NEW WEST WING SANTA MONICA LOCATION: HOOTERS SANTA MONICA

The West Wing Santa Monica has moved! We are now located at Hooters in Santa Monica! Yes, it is as amazing as it sounds. We are officially a ravens bar, with ravens gear up all year round. Check out the upstairs "roost" to grab the new T-shirts (left) or click the link to order online.
Ravens fans get 20% off their bill and theres a secret menu for Baltimore Peeps (old bay & crabby things!). There's also a special Baltimore Lager on tap.
So if you're on the west side come stop by & join the party!

Also don't forget to check out The West Wing LA at The Parlor on 7250 Melrose ave. There are always tons of Ravens/Baltimorians for all Maryland occasions. And if you want even more Ravens action tune in to the weekly podcasts in iTunes.


BALTIMORE RAVENS ROOST | THE WEST WING SANTA MONICA: HOOTERS SANTA MONICA



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WE ARE NOW THE WEST WING SANTA MONICA

We have officially joined forces with the official Ravens Roost LA chapter: The West Wing With the help of the founder we have officially earned a spot every week at South bar on 3001 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA:

 

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We get the back room (with couches & tables) to ourselves, WITH THE SOUND!! w00t!!! In addition to this, all Baltimore Ravens Fans get happy hour prices (check with your server) on all specials listed (usually most appetizers). And Drink Specials!

$10 Bud Light Pitchers

$4 Purple Haze

$3 Bud Lights

$6 Mimosas

$8 Absolute bloody marys

So if you're on the west come check us out The West Wing Santa Monica!


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Week 8: Finally a WIN! Ravens beat the Broncos ending their winning streak

FINALLY!! We got a win! This was a great win & confidence builder. Ray Rice & the offense played well again. Our special teams rookie: Lardarius Webb, had a huge return for a TD. Our defense shut them down on the run & forced a fumble recovery early in the game. Overall they played well & got a well deserved win. Hauschka even redeemed himself kicking a 43yd field goal. Another redemption was Mark Clayton who caught several huge passes to get us down the field. The Broncos were shut down most of the game, Orton couldn't connect with his WRs & we did a decent job keeping targets out of his sights. A lot of the tight defense came from an improved coordination from Mattison. "The linebackers gave defensive coordinator Greg Mattison credit for putting them in the right position. Johnson said the Ravens were more “multiple” this game and he was freer to “do more things than normal,” like blitz." -BR.com Our defense definitely came out to play, Jarret Johnson is emerging as a new play maker in the pass rush & coming up big with a huge sack. We showed we are still a leader in defense & our offense is a force as well. Now we just have to do the same thing next week as we play the Bengals again next week & have to get a win to get back to a lead in our division.

Week 7: Ravens BYE, time to regroup & get to work fixing problems

Things we need to work on:

Offense: Flacco seems to be taking too much time finding a reciever or making a descision to either get rid of the ball, run it, or throw it away. A lot of times he gets sacked because our line can't hold the Line Backers forever. The camera needs to pan our so we can see whats actually going on in the back field because I feel there's guys open but Flacco isn't getting it to them. And if they aren't open maybe Cameron needs to go back to some Wildcat plays with multiple RBs & QBs on the field. I haven't seen Troy Smith but once this season & I think a lot of our success from last year stemmed from confusing the defense. It's gusty but if it works it gets wins.

Defense: SECONDARY!! Are these guys NFL players? We really need to rethink our secondary. Washington has been a thorn in our sides since he replaced Rolle. He can not make a tackle except accidently. Foxworth is a little better but I haven't seen anything spectacular from him either. We depend on these guys to stay on top of WRs so our Offense can get to work, but if they keep allowing TDs then the Offense has to do double the work. I think we need to put in some of the Rookies & see how they perform. They can't be any worse than what we have now. I thin the other issue may be from poor coordination. I think Greg Mattison is not coordinating as well as Ryan did. With a subpar secondary I think you need to call the plays for these guys to be ready. They need to be told where to go depending on how the offense is set up. He may need to step down & let someone else in that can call the plays a little better. But ultimately it'll be up to Harbaraugh to decide.

After all is said & done I think this bye will be a good time to regroup & fix things to end our losing streak. We face the Broncos next who should be a good team to regain some confidence. Although undefeated I think we will play better especially since we're at home again.

Week 6: Vikings pull a close win making Ravens 3-3

A close game that ended with a missed 44yd field goal gave the Ravens another loss. Bumping us to 3rd in the AFC with the Steelers & Bengals ahead of us! This was a hard hitting game where, in the end, we were just outplayed. Our offense played a little better making a couple drives late in the game. Farve destroyed our (already terrible) secondary giving the Vikings an early lead in the first half. The second half of the game new secondary guys came in who don't see the field as often. But I felt they played better than Washington & Foxworth usually do. The first TD was a result of both those guys running into each other as the WRs crossed...isn't that a peewee football move? Washington really needs to be benched & they need to let the Rookies step up. Obviously, he isn't doing his job when we're ranked 25th in the league against the pass. Even the 2nd string Walker came in but he caused 2 critical penalties that gave the offense an easy TD. Rice was our only answer to Andrian Peterson. He had 2 TDs, one a 33yd rush. Petersan ran for 69 yards but had another 60 yards receiving. He also got 1 TD but we did a relatively decent job shutting down him & Chester Taylor. In the end it was really a battle of the kickers Longwell kicked a 40yd field goal earlier which gave them a 3pt lead throughout the rest of the game. Hauschka had the last couple seconds on the clock to kick a win, but kicked wide & gave us another loss. Ray Rice said after the game "It is frustrating,But at the same time, 3-3 going into a bye week is not always the worst thing in the world. I think we were in the same position last year, if I am not mistaken. I don’t like to compare this year’s team to last year’s team. One thing we are doing is establishing our identity. -BR.com

Week 5 Loss to Cincinnati bumps us down in AFC N

The play on the left was one of the defining moments that caused this loss. Although awesome, Lewis was penalized for unneccessary roughness giving the Bengals a chance to get 15 yards closer to the end zone & for the game winning TD pass. This game was tough for our offense, we didn't really make any significcant drives as Flacco usually does. I think it was mainly because of the absence of our lineman Gaither who was carried off the field the last game with a back injury. With a week line Flacco seemed flustered getting the ball off & had trouble looking for open recievers. He made a lot of short passes & only with the help of Ray Rice was he able to get a TD. The first half of the game our Defense wasn't playing as well as they usually perform in the Red Zone. Our defense was 3rd against the rush but the first TD came from Cedric Benson who ran the first TD in for Cincinnati. In the end we basically beat ourselves again with penalties. "On first-and-10, Ravens cornerback Chris Carr was flagged for illegal contact, which negated an incomplete pass. Later, linebacker Ray Lewis earned a 15-yard penalty that was enforced from the 50-yard line for unnecessary roughness. Then, a Palmer throw fell to the turf on third-and-16 with 43 seconds remaining, but cornerback Frank Walker was tabbed for pass interference. " -BR.cm You can't make those mistakes in the 4th & expect to pull off a win. The only praise of the game went to Ed Reed who had a 52 yd interception for a TD & a forced fumble before halftime. The rest of the squad did little to help gain a win. The loss puts the Bengals tied with us for 1st in our division. Next week we need to pull a win over Farve.

Only hate from last week!

Raven's Robbed a Win over New England in Week 4

This was the classic referee calling everything for the apposing team to ensure they would win. Any time we come close to beating a team in their home town the refs have to call every little minuscule thing to make sure it doesn't happen. The main calls I'm referring to are 2 roughing the passers & an unbelievable personal foul: unsportsmanlike comment from the bench (coach Harbaugh). I have never seen a game where the ref's call a personal foul from the bench, especially if it's the coach yelling about the other bullshit calls that we were getting that whole day. I like to see them try that with coaches like Ditka or Butkus. The whole game was one long drawn out penalty. We started the game off terribly with Chris Carr fumbling the kickoff into the Patriots hands at the 20. Luckily out D held them to only 3 points, but these points kept us 3 behind the whole game. Next we had an odd injury from one of our O-Linemen that weakened the line & created more pressure for Joe. We had numerous penalties, which was the main reason the Patriots won, giving them chance after chance. Not to mention just handing them 1st downs, that we otherwise would've gotten punts off of. The game had a slight chance of a comeback with Suggs knocking the ball out of Brady's hand & Dwan Edwards recovering for a TD. But the final shit hitting the fan was Mark Claytons dropping a perfect pass on 4th & almost goal. If he had made that catch we would've probably won. All these little penalties plagued us the whole game, so you can't fully blame Clayton. Although as an NFL WR you have to make the catches that are perfectly thrown into your chest on 4th downs to make that completion. I know he's gonna catch hell for it, so he'll get his punishment. Even with all these factors overall the offense played their usual greatness & the defense played good. The secondary did fairly well, although they needed to tighten up in the second half on Moss like they did the first half. This was a heartbreaking loss but we have to look to next week now vs Cincinnati, who are nipping at our heals with the same 3-1 record as us & a win over the Steelers. We are going to have to shut down Palmer & double up on Ochocinco. This game is at home too, so we will have that advantage, but we will need the secondary to tighten up even more since they are going to pass. Let's Go Ravens!

Week 3 Browns get obliterated...as per usual

This was basically a massacre, we had 4 INT on Anderson & Quinn, everyone got TDs: Rice, McGahee, & Mason. We played well & it was a good redemption game for our secondary, who still aren't quite up to the same level they were last year, but with several key losses you can't expect to see the same exceeding results. Flacoo threw like a champ as usual & the browns did little to shut him down. Overall we were heavily favored & proved why. The Browns lived up to their shitty reputation & continued their loosing streak. Mangini you couldn't do it in NY & you still can't do it in Cleveland. Just because you were under Belicheck's wing for all those years doesn't mean you're going to do as well without him & the Brady, Moss weapons. So great win for us & on to a real threat New England. Let's see if we are up to the challenge.

Week 2: Ravens pull out a close win over Chargers 31-26

This was a great game between 2 similar teams evenly matched. McGahee/Rice vs Darren Sproles, both had huge runs, Sproles more than other doing double time of returning punts. Rice & Sproles have similar builds both are a small bulky 5'7" that seem to find holes for several gains. Both of us have decent QB's able to throw long bombs, but also misfire with interceptions. Both our teams secondaries are less than good, as we saw with Vincent Jackson's TD with 3 Ravens covering him (including Reed who recently reported sat out practice this week). Our defense did a better job shutting their offense down in the redzone than theirs did us. Specifically the game winning shut down by Ray Ray (video shown above), this was huge & Lewis said, "That was probably one of the greatest plays of my career because of my team, because of what we did as a team." That hit ended the game & confirmed the win. Suggs & Ngatat did get sacks on Rivers, but they weren't the usual bone crushing shattering confidence sacks that we needed to shake Rivers up. Our offense played well as usual which is turning our team more into an offensive threat rather than our traditionally renowned defensive. Overall it was a close nail biting game, but in the end Ravens get the win. Coming up next week Cleveland Browns come to Baltimore. We'll see if Anderson can keep his composure in a sea of black & purple. GO RAVENS!

Week 1 Ravens beat Chiefs

Week 1 we beat the KC Chiefs but.. as usual I have some praises & criticisms.

A few notes about the game. First off, Flacco played like a champ & proved he is a leader. He came back this year & played like he did last. He definitely stepped up & rose to the challenge he was given back when he was surprised as starting QB. Flacco was definitely Joe Cool this past Sunday moving & rocketing passes into the end zone. There were several close calls where Joe was deep in a closing pocket but he kept his head up & hit his receivers. The terrible defense from KC also gave Joe massive amounts of time, but even with or without the time he kept his composure.

Second, McGahee & Heap finally step up. McGahee has been battling injuries, seems like for the past 2 years & he didn't seem to come back like his original self til last Sunday. After Rice was announce as starter I think McGahee realized he's got something to prove again & definitely proved it last game. Also, Heap, in the past has been a force as one of the top TE's in the league, but with his battling injuries the last couple seasons we haven't seen alot from him. I think Newsome's draft with Oher gave Flacco the extra protection he needed to open Heap up again & he definitely came through.

Looking towards Game 2 @ San Diego
After our game against KC & SD's game over OAK I'm a little worried.
our secondary played terribly (I'm hatin' mostly on Washington he can never stick with the WRs!) vs SDs secondary played semi-well, granted it was against OAK & they did mess up on the long pass last quarter but, overall they played pretty well shutting down the run game & short passing.

Offense:
We're going to have to pass alot & make most passes long. Doubt we're gonna be able to run much, looked like SD did pretty well stopping that game (then again McFadden & Bush is no McGahee & Rice). Also the short pass game got shut down so if Heap gets the same attention he's gonna have to keeps his hands like glue to get the yards. Overall I think our offense should be fine as long as Flacco plays like he did vs KC. Also if McGahee moves like he did.

Defense:
We gotta shut down Rivers before he gets the bombs off, like 10000x's faster than we did with Croyle. Hopefully Gooden will be able to play, its obvious we really need him. Washington has gotta step up, Foxworth looked fine, but i really feel like Washington needs to be benched, is Rolle gonna heal? Also are we gonna play Kruger? He played amazingly in the preseason they need to get him in there! Overall the D will step up for this game because the lack of D last, but they really gotta step it up we need points from offense & D like the old days!

Then there's special teams... what the heck blocked punt to TD (has that ever happened to us before?!?). I know this wont happen again but seriously.

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.

Vick a possible option in Baltimore

There are several speculations that Vick will be signing sometime this week. Some people have said that Baltimore may be one of his main options. Is this a good or bad thing? Obviously the controversy & publicity will be sure to follow him (after his whole dog fight debacle). But with Vick could Baltimore benefit? The option of have 2-3 passers at a time on the field is going to make for more Wildcat offense moves. We saw some of the wildcat offense with Smith & Flacco last year, you throw Vick on the field the defense is sure to be thrown off guard. Then again are we going to be having PETA protests every game throwing dog shit etc.? All the speculations should come to a conclusion before the end of the week & then we'll either have to take the lumps now or forget the notion. Let us know Mike.

Ravens get a new Cuzzoach

West coast sub coach came to training camp yesterday. Cousin Snoop came to hang out with some of the players & gave some input on our D for the year. Snoop's actually a huge Steelers fan but I think he's seeing how much better Baltimore actually is. There were a lot of reporters messing up Snoop's shizzle talk which made for some good laughs. Check out the video for Snoop's input on our D-fizzle. I wonder if he hung out with Felicia Pearson while he was in B-more?

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Mason's unretired finally

I think when Mason claimed he was retiring everyone was shocked & he was like good maybe this will make everyone think twice about my worth. We all saw his leaving as a huge loss to our Offense & realized we need him more than we need to pick up a new WR. After the 3 weeks of waiting Mason officially announced he would stay with us for 2009. I'm glad to get our ol' 12 year veteran back! He isn't the best WR out there, but he is a huge part of our team. He's been with us for a while & I think he's still got a couple more years left in him. (Or at least until we get the cash to get someone else). But either way I'm glad to see him stay, welcome back Mason.

Flacco for Reebok, Mason still undecided on retirement claim

Joe Flacco in the Reebok: NFL Fantasy Files. Nice. Can't wait til the season starts to see these spots on during the games. Next year should be a good sophmore year for Joey, he's always been referred to as "growing" & he doesn't have the ego that most QB get after they know they're good. Humility & talent make for greatness & I think we can see this in Joe.

Back to the Mason drama. He still has yet to sign any retirement papers, so was this a ploy to try to pull in more money & extension on his contract? Some believe this was a tactic to bring in more money, but we'll have to wait & see what he decides. Harbaugh & Mason did meet on Tuesday to discuss his announcement, but there didn't seem to be a resolution as to what he would decide. Harbaugh said, "From a coaching standpoint, I think we have a chance to be a really good team, and if Derrick Mason is a part of it, that makes us even stronger," Harbaugh said. "But if he's not, we're still going to be a really good team. It comes down to Derrick and where his mind is at. He's the only one that can decide that."
Mason should stick with us, everyone in Baltimore loves him, he's kind of getting old, & I don't think he'll get what he wants with any other team. So just come back Mason we need you & you need us, whether you know it or not.

Suggs signed to 6 YEARS BABY!

Finally Suggs held out as long as possible, but its final he's staying here this time for 6 years. The final papers will be signed this afternoon to keep him in Baltimore.


Now since that matter has been dealt with we need to turn our attention to our Wide Reciever problem. Clayton & Williams are currently the top slots. New veteran Washington may be stepping in, if Williams is injured....again. We also have Marcus Smith and Justin Harper, who have yet to be used on the field. If these guys step up we may have some sleepers. One more thing that we have up our sleeves is Troy Smith. WE saw him play little roles in the wildcat offense last season, but at camp he's been all over the field playing a lot of positions. Hopefully this arsenal in our offense is enough to help the pass game.