Game Thread W12 - Philadelphia V Baltimore (1 Viewer)

[BuddyKnuckles]

kolb has a noodle arm...this is going to be a long next 3-5 years

 

[GoBirds]

kolb has a noodle arm...this is going to be a long next 3-5 years

Hopefully they ralize he blows this year and it saves us from having to see him that long......with the FO ego though they will never admit they are wrong.

 

[Arizona Ron]

Best Quote all day from the announcer:

"Why run now?" at 6mins left in the 4th.

Edit: I canz spal

 

[Goooals]

My eyes are closed.....Is he fired yet?

 

[tazinib1]

Why is this game STILL ON

 

[awesomeness]

My eyes are closed.....Is he fired yet?

In due time...

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the Eagles have to play again on Thursday? I mean the Eagles seem to have plenty of talent. Does the short turn around mean that there isn't time to dwell on this, isn't time to over think next week's game plan?

 

[BuddyKnuckles]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the Eagles have to play again on Thursday? I mean the Eagles seem to have plenty of talent. Does the short turn around mean that there isn't time to dwell on this, isn't time to over think next week's game plan?

its a bad thing that they still have to play 5 more games, doesnt matter when. ths team has given up on AR. He's a lame duck coach whether he, or Lurie, knows it

 

[delusional]

I missed the game cept for the last couple minutes but from what i read they abandoned the run again and didn't run buck.

FUnny thing is ALL WEEK that is all you heard from Reid and Marty about "we will run buck more " and he gets two freaking carries lol.

I think the first 10 plays went like run pass pass penalty pass pass sack

Kolb didnt look any better either

Reid won't be fired i don't think. McNabb and quasi GM Heckert will get fired. Reid is also the GM too, he makes the final decisions on everything so i dunno what heckert does

 

[roadkill1292]

While this was a gratifying win for the Ratbirds, I feel compelled to make the same observation that I did after the Houston game -- this was a lot closer game than the final score made it appear. It seemed like Baltimore got all the breaks -- and at crucial times -- early on to keep them in it. It was only the self-destruction of the Philly offense in the face of those breaks and not particularly the performance of the Ravens O that accounted for the final margin.

Also, for some reason that I can't particularly explain, this will be about the fourth time this year that a Ravens' win will lead to heavy consternation in the opponents' camp (Houston, Cleveland, Miami being the others). It appears particularly galling to some to lose to Baltimore. Like a failure of some proportion. Maybe I'm seeing things that aren't there, though.

 

[JZilla]

While this was a gratifying win for the Ratbirds, I feel compelled to make the same observation that I did after the Houston game -- this was a lot closer game than the final score made it appear. It seemed like Baltimore got all the breaks -- and at crucial times -- early on to keep them in it. It was only the self-destruction of the Philly offense in the face of those breaks and not particularly the performance of the Ravens O that accounted for the final margin.Also, for some reason that I can't particularly explain, this will be about the fourth time this year that a Ravens' win will lead to heavy consternation in the opponents' camp (Houston, Cleveland, Miami being the others). It appears particularly galling to some to lose to Baltimore. Like a failure of some proportion. Maybe I'm seeing things that aren't there, though.

That D has a way of making crummy offenses look horrific.Today was an epic collapse and really seemed to mark the beginning of the end of an era in Philly, so I can understand their dismay.. Ravens fans should be proud..

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I missed the game cept for the last couple minutes but from what i read they abandoned the run again and didn't run buck.

FUnny thing is ALL WEEK that is all you heard from Reid and Marty about "we will run buck more " and he gets two freaking carries lol.

I think the first 10 plays went like run pass pass penalty pass pass sack

Kolb didnt look any better either

Reid won't be fired i don't think. McNabb and quasi GM Heckert will get fired. Reid is also the GM too, he makes the final decisions on everything so i dunno what heckert does

They said on the broadcast that he hurt his knee.I agree with roadkill: this game wasn't a waxing. At least, it wasn't until that 14 pt swing when Philly was on the goalline & Kolb throws an INT to Reed who runs it all the way back. Iggles had actually moved the ball well on that drive and would have been within one score with a TD. Instead, it was all of a sudden 3 scores down & the wind was taken out of their sails.

Philly's D was the best unit on the field for the majority of the day until the collapse - betcha Flacco's got a good bit of whirlpool time scheduled for today because he took a serious beating.

As for the Ravens, the offense was ok considering the caliber of their oppent's D. The breaks roadkill mentioned remind me of 2000 (not that I think this team is anywhere near that one). Remember, that '00 team was outplayed in several games (esp. against Tenn) but got weird breaks (missed XPs, tipped balls for TDs, etc..) that enabled them to win.

That being said, "lucky" works just as well as "good" in thew win column. They need to beat Cincy this week in the worst way because the schedule is brutal the rest of the way.

 

[roadkill1292]

I missed the game cept for the last couple minutes but from what i read they abandoned the run again and didn't run buck.

FUnny thing is ALL WEEK that is all you heard from Reid and Marty about "we will run buck more " and he gets two freaking carries lol.

I think the first 10 plays went like run pass pass penalty pass pass sack

Kolb didnt look any better either

Reid won't be fired i don't think. McNabb and quasi GM Heckert will get fired. Reid is also the GM too, he makes the final decisions on everything so i dunno what heckert does

They said on the broadcast that he hurt his knee.I agree with roadkill: this game wasn't a waxing. At least, it wasn't until that 14 pt swing when Philly was on the goalline & Kolb throws an INT to Reed who runs it all the way back. Iggles had actually moved the ball well on that drive and would have been within one score with a TD. Instead, it was all of a sudden 3 scores down & the wind was taken out of their sails.

Philly's D was the best unit on the field for the majority of the day until the collapse - betcha Flacco's got a good bit of whirlpool time scheduled for today because he took a serious beating.

As for the Ravens, the offense was ok considering the caliber of their oppent's D. The breaks roadkill mentioned remind me of 2000 (not that I think this team is anywhere near that one). Remember, that '00 team was outplayed in several games (esp. against Tenn) but got weird breaks (missed XPs, tipped balls for TDs, etc..) that enabled them to win.

That being said, "lucky" works just as well as "good" in thew win column. They need to beat Cincy this week in the worst way because the schedule is brutal the rest of the way.

They're getting a lot of breaks, which they didn't get last year, but maybe, just maybe, they're a half step quicker and smarter this year, too. They have to play every play to the maximum because they don't have the talent yet to win a game where lots of things go wrong for them (though the second Cleveland game came close to being one of those).I now think they can get to 10 wins, with a road game at Cincy and home games left against Washington, Pittsburgh and Jacksonville, all run-oriented teams who will struggle in M&T. But I'm not sure that 10 gets it done now with the way New England and Indianapolis are playing. They might have to hope for Pittsburgh to stumble in the next few weeks, which would set up a massively awesome rematch with the Stillers for the divisional title.

Even if they fail, it's been great to watch them play meaningful games every week, with lots of optimism for the future with an improving young QB at the helm.

 

[renesauz]

mcnabb cheers after Kolb throws the INT. He knows he is out of Philly ASAP and he is so happy about it

was he really cheering or was it like a support and rally type of cheer?

he was smiling and clapping looked like he was cheering, but i cant read lips, so i dont know what he was saying

Seemed pretty clear to me he was trying to support his team-mates coming off of the field.Say all you want about McNabb...he handled the benchng well and stayed professional.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

mcnabb cheers after Kolb throws the INT. He knows he is out of Philly ASAP and he is so happy about it

was he really cheering or was it like a support and rally type of cheer?

he was smiling and clapping looked like he was cheering, but i cant read lips, so i dont know what he was saying

Seemed pretty clear to me he was trying to support his team-mates coming off of the field.Say all you want about McNabb...he handled the benchng well and stayed professional.

I agree & McNabb alluded to it in his post-game: (paraphrasing) "if the coaches want me to cheer on my teammates while Kevin plays, I'll do it". He's a stand-up guy, IMO - it couldn't have been easy to go to that post-game presser. I think it was a horrible, horrible decision by Reid to take him out in a 3 point game.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I missed the game cept for the last couple minutes but from what i read they abandoned the run again and didn't run buck.

FUnny thing is ALL WEEK that is all you heard from Reid and Marty about "we will run buck more " and he gets two freaking carries lol.

I think the first 10 plays went like run pass pass penalty pass pass sack

Kolb didnt look any better either

Reid won't be fired i don't think. McNabb and quasi GM Heckert will get fired. Reid is also the GM too, he makes the final decisions on everything so i dunno what heckert does

They said on the broadcast that he hurt his knee.I agree with roadkill: this game wasn't a waxing. At least, it wasn't until that 14 pt swing when Philly was on the goalline & Kolb throws an INT to Reed who runs it all the way back. Iggles had actually moved the ball well on that drive and would have been within one score with a TD. Instead, it was all of a sudden 3 scores down & the wind was taken out of their sails.

Philly's D was the best unit on the field for the majority of the day until the collapse - betcha Flacco's got a good bit of whirlpool time scheduled for today because he took a serious beating.

As for the Ravens, the offense was ok considering the caliber of their oppent's D. The breaks roadkill mentioned remind me of 2000 (not that I think this team is anywhere near that one). Remember, that '00 team was outplayed in several games (esp. against Tenn) but got weird breaks (missed XPs, tipped balls for TDs, etc..) that enabled them to win.

That being said, "lucky" works just as well as "good" in thew win column. They need to beat Cincy this week in the worst way because the schedule is brutal the rest of the way.

They're getting a lot of breaks, which they didn't get last year, but maybe, just maybe, they're a half step quicker and smarter this year, too. They have to play every play to the maximum because they don't have the talent yet to win a game where lots of things go wrong for them (though the second Cleveland game came close to being one of those).I now think they can get to 10 wins, with a road game at Cincy and home games left against Washington, Pittsburgh and Jacksonville, all run-oriented teams who will struggle in M&T. But I'm not sure that 10 gets it done now with the way New England and Indianapolis are playing. They might have to hope for Pittsburgh to stumble in the next few weeks, which would set up a massively awesome rematch with the Stillers for the divisional title.

Even if they fail, it's been great to watch them play meaningful games every week, with lots of optimism for the future with an improving young QB at the helm.

If the Ravens can get to 10 wins, I'd consider this season a huge success. Let the playoff chips then fall where they may, though I think Ozzie should petition the NFL to move Baltimore to the AFC West.

 

[roadkill1292]

I missed the game cept for the last couple minutes but from what i read they abandoned the run again and didn't run buck.

FUnny thing is ALL WEEK that is all you heard from Reid and Marty about "we will run buck more " and he gets two freaking carries lol.

I think the first 10 plays went like run pass pass penalty pass pass sack

Kolb didnt look any better either

Reid won't be fired i don't think. McNabb and quasi GM Heckert will get fired. Reid is also the GM too, he makes the final decisions on everything so i dunno what heckert does

They said on the broadcast that he hurt his knee.I agree with roadkill: this game wasn't a waxing. At least, it wasn't until that 14 pt swing when Philly was on the goalline & Kolb throws an INT to Reed who runs it all the way back. Iggles had actually moved the ball well on that drive and would have been within one score with a TD. Instead, it was all of a sudden 3 scores down & the wind was taken out of their sails.

Philly's D was the best unit on the field for the majority of the day until the collapse - betcha Flacco's got a good bit of whirlpool time scheduled for today because he took a serious beating.

As for the Ravens, the offense was ok considering the caliber of their oppent's D. The breaks roadkill mentioned remind me of 2000 (not that I think this team is anywhere near that one). Remember, that '00 team was outplayed in several games (esp. against Tenn) but got weird breaks (missed XPs, tipped balls for TDs, etc..) that enabled them to win.

That being said, "lucky" works just as well as "good" in thew win column. They need to beat Cincy this week in the worst way because the schedule is brutal the rest of the way.

They're getting a lot of breaks, which they didn't get last year, but maybe, just maybe, they're a half step quicker and smarter this year, too. They have to play every play to the maximum because they don't have the talent yet to win a game where lots of things go wrong for them (though the second Cleveland game came close to being one of those).I now think they can get to 10 wins, with a road game at Cincy and home games left against Washington, Pittsburgh and Jacksonville, all run-oriented teams who will struggle in M&T. But I'm not sure that 10 gets it done now with the way New England and Indianapolis are playing. They might have to hope for Pittsburgh to stumble in the next few weeks, which would set up a massively awesome rematch with the Stillers for the divisional title.

Even if they fail, it's been great to watch them play meaningful games every week, with lots of optimism for the future with an improving young QB at the helm.

If the Ravens can get to 10 wins, I'd consider this season a huge success. Let the playoff chips then fall where they may, though I think Ozzie should petition the NFL to move Baltimore to the AFC West.

The Stillers, it must be noted, have road games left at New England and Tennessee. The Titans may very well be resting their starters by the time Week 16 rolls around but this week's game is massively important to the Patsies and they will be bringing their best effort. Pittsburgh is the better team with no Brady on the other side but I think few of us would be seriously surprised by a New England win. Again, it's not too farfetched to envision the Steelers and Ravens, both at 9-4, hooking up in Baltimore in three weeks time.Gotta get by the Bungles first, however. The Ratbirds have yet to lose to a team with a worse record but that might just mean that they're due for a stumble.