After their best effort of the season against the formidable New England Patriots, the Ravens looked to give another good effort against the Indianapolis Colts. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. After last night’s 44-20 defeat, which was the seventh in a row, the Ravens are officially reduced to a spoilers role, although there is nothing that they can spoil other than what was a season that began with great promise. Now, with each passing week, it becomes much like the Orioles’ season, where the fans are just waiting for the nightmare to end.
The thud you heard was the flop the Ravens performed last night. There really isn’t much else to say; Kyle Boller looked like the Kyle Ravens fans know and loathe, the defense looked horrible, and turnovers and sloppy play all combined for one of, if not the worst, loss of the season. It’s hard to tell whether it was the worst, with debacles against the Steelers, Bills and Bengals already this season, it could only get worse if the Ravens fail to show any kind of effort against the winless Miami Dolphins next week.
There needs to be a change in the culture with these Ravens. It’s time to see what’s worth keeping and what’s needs changing. This bunch isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon.
Anyone think Andre will be drafted by the Ravens?
I read this on a Andre Woodson site.
There are rumors swirling that the Ravens may lose franchise left OT Jonathan Ogden to retirement. If that happens, it’s possible that the Ravens may look to the draft to add a high-end tackle, though they landed Maryland OT Jared Gaither in the 2007 Supplemental Draft, and if he has developed as they hoped he would, it’s possible that Gaither may be starting at left offensive tackle in 2008.
The Ravens only have one major free agent to be in Terrell Suggs. They could go with a linebacker here, since in this mock the big names (Dan Connor, James Laurinaitis, etc.) would all be on the board. But, with the Ravens having so much difficulty performing on offense, and Steve McNair turning 35 this upcoming February, a quarterback like Woodson would be a great addition to the team. Brian Brohm would be a consideration here as well, but I’d think that Woodson would get the nod over Brohm with his pinpoint accuracy. We shall see.
Kyle Boller played a great game against the Patriots two weeks ago, but he came off of that game with a three interception debacle against Indianapolis on Sunday night. I strongly suspect that Boller will not be in the team’s long-term future.
An “X Factor” is the presence of Troy Smith on the roster, and how the team evaluates his development will also play a role in what they do in this spot.
Is this possible? I think he would be great for the Ravens Bad for Andre.