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One thing I will always thank the front office for....
If they hadn't talked Steve Bisciotti out of what he wanted to do, the Ravens would have ended up with.......................Matt Ryan!!!
Oh no!!!!"Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
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03-05-2013, 04:34 PM #2Legendary RSR Poster
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03-05-2013, 04:41 PM #3
Re: One thing I will always thank the front office for....
I'll cut Ryan some slack. That is a flawed team around him. He's got some weapons at WR and TE yes, but they have no running game and their defense is highly suspect. They're actually a lot like the Saints. Switch Ryan and Flacco and I think we still get our ring this year (although I suppose you could make the argument that doing that would've cost us some of the assets that helped us win the SB due to the cost of trading up to get him).
Never get in a fight with a pig; you both get muddy, and the pig likes it...
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03-05-2013, 04:55 PM #5
Re: One thing I will always thank the front office for....
Never get in a fight with a pig; you both get muddy, and the pig likes it...
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Re: One thing I will always thank the front office for....
Ryan would have been fine, coming out of BC he was known as the more Pro-Ready QB so I think we'd have been successful right off the back. I think,however, he's probably as good as he ever going to be (which is really good) while Flacco still has a chance to become even better. Flacco's ceiling is definitely higher than Ryans.
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03-05-2013, 05:17 PM #7
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I had the fortunate experience of watching both Ryan and Flacco in their senior seasons playing at College Park and Annapolis. Plus a few TV games for each guy. I concluded that Ryan was a lot of hype, but would become a run-of-the-mill former ACC QB in the NFL, while Flacco's arm and size/speed made him look like the next QB superstar, potentially in the league with Unitas, Montana, Elway etc.
My opinion hasn't changed, much. Ryan's regular season performance has been better than I thought it would be, but not close to top tier.
Ryan is blessed with a pair of outstanding WRs and TE, who make him appear better than he really is in regular season. When it counts: his playoff record has been downright embarrassing.In a 2003 BBC poll that asked Brits to name the "Greatest American Ever", Mr. T came in fourth, behind ML King (3rd), Abe Lincoln (2nd) and Homer Simpson (1st).
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03-05-2013, 09:03 PM #8Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: One thing I will always thank the front office for....
So you honestly think Troy Smith would have led us to 7-9 wins??? If anyone gets piled on too much it's Flacco. The expectations for Matt Ryan were much higher, so far he's underachieved. I do think it's only a matter of time before he turns the corner gets his team to the superbowl.
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03-05-2013, 05:04 PM #9
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03-05-2013, 05:10 PM #10Veteran Poster
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Re: One thing I will always thank the front office for....
I am going to have to go ahead and disagree with you. Matt Ryan wilted down the stretch against the 49ers. The fumble at the end of the third took 3 points off the board. Had Flacco had a turnover in the 4th quarter versus the 49ers and it may very well have ended the same way for the Ravens. Flacco came up big.
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Off subject but I wish I could find a t shirt that supports the front office. I know they cant use wizard of oz because of infringment. But I would love a shirt that gives our front office some love with how many pro bowl apperances our players have had, mvps, awards, etc.
I dont know maybe its me. Me and my buddies go up to the mountains to a friends cabin and watch the draft every year. Just the guys and it is an amazing year tradition. I wish I had something to wear to support the front office :)
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