It’s always hard to put the blame of a big loss solely one player for one play. After all, there were many decisions that led to Billy Cundiff’s 32 yard shank or Lee Evans dropped game winner.
Like a coaching staff’s decision to go for it on 4th and 6 or not use the last remaining timeout before a potential game winning field goal.
Unfortunately for the Ravens, two players have the weight of their AFC Championship loss on their shoulders, Lee Evans and Billy Cundiff.
Evans reportedly sat and stared into his locker room after coming off the field. “The most disappointing part of all this is that I feel personally that I let everybody down,” Evans later told reporters.
“I get paid to make field goals I don’t get paid to miss field goals,” Cundiff told Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times. “It’s a kick I’ve kicked a thousand times in my career. I just went out there and didn’t convert,” he added according to Dan Kolko of MASNSports.com. Cundiff entered Sunday’s matchup converting just 11 of 20 field goals on the road just a year removed from a Pro Bowl season.
Add to the: “there were many decisions that led to Billy Cundiff’s 32 yard shank” this one: “like [the]coaching staff’s [knowledge that] Cundiff entered Sunday’s matchup converting just [55 percent of his] field goals on the road” but let go Shayne Graham – one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history – who was kicking well for the Ravens in Cundiff’s injury absence for an injury that may still have been an issue Sunday.
I totally agree with this post,,,,,,,,,,,,once again , the coaches kept the Ravens from a super bowl appearance……………this includes ozzie’s miss-handling of the salary cap and O-line during the off season,,,,,,if you think he hasn’t screwed up the Ravens salary structure just wait until you see what they have to do this off season , you will not be happy…………….
Spy,
Also you forgot to mention the hefty offseason contract Ozzie gave Cundiff, a virtual journeyman until last year, which will impact the cap.
Correct , a five year fifteen million dollar contract to a kicker that was just cut by the Dallas Cowboys does not show any wisdom at all,,,,,,,,,,,,ozzie has let this team down big time the past five years and is past his prime………
Will everyone get the picture right. I have the slow mo pix by pix on this. This is the fifth in the frame after the ball was already knocked out……Two feet down with possession then this.
@NJTurner
I’m a Ravens fan too, but come on, are you insinuating he made this catch? There was nary an argument from Evans, so I doubt he thinks he made the catch.
They should take it hard, They cost us th F’ING game. Cam Cameron, that SOB, should be FIRED today damn POS
How fitting for that he missed the most important kick in his life…thanks Cuntdiff.
THe day Bisciotti hired a rookie head coach to coach a veteran team was a sad day in Baltimore,,,,,,,,,this team was ready to go to a super bowl but the staff from Ozzie on down has let the fans along with Bisciotti down,,,,,,,,,not to mention the veteran players that were foaming at the mouth to win and had to put up with a no-nothing rookie head coach,,,,,,it was an insult to them…………