Cowher: Ravens Shmavens

I read this last week and just remembered I wanted to bring it up. It's no big deal to hear Cowher's name mentioned when a vacancy needs to be filled - but numerous sources indicated the Ravens may have been wooing Bill's big new pearly whites while Billick was still employed. How rich is that? Billick must absolutely HATE the fact that his tormentor for all these years may have been offered his job while he was still thinking he was returning next year. Like Cowher would coach a division rival. I think he has too much respect for Dan Rooney to do that. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised and will go on record right now as saying I bet he ends up in the NFC in 2009. Just a gut feeling. Nothing that will ever be talked about, discussed or admitted - but somehow he will just end up in the NFC.

One Less Asshole

Hmmm, looks like I need to find a new "person in the NFL I hate most".

Billick Needs A Math Lesson

....and since I'm a math major, I'm just the guy to give it to him. I mean really - the man is so smug it makes me want to puke. This is a lesson that my 7 year old daughter could understand......on the first try. Here goes:

The Colts have a historically bad run defense. They give up an average of 173 yards per game on the ground. 173. That's not a typo. That's worst in the league this year and the worst average for a playoff team....EVER. The Ravens called 19 running plays. Let's repeat those facts. Colts = historically bad run defense. Ravens = 19 running plays. I might be able to understand that if they couldn't run the ball, but here are the numbers: Jamal Lewis had 13 for 53. That's 4 point something per carry. Mike Anderson was 4 for 18. That's 4.5 per carry. WHAT? I watched this game with Chrissy TwoCoats and we were BEGGING the Ravens to run the ball. WTF? They threw on first down more than the Colts did I think. At one point in the third quarter they ran on first down and got 8. Ran on second down and got 3. Damn, that was hard. Let's throw the ball! You beat the Colts by keeping Manning off the field. You need long, sustained drives if you want to beat them. Billick got so enamored with McNair that he decided to risk everything by getting cute. Listen, the Colts and Peyton Manning knew that Samari Rolle was the weak link on defense and they KILLED him. No Mercy. Right from the coin toss they went after him and it worked. If I was calling the offense for the Ravens, I would have taken a drive early in the game and not thrown one pass until they force me to punt. The Ravens (and as a Steeler fan I hate to say this) are an attitude team. Running the ball is an attitude. Billick is a moron. McNair is not Peyton Manning. They are two different QBs out of two different molds. McNair is just the glue that holds the team together. He's a manager type. He wins with toughness, not his arm. I really had no vested interest in this game. I hate the Ravens but I'm equally sick of seeing Manning's face as the face of the NFL. The Ravens at least play Steeler football. Had they come out with the game plan they used against us in the first meeting this year - they would have had a much better chance of winning this game. Oh, and maybe more stupid than Billick not running was Andy Reid giving the ball back to the Saints last night with two timeouts and less than 3 minutes on the clock. On 3rd and 10 I'm already assuming it's 4 down territory and just trying to get 6-7 yards to keep them guessing on 4th down. Two coaches that are supposed to be smart making HUGE mistakes last night.....but what do I know?