October 6, 2017

The NFL scheduling Gods gave me a gift this week with a 4:00 pm  start time meaning 3 extra hours to write the View.  But what did it really mean- 3 more hours of depression thinking about last week’s home loss to the Steelers.  Boy, do we miss Marshall Yanda and Brandon Williams, our two best offensive and defensive lineman.   The Ravens have always played as well as our interior lines play.  We could not stop the run last week.  What-did Bell run for over 150 yards or something like that?  I just can’t bring myself to look at the stats from last week.  After the great start the first two weeks, Joe and the offense can’t seem to get going.   I think we have the worst offense in the NFL, again can’t look at the stats because I am afraid of what I may see.

So, Week 5 brings new optimism…..right?  Yes, yes, sure it does.  We only go the Oakland to face the Raiders with the best pass rushing defense on the planet.  Just keep telling yourself WE CAN DO THIS over and over again and our dreams may come true.

The Raiders will be without Derek Carr their starting QB. In his place they will start back up quarterback EJ Manuel, so we get a break there.  Raiders running game with Marshawn Lynch has not been a beast this year.  They are only averaging 86 yards a game.  OK, so I did look that stat up.  I think, NO, I know our defense will control the Raiders offense.  Joe and the offense have a tougher challenge against the Raiders Defense.  But all we need to do is run the ball without fumbling, catch the passes thrown to our receivers, and block the pass rush. It’s a very simple game.  WE CAN DO THIS!

GO RAVENS!!!

Disclaimer—Don’t bet the farm on my choices this is who we want to win not who we think will win.  It’s all about helping the Ravens go to the playoffs!

Go Ravens!

Thursday, Patriots 19, Buccaneers 14
Truth be told for me not to slip into a deeper depression I didn’t want to know if the Patriots won Thursday night, so I didn’t look at the score until this morning.  And maybe work had a little to do with it.  But it’s week 5 and even a Patriots win is not going to get me down!

Sunday

RAVENS over Raiders at 4:00 today

1:00pm
Bills over Bengals
We only have one more win than the Bengals and that’s not good.

Jets over Browns
We only have two more wins than the Browns and that’s even worse.

Jaguars over Steelers
We are one game behind the Steelers and that’s the worst!

Lions over Panthers
Cam Newton got himself in a little hot water with the ladies this week and he will be in more trouble against a good Lions team. Rooting for the home team

49ers over Colts
NFC over AFC The nice thing about the Colts is they keep the Ravens from being the worst team in the NFL.

Dolphins over Titans
I just noticed the Dolphins play in Hard Rock Stadium, when the hell did it get that name.  Man, I got to stop working so much.

Giants over Chargers
NFC over AFC, both teams are winless, maybe this will be a tie.

Eagles over Cardinals
Rooting for the home team Eagles, and for Molly to get her coffee for a buck.

4:05pm
RAVENS over Raiders
The offensive line needs to play better for us to win today.  Look for my guy RB Alex Collins to have a good day with no fumbles.  The Raiders will over pursue on the edges so we can run up the middle and control the game.  Our defense will get after backup QB EJ Manuel and shutdown Marshawn Lynch.  WE CAN DO THIS!

GO RAVENS!!!

Seahawks over Rams
Both NFC teams rooting for the Seahawks and our Seattle friends.

4:25pm
Packers over Cowboys
The Cowboys seem to be effected by the sophomore slumps of second year plays QB Dak Prescott and RB Ezekiel Elliott.

Texans over Chiefs
The Chiefs are the only undefeated team in the NFL and of course they are in the AFC.  So we want the Chiefs to lose.

Monday
8:30pm

Bears over Vikings
We play the Bears in Baltimore next week so scout this one Monday night.

BYE WEEK: Atlanta, Denver, New Orleans, Washington

Enjoy the games over dinner with family.

And that’s just the view from 151.

GO RAVENS!!!