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Thread: The Fall of the Ravens Empire
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01-12-2018, 03:03 PM #13Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: The Fall of the Ravens Empire
Losing the alpha males was a big part of it but you will never replace a guy like Ray Lewis who willed that team to over achieve. I don't think we can underestimate his impact or lack of it after leaving.
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01-12-2018, 03:28 PM #15
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01-12-2018, 03:35 PM #16
Re: The Fall of the Ravens Empire
Thanks for the kinds words. Thanks to all.
It was painful.
Funny about the Back to The Future meme. I think we did that after the 2015 season. See, same shit different year...
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01-12-2018, 03:54 PM #17Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: The Fall of the Ravens Empire
As someone with inside information, do you get the sense that they even care? As an outsider, I get the sense that they don't care about how the fans feel or even about fielding a competitive team anymore. As long as Biscotti gets to see his boy Harbaugh on the sidelines, he's happy.
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01-12-2018, 04:14 PM #18
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01-12-2018, 04:30 PM #20Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: The Fall of the Ravens Empire
In general, this was a very good piece. I think that Tony does a good job of examining the context with which things have happened over the years. Some of us may differ with him on the slice of the pie in certain situations, but he definitely hits the major points of our issues with this team. I don't think the Pro-Bowl is as relevant as it used to be and I don't believe that they would have paid Osemele what Oakland paid him under any circumstances, nor do I believe they would have paid Wagner what Detroit paid him. However, Tony gets to the crux of the issues. I disagree with some of his assessment of Joe Flacco, but one thing I think everyone agrees on is that if this is all they were going to ask Flacco to do then they never should have paid him.
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01-12-2018, 04:43 PM #22
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And that is what is going to make it tough to bring back the Fans that have decided to take a break. With what has happened so far, it appears the Team does not care about getting better. And I am not sure what they could do to prove otherwise to people if they truly believe that what they have in place can succeed.
As for Fans, they sometimes put too much emphasis on the old line : "I don't care what you do; just do something."
And I am not at all convinced that most of the people who say "Blow it up" would come back immediately as a show of support. They would say "Show me" after all was wiped out, and then not come back if the team was losing.
Might be a "Lose/lose" proposition.Captain Offense
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01-12-2018, 04:47 PM #23
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01-12-2018, 04:55 PM #24
Re: The Fall of the Ravens Empire
What if the Ravens decide not to host the State of the Ravens press conference?
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