While Joe Flacco was dropping back a career high 52 times to throw passes in Seattle, Ravens playmaker Ray Rice found himself involved in just five running plays in the Ravens 22-17 loss to the Seahawks. Despite being the biggest spark on the Ravens offense, Rice was involved in just 13 plays the entire game and never reached the end zone.
Rice’s involvement in the Ravens offense was questioned by the media and even by Terrell Suggs after the Ravens 12-7 loss against the Jaguars. He was involved in just 13 plays in that game as well. Suggs told the media that he was “baffled” by Rice’s lack of involvement in the game plan.
This week Suggs kept quiet and so did Rice. Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times said that Rice apologized and “politely declined” an interview request with him. He “said he doesn’t want to say the wrong thing,” Wilson tweeted.
Wilson later tweeted that Rice’s sideline tirade that was shown on the CBS broadcast was related to his frustration with the game plan.
As I mentioned in my column on the Ravens coaching staff, Ozzie Newsome needs to lay down the law and tell Cameron that Rice has to be more involved in the offense. It’s killing the team.
He ought to be asking the “Community Organizer” Harbaugh why he doesn’t insert himself into this offense. Oh, that’s right, because he hasn’t a clue on how to operate an offense or a defense for that matter.
Sorry, guys. As much as I want them to be, the Ravens are just not an elite team. Professionals take care of business whether they play their hated rival or a lowly 0-1, 1-5 or 2-6 team. With the first seed in the AFC and home field advantage on the line, they laid an egg against one of the worst teams in the NFC West.
One letdown game in a long season is forgivable. Three is a pattern. It is a pattern that shows unprofessionalism and an inability to handle success. Can somebody tell the Ravens that there are other teams in the league other than the Pittsburgh Steelers? This year, the Steelers beat us not on the field but in our heads. By taking up so much real estate in our collective psyche, we have let them defang us each week after we beat them. Different story, same result for the same old Ravens.
Listen… What you hear is a window closing on a proud, historic and irreplaceable defense. I am sorry Ray, Ed, Terrell. You upheld your end of the bargain for years. This organization could never get an offense or a coaching staff that properly honored your contributions to the game…
Why don’t you just tell the truth? The Seahawks offensive line manhandled the Ravens defensive line!
As Hammerhead stated above, the Ravens are not an elite team. Last season they had a chance to take it to the Steelers when Rapelessburger was out for 25% of the season and they couldn’t finish the job. This season, Colts are down, Steelers are down, Pats are down, Jets are down, nobody in the AFC is standing up to be elite this season and the Ravens will blow their chances again this year. Hopefully they will get hot at the end of the year so they can have momentum going into the post season if they get there.
Harbs does not have the ability to lead this team to a super bowl,,,,,,,,,,,,it’s too bad because the talent is there , but he can’t bring it together,,,,,,,I hat to say this but Brian Billick would win a super bowl with talent like this………….
what up britches? chow good frend Pole in house rockin with asswipe spry. Horrorball no good coach. he crueress on siderine rooking rike rooney crown.
Yea chowman , stop being so negative , you must be eating some spoiled rice…………..
Everyone is so negative it’s disgusting and unbelievable to be completely honest. “The Ravens spend to much time worrying about the steelers, psyche this, not elite, BS. The ravens lost to the steelers in 08-they went to the superbowl, colts 09-they went to the superbowl, steelers 10′-they went to the superbowl. This team is right there and they are elite. They also beat the JETS, the TEXANS, and STEELERS TWICE. Because they have a “pattern” everyone is all over them. All they ravens have to do is TIE, pittsburgh houstons and NE records. and they are FIRST PLACE. then what? then you all are gonna say they are superbowl bound? remember what youre saying now. Because in the playoffs, theyre is no BAD teams, whats the ravens record vs winning opponents? oh 4-0
And don’t forget. who has less losses then the ravens in the afc right now? The texans and steelers WOULD but they lost to the ravens. NE would but they lost to the steelers who.. lost to the ravens, the bengals would, but they cant beat teams who are above 500. so tell me, which team do you honestly thing, head to head with everything on the line, in the PLAYOFFS(all good teams) is gonna beat them? wait and see and relax.