Ravens Win over Falcon 20-3 ending perfect pre-season

"At the end of Thursday night’s battle of the birds, it seems that Baltimore checked everything off the list and even added a 20-3 victory in the process. At the conclusion of their first undefeated preseason since the 2000 Super Bowl year, the Ravens now shift their focus to the Kansas City Chiefs and the regular-season opener on Sept. 13.

Jason Cook celebrates his TD with Justin Harper “We had certain things we wanted to accomplish for each one of those games, and we really felt like we accomplished, in each one of those games, the things we wanted to accomplish,” said head coach John Harbaugh earlier this week. “Those are very specific things to each position and each side of the ball. But also, with that, we want to win the game if we can.”

The Ravens had success early, and the fact that they did it with what could be considered their junior varsity, the outlook for both sides of the football is promising.

With Baltimore’s second-string offense facing the Falcons’ starting defense, quarterback John Beck led the Ravens on a 14-play, 91-yard scoring drive on his first series.

Baltimore’s backup defense, which featured cameos from starters Suggs and linebacker Tavares Gooden, held quarterback Matt Ryan and the top Falcons offense to 32 total yards.

Two plays later, Williams, who finished with four catches for 77 yards, drew a pass-interference penalty on cornerback Brent Grimes that cost the Falcons 26 yards and moved the football to Atlanta’s 25-yard line.

Williams could have used a big night, considering that he rode on the team plane to Atlanta with a surgical mask because he was battling flu-like symptoms and was overlooked in the starting lineup last week in favor of Kelley Washington.

It was Williams again who hauled in a 19-yarder over his shoulder to get within the red zone, and Beck found rookie fullback Jason Cook on a short pass in the flat. The 245-pound undrafted free agent then rumbled 5 yards to the end zone.

After Suggs left the game with two series of work, accumulating three tackles and a sack, the Falcons got on the board in the second quarter with a 45-yard field goal from veteran kicker Jason Elam. But, the three-pointer capped a nine-play drive that only went 32 yards.

Steve Hauschka split the uprights from 33 and 46 yards. His performance may have cemented his status as Baltimore's permanent kicker for the 2009 campaign." -BR.com

Ravens beat Jets: 24-23 preseason game 2

Chalk another Win for us this preseason with a close win over the Jets & their new head coach ol' Rex Ryan (our former defensive coach). Early in the game Haloti Ngata had a pick six interception to show Sanchez that we are a force to be reckoned with & this isn't college ball. It was a close game towards the end, our 2nd-3rd string secondaries allowed rookie Mark Sanchez (recently announced as their starting QB) a few TDs. Overall it was another great game that showed we are still building, learning, & regaining our steps to reach the superbowl that we came so close to last year.

Battle of the Beltways: Ravens win 27-0

Ravens destroyed the skins last Friday with a 27-0 win at home to start the 2009-2010 year. The pre-season game gave some players the chance to get on the field & show what their capable of, as well as giving the starters a little warm up before they have to face some "real competition". Over all it was a good game, Paul Kruger (who's recently become a target from Rex Ryan for taking number 99, Michael McCrarey's old number) showed real potential & proved he may be worth keeping on the field for the whole season. We saw passing from all 3 QB's Flacco, Smith & veteran John Beck, with 15 different recievers making receptions. The defense, that seemed to have left with Rex, proved they still are here, only allowing one Redskins drive to last over 22 yards & a 58-yard march that ended in a lost fumble. This test was a good practice to try the whole team's capabilites & see what kind of talent we have to work with. Next we'll get the chance to shut ol' Rex up, we play the Jets Monnday 08/24 @ 5pm Pacific. Let's show him we now have offense that can stop his defense & a defense that doesn't need him to succeed.

Vick signs 2 year with Eagles, bullet dodged

Vick agreed to a 2 year deal with Philadelphia last Thursday. He won't be able to play until December, but the press will surely be following him & the Eagles until he steps foot on the field.

How do I feel about this, fine. Let Phillie have him, he is just going to atract 1 press attention & 2 PETA haters. I wouldn't be surprised if fans start a boycott & on the road in hippie cities (SF) people protest (I suggest throwing dog shit). Either way I feel Vick is too old now & McNabb's old too! They have a decent backup, but Vick's skills were going downhill towards the end before his convictions, & not playing for the time he was out of the league couldn't have helped.

We're definitely going to start seeing more Wildcat plays now that they have a decent backup QB. We'll have to wait til December, which may be too late if the Eagles play fine without him for most of the season. Then again if they perform poorly his coming in maybe too late to save the season at that point. Either way the dogs are out, I propose the team name be changed to the Beagles.