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money.never.sleeps
Footballguy
10-6 seems reasonable here. Some tough non divisional road games are only bump in road I see and or losing to lesser teams like the Browns, bengals in the division. 
Couch Potato
Footballguy
9/13 vs KC - W
9/20 @SD - L
9/27 vs Clev - W
10/4 @NE - L
10/11 vs Cinn - W
10/18 @Minn - W
10/26 BYE
11/1 vs Den - W
11/8 @Cinn - W
11/16 @Clev(MNF) - W
11/22 vs IND - W
11/29 vs Pitt - W
12/7 @GB - L
12/13 vs Det - W
12/20 vs Chi - L
12/27 @Pitt - L
1/3 @Oak - W
11-5
9/20 @SD - L
9/27 vs Clev - W
10/4 @NE - L
10/11 vs Cinn - W
10/18 @Minn - W
10/26 BYE
11/1 vs Den - W
11/8 @Cinn - W
11/16 @Clev(MNF) - W
11/22 vs IND - W
11/29 vs Pitt - W
12/7 @GB - L
12/13 vs Det - W
12/20 vs Chi - L
12/27 @Pitt - L
1/3 @Oak - W
11-5
2-2 outta the gate is reasonable, w/roadies @SD-NE likely "L's"Indy usually has our number, and I like our chances against Chi here...those are the only 2 I'd swap, for the same 11-5 record CP sees
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Couch Potato
Footballguy
I had your two switches at first (IND L and CHI W) but that looked too predictable, so I changed it up a bit.You guys have to like Flacco coming in with a year of experience now. Browns are horrible, Bengals will be a bit improved I think, and then there's that OTHER team in your division... Roethlisburgh. Division is definitely winnable if you can split with them. Good luck to you guys.
roadkill1292
Footballguy
Even with their "easier" schedule, I'm afraid that I don't share the optimism of those predicting another 11-5 campaign. They had a really unusual season last year, not losing to a single non-playoff team. While that was certainly admireable to watch, can we really expect them to maintain that intensity level again this year? I remember how close several of those wins were and how everything seemed to break their way at the end and I also remember how every bit of bad luck seemed to go against them in '07 -- and how badly that all ended.
9-7 wouldn't surprise me at all. It will be very difficult to go to Minnesota and Green Bay and win, they never beat Indy and they have to play in Cleveland on a Monday night. Now, if they can get over that Pittsburgh hump once and avoid the upsets by lesser teams, sure, I can see them back in the playoffs. But their margin for error is very very slim.
9-7 wouldn't surprise me at all. It will be very difficult to go to Minnesota and Green Bay and win, they never beat Indy and they have to play in Cleveland on a Monday night. Now, if they can get over that Pittsburgh hump once and avoid the upsets by lesser teams, sure, I can see them back in the playoffs. But their margin for error is very very slim.
crowe1130
Footballguy
Even aside from my Pittsburgh partisanship, I see Baltimore slipping back to about 7-9 this year. Flacco has a bright future, but I think the team really overachieved in '08.
The Ravens' road schedule is particularly rough. Aside from CLE and OAK (and possibly CIN), it's going to be difficult: @SD, @NE, @PIT, @IND, @GB.
9/13 vs KC - W
9/20 @SD - L
9/27 vs Clev - W
10/4 @NE - L
10/11 vs Cinn - W
10/18 @Minn - L
10/26 BYE
11/1 vs Den - W
11/8 @Cinn - L
11/16 @Clev(MNF) - W
11/22 vs IND - L
11/29 vs Pitt - L
12/7 @GB - L
12/13 vs Det - W
12/20 vs Chi - L
12/27 @Pitt - L
1/3 @Oak - W
That said, I look forward more to the two PIT-BAL games than any others all year. They're the definition of what a football game should be.
The Ravens' road schedule is particularly rough. Aside from CLE and OAK (and possibly CIN), it's going to be difficult: @SD, @NE, @PIT, @IND, @GB.
9/13 vs KC - W
9/20 @SD - L
9/27 vs Clev - W
10/4 @NE - L
10/11 vs Cinn - W
10/18 @Minn - L
10/26 BYE
11/1 vs Den - W
11/8 @Cinn - L
11/16 @Clev(MNF) - W
11/22 vs IND - L
11/29 vs Pitt - L
12/7 @GB - L
12/13 vs Det - W
12/20 vs Chi - L
12/27 @Pitt - L
1/3 @Oak - W
That said, I look forward more to the two PIT-BAL games than any others all year. They're the definition of what a football game should be.
roadkill1292
Footballguy
They get Indy at home but it won't matter. They haven't demonstrated an ability to beat Peyton, no matter how good they are in any given year. I would reverse the road game results at Cincy and Cleveland and I'm pretty confident that they'll handle the Bears at M&T.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
It's really not much of a stretch to go through last year's games, change one or two things in each, and have the Ravens with a losing record. They got damned near every break in every win in '08. Even some of the games where the final score looks lopsided were very close until one or two game-changing plays/calls. I'm not denigrating their season - it was a blast to watch, probably the most fun I've had following them since their SB season. But the difference between winng & losing in the NFL is so friggin small these days for most teams that a slide back toward .500 would almost seem normal.
roadkill1292
Footballguy
Double digit wins last year over Cleveland, Miami, Houston and Philadelphia were all very much in doubt until after halftime, at which point everything came up roses for them. Now, one could make the argument that that was a mark of how strong a team they were but a fumble here and a fumble there and they wouldn't have sniffed the playoffs.Still, looking forward very much to this season. I think Harbaugh will keep their eyes on the prize. Last year they played hard all 60 minutes in nearly every game, win or lose (even the blowout in Indy) and that was pretty cool.It's really not much of a stretch to go through last year's games, change one or two things in each, and have the Ravens with a losing record. They got damned near every break in every win in '08. Even some of the games where the final score looks lopsided were very close until one or two game-changing plays/calls. I'm not denigrating their season - it was a blast to watch, probably the most fun I've had following them since their SB season. But the difference between winng & losing in the NFL is so friggin small these days for most teams that a slide back toward .500 would almost seem normal.
sure, we won some that "were in doubt @ halftime" and we pulled away
we were also on the lead in both Pitts games, + Tenn mid-late 4th qtr...D holds up and they were 14-2
I know, I know---"it didn't" and "they weren't"....
we can go anywhere between 7-9 and 12-4, depending on well the team advances the chemistry and/or the losses to FA hurt
as usual, they will be able to pound the ball w/anyone, play some solid-D while getting just enough out of Flacco to roll up a few "W's"
look for Flacco-MClayton to become the big connection, w/a couple homers tossed to DWill along the way
we were also on the lead in both Pitts games, + Tenn mid-late 4th qtr...D holds up and they were 14-2
I know, I know---"it didn't" and "they weren't"....
we can go anywhere between 7-9 and 12-4, depending on well the team advances the chemistry and/or the losses to FA hurt
as usual, they will be able to pound the ball w/anyone, play some solid-D while getting just enough out of Flacco to roll up a few "W's"
look for Flacco-MClayton to become the big connection, w/a couple homers tossed to DWill along the way
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
That's about the spread I'm thinking too. And it would be nice to see Williams not get hurt for once, because I think he can really help the Ravens.
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