WEEK 2 Recap

Well a very hard fought battle with the Chargers last Sunday. This game solidifies to the rest of the NFL that the Ravens are a force to be reckoned with. The Ravens have proved that they can go anywhere and win. Some promising things came out of Sundays win, but also our defense was exploited in the passing game. Phillip Rivers of the Chargers throw for over 430 passing yards. This concerns me and if the Ravens have any wish of going deep in the playoffs this year, they'll have to step up their secondary play.
Although the Ravens gave up a lot of big plays, the Defense was spectacular in the Red Zone. This is why we won the game. The Chargers drove down field but couldn't score touchdowns. Just field goals. Even though Rivers shined in the passing game, he still threw 2 interceptions. Ray Lewis was the real player of the game racking up 12 tackles including the game winner behind the line of scrimmage on 4th down. Definitely one of the greatest plays of Ray Lewis' hall of fame career.

WEEK 2

So the Ravens so far are pretty injury free and look to be in good health for the upcoming game in San Diego. Chargers linebacker and former University of Maryland star Shaun Merriman was talking saying he's 100% ready.
I like the Ravens chances in this game because the Chargers are coming off a short week and they got pretty beat up against Oakland last week. But the Chargers are not a team to look past. They can rack up 300 passing yards on any team. Let's hope our secondary can step it up this week. My prediction is 24-21 Ravens. This will be a very physical game.

WEEK 1. vs Kansas City

Today's game was great. The Ravens offense looked good for the most part. The running game came out very strong and Joe Flacco's passing was very strong . I got a little nervous when the Chiefs kept the score close but I never had a doubt about us winning. I thought Joe Flacco looked like he slowed down a bit in the second half but he came through when it mattered. The defense was spectacular. The defense allowed under 200 offensive yards and 50 of those was on one pass. Other than that the defense dominated. Next week will give me a better idea of what kind of team we'll be this year. San Diego will be very tough.

53 man roster

I was happy to see the backups come out and shine against Atlanta last week. Happier to see us go 4-0 in the preseason. The 53 man roster is set and I was kind of surprised by some moves. I was disappointed to see Justin Harper really fall in the preseason. He had such a good camp and we need a WR of his kind. This year is going to be a special one. Week 1 is just days away.
I'm really excited for Thursdays game between the Steelers and Titans. Two of the top teams in the AFC battling it out early should give some good perspective on how we'll fair.

Ravens Vs. Falcons

Tonight marks the final game of the pre-season and although our starters won't be out there long at all, I'm still excited to see Joe Flacco vs Matt Ryan. We'll see who takes the heat better: Joe Cool or Matty Ice. What I'll really be looking for is if WR Justin Harper can step up and give the Ravens some security at WR, as well as the kicking competition between Steve Hauschka and Graham Gano. Tonight could determine if Matt Stover gets a phone call anytime soon. Overall I think the Ravens win this game and go into the regular season with a 4-0 preseason record for the first time since the 2000 super bowl team.
Then again...the Lions were 4-0 in preseason last year too... :/
Go Ravens!