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[quote=skinsfan69;989244]Pats vs. Atl. SF will struggle on the road. I'd like to see Ray get another ring, and would also like to see Brady get another one too.[/quote]

Struggle? They beat GB and NE on the road. Kaepernick is 5" taller and 15lbs. Heavier than Wilson in addition to 4.4 speed. Good luck stopping him

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Pats vs. Falcons -- Pats win it ALL

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Voted for 49ers vs. Patriots, but i'd rather see 49ers - Ravens. I'm so tired of the freaking Pats the brother vs. brother thing could be interesting.

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[quote=SmootSmack;989329]Understood. I can't really say I'm gung ho for any of the teams, but the least of the evils for me is Baltimore[/quote]

Same here.

Maybe I am lucky that I don't know any a-hole Ravens fan. Most of them care more about beating Pittsburgh than the Redskins. Honestly, the thought of a Redskins/Ravens "rivalry" is laughable IMO. And like you said, I think they are a very well run organization. And they've been successful without resorting to the douchebag tactics of teams like the Pats.

A Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh SB would be a lot of fun too. It'd make the week leading up to the SB very interesting.

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[quote=Ruhskins;989398]Same here.

Maybe I am lucky that I don't know any a-hole Ravens fan. Most of them care more about beating Pittsburgh than the Redskins. Honestly, the thought of a Redskins/Ravens "rivalry" is laughable IMO. And like you said, I think they are a very well run organization. And they've been successful without resorting to the douchebag tactics of teams like the Pats.

A Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh SB would be a lot of fun too. It'd make the week leading up to the SB very interesting.[/quote]I'll admit that I used to actually kind of like the ravens and I thought of them as my second team. Honestly, I was pumped when they won the Super Bowl during my freshman year of college because, although I grew up in a family of Redskins fanatics, I wasn't a huge sports fan until I got into college.

My hatred for the ravens started a couple of seasons later when my friends' got Skins season tickets. That year we played the steelers in a preseason game. At the game there was a group of 3 or 4 ravens fans sitting a few rows behind us fully decked out in ravens cap - purple camo, face-paint, stupid purple & black wigs - and they were cheering like crazy FOR THE STEELERS! We asked them why they were cheering for their rival and they said it was because of how much they hate the Skins, but they couldn't give a reason for why that was the case. It was insanity.
Over the years I met A TON of ravens fans who were just like that, and so my anti-passion for them grew, especially when I lived in Federal Hill for a year.


As for the actual point of this thread - I really wouldn't be surprised if the ravens do pull off another upset. It seems like their offense is really clicking now that Caldwell has a few games under his belt; and their defense always knows how to step up. Sunday evening should be pretty wild.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;989414]I'll admit that I used to actually kind of like the ravens and I thought of them as my second team. Honestly, I was pumped when they won the Super Bowl during my freshman year of college because, although I grew up in a family of Redskins fanatics, I wasn't a huge sports fan until I got into college.

My hatred for the ravens started a couple of seasons later when my friends' got Skins season tickets. That year we played the steelers in a preseason game. At the game there was a group of 3 or 4 ravens fans sitting a few rows behind us fully decked out in ravens cap - purple camo, face-paint, stupid purple & black wigs - and they were cheering like crazy FOR THE STEELERS! We asked them why they were cheering for their rival and they said it was because of how much they hate the Skins, but they couldn't give a reason for why that was the case. It was insanity.

Over the years I met A TON of ravens fans who were just like that, and so my anti-passion for them grew, especially when I lived in Federal Hill for a year.
[/quote]

Sounds like you've had the misfortune of meeting a whole bunch of fairweather Ravens fans who really need to get their fan card taken away. I worked in downtown Baltimore for two years and ran into a few annoying fans, but not many.

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So Devin Thomas...Lions

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[quote=SmootSmack;989484]So Devin Thomas...Lions[/quote]i guess he felt my spirit going that way.

lions and giants and bears, oh my

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[quote=los panda;989486]i guess he felt my spirit going that way.
[B]
lions and giants and bears, oh my[/B][/quote]

Lol. Very clever.

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[quote=SmootSmack;989484]So Devin Thomas...Lions[/quote]


Coming out of retirement? Rent must be due.

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I don't care either way, but I would like to see Ravens v. 49ers.

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When the Redskins aren't playing or the game has no bearing on their standing I always root for the city I would rather live in. So New England over Baltimore and San Fran over Atl.

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prick

“I’ve been playing this game my whole life,” Brady told Huard. “I’ve started a couple games now, and it’s the same game, man. It’s no different. I kid you not, it’s not that hard. I’m going to be a great one. I’m going to be one of the best at this game.”

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/18/tom-brady-said-im-going-to-be-a-great-one-after-his-second-start/]Tom Brady said “I’m going to be a great one” after his second start | ProFootballTalk[/url]

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The most arrogant a-hole ever. He acts like he's entitled to anything he wants.

If he was so great throughout his whole life, he would have been drafted before the 6th-round. He's had to work to get where is is now, but for some reason he'd rather say he's had the magic touch since he came out of his mother than say he's worked hard to get where he is.

When things don't go his way on the field, he acts like a child.

Great QB? Yes. Great person? Nope.

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[quote=monkeydad;989757]the most arrogant a-hole ever. He acts like he's entitled to anything he wants.

If he was so great throughout his whole life, he would have been drafted before the 6th-round. He's had to work to get where is is now, but for some reason he'd rather say he's had the magic touch since he came out of his mother than say he's worked hard to get where he is.

When things don't go his way on the field, he acts like a child.

Great qb? Yes. Great person? Nope.[/quote]

thank you!

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Yeah because most great NFL QBs are totally humble

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Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh in SB47....Ray Lewis gets another ring before he retires.

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[quote=SmootSmack;989775]Yeah because most great NFL QBs are totally humble[/quote]

RG3 will be :)

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[quote=Ruhskins;989788]RG3 will be :)[/quote]


Peyton and Eli are.

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[quote=Giantone;989803]Peyton and Eli are.[/quote]

Eli eats worms.

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[quote=Giantone;989803]Peyton and Eli are.[/quote]

Eli Manning demanded a trade because him and daddy refused to play for San Diego and wanted to play for New York.

Peyton told the Colts he would beat them for the next 15 years because he would be that great.

Every quarterback, almost every athlete is egotistic and thinks they are the greatest thing to ever walk the earth.

One person that was not supposed to be this way??? Te'o....

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god i love the way Rachel Nichols holds a microphone

[QUOTE=Chico23231;989840]god i love the way Rachel Nichols holds a microphone[/QUOTE]

She's so fine!!

Did anyone hear about crabtree not being with the team because of a sexual assault investigation?

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[quote=donofriose;989833]Eli Manning demanded a trade because him and daddy refused to play for San Diego and wanted to play for New York.

Peyton told the Colts he would beat them for the next 15 years because he would be that great.

Every quarterback, almost every athlete is egotistic and thinks they are the greatest thing to ever walk the earth.

One person that was not supposed to be this way??? Te'o....[/quote]

Eli's dad didn't want him there cause of AJ Smith. Peyton said that because he wanted to show he was confident and because he wanted to get drafted first over loudmouth drug and anger problemed Ryan leaf.

Teo isn't a QB so don't bring up that name.

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[quote=Ruhskins;989425]Sounds like you've had the misfortune of meeting a whole bunch of fairweather Ravens fans who really need to get their fan card taken away. I worked in downtown Baltimore for two years and ran into a few annoying fans, but not many.[/quote]

Going with AMD on this one. I have lived in Baltimore for almost 20 years now. It's the unexplainable hatred of the Skins that really just gets to me. Plus, so many I meet are just real jerks.

If you're a Skins fan, how do you piss off a Ravens fan? Just tell them you really don't care if the Ravens win or lose. They HATE that Skins fans don't care that they hate them.

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[quote=donofriose;989833]Eli Manning demanded a trade because him and daddy refused to play for San Diego and wanted to play for New York.

Peyton told the Colts he would beat them for the next 15 years because he would be that great.

Every quarterback, almost every athlete is egotistic and thinks they are the greatest thing to ever walk the earth.

One person that was not supposed to be this way??? Te'o....[/quote]And Eli called himself elite. :laughing-

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[quote=CultBrennan59;989851]Eli's dad didn't want him there cause of AJ Smith. Peyton said that because he wanted to show he was confident and because he wanted to get drafted first over loudmouth drug and anger problemed Ryan leaf.

Teo isn't a QB so don't bring up that name.[/quote]

So when peyton manning says something its "confidence" when tom brady says something ita cause he is an a-hole. And Eli manning called himself elite, while flacco said he was the best quarterback in the NFL. Like I said, every good quarterback is full of himself. Aaron Rogers can't even take a joke he is so full of himself. Every quarterback is conceited and thinks they are the best QB ever. Even RG3, I should walk around saying "talent respects talent" and "I'm the best option", every quarterback is like this. I wouldn't want a quarterback on my team saying "I'm just ok I guess". It's the NFL, every player thinks they are amazing

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[quote=CultBrennan59;989851]Eli's dad didn't want him there cause of AJ Smith. Peyton said that because he wanted to show he was confident and because he wanted to get drafted first over loudmouth drug and anger problemed Ryan leaf.

Teo isn't a QB so don't bring up that name.[/quote]

So you can make excuses for the Manning's but Brady's must be because he's a prick. Funny thing is you say Peyton's was because he was confident and wanted a better draft position, wouldn't Brady's be that he was confident, and wanted to keep his starting spot?

Star athletes have huge ego's, most top level athlete's do, that's part of what makes them succeed - an internal drive and pride in their success. Why hate on that, especially when they back up the talk?

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Is it really arrogance when, in fact, you [I]are[/I] better than everyone else? Isn't it just a statement of fact?

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Tom bradys in a different class of arrogance. He literally is an asshole. Every QB has to be confident as others have already mentioned. You can't have a QB out there saying "I think I'm ok" so every QB has that. What makes Tom Brady different from manning is he's a prick.

Examples: Anthony Smith of the Steelers said he guaranteed that the Steelers were going to beat the then undefeated patriots. Tom Brady was throwing TD passes left and right and instead of just letting his play do the talking, he has to walk up and rub it into the face of smith that they were kicking their ass.

Super Bowl XLII- before the game is played plaxico burress predicts the Giants would win 21-17. Brady, instead of giving the typically QB answer of something along the lines of "I like that he's confident, were going to go out there and prove him wrong; it should be an exciting game," likes to throw out a little asshole prick jab which was "Hahaha we're only going to score 17 points?!?! Okay Plax. Is he playing defense?!?" Overly cocky (not just cocky) and an douchebag comment. Please show me a star QB doing this. Did Montana do this or Steve Young? Don't think so.

Prior to that super bowl I can also add in that Eli, being the nice guy he is, wants to shake toms hand, tom just looks at him and turns the other way like a prick. I remember our own QB RG3 saying "Quarterbacks don't go against Quarterbacks" so maybe Tom should have just shaken his hand since Eli wasn't playing defense and other QBs shake hands. Its little arrogant crap like this Tom has done over the years that builds up in not just the fans mind, because there is a large base of people who hate Tom Brady, but theres also all that respect that people like analysts, the media and coaches have given tom brady over his 12 year career that has gone to his head, which makes him feel like he's in a different class and can get away with little crap like this, which I have yet to see a Manning do, or Brees, or Ryan, or Flacco or Schaub.

And then theres whinning to the refs because he got bumped right after a throw. Before I go on, yes all QBs complain, but theirs complaining and theres whining. Tom Brady whines like a kid (stomping his feet, throwing his arms all over the place, yelling at the ref like the refs his dumb kid or something) I wish I had youtube clips of tom Brady whining to the officials, especially the most recent one against San Fran when he screamed at the ref and spiked the ball and got in the refs face.

[YT]xqd5-8k8JmQ[/YT] He already has two rules made for him for crying out loud! Tuck rule and you can't tap/hit/press against, the QB below the waste or else. Whats mannings rule? Whats Brees's rule? Whats Rodgers rule? What are all the other QBs in the leagues rules that have been created of recent?

My god if Tom Brady was [U]just[/U] confident like the other QBs, he would have so much respect from a wide majority of fans. But its all these little things that add up and separate tom from liked to douchebag in many fans eyes.

What has Tom ever done to be considered an ass hole or jerk? Seriously what has he ever said lol

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Man, sounds like a henhouse up in here. Whether he's an asshole or not who cares? The guy is a winner and that's all that really counts.

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I've always considered Tom sort of.....mild mannered considering he may be the best QB playing the game and sporting one of the hottest women on Earth. Did I mention incredibly wealthy.......
Or did he quietly become T.O. when I wasn't looking?

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Sooooo anyways

How about dem games. What's everybody got planned. Is it even something to watch, with the Redskins out? I imagine I will.

The more I think about the 49ers Falcons game the more I think it will have an indirect effect on our season next year. The 49ers are running our ideal offense if Griff is healthy, and the Falcons have faced parts of it 4 times against Cam, plus us and Seattle this year. If there is any defense that is going to lay out the game tape that defenses are going watch and stop this "college gimicky" offense (so tired of those phrases), this is going to be it. Falcons DE Abraham probably won't be at full speed, but most defenses aren't going to have a guy as good as him anyway.

Ravens Pats ought to be a close nailbiter if past history is any indication. So, even I don't really want either to win, I suppose it will draw me to it.

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[quote=Mattyk;989894]Man, sounds like a henhouse up in here. Whether he's an asshole or not who cares? The guy is a winner and that's all that really counts.[/quote]

True that. As Hines ward and James farrior said when Roethlisberger was accused of rape, the players said all that we care about is football, the personal stuff doesn't effect us.

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[quote=HailGreen28;989855]And Eli called himself elite. :laughing-[/quote]



First Eli never called himself elite,he was ask in an interveiw "do you consider youself in the same group as Peyton ,Tom Brady,and Breeze all elite QBs and he said yes."And he is,other than Brady who else has 2 super bowl wins to their credit out there playing right now?

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[quote=Giantone;989910]First Eli never called himself elite,he was ask in an interveiw "do you consider youself in the same group as Peyton ,Tom Brady,and Breeze all elite QBs and he said yes."And he is,other than Brady who else has 2 super bowl wins to their credit out there playing right now?[/quote]

Rothlisberger...

And I have the same problem with putting Ben in the Elite category as I do for Eli. They are both inconsistent and they have both had defenses that played huge roles in their teams success.

Eli has proven that he can play like the elites. He has done it twice for approx. 10-12 game stretches, and the giants won two SB's. But other than those two runs, Eli is too inconsistent to be given elite status imo.

There is only 2 Elite QBs and that's Brady and PM.

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[quote=Skinzman;989911]Rothlisberger...

And I have the same problem with putting Ben in the Elite category as I do for Eli. They are both inconsistent and they have both had defenses that played huge roles in their teams success.

Eli has proven that he can play like the elites. He has done it twice for approx. 10-12 game stretches, and the giants won two SB's. But other than those two runs, Eli is too inconsistent to be given elite status imo.[/quote]
yup Big Ben(how the hell did I forget him?),yet people think Peyton is elite while he has only gone to the super bowl once.I think 8 times he has pulled a 1 and done.aren't the playoffs suppose to be when you're elite?

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[quote=Giantone;989914]yup Big Ben(how the hell did I forget him?),yet people think Peyton is elite while he has only gone to the super bowl once.I think 8 times he has pulled a 1 and done.aren't the playoffs suppose to be when you're elite?[/quote]

Im not going to lie, I have called Peyton Elite plenty before but am second guessing that as the years go on, definitely Elite in the regular season, but playoffs is looking different. Eli has shown that when he is on his game, he deals with playoff pressure better than Peyton. And as they say, your legacy is built in the playoffs.

Having said that, I personally dont think Peyton has ever had a great defense, except this year in Denver, and they played terrible against the Ravens in their lone playoff game. Cant help but think if Peyton had a playoff caliber Def actually play like a playoff caliber Def during the playoffs, whether he wouldnt have at least one more himself.