Comments on: Ravens: Things Fall Apart http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/ravens-things-fall-apart/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/ravens-things-fall-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-32068 dan the man Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:21:55 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5443#comment-32068 It seems to me like key Ravens players will just disappear for entire games. This game it was McGahee, Mason, and Washington. Sometimes it's McClain or Heap or Reed. What happened to spreading it around and using that 3-headed run attack? Sure Ray Rice is great, but sooner or later you have to give the opposing team different looks - it only makes Rice better. It seems to me like key Ravens players will just disappear for entire games. This game it was McGahee, Mason, and Washington. Sometimes it’s McClain or Heap or Reed. What happened to spreading it around and using that 3-headed run attack? Sure Ray Rice is great, but sooner or later you have to give the opposing team different looks – it only makes Rice better.

]]> By: Kevin B http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/ravens-things-fall-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-32066 Kevin B Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:08:00 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5443#comment-32066 While the secondary has been a big disappointment (Foxworth and Carr in particular seem to be cover-your-eyes-bad), it would help if we had ANY kind of pass rush. Rex Ryan's mad-scientist blitzes from every angle helped this team win 11 games last year (13 including the postseason) with similar DB personnel. When a QB like Palmer has 8 seconds to find someone, you'd need Deion Sanders or Rod Woodson in their primes to shut it down. While the secondary has been a big disappointment (Foxworth and Carr in particular seem to be cover-your-eyes-bad), it would help if we had ANY kind of pass rush. Rex Ryan’s mad-scientist blitzes from every angle helped this team win 11 games last year (13 including the postseason) with similar DB personnel. When a QB like Palmer has 8 seconds to find someone, you’d need Deion Sanders or Rod Woodson in their primes to shut it down.

]]> By: sci http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/ravens-things-fall-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-32065 sci Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:04:04 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5443#comment-32065 If you're on Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness is amazing. In the same vein, try House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. It's pretty damn creepy. For the Ravens D, it's simple. The cornerbacks are a huge weakness and were going into the season. Foxworth was never the answer. Good receivers and any decent QB will shred this secondary, unfortunately. (Although Reed will always get his amazing plays in.) If you’re on Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness is amazing. In the same vein, try House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson. It’s pretty damn creepy.

For the Ravens D, it’s simple. The cornerbacks are a huge weakness and were going into the season. Foxworth was never the answer. Good receivers and any decent QB will shred this secondary, unfortunately. (Although Reed will always get his amazing plays in.)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/ravens-things-fall-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-32064 Andrew Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:38:19 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=5443#comment-32064 It's a weird coincidence that the officiating in both football and baseball is taking such a center stage at the exact same moment. What the heck? Has every zebra and umpire forgotten most of the rules and dropped common sense from their resumes all of a sudden? It's just weird. I wonder at what point the defensive struggles are going to lead to some sort of deification of Rex Ryan. But I kinda expect that the Ravens are going to bounce back big-time and make some sort of statement in the Metrodome. Since it's October and I finished my booklist, I'm turning to H.P. Lovecraft's short stories. I've read The Case of Charles Dexter Ward about two years ago now and always wanted to revisit the guy. Any recommendations? It’s a weird coincidence that the officiating in both football and baseball is taking such a center stage at the exact same moment. What the heck? Has every zebra and umpire forgotten most of the rules and dropped common sense from their resumes all of a sudden?

It’s just weird.

I wonder at what point the defensive struggles are going to lead to some sort of deification of Rex Ryan. But I kinda expect that the Ravens are going to bounce back big-time and make some sort of statement in the Metrodome.

Since it’s October and I finished my booklist, I’m turning to H.P. Lovecraft’s short stories. I’ve read The Case of Charles Dexter Ward about two years ago now and always wanted to revisit the guy. Any recommendations?

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