Ravens vs Chargers

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Maybe not.  I expect him to be gone next yr.

[tsylvester]

From Jeff Z

Ravens have waived veteran S Eddie Jackson and signed ILB Kristian Welch to active roster.
Jackson wasn't pleased by reduced role. Frustrations boiled over Steelers week and he didn't accompany team on trip. He's now released.

[tsylvester]

Just popped on to say, first quarter, already two 15 yard penalties

[oldno82]

What did you think when Harbs went for it on 4th and 1 from the 17 yard line?

[tsylvester]

Nice to wake up to a victory! Still going over the game, made it to throw 2 pt try, another failed one. This one is on Lamar, he had, as he rolled out, Flowers and Andrews open.

I know that the play is designed to throw back to Likely, but, take what is in front of you. There is a reason Flowers and Andrews were both open in the zone coverage.

 

Any who, back to the game

[tsylvester]

Great job on 3rd down for the offense, 8 of 15, 3 of 3 on 4th too boot.

The defense is clearly in Deqn Pees mode, bemd but don't  break, which always leads to a team scoring  pts to end a half, ridiculous.

9 Penalties, for 102 yards, unacceptable, especially the 15 yarders..

Another let down by the special teams, this time it was only a big return, thankfully.

4 sacks, 3 punts, a road victory against a good AFC team.

 

[tsylvester]

5 hours ago, oldno82 said:

What did you think when Harbs went for it on 4th and 1 from the 17 yard line?

It had to be done, wake this offense up, send a message to the Chargers

[tsylvester]

Great throw and catch by Bateman just before half, woza..

[tsylvester]

The reporters really need to get better questions, more diverse questions, come on, what does it mean to have Derick Henry, really? As if he hasn't answered that question before....

[oldno82]

I don't think Harbs made a good call there on 4th down but I will say it did wake up the team when they made it.

The announcers just plain sucked...and I detected a pro-LA bias to boot. Hell even my wife didn't think they were up to other announcing crews.

To me, the best pair is Tony Romo and Jim Nantz.

Finally, I'll say this: I think the Ravens could beat any team if they could just cut down shooting themselves in the foot with penalties. Some of that, but far from all, was on the Refs too.

[tsylvester]

Yeah, that first one, tripping, or as they HAD to call it, "leg whipping", technically correct but seriously?! Had Riccard touched him, okay, had it been more a obvious, okay.

But come on, defenders do this regularly when they get knocked down, the ball carrier is about to speint past them and it is rarely called.

[oldno82]

9 minutes ago, tsylvester said:

Yeah, that first one, tripping, or as they HAD to call it, "leg whipping", technically correct but seriously?! Had Riccard touched him, okay, had it been more a obvious, okay.

But come on, defenders do this regularly when they get knocked down, the ball carrier is about to speint past them and it is rarely called.

Exactly. Once you get a reputation for being penalized, it seems ticky-tacky things will get called you more than other teams.

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20 hours ago, tsylvester said:

Yeah, that first one, tripping, or as they HAD to call it, "leg whipping", technically correct but seriously?! Had Riccard touched him, okay, had it been more a obvious, okay.

But come on, defenders do this regularly when they get knocked down, the ball carrier is about to speint past them and it is rarely called.

Not even technically.  Richard didn’t actually touch him and that is the rule.  So it was a bad call.

[tsylvester]

Riccard  must have: "had malice in his heart"  remember that call?

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Then we shall not talk of Sunday nights game and what I said.

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22 hours ago, tsylvester said:

Riccard  must have: "had malice in his heart"  remember that call?

Freaking Mike Carey.