The Ravens can sure as hell run the ball

so your Qb wasnt working, at all, then, right? You guys had the blow out, and instead of taking any pressure off your RBs and saving them, they were afraid to use Flacco to throw.

Combined stats for games won: 24/65 (36.9%), for 330 yards (5.1 YPA), 1 TD, 1 pick , rating of 52.7

Game lost: 13/30, 141, 3 INT, 18.2 rating

Those numbers for a QB playing in the playoffs are terrible. Flacco is 3-1 in the playoffs.

Not sure about that one. Flacco and the Ravens pass offense was clearly in a “quick release,” “dink and dunk” scheme for much of the game. Your coaches planned on getting the ball out quickly, and you had some success keeping our pass rush at bay by doing so. If you’re unsure, again, watch the game again.

I say “BRING IT!” I am not afraid of your “toughness” or getting “hit in the mouth.” Last I checked, our second year wide receiver took Ray Ray’s best shot and wasn’t impressed.

Keep holding on to your notion that our team is soft. This team is bigger than it has been in years, the last time we were this big was in 2006 (we were actually a little smaller then, without proven depth McFarland/Brock). So, we have size, we’ve been tough enough offensively and defensively to come back from 7 fourth quarter deficits, and we beat you in your house despite handing you opportunities to win the game.

On top of all that, we’re fresh, as healthy as we’ve been since the beginning of the season, at home, and have a chip on our shoulder. Come out swinging. Just don’t be surprised if the knock out blow is supplied by your opponent.

Statistics do provide information to someone who is looking to analyze a matchup but knowledge about football and having an accurate perception of the strengths and weaknesses of each team will go further.

I think Baltimore has a tough defense, I think you have a tough team, I think you do hit hard, I think you have a solid running game, I think your passing game is somewhat suspect, but I think your offensive line is young and strong.

I think we have one of the highest powered offenses in the league, I think we can throw on anyone including you, I think our running game is efficient but not the focal point of our offensive scheme. You think our defense is soft, or weak. I think our defense has been stronger, harder, and tougher than I’ve seen it since Peyton Manning was drafted. I think Clint Session, Melvin Bullitt, and Antoine Bethea has showed every bit of the toughness and tenacity that Bob Sanders shows when he’s healthy (I prefer Sanders over Bullitt when healthy but still). You also don’t know or respect Eric Foster or the quickness and strength Daniel Muir has off of the snap. Said succinctly, you don’t know enough about the Colts as a team, its players, its strengths and weaknesses to have an opinion that isn’t tainted by an over-reliance on stats.

When I formed my opinion about your team and this game, I didn’t look at stats at all. Frankly, I don’t care what the regular season stats were. I know who will be taking the field, for the most part, and have a pretty solid grasp on each team’s strengths and weaknesses. Your interpretation of this team, its players, and the strengths and weaknesses is based mainly upon past years, this is not the 2008 Colts, this team is different so your notions and memories from years past, supported by statistics, will lead you astray. And they have. And I’m confident on Sunday you will see and sing a different tune.

But he don’t know yet all the mechanics of the game, and with a good team of runners on Rice and McGahee, we won’t have too much work if the Ravens handle to maintain the running game accurate and harmful to the Colts. Yet, if the defensive of the Colts imposts itself like has been doing on previous games a little earlier, Flacco will be obligated to throw. And that’s a risk

As previously mentioned by a poster, Manning made a good throw to Wayne. Reed diagnosed the play and came screaming across the field to cause the turnover.

was Lewis creating a turnover – a nasty one, but a turnover nonetheless

And the Ravens have committed how many felonies in the last 10 years? Ray was found innocent to murder and the Jamal situation was from his college days. What felonies have we committed recently?

selected to rest against the felonies.

Or perhaps if Peyton had committed a felony, there is no way you would’ve heard about it. He’s just that professional.