Too Legit To Quit: Baltimore Ravens Midseason Report

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Published: November 16, 2009

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... sitting in third place in the AFC North at 4-4 heading into Week nine.  The offense has been unexpectedly good; the defense, unexpectedly bad. 

At times it seems that fate has conspired against John Harbaugh's team: Mark Clayton's hands were just a little slippery in New England, Steve Hauschka got a bit nervous in Minnesota, and the officials may have been overzealous with their flags in the first Bengals game, although that wasn't necessarily the determining factor in the outcome of the game. 

There have been moments where second-year players Joe Flacco and Ray Rice have looked spectacular, and others where they have disappeared or been flat out bad. These are uncharted waters for a team that is used to relying on its defense to preserve games. 

The offense is ranked in the top ten in the NFL in points per game and yards per game, but the normally top five defense has been less than impenetrable, falling all the way down to 19th in pass defense and 13th in ...

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Too Legit To Quit: Baltimore Ravens Midseason Report

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: November 16, 2009

commentComment        

... sitting in third place in the AFC North at 4-4 heading into Week nine.  The offense has been unexpectedly good; the defense, unexpectedly bad. 

At times it seems that fate has conspired against John Harbaugh's team: Mark Clayton's hands were just a little slippery in New England, Steve Hauschka got a bit nervous in Minnesota, and the officials may have been overzealous with their flags in the first Bengals game, although that wasn't necessarily the determining factor in the outcome of the game. 

There have been moments where second-year players Joe Flacco and Ray Rice have looked spectacular, and others where they have disappeared or been flat out bad. These are uncharted waters for a team that is used to relying on its defense to preserve games. 

The offense is ranked in the top ten in the NFL in points per game and yards per game, but the normally top five defense has been less than impenetrable, falling all the way down to 19th in pass defense and 13th in ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


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