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Originally Posted by crewsor
How about them Ravens, huh? Embarrassed Tampa Bay at home for their first road win in over a year. The offense looks pretty good with Mcnair at the helm.
And the D was stellar as usual. Could be a good year.
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McNair led an impressive opening drive, but after that, he was average. Mind you, average was what we wanted from him at that point (e.g., no INT's). He short armed a few balls, but he faced a decent pass rush from a good TB defense. Great victory to start the season on the road, they must beat up on Oakland and get a win next week though.
My "other team" the Falcons were impressive as well (born in Georgia, moved to Maryland many, many moons ago). Nothing new with the offense, they continue to run the ball well. They led the NFL in rushing the last two years, and they will continue to pound the ball. This brings me to a point.
Why do teams with great defenses earn respect in the NFL, but a team like the Falcons that leads the NFL in rushing the last two years, mainly gets criticism for a 'mobile' QB? A good running game is old school and given more respect than a good passing game. It just doesn't make Sports Center as often. They pound the ball successfully, but critics want to focus on Vick not being able to throw the ball well. That would be a fair critique if their lack of a passing game
actually hurt their run game.
It is a long year; lots of bad things can happen at any given moment. Look at Kansas City. Willie Roaf retires and Green gets hurt, and now they have to fight an uphill battle to make the playoffs. I am just happy to be happy after week 1, if that makes sense.