So, this was originally going to be my December 31, 11:59 pm blog. A full, player-by-player review of the Ravens season…a la the Daily Racing Form from the horse racing industry.
Why didn’t I post it on December 31 as planned? I changed my mind.
Here it is…a few days late, but a complete review nonetheless.
2007 Baltimore Ravens
Steve McNair — trouble in the paddock…off slowly…no real effort…eased.
Kyle Boller – handled well early…showed signs of life…faded late…
Troy Smith – waited for his chance…showed signs of life in the stretch…
Willis McGahee – game from start to finish…looked eager to do more…better than most.
Musa Smith – surprisingly active throughout…delivered more when asked…strong finish.
Derrick Mason – bolted out of the gate and worked hard ‘till the end…unafraid…
Demetrius Williams – offered little early…stumbled…pulled up at the halfway pole…
Mark Clayton – looked disinterested…settled in and didn’t fight…showed little…
Devard Darling – stayed back…made a daring move late…could be a threat?
Todd Heap – bumped early…threw a shoe…shut-down…
Quinn Sypniewski – better than most thought…got in the mix and looked to compete…
Dan Wilcox – slow start…worked through traffic and battled, but minimal offering…
Jon Ogden – couldn’t get going early…jumped in later and looked the part…
Jason Brown – solid showing…clearly held his own throughout…wanted to stand-out.
Mike Flynn – gave a good effort but didn’t have the firepower to compete the whole way.
Ben Grubbs – looked out of place at times…showed good signs…better in the end…
Adam Terry — wobbly at the start…never got settled…an afterthought almost…
Marshal Yanda – stuck his head out early and showed promise…wanted to win…
Trevor Pryce – bad step out of the gate…fell way behind…never a factor…
Justin Bannan – surprising…improved throughout…still going strong at the end…
Dwan Edwards – showed signs when pressed…needs to stay at that pace all the time…
Kelly Gregg – left the gate hungry…feasted on the others…surged down the stretch…
Haloti Ngata – got in tight and fought off everyone…head of the class…powerful…
Jarrett Johnson – raced gamely…not the best in the field, but one of the toughest…
Terrell Suggs – in and out, hungry and not…let others pass him…needs to give more.
Bart Scott – sluggish from the outset…never showed signs of life…unimpressive
Ray Lewis – fierce as always…still wants to run…might need blinkers…
Chris McAlister – raced to the lead early…nicked, stumbled and pulled up…
Samari Rolle – gave it his all but wasn’t at his best…lots of energy…
Ed Reed – not many better…steady throughout…always looks like he could win.
David Pittman – couldn’t compete…seemed out of his league…
Corey Ivy – pressed into action and tried to respond…decent offering…
Derek Martin – unable to shine…middle of the pack type at best…
Matt Stover – reliable pace-setter…knows how to get it done…always a threat…
Brian Billick – nice effort early…couldn’t keep up the pace…put down at the end of the race…
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