Bo Smolka
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Ravens beat writer for PressBox, former BaltSun desk editor, Bucknell SID. Past winner CoSIDA National Story of the Year. Above all else, husband and father
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What's it like to take a train from Baltimore to Montana? Here's my experience, and I'll say this: Four days riding trains with your 15-year-old daughter on that bridge between childhood and independence? Sign me up every time. ...
#Amtrak
#RideTheRails
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TE Isaiah Likely, who moves into the starting TE role, says that every snap, every play the rest of the season “is for 89.”
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Justin Tucker:”I’m kind of a transplant, but I’ve spent more than a third of my life out here…and for the city, you can tell the energy is high, it’s exciting around town. Folks are fired up for the Ravens and they should be..We’ve worked our tails off to be in (this) position.”
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Lamar Jackson said before the final touchdown, Nelson Agholor told him in the huddle that Agholor thought the safety would stick with Agholor and the window would be open for Flowers. Jackson: "That's exactly what happened."
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Ravens touchdown catches this season by WRs by week:
Wk1 -- Duvernay 2, Bateman
Wk2 -- Bateman, Robinson
Wk3 -- Duvernay
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Aly Raisman absolutely should be on the new board, and Rachael Denhollander, too. Those two will get things done.
BREAKING: USA Gymnastics says it will comply with US Olympic Committee order that calls for board to resign after Nassar scandal.
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Geno Stone said he is fired up for his first home playoff game. “The Bank will be rocking.”
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Imagine in July being told that in December showdown for division lead,
#Ravens
depth chart would include:
QB: Josh Johnson, Kenji Bahar
RB: Devonta Freeman, Latavius Murray, Ty'Son Williams
CB: Anthony Averett, Tavon Young, Kevon Seymour, Robert Jackson, Daryl Worley
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Rashod Bateman is so much more dangerous after the catch than Marquise Brown.
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If the
#Orioles
lose the division by a game or two, think back to the day they had nine guys at Norfolk with OPS of 1.000 or better but trotted out Tony Kemp and his .000 average as a pinch hitter in a tie game.
At some point, they really should try using their 26 best
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The Bengals alleged the Ravens had some dirty, late plays Sunday. John Harbaugh refuted that. But would love the Bengals explanation for Eli Apple grabbing Ben Powers’ leg here
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Mike Macdonald is usually stoic, calm, methodical in public. Not sure I've ever seen him this fired up. It's clear how badly he wanted this one. The Ravens are at times accused of playing down to the competition, but they play up to it too, especially on the road.
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Lamar Jackson finished 17-for-26 for 183 yards, with 2 TDs and 0 INTs. His passer rating was 111.5, his fourth straight 100+ passer rating since returning from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
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I still find it curious that Gus Edwards had two carries on the
#Ravens
opening drive (gained 19 yards, then 0 yards) and had one carry the rest of the game. Ingram was banged up, making this even more curious. The Ravens just seemed to deviate completely from what got them here.
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By the end of news conferences,
#Ravens
locker room was pretty much cleared out. Two still around were Patrick Queen and Odell Beckham.
I will say this: win or lose, good games or bad, throughout his time here, Queen as been approachable and honest. Much respect for that
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Calais Campbell said talk of frustration with Lamar Jackson was "a lot of outside noise. We’re here. We get to talk to him. We get to communicate with him and stuff. You can see him rehab. I was rehabbing with him. I know he put the work in, just didn’t get back in time. ...(1/2)
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Chuck Clark ended up leading the
#Ravens
in tackles with 67, by far the fewest for any team leader in Ravens history. One reason for that: The Ravens opponents ran 921 offensive plays, the fewest in Ravens history. The other team just didn't have the ball that often.
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The talent pool extends beyond the draft: Keaton Mitchell is one of 7 players on the
#Ravens
53-man roster signed by the team as undrafted rookies:
RB Gus Edwards
QB Tyler Huntley
OL Patrick Mekari
RB Keaton Mitchell
DL Michael Pierce
FB Patrick Ricard
K Justin Tucker
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""The City of Baltimore accepted me. They took me in. I walk around here downtown, and people slam on their brakes and blow their horn. I’m like, ‘What’s up?!’ It is love, and I love it. I appreciate it. Everything has to come to an end, but at least it is here, and I thank you.”
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The
#49ers
entered yesterday's game with league-best 44 sacks. They had one sack of Lamar Jackson on 24 pass plays. Nick Bosa and Arik Armstead came into the game with combined 18 sacks, 29 QB hits and totaled 0 and 0. What a job by Orlando Brown, Ronnie Stanley and whole O-line
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Shemar Bridges said the Ravens aggressively pursued him as an undrafted free agent, said they liked his size. He said he saw a good opportunity here. Bridges was holding an Orioles hat during an interview. “I’m becoming a fan,” he said with a smile
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Of Justin Tucker's last 111 field goals from 57 yards or less, 0 have been wide or short; his only four misses of those 111 kicks have all been blocked.
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Seeing some people blaming Harbaugh for playing Dobbins to extend preseason win streak. Just stop. Dobbins has hardly played this preseason, nor have many other starters.
#Ravens
simply trying to get No. 1 offense one series in preseason. Injuries happen. Just awful timing
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Mark Andrews is irate and screaming at the official after no defensive pass interference called. Andrews, who was called for a ticky-tack pass interference call earlier, walked 10 yards down the sideline screaming at field judge Alonzo Ramsey.
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Among Ravens defensive snap counts yesterday:
CB Marcus Peters: all 61
DE Jihad Ward 34
ILB L.J. Fort 29
ILB Josh Bynes 24
DL Domata Peko 22
DL Justin Ellis 21.
None of the six players had set foot in the Ravens facility as of Oct. 1.
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Lamar Jackson's 14-yard TD pass to Mark Andrews at the end of the half gives him 23 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in the red zone this year.
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Trey Mancini had Stage 3 colon cancer.
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Keaton Mitchell's final numbers this year: 47-396-2 TDs rushing, 9-93 receiving. That works out to 8.7 yards a touch. Big loss for this offense
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Just wondering how
#Ravens
fans would have reacted if Patriots/Belichick had pulled that holding-safety play at end of game...
#RavensTalk
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LB Roquan Smith said he recognizes he could have probably got more $$ if he hit free agency, but loves being with Ravens and sees it as an organization that will consistently contend for Super Bowl. Landing w/a team like that would be primary goal, and he's already here
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Mark Ingram: Lamar Jackson “just keeps one-upping himself every week.”
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The
#Ravens
announced attendance as 63,000 last night which is of course absurd. There were at least 30,000 empty seats. So I will continue to preach that the Ravens should go to every
#Baltimore
City rec center and just give each one 100 passes for these games …
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So close: Kevin Zeitler has played in the NFL for 12 years, Morgan Moses for 10, Brent Urban for 10. Until last week, none had won a playoff game. Now each is one game from the Super Bowl.
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Rashod Bateman finished his rookie year with 46 catches for 515 yards and 1 TD in 12 games, missed first five games after groin surgery in training camp.
Marquise Brown rookie year: 46-584-7
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Remember the reports that “some Yankees people” had issues with Orioles pitching, even though the Yankees hit way more batters than the Orioles do.
Good for Hyde.
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Defense has taken its shots (with reason), but Lamar Jackson simply has to play better late in games.
Jackson 4th quarter this year, per
@pfref
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1st -- 97.8
2nd -- 114.8
3rd -- 100.6
4th -- 56.3
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Ravens S Earl Thomas was asked how the Ravens can contain the Chiefs and their high-octane offense: "Luckily the Ravens have me playing free safety. .... I plan on eliminating all the big plays.”
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Geno Stone sat glumly in Anthony Levine’s apartment late one night in December 2020. Stone had just been cut by the
#Ravens
and claimed by the Texans. He told Levine he didn’t want to go. Levine told him to keep grinding and it will all work out. …
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For the love of the game: Flacco: "I don't even know if I've gotten a check yet."
This is the guy that, upon signing his nine-figure contract with the Ravens, stopped at a McDonalds drive-thru
Joe Flacco says there were no issues with his
#Browns
contract or being on practice squad and playing
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#Ravens
Rookie WR Zay Flowers always looks like there is no place he'd rather be than on the football field. Smiles constantly. Though he did have one drop when he ran before he had the ball, and as it happened right in front of the defensive sideline, they let him hear about it
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Don't tell Ben Mason this game doesn't mean anything: After three years on various practice squads, he will play in his first regular-season NFL game tomorrow. Good for him.
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Update: Yankees have now hit 42, Orioles have hit 24. Waiting to hear those “Yankees people” talk about the Yankees pitching style tonight
Yankees Ps have hit 40 batters. Orioles Ps have hit 24. So we can assume the “Yankees people” also see issue with Yankees pitching style
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This was taken in the first quarter of the game today. This is every preseason game every year. Explain why
#Ravens
shouldn’t let a bus with 20 kids + chaperones from Greenmount West Community Center or other city rec centers squeeze in here. Yes, even if seats are sold.
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Rashod Bateman on the field at OTAs. The only returning WR I don’t see at today’s workout is Nelson Agholor
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Is Steve Bisciotti going to pony up and make him the de facto coach in waiting, as he did with DeCosta/Newsome? Bisciotti loves organizational continuity
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RIP to Baltimore freelance sportswriter Jeff Seidel, who had been battling cancer for some time. Jeff was a kind and gracious presence in any press box, willing to grind away on preps coverage and able to take on any story with grace and skill. Prayers to his family.
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Greg Roman has said running the play clock down to zero essentially shortens the game and steals minutes from the other team. So I am trying to figure the logic of two incompletions that stop the clock with an 11-point lead, essentially handing the Falcons an extra minute or more
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Ravens have blown a three-score lead for the second time in two home games.
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Lamar Jackson was asked if this is his team now: "It's our team. All of us together. This is our team. I don't go out there and block. I don't go out there and catch the ball, I don't make tackles. I just do my part."
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The Ravens never punted today. Their drives today ended with:
Missed FG
Failed fake FG
TD
TD
Halftime
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TD
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Marcus Peters played 65 of the Ravens 72 defensive snaps yesterday. L.J. Fort played 56, Josh Bynes played 54, Jihad Ward played 39. None were in the organization three weeks ago. Amazing rebuild-it-on-the-fly being undertaken by Eric DeCosta, John Harbaugh, Wink Martindale
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Mark Ingram: "I think this might be one of the best teams I ever played on. 2011 Saints was a great team, the past two teams I've been on were great, but there's something special about this group of guys."
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#Ravens
off coordinator Greg Roman said Lamar Jackson had run/pass options on failed fourth-and-3 late in the Steelers game. (Jackson ran up the middle and was stopped a yard short).
Roman: "When plays don't work, I blame myself," adds that execution "could have been tighter."
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I don't doubt Marcus Williams competitive drive or will to win, but he is a liability playing with basically one arm.
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As the players left the field, Lamar Jackson went and found Dolphins DL Zach Sieler. They were drafted together by the Ravens in Ozzie Newsome's last draft class in 2018. Sieler was officially Newsome's last pick ever.
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#Ravens
QB Lamar Jackson on injury danger: "... especially when I'm inside the pocket ... When I'm out on the edge, I kind of avoid it all the time, but when I'm in the pocket trying to complete a throw, that's when nine times out of 10 they're going for my legs. ...
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I was told the Ravens had a third-round grade on Vorhees before the injury. Because of his NFI year, his four-year rookie contract begins now. So if, after the injury, he is the player the Ravens hoped he would be, Vorhees could be a real bargain with that Day 3 draft move
Andrew Vorhees is one of the more intriguing stories of
#Ravens
camp. The Ravens traded back into the 2023 draft to grab him last year after he tore his ACL at the Combine, knowing 2023 would be a lost year. They love his work ethic and he is right in the mix for open LG spot
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Roquan Smith officially finished with 15 tackles for the Ravens. Pretty easy to see why he was leading the league when the Ravens traded for him
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Ravens first-round draft pick WR Marquise Brown is taking part in 11-on-11 drills for the first time today.
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Andrew Vorhees is one of the more intriguing stories of
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camp. The Ravens traded back into the 2023 draft to grab him last year after he tore his ACL at the Combine, knowing 2023 would be a lost year. They love his work ethic and he is right in the mix for open LG spot
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One of the most impressive things you can say about John Harbaugh as
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coach is that in 11 seasons, other than the Flacco-Suggs-everyone-else injury year of 2015, the Ravens under Harbaugh have played ONE regular-season game while eliminated from playoff contention
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Mark Andrews: “I’m excited. This is what I love to do. I love to play football. I love the Ravens. I love this city. I am going to give ‘em everything I got.”
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Should the Browns not be allowed to wear brown jerseys since the ball is brown? And what about when Eric Weddle said the Rams had no idea where the ball was .. and the Ravens were wearing all purple? Another possibility: Jackson is really good at selling a fake.
Richard Sherman among those backing Tim Ryan: "If you’re saying, ‘Hey, this is a brown ball, they are wearing dark colors and he has brown arms,’ honestly, we were having trouble seeing it on film."
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#BillsMafia
: The stadium parking lots I walked through had more
#Bills
fans than any other team I can remember in recent years.
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Kyle Hamilton said he felt pretty good today and will know more later this week whether he can go Sunday. He said he was getting ready to go back in a third time on Sunday when trainers told him he should sit out and the risk wasn’t worth it. The guy clearly wants to play.
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OK,
@NFL
, your move.... At least be honest and say the quiet part out loud: It's not about the safety of the teams, or the stadium employees, or the flight crews. It's all about the $$$
And I'm still hearing there will a few more players added to this list based on today's testing. Ravens scheduled to fly to Pittsburgh late tomorrow. They've had positive tests 3 straight days.
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@MileHighReport
The Ravens game had already been postponed before Lamar Jackson tested positive. It was postponed because there was a clear outbreak that had not been contained. It is certainly fair to question why the NFL insists on going forward this way when the owners approved contingencies
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As Mitchell was celebrating the touchdown, Odell Beckham ran over and grabbed the ball and made sure he got it to the rookie after his first career TD
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Lamar Jackson says he has never played in snow, hopes it doesn't snow in Buffalo Saturday. Says he saw snow in Louisville, but all they had was a snowball fight.
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DeShon Elliott has 2 tackles, 1 sack, 2 QB hits, 2 passes defensed and an INT. Broke up that last third-down pass.
Huge game after missing two with a quad injury
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