As a moral victory, but I'll take it anyway. I am proud to be a Ravens fan after the effort they put in last night. Yes, they lost the game and at times their composure. Do I think the refs cost them the game? Not really. The last touchdown could have gone either way. I said at the time there was not enough to reverse the call, and if it had been called an incompletion, it would have stood too. The defense played their hearts out and the offense, other than the 1 interception, played a good game. But there is one thing I would like to point out.
At the end, it was actually a good thing that Bart Scott got the penalties he did. Was it stupid? Yes it was, but consider this. The Patriots actually brain-farted on the ensuing kickoff. The smart play would have been to onside it and let the clock run. Because the kicker got a case of the big balls and tried to put it through the uprights, no time ran off the clock. You can make a case that they actually gave the Ravens a chance to win. If the Ravens had run a kickoff back, they could have fumbled, a penalty could have happened, and maybe, just maybe they would have had a good return. But the time would have come off the clock and they would have had less than 30 seconds to go the distance.
This is no way excusing what Scott did. It was stupid and thoughtless in the heat of the moment. I am sure that he regrets it. But it's just one of those "what if" moments that exist. It's also a sign that the breaks that last year fell their way not fall against them. And before you bandwagon Boston nutbags start posting, remember this. You are no more than one good hit on Brady from being a 4-12 team. So enjoy your teams success, they have earned it, not you.
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Billick lost that fucking game by calling a timeout when we stopped them on 4th and inches.
We could have had the ball then.
Billick needs to get ceremoniously kicked the hell out of my city.
The rest of the team can stay. Except McNair. He must vamoose as well.
Shawn - Rex Ryan called the time out - not Billick.
And Billick signed a four year deal at $5 million per, he is a good coach and will be here 08 and 09 at least.
Look at what they can be, it showed last night. Without injuries we could easily have been in the playoffs.
Ron - Even without Brady they are 8-8 or better, the offensive line sometimes gives him enough time that even I can make a completion playing quarterback. It is a team sport, Brady is very important, but not the only person who help the team win.
Jim has lost his mind again.
Billick hasn't done DICK since we won the Superbowl. Without said victory he would have been gone long ago.
The team needs new direction and new vision.
Billick ain't it, my friend.
Fuck. That. Guy.
Gah.
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