Game Thread - NE vs BAL - Let's Shock The World

**RavenScallywag** · 01-22-2012, 02:34 PM

Ravens inactives: Doss, C. Brown, A Allen, Bran. McKinney, Kindle, Bynes, Boren
Pats inactives: OCHOCINCO, Vereen, Mallett, Ridley, Guyton, Vollmer, Donald Thomas

**EdReed4HOF** · 01-22-2012, 02:36 PM

Let's go!!

**edgecrusher** · 01-22-2012, 02:38 PM

Ridley inactive? He has been solid for the Patriots. Clearly they want the safety of Green-Ellis (the guy never fumbles) over a more explosive ground game. Green-Ellis is pretty vanilla.

With Ochocinco inactive, the Patriots only remotely deep threat is Branch. Not surprisingly, the Patriots are going all in on the dink-and-dunk TE show.

**RavenScallywag** · 01-22-2012, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by edgecrusher

Ridley inactive? He has been solid for the Patriots. Clearly they want the safety of Green-Ellis (the guy never fumbles) over a more explosive ground game. Green-Ellis is pretty vanilla.

I think they know they aren't going to beat us with their ground game.

**Ravenswintitle** · 01-22-2012, 02:42 PM

Hernandez played running back last week and had good success

**edgecrusher** · 01-22-2012, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by Ravenswintitle

Hernandez played running back last week and had good success

I wonder if they want to do that again considering the guy has a concussion...

**Dade** · 01-22-2012, 02:56 PM

65 minutes till game time. Getting so amped up!

**Bl1tz** · 01-22-2012, 03:00 PM

Hustle hustle hustle hustle aaaaaaahhhhh!

**jtolliver** · 01-22-2012, 03:10 PM

I'm looking forward to the Webb-Welker matchup. I hope Williams doesn't get beat by Branch's double moves. He's a wily old vet.

**HartLee** · 01-22-2012, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by edgecrusher

Ridley inactive? He has been solid for the Patriots. Clearly they want the safety of Green-Ellis (the guy never fumbles) over a more explosive ground game. Green-Ellis is pretty vanilla.

With Ochocinco inactive, the Patriots only remotely deep threat is Branch. Not surprisingly, the Patriots are going all in on the dink-and-dunk TE show.

Ridley is the Pats' most talented RB by far. With fumbles in 2 consecutive weeks, however, there's no way Belichick would have let him see the field in a playoff game against an opportunistic D like the Ravens, even if he had been active.

Tiquan Underwood is by far the team's fastest -- and theoretically their most dangerous -- outside receiver. But, so far, that has only been theoretical. I don't think the Ravens have much to worry about there.

**edgecrusher** · 01-22-2012, 03:14 PM

Branch might catch a few balls but he has been a non-factor for the Patriots most of the season. He is good on those long third-downs but the Patriots don't face that much.