Rav-Skins - Gone in 317 Secs

The Ravens Hosting the Redskins… The Battle of the Beltway…. White Collar Washington vs. Blue Collar Baltimore… All the hype in the world for this game, between two teams so close but so far away and it was all gone in three hundred and seventeen seconds. Or for those of you with out a calculator 5 minutes and 17 seconds. Two words: ED REED. I try not to go crazy about Ed just to keep it balanced but how can anyone not give credit where credit is due. Ed ended the game after his forced fumble, fumble recovery and fumble return for a touchdown with just 5:17 gone in the game, and oh by the way, on one play. 14-0 thanks and good night, and since we're counting don’t forget the interception on the Redskins first possession to set Flacco & co. to go up 7-0. The NFL has rules and the game had to be played out, they couldn't just give Baltimore a W and everyone go home. So Ed decides to take matters in his own hands and end it a bit early with his second interception on the night with just under 2 minutes to go. In the last three weeks Mr. Reed, as he should be called, has 4 interceptions, two touchdowns, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery… TWO GAMES (Philly and Wash) that’s a career for 99.9% of DB’s in the league. Ok so enough of the Ed talk I, like many, could go on all day but this time better than ever to explain the vast difference between these two cities, teams etc.

CITY:
Washington = White Collar, Government, transient, not a lot of locals, business, money, power.

Baltimore = Blue collar, family owned, local people & history, sense of community.

OWNER:
Dan Snyder = Hidden, meddling, over spends / under produces, PR before football.

Steve Biscotti = Open, delegates, Football is most important, gets it.

STADIUM:
Fed Ex Field = way too big, middle of no where, worst parking in NFL, analog video with SMALL screens, little to no replay, out of town scores few and far between, terrible traffic -one way in one way out.

M&T Bank Stadium = just the right size, middle of the city, park at local business /stadium lots/ Camden Yards / light rail / city bus / cabs, HUGE HD video screens, lots of replays, split screens for reviews, out of town scores scroll all game long, tons of arteries in and out.

Front Office:

Vinny and the Gents = Bunch of yes men looking to keep there jobs by NOT rocking the boat. No plan and nothing in site. Buy Hi Sell Low.

Ozzie Newsome = Simply one of the best in the NFL. Gets value at almost every position, finds huge play makers, has a system, minimizes mistakes and builds every year no matter what.

Each team does what only a hand full of others in the league do, the difference is that the Ravens do it right and the Redskins do it wrong.

Glenn Younes
Sirius XM Satellite Radio