Archives for September 27, 2013

‘”The message was that the 2012 Ravens were champions, and we’ll walk together forever as champions,” he said. “But the 2013 Baltimore Ravens have their own mark to make. Certainly we can build on what we learned and the success of the past, but we have our own mark to make, and we’ll see what the 2013 team will be known for.”‘

‘”It’s fun. I definitely grew up going to the Bills games. I was a big-time Bills fan growing up. My uncles still are die-hard Bills fans,” Graham said Thursday night in a radio interview with WGR 550. “I’m hoping they’re all going to be rooting for me and not the Bills, or they’ll never get tickets from me again. … It should be a fun environment, a fun place to play, and I’m looking forward to coming back home.”‘

‘”When I really started to ramp up was when EJ hurt his knee, so we really didn’t get to work much together in preseason,” Chandler said. “It’s really just been these first three weeks. I think last week was a big step for us.”‘

‘Spiller and Jackson have combined to carry 75 times, and on 38 of those plays – yes, just more than half – the net result was two yards or fewer.’

A lot of attention was paid to the unprecedented dismantling of the Super Bowl-winning defense and rightfully so, but their performance in the playoffs made many overlook the fact that the Ravens were just 17th in total defense last year and 12th in scoring defense. Ozzie Newsome did not overlook it, though, and took advantage of the retirement of Ray Lewis to overhaul the defense.’

Ravens offense is relying on a little patience (Baltimore Sun)

Ed Dickson isn’t frustrated by his slow start, he’s motivated (Baltimore Sun)

Daryl Smith a ‘tackling machine’ for Ravens defense (Carroll County Times)

Win over Texans special to Ravens’ defensive coordinator (Carroll County Times)

Can the Ravens’ pass rush unnerve Manuel? (CSN Baltimore)

Flacco says big pass plays will come (CSN Baltimore)

Jim Brown: Thumbs-up on Richardson deal (CSN Baltimore)

Flacco disagrees with Lewis’ take on Ravens leaders (CSN Baltimore)

Ravens prepared to contain Bills’ Manuel, read option (WNST-AM)

Rice practices for second straight day; Marlon Brown returns to field (WNST-AM)

Players Enjoying Dean Pees’ Aggressive Game Plans (BaltimoreRavens.com)

5 Things To Know About The Bills (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Matt Elam, E.J. Manuel Renew Rivalry (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Deep Passing Hasn’t Clicked Yet For Ravens (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Jacoby Jones Apologizes, But Denies Altercation Occurred (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Thursday Transcripts (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Joe Flacco Enjoys Opposing Fans Yelling At Him (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Bills Conference Call With Baltimore Media (BaltimoreRavens.com)

‘”The football gods will allow you to get even with a guy, especially if he’s wronged,” Thurman said Thursday. “It may not happen in that game, it may not happen the next time you play him. But as some point along the line, you’ll get a chance – with a fair, clean hit – you’ll get an opportunity to get him back. You have to wait and be patient.”‘

‘Four weeks in, they’re showing tell-tale signs of inconsistency following a tumultuous offseason in which they went through a top-to-bottom overhaul, including the hiring of new coach Doug Marrone. At least they’ve been competitive. All of Buffalo’s first three games were decided in the fourth quarter, including two in the final 5 seconds.’

‘Ravens 27, Bills 17.’

‘Terrell Suggs and Haloti Ngata smell fresh quarterback — the Ravens sell out to stampede EJ Manuel and roll to a third straight win.’

‘”It’s a condition that we haven’t been able to get over this one last hurdle,” head coach Doug Marrone said of Byrd. “I think when we get over the one last hurdle; he’ll be ready to go.”‘

‘For the team’s second session of the week, defensive lineman Kyle Williams (Achilles), defensive end Mario Williams (ankle), right guard Kraig Urbik (knee), wide receiver Stevie Johnson (hamstring) and cornerback Leodis McKelvin (hamstring) were all listed as limited participants. Defensive lineman Marcell Dareus (ankle) and safety Jairus Byrd (feet) received that same designation for the second straight day.’

‘”The way I look at the situation, is I think Aaron Williams was developing into a really, really good safety. A potential top tier type safety for us,” Marrone said. “Moving him back to corner and watching him have to play. It’s difficult for me because I don’t think people realize that those two positions are very different.”‘

‘Ravens 20, Bills 16.’