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12-03-2012, 12:24 AM #25
Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
The OP's feelings are perfectly normal. I was a fairly rabid fan and had attended maybe 90 straight home games.
It probably started with the Boller experiment; continued through the joke that was the 2006 Super Bowl and ended with Lee Evan's drop @ Foxboro ....... I found that I no longer had the emotion I once had. I'm sure the passing of the Reed/Lewis era is having its effect also. Throw in some goofy rule changes; inconsistent officiating and, IMO, the NFL is certainly not something to be taken seriously. I still watch the games, if I’m available, but don' allow them to sap my time and money as they once did or replace a social engagement. I'm not really happy or sad …… I got nothin'. Occasionally I'll laugh at an official pretending to 'spot' a punt that was kicked into the stands.
P.S. I'll always feel that the 2006 & 2011 Ravens were the NFL's best team.Last edited by rla20cpa; 12-03-2012 at 12:32 PM.
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12-03-2012, 12:37 AM #26Rookie Poster
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Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
Or maybe you're just getting older. I'm in my late 20's now and I've been a fan of this team since the day it was announced they were coming from Cleveland. It started a couple seasons ago with the Pitt loss in the playoffs. Since then I've kinda been taking in the big picture and not living week to week. Its help me be more objective.
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Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
TBH I divested myself emotionally from this team after the AFCCG last season, after it occurred to me that this was as good as it was going to get under this regime. We were the best team in the AFC, and we couldn't get it done. This year's team is a shell of last year's squad.
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12-03-2012, 01:33 AM #28
Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
As long as Flacco is under center I will never invest emotionally into a Ravens' game. Those days are gone forever. Joe is just far too inconsistent to the point where one never knows which QB will show up during any given game. One game he can post 30 easy points, and the next he cannot muster can't hit a receiver or throw a TD against an average team. This loss today was like de javu. We have seen Flacco throw away games to the Steelers in the 4th Qtr before with a stupic interception or a QB fumble.
“Not bad for a running back.”
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12-03-2012, 01:49 AM #29Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
Have to agree with the OP. Pretty much sums up my feelings about the 2012 Ravens.
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Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
This team will be judged based on what they do in the playoffs. The regular season is not important. The Ravens need to be like the last 2 Super Bowls Champions were and just get in and keep winning.
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12-03-2012, 07:04 AM #31Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
I guess I'm in the minority because I found this loss infuriating, aggravating, you name it. Losing to a Steelers team qbed by Charlie Batch? At home? If I wasn't upset I'd check my pulse. Harbaugh's idiotic challenge infuriated me, Flacco holding onto the ball too long infuriated me, and our secondary letting the Steelers receivers get wide open constantly made me want to hit myself in the head with a hammer.
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12-03-2012, 09:21 AM #32
Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
The good news is I think you're right.
The bad news is that I think this 2012 Ravens team is showing us they don't have what it takes to go far in the playoffs. We're not improving as the season progresses. I suppose there is always a chance we get hot at the last minute, but I'm not seeing any signs of it now.
I know it's early, but I'm thinking we squeak by to win the division, host a wild card team (probably the Colts) and lose at home. :bag:
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12-03-2012, 09:27 AM #33Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
This team is one and done in the playoffs - at that's IF THEY GET THERE - which is unlikely considering who they play in their last four games.
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12-03-2012, 10:08 AM #34
Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
My Ravens Blog: Brittany Rants About Football
Ravens-Redskins: Dissecting the Final Drive
"The days are long. But the years are short." - John Harbaugh
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12-03-2012, 10:29 AM #35Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: I think I'm getting burned out...
The outcome surprised me. I expected them to win. The offense looked completely out of sync. I knew this game would be close so that element didn't surprised me. Far too often we question Cam's lack of creativity and in game adjustments (deservedly so) but throw in the that lethargic offensive performance we saw yesterday there's no way you're going to win.
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12-03-2012, 10:31 AM #36Hall Of Fame Poster
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