Six turnovers, several injuries leave Ravens beaten, bruised in...

Bengals 27Ravens 20 A season filled with hope began with the Ravens grimacing in pain.

[oldetoys]

Looked like the Orioles playing football.

[Frank of Glenwood]

Still the most pathetic offense in the league (remember last year with no passing game down field). The Orioles offense is better than these guys. However, always a great defense.

[Ravens Realist]

So what Mcnair had a bad game. We are stuck with him. We are better than the bengals. I want Billick on the hot seat. Camp Creampuff is evident again. These guys look sloppy. The bengals could have blown us out. For soo long we wanted the ravens to strech the field but not on 3rd and 1or 2. And especially against the bengals.(Pound them) Look at the schedule. The second half of the season is murder. Let JO be an assistent coach for all I care. Put all the rookies in and lets find some ball players on that o-line. After the bye week we might have some ballers. Ben Grubbs should start, put chester at center, terry yonda and gaithers battle it out at tackle. We can get confindence and momentum over the next 5 game up to the bye week. If Billick can finally call some good plays.

[RavenKen]

I appreciate McNair "accepting" responsibility but is it really his fault that the offense performed the way it did? I did not see one audible last night. Plays are called by BB and they are to be carried out - no matter if the QB sees blitzing coming at him and know the play is bad. I'm just getting tired of repeating myself - BB has to go. Please everyone - wake up to the fact that guy can't coach offense and needs to go.

[RavenKen]

I don't want to hear about how bad our offensive line is. They are only blocking - if you watch you will see they are blocking. It is the play calling. It is predictable, unimaginative, lacking of any flexibility (it is so so rare to see a Raven QB audible - Why BB? Why?). I don't want to hear that the O-line is bad because one person can't be expected to block two people.

[sock puppet]

If the defense continues to sustain injuries, this team may be in trouble. The Ravens are in a tough division.
Of course, later this year they play the Super Bowl World Champion Indianapolis Colts. If they don't improve by then, as Kieth Jackson would say, "Whoa-a-a-a Nellie !"

[Alex in OKC]

Is McNair physically unable to throw to the left side?
Where was Mark Clayton, a first round pick, last night?

[Rocko the Magnificent]

The game was fixed. That call by the official on Heap's touchdown is indisputable evidence of a fix.

[Lee Harrison]

The Ravens are already showing their age and lack of preperation. If they could play as good as they talk, now THAT would be something.

[Tenacious C]

McNair should except responsibility....it is his fault. Billick wasn't the one out there dropping the ball. I can't remember a time when the Ravens looked more unprepared on offense. It was pathetic and I don't think it had as much to do with Billick as it had to do with a bunch of trash talking "players" that can't back it up on the field. What happened to the ferocious offense that we heard about in training camp? The offense that was supposed to have an attitude that mimicked the defense? All I saw were a bunch of bumbs out there that looked like they were learning the game as they went.

RavenKen wrote:

I appreciate McNair "accepting" responsibility but is it really his fault that the offense performed the way it did? I did not see one audible last night. Plays are called by BB and they are to be carried out - no matter if the QB sees blitzing coming at him and know the play is bad. I'm just getting tired of repeating myself - BB has to go. Please everyone - wake up to the fact that guy can't coach offense and needs to go.

[Tenacious C]

The game wasn't fixed. It was a bad call. But the Ravens should have never been in that situation. If they had held onto the ball a little more often (6 TURNOVERS!!!) they would have never been in that situation.

Rocko the Magnificent wrote:

The game was fixed. That call by the official on Heap's touchdown is indisputable evidence of a fix.

[Tenacious C]

The Ravens were embarassing last night. They embarassed themselves and the city of Baltimore and should be ashamed. The defense tried to pull this team out of the mud, but its hard when you're up against the Bengals and your own offense. I've never seen an offense seemingly try so hard to lose. Its plain to see that the new "offensive look" is centered around confusion. The team should spend a little less time trash talking and a little more time working on the fundamentals. HOLD ON TO THE BALL!!

[RMW]

Something's being missed here. We're used to the Bengals defense being one of the worst in the league, but hey, they stepped up, and quite honestly, may be one of the best this year. We always seem to blame one side, without giving credit to the other. The Bengals defense was awesome . . .let's give them the credit and stop trash talking our offense. . .

[houckstar]

RUN THE F"n BALL BILLICK!!!!! GOD!!!!

[Fasteddie]

Why in the world do you go out and get McGahee for if you are going to throw the ball inside the five yard line?