WITH A 1-5 RECORD IT’S SAFE TO SAY WE’RE NOT WINNING THE DIVISION.

The Ravens traveled to San Francisco last week and lost to the 49ers. Another tough day for our secondary, giving up big plays to former Ravens, Anquon Boldin and Torrey Smith. Steve Smith dropped a couple passes in the end zone that a healthy Steve Smith normally catches. Joe had two interceptions. Enough said about the bad things we all know the result of the poor performance we saw last week.

The bright spot from last week is the medical staff did not cart anybody off the field. The Ravens are fighting off the injury bug with a lot of nagging injuries but nothing season ending. Wednesday’s practice had a new face- Dennis Pitta was on the field for the first time this year. I know Dennis has been working hard to get back on the field and play but this may all be for show to see what he can do next year. I can’t imagine Dennis playing this year after two years in a row with the same serious injury but he needs to give it a try and see if football is in his future. Good luck, Dennis. Good news: Webb, Canty, Waller, Smith Sr., and Dumervil all practiced Wednesday. The bad news, and you knew there would be bad news, several prayers did not practice Wednesday including Justin Forsett, Maxx Williams, Yanda, Kendrick Lewis, Terrence Brooks, Asa Jackson, and Lawrance Guy  who were all no shows for practice. The good part about playing on Monday night is we get one more day to heal up and the injury report doesn’t come out until late Thursday. So look out for who is and who is not playing.

Something is wrong here… I am missing a paragraph! This is where I usually introduce the new guys the Ravens have picked up to replace the guys going on the injured reserve list. No need to this week. Can you believe it? No new players!  We have the same roster as last week for the first time all season. Is that a good sign? Who knows, but I do know the Coaches are working overtime shuffling the players around to put the best squads on the field.

At this point in the season and with our record, things could get interesting on how the coaches, players and the front office react. The coaches need to work with their squads and put together the best combination of players. Look for different players in different positions. As players get moved around to cover for injured team mates, will we see a let down of intensity? Will the players get frustrated and not play every down at 110%? If so, how will the Ozzie react? He could make a trade, the dead line is November 3. The Ravens don’t normally make late season trades but this is not a normal Ravens Season. John Harbaugh needs to keep this team together and motivated to work and play hard. If we keep losing… No, No, No, I don’t want to think about what could happen. (We get the first pick in the 2016 draft, just kidding)

O, yeah, I almost forgot, we go to Arizona to play the Cardinals on Monday night this week. The Cardinal are really good, the Ravens not so much. We can be optimistically delusional and think we can win this one so I will— we can win this game. We have been close in every game this season but have not been able to hold on to leads in the 4th quarters. This week our secondary will have huge challenge trying to stop the Cardinals passing attack but with Webb back maybe this unit will show up and play well. We can run against the Cardinals. If we protect and control the ball we will win this game.

GO RAVENS!!!

WEEK SEVEN RUNDOWN: Remember- this is what we want to happen to help the Ravens not necessarily what we think will happen. So don’t bet the farm on my picks.

Thursday night
8:25

Seahawks over 49ers
The 49ers offense looked good against the Ravens defense last week but not this week. Seattle has perhaps the best defense in the NFL. Rooting for the Seahawks and our special intention in Seattle.

Sunday
9:30 am

Jaguars over Bills
Get up early for another Sunday morning game in London. Isn’t life great football from 9 AM to Midnight? Rex Ryan in London. I can’t believe they let him in the country. This may not be a very good game but it sure beats raking leaves.

1:00 pm

Redskins over Buccaneers
Work was busy this week so we need the Redskins to win at home to keep boosting the local economy.

Titans over Falcons
Rooting for an AFC team over an NFC team this time since the Titans are going no where and Matt Ryan is looking to good. He’s making Joe look bad.

Saints over Colts
NFC vs AFC take the over on this game, neither defense is very good so Drew Brees and Andrew Luck could have monster passing yards.

Lions over Vikings
Rooting for the home team Lions and Haloti Ngata over the Vikings who we just don’t like.

Chiefs over Steelers
The Steelers could be starting their third string quarterback this week if Vick and his bad hamstring can’t play. AAAHHH, what a shame.

Rams over Browns
Can you believe it? The Browns are not in last place, oh wait, that’s because we are. What’s this world coming to?

Texans vs Dolphins, you pick’em
It really is an ugly picture when you can’t pick a 2-4 team because the Ravens are looking up at them in the standings.

Jets over Patriots
I just want the Patriots to lose.

4:05 pm

Charges over Raiders
We play the Charges at M&T Stadium next week and I don’t want them coming to Baltimore after losing this week. Statistically the Chargers have the best passing game in the NFL. Scout this game to see what our secondary will be up against.

4:25 pm
Cowboys over Giants
Coming off their bye, the Cowboys travel to New Jersey where they need to beat the Giants to keep pace in a division that could be won by an 8-8 team. The cowboys will be starting a new quarterback Matt Cassel this week. They are just trying to hang on until Tony Romo and Dez Bryant come back from injuries.

Sunday night
8:30 pm

Eagles over Panthers
This could be a crazy game to watch. The Panthers are undefeated and the Eagles are coming off a great win over the Giants last Monday night. Rooting for our Eagles fan friends.

Monday night
8:30

RAVENS over Cardinals
Joe and the team will need to bring their A game this week against the Cardinals. The Cardinals are a very good 4-2 team with both a solid defense and offense. They don’t have any weaknesses. Can we shine in the prime time spotlight of Monday Night Football? I think we can!

And that is just the View from 151!

GO RAVENS!!!
Bye week for Bears, Bengals, Broncos, and Packers