Sunday, October 16, 2005


Well I can't say I'm completely satisfied with the Ravens win today but, as Ravens fans have come to know well over past years, a win is a win. It's a stupid cliché term but it suits this team more so than arguably any other in professional sports. They ran the ball all day long, although Jamal Lewis doesn't seem to be playing at the level we're used to seeing him at. I don't know if it's his ankle injury or the fact that he didn't get the off-season training he needed; all I know is that he's not running at 100%. The defense finally stepped up and forced some turnovers and got to the quarterback, although dominating the Cleveland Browns is no great feat. Anthony once again did a fairly efficient job filling in for Kyle Boller; he completed almost 75% of his passes and was picked off only once on a deflected ball. I really like the way Derrick Mason has entered the role of the go to guy in the passing game. He runs great routes and has sure hands, a type of guy that hasn't existed in the Ravens' system for a number of years. Todd Heap played the type of game we've come to expect from our Pro Bowl tight end, 6 catches for 80 yards and a TD. Granted it was only a win over the Browns but hopefully it gave the team a little boost of confidence going into Chicago next week. That would be a huge win to pick up before going to Pittsburgh for MNF.

Extra note: There might be something wrong when committing 11 penalties is considered a vast improvement.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This blog doesn't do nearly enough stuff about football. More, I say. Much, much more.