Comments on: Ravens-Bengals Week One Recap

By: dan the man

dan the man — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:06:46 +0000

The key stat of the game:

0 mistakes by the rooke.

But seriously, how refreshing was it to see creative offensive plays, limited penalties, and good clock management?

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:46:02 +0000

Wow…the Bengals looked really bad, huh? I guess it’s not much of a surprise given how the pre-season went. I’m not so sure I would say the Ravens looked good, but they clearly showed they were better then the Bengals.

So here’s my prediction for the year:

Baltimore: 6-10
Cincinnati: 4-12

**Marvin Lewis gets the ax by the end of the year. It’s time.

By: random dude

random dude — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:14:03 +0000

I’m real interested in next week. Our line looked unbelievable on Sunday, but the Bengals don’t really have a pass rush. I’m interested to see what are tackles can do against Mario Williams. Who starts at takle. Willie Anderson on the right? Gaither or Terry on the left? Or do you go the same as last week? If it aint broke…
I bring this up, because I think the success of Flacco in the short term has a lot to do with this. I think there are some elite QBs who could play well behind any line, but for a guy just starting out, trying to adjust to the speed of the game, I think its 100X more important to protect him.
That said, boy did he looked poised back there. Yeah, I’m pumped. Just hope that fans don’t go too crazy on him when he hits some growing pains.
Oh, and I’d think that if he has that decent day, that you should name him the starter. Don’t know if it will happen, though. Usually I say that you should never lose your starting job because of an injury (or illness), but Troy never did anything to positively claim that starting job in the first place.
Should be interesting, before week 1, I figured they’d beat the Bengals and lose to the Texans, but the Texans just got smacked, so I’m not sure yet. I’ll wait until later in the week to take my pick.

By: Big Ben's Motorcycle

Big Ben's Motorcycle — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:29:32 +0000

if flacco has a decent day against the texans (let’s say 19-30 for 224 yds, 2 td’s and 1 int) at what point do you name him the starter indefinitely?

i mean, he has some breathing room with troy smith’s recovery taking a while but i wonder if he has 94% of the locker room’s support like he does the fan’s.

it’s a good problem. i guess i just can’t believe we have a guy who looks like a damn quarterback for once and i keep rubbing my eyes to make sure it isn’t a mirage.

By: neal s

neal s — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:00:07 +0000

I also chimed in with some quick thoughts on this game in my latest Examiner post.