Anything “Could” Happen. But it won’t. Countdown To Football Season, Team 24

July 23, 2008 at 12:55 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged favre, football, goodell, nfl, power rankings, ravens

Nonsportsmanlike Conduct! is letting The Boy power rank all the NFL teams, because The Boy likes that and NC! doesn’t even understand it. Go there for all the rankings so far
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The Boy has done something I cannot stand! You’ll see what it is below. I’ve posted it here anyway because The Boy is doing the Power Rankings, which are something I don’t even understand. And in the interest of the First Amendment, which guarantees people’s right to say stuff about sports that I disagree with, and guarantees my right to make fun of them for doing so. That’s what it’s all about during:

The Boy’s Power Ranking Countdown To Football Season: (Now with 100% more Brett Favre speculation!)

Team 24: The Baltimore Ravens
Division: AFC North
Record Last Year: 5-11

NC!’s one-liner about them: Ever since the NFL realigned divisions — remember, when they took Tampa Bay out of the old NFC Central?– I’ve had trouble remembering that the Ravens’ division, the AFC North, exists, and that it’s the “AFC North.” Doesn’t it seem kind of dumb that after all that realigning, the “AFC North” has Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Baltimore in it, and all of those teams are further south than Boston, Buffalo, and New York? Maybe Roger Goodell, instead of desperately trying to intervene in Favrestakes to distract from the fact that most of this century’s Superbowls were stolen, should do something about that.

NC!’s Bonus one-liner about them: Isn’t is sad that former Ravens QB Trent Dilfer is treated with so much disrespect even though he’s won as many Superbowls as Brett Favre, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino and Tom Brady* combined?

*Note: I am not including Superbowl victories tainted by cheating.

How Likely Is it, On A Scale of 1-10, That Brett Favre Will Be Their QB Next Year? 4. Profootballtalk.com is reporting that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting (see how the Internet works?) that the Ravens aren’t interested, but a review of that story reveals that, like most sports reporting, it’s pretty much just speculation based on what the writer hopes will happen. Note to sports writers/analysts: saying that something “could” or “might” happen is not “reporting.” It’s wishing. It’s the equivalent of me saying “I wish I could win the lottery so that I could start my own sports network and fire people who say things “might” happen.

The Boy Says: The Ravens are in the middle of being a mid- to bad team this year. They drafted an excellent quarterback in Joe Flacco, who could end up starting for them and doing a semi-decent job. But, they still need some work to do on offense. The Ravens could surprise some people this season, but don’t count on it.

Sputter… fume… gasp… If I was a character in “Blondie” I would have a little storm cloud over my head! Did The Boy really say “The Ravens could surprise?” Why, if only I was in charge of the site that The Boy was reporting this stuff on… oh, wait, yeah, editorial freedom, blah blah blah. That and I don’t want to take over this “Power Ranking” thing.