Ravens Gab

Defense has been the identity of the Baltimore Ravens for more than a decade.
Over the years they’ve had plenty of high profile players to help carry that reputation. So choosing a defensive player of the year would seem to be a bit harder than some other categories.
Jonathan Scruggs makes the case for linebacker, Jarret Johnson.
Number [...]

Several days ago Ray Lewis received a 5,000 from the league office over his hit on Austin Collie. Here are some of Lewis’ comments, and then my own.
“For people who really enjoy the game of football, and who play the game the way I play the game, I look at that as being kind of [...]

Remember the Baltimore Ravens of old? A questionable offense most weeks, but one thing was certain every week: their defense is what made the team relevant – and very successful.  Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and the usual suspects making a mockery of most teams’ offenses on nearly a regular basis.
But things have changed a bit in [...]

“That was probably one of the greatest plays of my career because of what we did as a team,” “You see a couple of big plays here or there, but I told the defense earlier, those third- and fourth-down goal-line stances will win us the ballgame,”
Linebacker Ray Lewis     Baltimoresun.com
 In a game that was a battle [...]

 
A few comments from Coach Harbaugh, Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs and Joe Flacco about this Sunday’s Home opener against Kansas City.

On Tuesday morning ESPN released their annual NFL pre-season picks for each team based on division. Fourteen analysts were asked to rank every squad and determine what they believe the final standings will look like.
Not at all surprisingly, the overwhelming opinion among the analysts participating is that the Steelers will finish 1st in the [...]

ESPN’s  Sal Pal talks with an emotional Ray Lewis  as he discusses being a Baltimore Raven, the upcoming season, free agency and the loss of Steve McNair.

Cordazar Calvin Broadus known to the rest of the civilized world as Snoop Dogg stopped by to help put the Ravens through their paces. Snoop is a huge football fan as well as a football coach at the youth and high school levels. He even had time to challenge Cornerback Frank Walker to ladder drills [...]

2008 Review:
As you browse about each position on the Baltimore Ravens its hard to argue that their biggest position of strength over the years and during this past season  was the linebacking unit.
It begins with Ray Lewis, face of the franchise since he arrived in 1996 with the team he posted a solid campiagn in [...]

Science meets Ray Lewis. Science loses every time.