GAME THREAD - Ravens/Team from Indy

[Sephy]

About a half hour left now. Don't know if I'll be doing PBP, but here's the thread.


GO RAVENS!!!!!!!!

[Sephy]

Pregame crowd is as loud as I've ever heard it on TV.

[darb72]

three and out won't cut it

[Sephy]

Ravens go 3 and out, return to the 45.

[darb72]

they're running it up the gut on us. Punch them in the mouth Ravens.

[Sephy]

Rolle on Wayne, ugh

[kiwiraven]

Come On Guys!

[darb72]

Defense, would you please stop them.

[Sephy]

Ravens only send one guy, and Rolle gives the 10 yard cushion.

YOU CANNOT DO THAT YOU JUST CANT

[Sephy]

Ravens stop them, FG attempt

Colts snapping it REALLY fast

[darb72]

YES!!! Finally out defense shows up. Ok, we're only down by three so let's get the offense to clicking.

[kiwiraven]

Need to score here...

[Sephy]

FG is good, 3-0 Irsays.

COME ON OFFENSE

[Sephy]

Man, Ross is bad

[StingerNLG]

Sumari Rolle is scaring the hell out of me today.

[darb72]

Time for some bootlegs and play-action. First downs would be swell too.

[crowdog89]

I'm sure Rex will make some type of adjustments for the colts quick snaps.

[Sephy]

Need better playcalling here.

[darb72]

Everything alright Crow? Aren't you usually at the game?

[darb72]

Dang it Heap

[Sephy]

FUCK. Colts are going to get the ball at the 30. SHIT.

[crowdog89]

Ouch.....Heap fumbled. That's gonna leave a mark.

Not a good start for the good guys.

[StingerNLG]

Oh what the HELL???? In the offseason, Heap need to learn to stop that daredevil shit he does.

[crowdog89]

Darb, sold my ticket. I've been sick all week.

[Hrafn]

not looking real good so far :(

[Hrafn]

Let's have some incompetent reffing here

[Sephy]

time for the D to do something :(

[darb72]

Watching that fumble probably didn't help much huh Crow?

[darb72]

Ok, the defense has remembered that they are the best in the league.

Now lets get the offense to going.

[Sephy]

Ravens miss a fumble, and Ray stops the 3rd down play for no gain. HUGE

Vinatieri is good, 6-0.

[darb72]

The purple shirts need to quit putting the ball on the ground.

[Sephy]

Come on O!

[Sephy]

THE PLAYCALLING IS fucking TERRIBLE RIGHT NOW!

[darb72]

Dang it we have to punt again.

Ok, hold them on their side of the field D.

[Hrafn]

Billick not real happy

[StingerNLG]

Ok WHAT THE FUCK!!?!?!?!?!?!

[Sephy]

Really need a turnover here and for Billick to get his fucking head out of his ass.

RUN ROUTES AHEAD OF THE STICKS

[darb72]

Good job defense.

[Sephy]

Nice 3 and out.

Ross into Colts territory!

[darb72]

Good return by Ross.

Now let's do something with it guys. The Cover 2 is open down the seams so hit Heap.

[Hrafn]

Good to see Jamal looking to run over people.

[Sephy]

Colts jump, Ravens get a free first down at the 30 :)

[darb72]

Incomplete, but I like the call. Let the Colts know we'll go down field.

[Sephy]

Ravens PA fake a sweep play.

FG after the break.

[darb72]

That play I didn't like so much. Ok Matt, we trust you.

[crowdog89]

That play has worked in the past.....the one defender stayed home...otherwise it would have been a first down...

In Matt I trust.

[Sephy]

Stover is good.

6-3 Colts.

[darb72]

Thanks Matt. Now let's hope you start kicking a lot of PATs.

[crowdog89]

Time for our D to get a turnover.

[Sephy]

Stover is terrible on KOs.

[darb72]

Well Special Teams and defense are fired up.

[darb72]

Yes Reed With The Int!!!

[Sephy]

EDWARD MOTHA FUCKIN REED !!!

hell yes!!

[kiwiraven]

PICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hrafn]

wow....D looking fierce

[kiwiraven]

What.a.catch.


:D

[darb72]

I Want To Type In All Caps!!!!!

[crowdog89]

As I said....hehe.

[darb72]

So why can't I?

[Sephy]

Jamal running well. Mughelli too.

LETS GO BABY

[Sephy]

JAMAL LEWIS!! inside the 25!!

[kiwiraven]

Go Jamal!

[darb72]

Way to run the ball Jamal. Keep it up baby.

[Sephy]

Wilcox inside the 10!!!
LETS GET A TD

[darb72]

Roll-outs are our best pass, easily.

[Hrafn]

Great playcalling, same formation, same presnap movement, first run then PA.

[StingerNLG]

Ok, NOW we're talking!! Come on O! I want 7!

[Sephy]

3rd and goal from the 5, timeout Ravens.

[darb72]

Ok offense, we need 7.

[darb72]

Dang it McNair.

[Sephy]

DAMNIT STEVE THAT WAS THE ABSOLUTE LAST THING YOU NEEDED TO DO

fuck

[StingerNLG]

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!!!

Stared Heap down from the fucking HUDDLE!!!!!

[Hrafn]

Ok, if not a td, let's have a safety

[Sephy]

Defense needs something big, they're at the 1!

[crowdog89]

Holy mother of God.......:mad:

[darb72]

Get a safety or make them punt out of the end-zone and block it.

[Sephy]

Pryce is hurt, oh god it cant be bad

[darb72]

Dang it guys. Get your head in the game.

[StingerNLG]

Do the Ravens want to win this game?

[darb72]

Come on D, let's force a punt.

[darb72]

Well the defense does String.

[darb72]

This game should at least be tied right now.

[darb72]

Ok offense, a TD puts us in the lead.

[Sephy]

Can't believe that FG went.

Get some points before the half, guys.

[kiwiraven]

I hate how the commentators keep worshipping the fact the colts started at the ONE!!!

Get the fuck over it!

[darb72]

Down the seams boys, throw it down the seams.

[StingerNLG]

Naaaa, instead we'll keep the ball short and now we're at 3rd and 5. This is really frustrating to watch.

[Sephy]

Ugh.. not feeling good about this at all.

[darb72]

It's about time to pull McNair.

[darb72]

Oh thank God.

[Sephy]

They going to try for points here?

[darb72]

We have two time outs, so let's get some points going into halftime.

[darb72]

Guess not.

[StingerNLG]

Holy fucking shit! 1 minute on the clock and they decide to run the clock out and give the ball back to the Colts in the second half???

Why don't they just fucking give up now?

[Sephy]

Well, we couldn't have played any worse in the first half.

Better make some SERIOUS fucking adjustments.

[HDDream]

Very similiar to the other two games they lost to the Colts recently. The defense is playing pretty good, but because the offense and special teams is playing like crap, they're still losing. That McNair interception was huge, and packing it in at the end? That's bullshit.

In the second half, they have to get the ball down field. Down the seams as we say. And keep running, because I do think you will wear down the Colts if they can keep this close. The D can't let them score on the opening drive.

[Hrafn]

We're leading TOP, that's at least one thing that's encouraging.

[darb72]

Ok, let's force a three-and-out D. Then we can have the offense score.

[F Angelos]

Holy fucking shit! 1 minute on the clock and they decide to run the clock out and give the ball back to the Colts in the second half???

Why don't they just fucking give up now?

Have you not seen McNair today? Billick didn't want to risk the game ending turnover. He's hoping that we can make adjustments, but I've seen enough games to know that when this many things go wrong(turnovers,penalites, missed fumbles) you rarely win. I'm guessing the Colts score an opening TD and the game get's out of hand. Just like the last 3 meetings.

[Sephy]

come on defense, shit!

[darb72]

I hope we're only down by 9 at the end of this drive.

[kiwiraven]

I hope we're only down by 9 at the end of this drive.

Damn straight

[darb72]

Now would be a great time for our offense to start actually playing.

This is bull crap.

[HDDream]

They have to score on this drive, even if it's just a FG. And the conservative game plan needs to be chucked out the window.

[darb72]

Go deep on the first dang play. Play-action and have Williams running down the middle of the field.

[darb72]

Where is the spread formation we've seen since the Saints game?

We have to spread the Colts out.

[darb72]

We just lost this game.

[Sephy]

Is Brian really going to go for this?

[darb72]

I don't know, but it would make sense.

[darb72]

So who do we look for in the draft?

[StingerNLG]

Ok, so we need to find a replacement for Sumari Rolle next year. Anyone in the draft look enticing?

[HDDream]

I don't like this challenge. Even if they had gotten it, they would have only gained about seven yards.

Another interception tipped away by Ray Lewis! Damn it!

[darb72]

McNair is costing us this game.

[darb72]

Throw the ball deep. For the love of all that is Holy just throw it deep.

[darb72]

And it worked, for the most part.

[StingerNLG]

I was about to throw my remote right through the TV.

[HDDream]

Now, see that's the type of play you put a challenge in on. Not saying they would have got it, but the reward is certainly much more than that other challenge was.

They need to pick the pace up.

[darb72]

Great catch by Heap. Whew... Ok boys we need a TD.

[darb72]

And we're down to only one timeout left.

[darb72]

False start. Dang it all

[Sephy]

Eeeeeghhhh

[darb72]

Let's just get a FG right here guys. We can worry about TDs next year.

[darb72]

Bad call.

[Sephy]

What a kick from STOVER!

12-6.

Defense: IT IS TIME. SHOW WHY YOU ARE #1

[darb72]

Never mind. Ok, now let's worry about getting a TD after the defense holds the Colts to 3 and out.

[StingerNLG]

I don't care, flame me all you want. MATT STOVER is the reason we are 12-3. That's another over 50 yard kick Matt has had to come up with because our offense simply can't move the ball.

We need a big stop and a touchdown NOW!!!!

[darb72]

Force a turnover D. You're our only hope.

[darb72]

About time they called that on the Colts.

[Sephy]

Ed Motherfucking Reed

Win It Steve

[darb72]

Yes defense.

Now offense, let's score a TD.

[darb72]

Now our offense has really started to suck.

[darb72]

Let's try this again.

Our offense is totally inept.

[darb72]

Pull that idiot. Put in Boller.

[Sephy]

Fuck you Steve. Seriously. Fucking terrible throw.

[StingerNLG]

Un........fucking.......believable.

The Ravens simply don't want it. The offense more specifically just doesn't want it.

[StingerNLG]

Win It Steve


Fuck you Steve.

That about sums up how I feel too.

[Sephy]

I am freaking out here

[RavenScallywag]

it only takes one play...c;mon STEVE!

[darb72]

I've gone through three shirts, two hats and a jersey.

[darb72]

You suck McNair.

[Sephy]

No one is getting open. Damnit :(

[StingerNLG]

We're going to let Peyton Manning, with his FUCKING 35 QUARTERBACK RATING beat us today because our offense can't move the ball!!

[RavenScallywag]

is it really McNair? Jamal runs it, Mathis gets in after 3 steps, the third down play was the only bad move by McNair...

[RavenScallywag]

if we can just keep playing defense, i'm just hoping we get a SD-like performance from McNair...the 4th Qtr comeback king.

[Sephy]

This game is over :(

I can't believe we're going out like such bitches.

[darb72]

Two picks, no TDs and a horrible third down conversion rate. If we blamed Boller for this type of offense then McNoodle gets blamed.

[StingerNLG]

is it really McNair? Jamal runs it, Mathis gets in after 3 steps, the third down play was the only bad move by McNair...

You don't think those two picks have anything to do with it, one on the goal line for crying out loud????

[RavenScallywag]

well, you can't win it if you DON'T PLAY DEFENSE!

damn it, why do we keep letting Manning do what McNair isn't against their D!

[kiwiraven]

I hate this...

[darb72]

well, you can't win it if you DON'T PLAY DEFENSE!

damn it, why do we keep letting Manning do what McNair isn't against their D!

We have given up four FGs and no TDs. You're blaming this on the defense?

That's just stupid.

[StingerNLG]

Dude, Peyton has like a 40 QB rating!! It's not like he's lighting our defense up. He's lighting up Sumari Rolle, yeah. But 0 touchdowns!

This game is lost soley by our offense. Absolutely no question.

[RavenScallywag]

i'm not blaming it on the D, but if we let them get in range for FGs, they still score points!

[Sephy]

seriously about to start weeping here :(

[darb72]

I'm rooting for the Chargers next week.

[RavenScallywag]

No, our offense definitley was the blame in this one. Our D did a damn fine job, our O just messed it up.

[StingerNLG]

But if all we're letting them get is field goals, we should be responding with them, or touchdowns.

6 points. 3 turnovers.

And this is on a first round BYE!!!! We had a fucking week off to rest and prepare.

[darb72]

i'm not blaming it on the D, but if we let them get in range for FGs, they still score points!

You didn't just say we can't win if we don't play defense?

Cause I'm pretty sure that's blaming the defense.

[darb72]

Steve McNair should be thrown out of Baltimore right after this game. He is a worthless piece of crap we wasted to much money on.

[Sephy]

McNair: pitiful.

Protection: eh, it was OK.

Did receivers get open at all? ever?

[HDDream]

I feel sick

[RavenScallywag]

i was pissed because we just gave up another 3rd down conversion. Sue me.

We're all in a crappy mood, just let it go. The defense gave up little, the offense did nothing.

[Hrafn]

this f****** sucks!!!!

[RavenScallywag]

i'll hope for a block or miss, but this should do it...

[darb72]

How much money do we save after cutting McNairs ignorant butt?

[Sephy]

absolutely fitting fucking end

Steve McNair: you absolutely suck right now.

[RavenScallywag]

i was going to say something about your McNair comments...until that play.

I won't cut him, but he should feel like crap now for sure.

[Sephy]

How the fuck do you lose a game where you hold maybe the best offensive team in football to 5 field goals?

[StingerNLG]

Wow, and what a fitting end, a 4th turnover and the ball slapped out of his hand.

Steve McNair lost this game. I don't want to hear anymore about how he led us to anything. He absolutely sucked today.

[RavenScallywag]

easy...the crappy defense holds YOUR offense to less FGs

one thing to be pissed about...refs blew the play dead on Reed's 2nd INT...maybe no TD, but we could've advanced further!

[Sephy]

I'd almost rather miss the playoffs then lose this game to this team in this way.

I'm so upset.

[kiwiraven]

Remember guys. This is ALL Boller's fault...

[darb72]

You can still say something about my comments.

Try, "Darb, you're right as usual."
or, "Darby, you're right as always."

Some variation of telling me how smart I am would be swell.:thumbup:

Thankfully I've prayed and calmed down a lot so we'll be dealing with royally sarcastic Darb for the next little bit.:raven:

[RavenScallywag]

i meant I was about to say that McNair screwed up this game, but no other ones this season.

but after that turnover, I felt maybe it would be a losing argument to try to run that angle. So I will say again, I wouldn't run McNair out of town, but wtf was that? I thought McNair was Mr. Safe and Confident at QB. Instead we get a WORSE version of Boller...

[Sephy]

I don't even know what you do for this team from here. You have an amazing defense with one weak link (Rolle). You have a decent but not great OL. You have 2 good and young WRs.

Do you get a RB? If so, what good does it do? Do you get a QB?

Unless McNair can come back different next year, this team has officially missed its window.

[RavenScallywag]

Also, I believe Mason will seek a trade after this season. He's been unhappy, and it showed at the end of the 2nd half, when he threw up his arms at our "run the ball" offense play calling.

[UKRavenStockers]

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