Please put Marvin out of his misery
Remember last week when John Harbaugh warned us that the Cincinnati Bengals were a good football team? His credibility took a hit Sunday but not his football team. The scoreboard says 34-3 as the Ravens win for the 6th time in seven games.
Let the record (1-10-1) show that the Bengals are terrible, and thank God you didn't have to pay to watch that nonsense they advertised as NFL football.
So the coach told a "white lie"--actually I'm not sure he lied; I think there's a secret rule that says coaches can get fined and imprisoned if they admit that the team they are about to kick the crap out of can't play the game.
Mike Brown please fire Marvin Lewis and put this good man out of his misery. I'm not for anybody losing their job and not being able to support their family, but how much can a man take?
One win in 12 games is a cross too big for any coach to bear, but losing weekly with a bunch of thugs, malcontents and it's-all-about-ME guys is coaching hell. Marvin Lewis isn't a quitter, but when his time comes, my hunch is he'll be relieved to be relieved of the migraine headache that is the Bengals.
No knock on the home team, the Ravens are a legit playoff contender and don't let Harbaugh or anybody else tell you anything different. They've done what good teams generally do: beat the teams you're supposed to beat.
Give Mark Clayton a game ball and a firm nomination for player of the week.
It's easy to cheer for #89; he's a good guy who's battled through injuries and
has had trouble living up to his first round billing.
Clayton had 939 yards receiving in his second season but hasn't had that kind of production since. In the last month he's been a big play guy, and against the Bengals he accounted for nearly 200 yards and two touchdowns.
What was a Derrick Mason-only receiving corps now has Clayton and Todd Heap to divide the attention of opposing defenses. Mason is probably still Joe Flacco's main-man,
but as the rookie QB has matured, he's learned that there are other play makers in the passing game.
Flacco is on quite a run; in the Ravens' last six wins, Joe Cool hasn't thrown a single interception. That's terrific for a veteran quarterback and unbelievable for a guy who's played only 12 NFL games.
So here they are, with four games left in the regular season, the Ravens have a good shot at the North Division title or a Wild Card spot. With three of the remaining four games in Baltimore, Raven fans will have a front row seat for the stretch run of this improbable season.
I-Formation
--If Plexico Burress played in Baltimore and shot himself in the thigh, would the Ravens injury report list it as a hamstring injury?
--Inside the Ravens "D's" Domination: Bengals 11 punts, only 6 first downs.
--It's a family affair: Eli drops 305 on the 'Skins, Peyton only 125 on the Browns but both Manning's win on the road.
--I hardly noticed Tampa Bay and Carolina are both 9-3 and Mike Smith's Falcons are 8-4.
3 and out!
Scott
One enjoy the show; tell Anita she makes good points but sometimes repeats herself too much
I wouldnt say that to her face.
Two thoughts:
Ravens; its crunch time, as much as I detested Brian B he got a team fired up at the right time; Its up to JH now. It is the make or break time.
Orioles: As much as I would like my daughter to know what a good baseball team is,I hope, except for the St Joe guy, the O's keep their money.
I just hope Andy keeps working his plan. He is doing a good job but we are at least 2 years away from competing
Thanks
A while back there was this highly talented troublemaker who was making waves in Cincinnati. He had problems with authority figures, argued with his coaches, was rude to some fans, and didn't always seem to be giving 100%. When things got dicey and he was criticized for his behavior he was not above bringing race into the conversation. Caught with an illegal, unregistered handgun, he was neither contrite nor apologetic. When his salary demands become totally unreasonable he was finally shown the door out of The Queen City. His was a talent wasted, and at a relatively young age he was thought by most to be on the downward side of his skills as an athlete. Thankfully for Baltimore, number 20 got a fresh start with the Orioles and Frank Robinson went on to become a Hall of Famer and a positive force for his sport and for society as a whole.
Top tier athletes are visible, easy targets and it is not totally ridiculous for them to fear somewhat for their own personal safety. Before we condemn him Plaxico at least deserves his day in court.