Game 15: Ravens vs. Dolphins
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Well it looks like the ’76 Buccaneers can rest easy thanks to Kyle and the gang. Before I get into this, though, I have to say I had a lot of people tell me how mean and harsh I was to the Ravens last week. It was the first thing people said to me when the Ravens came up. So I apologize if I offended anybody.
Oh, and by the way this is football and the Ravens are terrible … man up. If you want me to be nice and cuddly, check out my squash blog at www.elimanninglovessquash.com.
Anyway, I had the pleasure of watching yesterday’s debacle with one of those rare Miami Dolphins fans. Before the game I really felt bad for the guy. I can’t imagine my team losing every game since the start of the year. I don’t think I would even be able to watch football by week 10 but this guy was into it. I felt for him and if it was any other team that he was up against yesterday, I would’ve been pulling for him.
Just like my friend the fins fan, the Dolphins, or what’s left of them, were up for this game. They played like they were clinching a playoff berth. They played for pure respect and when they won, for them, it was almost as big as a playoff win. It’s all a matter of perspective. I think that’s how my friend felt too, and we as Ravens fans may take that for granted sometimes. I know I do (see the first paragraph).
Yes, this season is a loss but we are not the worst team in the NFL and we haven’t been. Remember the Patriots of old, circa 1980s or the Buccaneers of the ’70s? We are pretty much a .500 team over the 12 years we’ve been around. It could be better, but it could also be worse. Much worse. Like 1-14 worse.
A word on our quarterback situation. I think the Ravens’ quarterback just secured the #1 slot on worst job list in America yesterday. Poor Kyle Boller got the shit kicked out of him. Even Willis McGahee was knocked around a bit. Was the offensive line on strike? Did I miss something?
You know what Cam Cameron has that Brian Billick doesn’t? Testicular fortitude. Why Billick didn’t go for the end zone on that last 4th-and-goal play I will never understand. He had nothing to lose. I would rather lose by going for it and failing then watch Stover shank the hell out of a no-brainer and see Cleo Lemon suddenly realize that he should throw the ball because we have no defensive backs.
Thank God it took Cleo until OT to realize we had no way of covering any of his receivers. Otherwise this game would have been a rout.
So there we have it — we’ve sunk to almost the lowest low. Last place in our division, beat by the team that couldn’t beat anybody — does it get any lower? I can think of only one way. Losing to Shittsburgh at home. It sends shivers up my spine.
(Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images, swiped from nfl.com)



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