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Worse Than A Kick In The Gut…
It’s one thing to lose 38-7, but to get crushed in a rivalry game and ridiculed on national TV for pointless celebrations by players on the defense is even worse. Usually these Ravens and Steelers games are smashmouth contests that come down to a late score (usually a field goal). The Steelers had a lot of motivation to avenge the two beat downs they got last year at the hands of the Ravens and celebrating their 75th anniversary, but I didn’t see the result being as bad as it was. Maybe it was the purple glasses blinding me, but I had faith that the Ravens were capable of giving the Steelers a competitive contest based on their games over the past few years.
The Ravens still have the annoying injuries and a tough schedule coming up, but at 4-4 with a wide open AFC race they still have a shot to make the playoffs. Four out of their next five games are at home starting with payback games against the Bengals and Browns the next two weeks. Most Ravens fans are understandably upset and calling for the coaches head or a QB change, but at this point I’m still willing to let the season play out before I start calling for changes.
Terps 2007 Demise
Although my focus has been on the big games this weeking in pro football, I still like to sit down and get in a full day of college football. Despite Penn State and Delaware winning important games and Navy finally beating Notre Dame after 43 years, the Terps loss to lowly North Carolina ruined my weekend. I know that Carolina is on the rise with new coach Butch Davis, but they weren’t supposed to be a threat until Davis was able to recruit new talent to Carolina. With the Terps remaining schedule, a bowl game is pretty much out of the question. Although they are currently a team playing many backups and walking wounded, falling this far (the basement of the Atlantic division at 1-4) was still not expected. I thought that Chris Turner was going to help turn the offense around, but it’s now apparent that he is not the answer either. For some reason this year just wasn’t meant to be for the Terps, and the surprise announcement of Josh Portis’ ineligibility just before the first game of the season should have been the first indication to me. The Terps need to start looking towards next year.
Steelers Week
This is Steelers week. A great week to start my blog. I’m sure win or lose I’ll have a lot to talk about. The game is Monday night and there is still much up in the air for the Ravens. They’re going to be getting back some key players for this big game, but some other players like Samari Rolle, Chris McAlister and Todd Heap may not play. Samari Rolle is in particular a big surprise because he had recovered from an illness that forced him to miss three games earlier in the year, but it appears that the illness has caused him problems again because he has missed practices again this week.
The picture above showing Roethlisberger on the ground was just one of many of the same type of pictures to pick from last year. The Ravens hounded and pounded him in both games last year leaving him shell shocked and gunshy even when pressure wasn’t around him. With Trevor Pryce rested, healthy and expected to start this week hopefully the Ravens will be able to cranck up the pass rush that has been nullified most of the year so far. It will be needed especially if Rolle and McAlister don’t play.
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