Now I would not call myself an avid sports enthusiast by any stretch of the imagination. I enjoy football and know enough info to barely get myself out of an in-depth analysis or conversation. But when the Ravens or the Eagles play I do get a little amped up , put down Call Of Duty or Portal , grab my Batman mug and hit the couch...such was the case last night...I'll do a slight recap for those who don't know.


The New England Patriots have managed to do something that very few teams can say they have ever done...maintain the "perfect season" , which in laymans terms means that they have not lost once this entire season)the last team to do it were the 1972? Miami Dolphins , which does lend credit to the stellar performance of their club. Now my Ravens on the other hand are on the ass end of a 6 game losing streak that pretty much snagged their shots at any post season glory...I really don't care. I knew damn well that the Ravens were not in "Superbowl prime" this year and all I hoped for were a few key wins here and there to flesh out our wobbly offensive end and to hopefully tighten the screms on "d". Now the Pats on the other hand have been absolutley decimating the opposition with Brady's unholy ability to work miracles in the red zone and when it's hot in the pocket. Of course it helps that their entire club is filled to the brim with near proven if not tried ands tested athletes. None the less me and my friends were hoping for the upset victory of the year last night and to wipe that smug pout off of Bellicheck's ugly ass mug. He is a great coach(when he's not cheating) and has fine tuned a fantastic football team...but he is an absolutely horrid sportsman. He runs the score up , unnessecerrily. When faced with pressure he will often tear at his own clothing(violating NFL clothing policies btw lol). And when presented with a victory...instead of the traditional handshake at the end of the game (that even his players do) he will often storm to the locker room and brood. So even though it's a damn near certainty that NE is going to the bowl it would have been nice to see them be the first possible blemish on the perfect season...and that would have happened had it not been for one Rex Ryan. Rex Ryan is the Ravens defensive coordinator and is resposible for , obviously , maintaining what the Baltimore Ravens are known for which is their defensive end. Now Ryan has been with us since 2005 and had done a mildly decent job attempting to rejuvinate the defense and reworking some of our older plays. But unfortunately for Rex Ryan...he made one fatal error last night that will have his name cursed by Baltimore fans for a while...let me take you there

*wacky Waynes World hand motion*


It's 39 degrees outside and the wind is blowing 35-40 MPH hard up the field against the Pats making kicking and throwing difficult as hell. They are on their 4'th and with their perfect season flashing before their eyes...they know they need to do something. Tom Brady pulls back on the snap

-Stops time momentarrily-

Now the way this works is that if the Ravens stop Brady from moving the ball then it's over. Baltimore would get possession , Boller would most likely hold out on the ball and knee the rest of the game. We would win and me and so many other "Baltimorons" would have gotten our wish...did it work like that. Of course not because if it did I would not have this post.

-Starts time back up-

and the Ravens charge center and move in for the sack...but not quite. Rex Ryan called a timeout before the play was initiated and instead of the play being validated , the jackass referee allows the timeout to go through without even checking to see if it's the head coach, which negates the play and forces a restart on the drive

Basic terms: We stopped NE , Ryan called a timeout which he is not allowed to do , Ref allows it , drive restarts

SO the new play commences and NE moves it up for the first down which moves them even closer into touchdown territory. NE scores and pretty much clinches the upset.

So am I blaming anyone in particular...no. Baltimore has had alot of sideline mismanagement for the past few years and I think that last night brought it to a boil. Did Baltimore win , no. But what they did do is scare the shit out of the Pats and that in and of it'self holds promise. When the Eagles found out how to move against the Pats the entire NFl studied it and the Ravens used that last night to prove that even though you have a perfect season you may not have "perfection". So hopefully other teams will study this and put that blemish there instead of the Ravens...hopefully next week won't be a repeat.

-Rev