not this week

This week I can't do it... I can't write another blog about another bad performance, another word about the coaches or another explanation about why the players are NOT playing for the coaches anymore. All I can say is New England is coming to town and the team better be prepared.
Also on a much more deep and important note, My, and I hope your, thoughts and prayers go out to and for Sean Taylor, his Family & Friends. It's a terrible shame when anyone passes away like that. May God Be With Him as he fell asleep in the Lord 11-27-07.

Glenn Younes

2nd & 1???

The story on TV and Radio in week 11 was the field goal that could have been, should have been, & after 10 minutes, WAS. The back story, however, is where this football game was LOST by the Ravens Coaches, NOT the Players, THE COACHES. Throwing everything out the door, the fact of the matter is that the Ravens had the Ball on the 29 in Cleveland territory, 2nd & 1 with 1:03, after the catch from Mason with 1 timeout, they throw, incomplete. 3rd & 1 they throw, incomplete. Then the field goal to take the lead w/ just 31 seconds left. I HAVE AN IDEA, directly after Mason’s 9 yard catch rush to the line and try a RUN for the 1st down. That would have forced the Browns to think about using a timeout as the Ravens would have still had a Timeout for the Game Winning Field Goal. If Baltimore get’s stopped trying to run for the 1st down, on 3rd they then have options. If the Browns don't call a timeout the Ravens can try again to RUSH for a 1st down, w/ a QB sneak or a running play… BURN CLOCK. WORST CASE the clock is down to almost NOTHING; the Ravens can then call their last timeout and kick the field goal ON 4TH DOWN. BACK TO WHAT DID HAPPEN. To make matters WORSE the Coaches decide to KICK a NORMAL kickoff to a guy who has been on FIRE all yr in Cribbs. Are the Ravens coaches that arrogant to think a squibb kick is beneath them? A routine play that EVERY Coach in the NFL and Major College Football utilizes to minimize returns and burn clock. What a JOKE! Cribbs Runs it back 39… 39 YARDS to the 43. Two complete passes, a timeout, a 51 yard field goal & OT…OT where the Ravens lose. If the result of this season is that the coaches get cleaned out of here, at least 2007 was worth something.

Glenn Younes

Not Reaching Our (field) Goals

YIKES, I've said this on my college football show on XM & I'll say it here. I don't care what level of football you play, if you don't score 20 points or more you won't win many games. 7 throwaway points clearly is not enough. What a joke, & not because this is Ed Reed's Website am I saying this, 21 points and 7 field goals is a testament to the D. Not every week will the D shutout every team & the Bengals have lots of fire power. After a strong performance on D Monday night, Ed, Ray, Ngata, et al... did a very good job keeping Cinn out of the endzone. More times than not, you hold a team to 21 points... you win. Well NOT on 7 points. I'm no offensive guru & from what I can see neither are any of the Ravens coaches, but come on this is completely unacceptable for a pro team. Knowing some of the players personally I truly feel bad for them. It's not always about the money... it sure helps but they want to win too. This is what they do and winning is the goal. We are fans and yeah we "live & die" with our teams but not like these guys and to have a coaching staff that seems to have NO IDEA how to put points on the board, in a game where you need to have the most points to win, IT HURTS ALL OVER.

Glenn Younes

Checking Off, A Lose

Monday night was a Halloween scare just a few days late. It's an oldie but a goodie, " whoever wins the turnover battle wins the game" and that certainly held true for the Ravens on MNF in Pittsburgh. That problem was a product of ONE GAME the weather and is not the overall theme of this team. The larger problem is the QB, O-line and the lack of depth w/ the DB's. 1st, the DB were on 2nd, 3rd & a few times 4th string guys. The O-line is an ok mix of young and old, which means next yr the young guys will be a little more mature and will understand what is needed a little better. As for the Quarterback, the Ravens still have & will have BIG problems for what seems like a long time. Who is waiting in the wings? Here's what I think, McNair will be the backup next yr, Boller the starter and the 3rd string will be someone NOT on the team now. Or McNair retires, Boller starts w/ Troy Smith as a backup and 3rd is a new guy. In either scenario, the new QB is a drafted potential starter after 1 yr or a potential starter we traded for. THE RAVENS ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND NEED A CHANGE NOT JUST AT QB, MAYBE HEAD COACH IS A PLACE TO LOOK.

Glenn Younes