Originally Posted by MeaTy The Pimp:
My point is that, yes Lamar Jackson is a decent player, but how can they rank them as #1 when they have choked and haven't even won a single playoff game in the Lamar era?
Yay!!! They are regular season Champions, then in the post-season they shit the bed.
I'm going to guess that the ranking is largely based off of this season and the perceived talent on the rosters. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
You can't just completely disregard past history though. Especially when between the Chiefs and the playoffs, Baltimore is 0-4 the last two years.
That would be like disregarding Philip Rivers' penchant for throwing games away when ranking the Colts. Look how that turned out.
There has to be at least some context.
That's true. I'm just not sure what I would identify as a weakness for the Ravens, outside of recent playoff success, and this is CLEARLY a regular-season ranking.
Similar to the Chiefs, they somehow improved in the offseason. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MeaTy The Pimp:
My point is that, yes Lamar Jackson is a decent player, but how can they rank them as #1 when they have choked and haven't even won a single playoff game in the Lamar era?
Yay!!! They are regular season Champions, then in the post-season they shit the bed.
Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla:
That's true. I'm just not sure what I would identify as a weakness for the Ravens, outside of recent playoff success, and this is CLEARLY a regular-season ranking.
Similar to the Chiefs, they somehow improved in the offseason.
The weakness for the Ravens is that they're dependent on the script. They're built to pound out a lead. If that doesn't happen, they have to change everything and it doesn't work that well against good teams when you have an offense that's essentially designed around a gimmick (I don't want to diminish Lamar's skills too much but I can't think of a better word).
They're a really good team but they depend on everything going the way they want. They're used to imposing their will and if that doesn't work, things get shifty.
It's only week 1 anyway. Last season started this way too. We all know the Chiefs are a better team. I just wish I could watch sports coverage without having to hear about Lamar Jackson (or Cam Newton) the entire time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
The Chiefs were in cruise control mode for almost the entire 4th quarter. They had nothing to prove, no chip on their collective shoulders. Had they wanted to run up the score further, they would have. They clearly didn't give a shit.
The Ravens are pissed, and definitely have something to prove. They did run the score up. They pissed pounded the lowly Browns. Bless their hearts. They should put it on a t-shirt.
They get more media love than like anyone. Practically no one in the national media even dares to question Lamar Jackson as a passer even though he’s been beyond terrible in both of his playoff games (losses).
Even if they are pissed, who are they pissed at? They’re the ones that got obliterated by a team that we proceeded to curb stomp. Are they wanting respect to be given to them? How about they just go out and not suck fucking dick in the playoffs for once? [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Why do people keep saying the Ravens are pissed?
They get more media love than like anyone. Practically no one in the national media even dares to question Lamar Jackson as a passer even though he’s been beyond terrible in both of his playoff games (losses).
Even if they are pissed, who are they pissed at? They’re the ones that got obliterated by a team that we proceeded to curb stomp. Are they wanting respect to be given to them? How about they just go out and not suck fucking dick in he playoffs for once?
Originally Posted by smithandrew051: Why do people keep saying the Ravens are pissed?
They get more media love than like anyone. Practically no one in the national media even dares to question Lamar Jackson as a passer even though he’s been beyond terrible in both of his playoff games (losses).
Even if they are pissed, who are they pissed at? They’re the ones that got obliterated by a team that we proceeded to curb stomp. Are they wanting respect to be given to them? How about they just go out and not suck ****ing dick in the playoffs for once?
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Lamar Jackson sure does get his dick sucked quite a bit for a guy that’s choked two year in a row in the playoffs.
Could you imagine if Mahomes were 0-2 in the playoffs and they were the 2 worst games of his career?
Now close your eyes and picture having one of the worst games of your career but still leading your team from 10 points down with 9 minutes left to win the Super Bowl and being voted SB MVP. [Reply]
The doorknobs at Yahoo had the Ravens at #1 before the season even started.
They created their initial power rankings a few months after watching the Chiefs come back from double digit deficits 3 times (and end up winning with a double digit lead in each game) in the post season to win the Championship while the Ravens fell flat on their faces. With these facts in front of them, they felt informed enough to label the Chiefs as the inferior team of the two.
The writer is just trying to get people talking about something he wrote.
He either fully understands that the Chiefs are superior to the Ravens and he's just trying to create a buzz OR he couldn't accurately describe the shape or color of a football. [Reply]
