A new contract for a (nearly) 34 year old All-World linebacker in Dallas: $10 mil/yr
A year’s supply of Tums to cope with the stress of the Cowboys’ dysfunction: $250
A big case of ear plugs to block the annoying whining of T-O: $130
Playing out your career for an organization that stood by you in [...]
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Hey Ray
February 6, 2009
Against All Odds
January 15, 2009
It’s pretty clear the Ravens are one big underdog going into Sunday’s AFC Title game in Pittsburgh. Let’s count the ways, one more time—-
1) We’re banged up with injuries
2) We’ve got a rookie QB
3) We’ve got a rookie head coach
4) The weather will be nasty
5) We’re now in our 18th straight football week without a [...]
The Win in Tennessee
January 11, 2009
No one can better appreciate the magnitude of the Ravens win on Saturday in Nashville than the Ravens fans who were in the stadium. That’s because it’s one of loudest stadiums in the NFL–so loud, in fact, the Titans are often accused of “juicing” the sound by cranking up the volume on the stadium speakers.
I [...]
The Chip
January 6, 2009
You’d think anyone associated with the NFL would know better by now than to give a team from Baltimore any hint of a reason to have a chip on its shoulder.
Let’s review.
Nobody lifted a finger back in 1984 to keep Bob Irsay from stealing the Colts away in the middle of the night. Then, in [...]
Cowboy Arrogance
December 21, 2008
I got home from covering Ravens fans sometime after midnight Saturday and flipped on the NFL Network. It was in coverage of the ceremony to officially close 38 year old Texas Stadium. At first, I though it was a taped replay of the ceremony that surely must have taken place before the game. Then I [...]
Battle of the Beltway: Circa 2008
December 5, 2008
The Redskins come to town on Sunday night for the first time since the Ravens arrived in 1996. The Ravens are pushing special T-Shirts for the affair and all kinds of things are riding on the outcome considering it’s December and both teams are in the playoff hunt.
Plus, it’s the big Sunday night game on [...]
