Fanspeak: Observations

With the Baltimore Ravens dropping their second straight game and their third in their last four games, it is clear that there is something wrong with this team. The defending Super Bowl champions completely remodeled their roster in the offseason to try and avoid the Super Bowl Hangover which has effected so many teams over … More »

It is official now: the Baltimore Ravens have no run game. A great performance from the defense — where they allowed 19 points  (and three of them aren’t the fault of the defense) to a Green Bay Packers offense that was averaging 29.5 points coming into the contest — was squandered by a lack of … More »

Coming off a tough 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Baltimore Ravens traveled to Miami to take take on the Dolphins. Led by a resurgent run game and another solid performance by the defense, the Ravens won 26-23 over the Dolphins. With this victory, the Ravens are 3-2 and the loss by the Dolphins … More »

Well that was tough to watch. The Baltimore Ravens traveled to Buffalo to take on the Bills and the Bills outplayed them in all phases of the game, winning 23-20. With this loss, the Ravens are now 2-2 and the win from the Bills pushes them to 2-2 as well. Despite some awful play, the … More »

The more things change, the more they stay the same. How appropriate that on a day when Ed Reed returned to play against his former team and the Ravens honored arguably the greatest middle linebacker to ever wear a football uniform—much less a purple one, the defense led the hometown Ravens to a convincing 21 … More »

On a day where Ray Lewis and Ed Reed returned to M&T Bank Stadium, the Ravens defense led the way to a 30-9 victory over the Houston Texans. This victory puts the Ravens at 2-1 and drops the Texans to 2-1. With this win, the Ravens now have a 14 game win streak in home … More »

What a difference a week makes. Last week, the Denver Broncos torched the Baltimore Ravens’ defense for 49 points on the way to a 49-27 victory over the Ravens. This week, the Ravens’ defense rose to the occasion, allowing just 259 totals yards and held the Cleveland Browns to just 6 points in the Ravens … More »

Ravens writers for Fanspeak Matt Pearce and Alan Zlotorzynski debate some key Ravens questions for this season: Offense: 1. Can Joe Flacco live up to his big contract this season?         MATT: His contract makes him the third highest paid player in the NFL which leaves two ways to live up to … More »

By now, everyone knows that Peyton Manning threw seven touchdowns on Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens.  The Ravens new-look defense was supposed to be improved this year, but they definitely didn’t look improved. Looking at the final score of the game, you can tell that the defense struggled badly as the Ravens lost 49-27 … More »

Today, the Ravens announced the signing of former Giants, Vikings and Patriots tight end, Visanthe Shiancoe, to help ease the burden of losing Dennis Pitta for the 2013 season. According to the Baltimore Sun, Shiancoe signed a one-year standard deal for the veteran minimum of $940,000 Losing Pitta in late July is certainly better than … More »