …” Should Joe Biden win the presidency, he said he would have the U.S. rejoin the Paris Agreement by February. Even so, says Boesch, the world will still struggle to reduce emissions sufficiently to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius. “The science says that we have only 30 to 40 years for the world to reach net-zero,” he says. Biden made a big commitment in his campaign to take steps to reduce the nation’s emissions. He wants the U.S. to reach net-zero by 2050, with no carbon pollution from energy producers by 2035. “But,” says Boesch, looking at the lay of the land after Tuesday’s election, “that will be hindered if a Republican-controlled Senate obstructs the needed legislation. There are always executive orders, but the effects of those are limited.” Still, Boesch notes, there’s a possibility that, with a change in the presidency, some Republican senators will feel “unshackled from Trump” and do the right thing. That means acknowledging the climate emergency and, if you can imagine this, supporting a Democratic president’s plan to deal with it. You would think, as old as many of those senators are, they’d be concerned with life and legacy — the world their children and grandchildren will inherit — and do the right thing, no matter who the president is.

"It won't let me! The Federal Government ordered Dee to reduce my powers. Said I'm dangerous!" I can hide your duplicate topic. I'll try that. Here's what tyslvester posted....

Apologies. I've been side tracked by a foolish and childish distraction called a Presidential Election, when what clearly matters, is Ravens football. Ravens match up predictor has the Ravens with a 59.8% win prediction. I'm not feeling it. The Indy D has the #1 rated defense in yards per game and a very low 19.4 points per game surrendered. Their front 7 is very hard to run against and the Ravens are missing Stanley for the season. "I got this." The Indy D is very stingy against the pass too and Lamar is struggling. Add to this that Humphrey will be out and 7 defensive starters will not practice this week and the Ravens could take a tumble. Team Stats Points Per Game 29.0 28.3 Points Allowed Per Game 18.9 19.4 Total Yards 374.0 369.1 Yards Passing 195.3 268.1 Yards Rushing 178.7 101.0 Yards Allowed 349.0 310.9 Pass Yards Allowed 248.7 231.0 Rush Yards Allowed 100.3 79.9 It's an even match up in Points scored and points surrendered. Colts-Ravens injury report >> Colts players not participating Wednesday due to injury: WR Ashton Dulin (knee), WR T.Y. Hilton (groin); limited participation: TE Mo Alie-Cox (knee), C Ryan Kelly (knee), RB Jonathan Taylor (ankle), RB Jordan Wilkins (groin). >> Ravens players not participating Wednesday due to injury: RB Mark Ingram (ankle); limited participation: WR Chris Moore (thigh). CB Marlon Humphrey is out after testing positive for COVID-19. Players in close contact with him -- LB Matthew Judon, LB Patrick Queen, S DeShon Elliott, LB L.J. Fort, LB Malik Harrison, CB Terrell Bonds and LB Tyus Bowser -- must test negative all week to be able to play Sunday. If there is a silver lining, it's the fact that Indy's wins have come against teams with a combined 7 wins. Rivers can be rattled and throw a bunch of INT's...Wink knows this. He also knows they struggle running the football.The Colts average 3.5 yards per carry, the lowest average in the NFL..... And...Wink was not distracted this week by an election. QB comparison: Rivers is 161-of-231 (69.7%) for 1,860 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He has been sacked 7 times (fewest in the NFL for starters). His quarterback rating is 97.3 Lamar Jackson is 115-of-190 (60.5%) for 1,343 yards, 12 TDs and 4 INTs. He has been sacked 19 times. His QB rating is 94.3. He also leads the Ravens with 66 carries for 411 yards and 2 TDs. LOOK OUT LAMAR!! The Colts have allowed 1,495 passing yards, the second-fewest in the NFL. ... Their 11 INTs are tied for the most with the Buccaneers. They have returned a league-leading 3 INTs for TDs. ... Indy has allowed opposing QBs a 76.2 rating, making it the most effective pass defense in the NFL. We'll see if this stat holds Sunday: The Colts have allowed 3.4 yards per carry, 2nd-lowest average allowed in the league. Some decent Ravens stats: Ravens have the fewest passing yards in the NFL...(..well not this one, ignore that!).. ..See Good>>>>>>... Baltimore averages 5.5 yards per carry, the best average in the NFL. It has an NFL-best 15 carries of 20+ yards. ... 62.4% of Ravens receptions earn a 1st down, the best percentage in the league. Needs to change stat: Colts-Ravens series The Colts own a 12-4 edge in the series, including playoffs. The Ravens won the most recent matchup, 23-16 late in the 2017 season. A decent portion of this post is plagiarized material. I learned this handy trick in high school. It's a great time saver. You can find out how to do this on page 587 in your ER Posters Manuel. And Remember:

Yea...looking better. My main concern all along was to see this nation begin to seriously address climate change. Joe will take the first steps, but how much progress can be made with a Republican congress? WOW....I am officially burned out on all of this. Politics has never been my thing. I'm in that "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." mindset. The difference is the new boss is light years more decent as a man and leader than the old. I will have to go into political detox soon. Ravens football just may be the cure.

Aww come on! You wouldn't want to watch a playoff game between the Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons and Mexico's team!? And think of this....maybe the Ravens would meet a team that they can beat in the playoffs. Humphry wiped out the whole defense....

There's no winner. We all lose. Protests are popping up all over the place, some violent, and people are upset and disillusioned on both sides. Lot's of shock, hate and division. How do you bring this kind of America together? Right now it looks like it will take a miracle for Biden to win. I do believe the vote counting is fair and precise. Whoever wins....well, that's democracy no matter how disappointed I may be with my fellow American citizens if the winner is Trump. I did not think the vast majority would be gullible enough to believe his lies. It seems they believed them. That is shocking to me. I believe they are good people and have been misled.

Here's a gloomy theory..............

My TV will now stay on 24/7 until a winner is declared. I'm retired so I can do what I want. In the past, I'd vote, go to work and not stay up watching the TV because I had to work the next day. I realized that the only thing I had control over was casting my vote. The outcome was beyond my control and no amount of mental/emotional involvement on my part was going to change a thing. Now....I've been closely following this and learning a lot that I never had time to learn. How the whole election and voting system works. Just like following football, I like the strategies, following the polls, the various paths to victory for each candidate...and these 2 do not like each other! Side note: While Joe Biden is not my ideal candidate, at 77 years old, running this hard, standing toe to toe, trading blows and taking on a big bully....I find this inspiring. Joe's one tough fighter. He seems to be a decent man too.

You can call this an excuse for Lamar yet when I look around the league at the new, younger generation of QB's ...Lock, Darnold, Jones, Haskins, Mayfield, Murray, Jackson, Minshew....they all are struggling a little bit and performing inconsistently. I think not having OTA's, access to their facility's and a real training camp has stunted their development some. In Lamar's case, he really needed heavy coaching on his mechanics and quality time throwing to his receivers...time to develop the whole route tree. I think this is why Proche isn't playing on offense yet and Duverney is just getting started. That's 2 big playmakers with awesome speed and good hands....and the Ravens having been able to open that present due to the virus. This is one reason/excuse why the Ravens O has not been able to get better to counter opposing defenses. The passing game...the passing game...it makes me sick seeing teams load the box and Lamar not being able to make them pay. It's a dream scenario. Even Dilfer was able to make 2-3 big plays every game because defenses crowded the box to try and stop Jamal.

Good post tsylvester... All of it. Very informative. I've been thinking about that play. I was thinking, "One day Lamar makes this throw and we're all....

"What do you think Mike?" "I'm glad you asked...

WOW! And Phillip Rivers is up next coming off a 3 TD day and 123 rating. Let's hope this does not spread throughout the team. That would be devastating.

"Can Ravens Defeat Elite Teams with Lamar?" Add to this "Can Ravens win playoff games and a Super Bowl with Lamar?" "Will he ever develop as a passer and correctly read defenses?" Any other questions or doubts about him. OK....now, let's destroy each other........ Seriously, we're fans and all opinions matter. I'm interested in yours. For me? I've got his back. "Big Truss." Love what he brings. "Thanks max"

OK...OK....I'll post a Lamar thread so we can blow our brains out there. For now, let's have one final moment, as a group, to morn this loss. Get in a dark room, pull the curtains, down a bottle of wine, curl up in a ball and play this at high volume..... "And now, the end is near ..And so I face the final curtain..........I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all and I stood tall,.....And did it my way!" Next: Leave room, breathe deep. Find your inner child.......and plot revenge!

I thought the O line would lose this game yet they really came though. Players went down, players switched positions and they battled hard. All fight in that group. They steam rolled the Steelers D for 265 yards. Can't ask for more. 4 turnovers by Lamar killed their chances yet they still could have won. Then... 9 penalties for 110 yards killed their chances and to the Steelers credit, they took advantage of this and made the plays. They remained patient and found the way to win. As for the discussions above about letting Lamar go in free agency: No fucking way. As a fan I like winning games. I don't have to have a Super Bowl winning team every year. I love the exciting games. Lamar is young, smart and driven. He will get better. Give me another 5-10 years like we have seen with the hope of him improving. That's a lot of fun Sundays. There is some truth in this. Just look at Rodgers and the Packers. He got paid and no more Super Bowls....BUT!.......Their fans have had a ton of very exciting games. They are generally always in it. There are a lot of teams with high paid QB's who can't afford to build a team around them. Nevertheless....look at this...... The Steelers, Chiefs, Packers and Seahawks are all seriously in the Hunt. and...LOL!....the Eagles too. So you can win and win big with high paid QB's. Organizations just has to be fortunate to have made the right choice on who to bank their fortunes. You have to have a QB who can carry an offense. Lamar is not there yet as a passer.....but as a threat, he is 100% there. Remember: He now has 30 starts...he's a sophomore. 7 games in 2018 as basically a runner, 16 games in 2019 transitioning into a passer/runner with an offensive rushing scheme that took the NFL by surprise. 7 games in 2020 in a league that has adjusted to the Ravens style of offense. There is a ton of room to get better. A high ceiling once adjustments are made and Lamar grows. We should have a separate thread on this interesting topic. I love to argue! Hard to put this game to rest....Give me Johnny for a little while.... "On the Sunday morning sidewalk, Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned...................."

The Steelers made the key plays to win this game . Period. The Ravens were up 17-7, running at will, with a 10 minute time of possession advantage and then made all the plays necessary to "Find Ways To Lose." Mainly Lamar, who is showing a penchant for not performing in the big games. 4 turnovers, including a pick 6 to start the game and 9 penalties for 119 yards. You can't do that in this rivalry and expect to win. The Steelers played disciplined with only 3 penalties. Therefore the Ravens total; yardage advantage of 457 to 221 becomes meaningless. The 10 minute TOP....meaningless. The Ravens D held the Steelers to only 48 yards rushing...that was good. Pass interference, unsportsmanlike conduct was defensive suicide. Losing Stanley really hurts. That's a big loss. Loved the Ravens running game. Looked just like last year and they will have to do this from here on out without Stanley. Can't count on Lamar and the passing game. Very disappointing.

Closed end. Right corner. I can see him now pulling one in and strutting into that dark right corner full of rabid fans. He caught a lot of TD 's at the back end too.

Very happy to see this for many reasons. He got market value and it's so high because he's really good. It sends a strong message to the team that if you play good, then you get paid good. It says "We want to win." The game is won in the trenches and this is a huge piece of that puzzle solved. It protects Lamar. It got done before he hit the FA market where the money would get sick. Love it.