Getting away from the fact that Baltimore v New England last night was one hell of a football game, with all the drama one would expect in prime time... Baltimore sure whines a lot for a team that acts so tough.
I've never seen an entire D, talk so much trash and peacock about so much AFTER getting burned for a TD. I understand that it may have been a strategy to try and bully and intimidate NE, but really... are you going to intimidate the core of the Patriots? Brady? Belichick? Moss? The O-Line? I think they've played in some big games before... in January.
And what was all the hate for Wes Welker? Sure, he's a hell of a football player, a sparkplug and a competitor... but did he spend the pregame stretching time making prison jokes to Ray Lewis? The Ravens D was in his face from the opening whistle. Then all the pointless penalties, Bart Scott melting down (more in a second), then all the whining. Landry acted like a pouty brat.
And Samari Rolle didn't like being called "boy". Then don't act like one. Act like a man... the Ravens seemed like they were readying their excuses before the game was over.
Bart Scott... pro-bowler... a force of nature... loses his mind. He'll probably be suspended, and maybe it won't matter to the Ravens' season at this point, but come on! He was lucky to not be ejected (or maybe he was, it was never clear) but the NFL needs to take the nod from MLB and start ejecting more players and coaches. There is nothing more exciting than some manager or player getting tossed from a baseball game. But in the NFL they are rare to pull the trigger. I say do it! It will only add excitement and eliminate some of the "thug element" the NFL claims it does not want. If a player gets tossed for obvious and over-the-top unsportsmanlike conduct, it will calm down.
What sucks is that the Baltimore D's whining outshined a fantastic game by Boller, McGahee and the rest of the offense. They played great, definitely good enough to win. The O-line DOMINATED the Pats and McGahee ran like a man possessed... I had to replay many of his runs because I couldn't see how he found space. He broke tackles, and on one run almost broke Junior Seau's ankles and will. Boller made a serious claim to the starting job.
But no one will remember that... they will remember the D melting down and bitching. It's too bad.
I've never seen an entire D, talk so much trash and peacock about so much AFTER getting burned for a TD. I understand that it may have been a strategy to try and bully and intimidate NE, but really... are you going to intimidate the core of the Patriots? Brady? Belichick? Moss? The O-Line? I think they've played in some big games before... in January.
And what was all the hate for Wes Welker? Sure, he's a hell of a football player, a sparkplug and a competitor... but did he spend the pregame stretching time making prison jokes to Ray Lewis? The Ravens D was in his face from the opening whistle. Then all the pointless penalties, Bart Scott melting down (more in a second), then all the whining. Landry acted like a pouty brat.
And Samari Rolle didn't like being called "boy". Then don't act like one. Act like a man... the Ravens seemed like they were readying their excuses before the game was over.
Bart Scott... pro-bowler... a force of nature... loses his mind. He'll probably be suspended, and maybe it won't matter to the Ravens' season at this point, but come on! He was lucky to not be ejected (or maybe he was, it was never clear) but the NFL needs to take the nod from MLB and start ejecting more players and coaches. There is nothing more exciting than some manager or player getting tossed from a baseball game. But in the NFL they are rare to pull the trigger. I say do it! It will only add excitement and eliminate some of the "thug element" the NFL claims it does not want. If a player gets tossed for obvious and over-the-top unsportsmanlike conduct, it will calm down.
What sucks is that the Baltimore D's whining outshined a fantastic game by Boller, McGahee and the rest of the offense. They played great, definitely good enough to win. The O-line DOMINATED the Pats and McGahee ran like a man possessed... I had to replay many of his runs because I couldn't see how he found space. He broke tackles, and on one run almost broke Junior Seau's ankles and will. Boller made a serious claim to the starting job.
But no one will remember that... they will remember the D melting down and bitching. It's too bad.
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