Sorry for no 15-7-0 and Ravens Report Card this morning. I’m going to try to get them done during the day, but I’m still recovering from our bus trip to Boston and Foxborough this weekend. I had a great time, and thanks to everyone who was a part of the trip.
Let’s see what everyone has to say….
Best of Sunday’s WNST Blogs:
Glenn Clark says Brady bested Flacco as Pats topped Ravens
Drew Forrester won’t blame officials for Ravens’ loss
Glenn Clark offers video of 52’s meltdown
Drew Forrester says Ravens, Patriots played ‘helluva game’
Bob Haynie says Ravens made too many ‘mistakes’ in loss
Keith Melchior says Ravens ‘didn’t make the plays’ when they needed to
Rex Snider says Le’Ron McClain ‘missing’
RAVENS:
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Mark Clayton’s drop inside 10 yard line in final seconds cost Ravens as they fell to Patriots
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says tests on Jared Gaither negative after he went down with neck/shoulder injury
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Suggs made big sack to force fumble, recovered by Dwan Edwards for TD
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Paul Kruger, Dannell Ellerbe saw first action of NFL career in loss
The Official Site’s Ryan Mink says Chris Carr’s early fumble set tone for mistake-plagued game
The Official Site’s Sarah Ellison says roughing the passer calls on Ngata, Terrell Suggs hurt Ravens in loss
Patriots Official Site’s Erik Scalavino says Leigh Bodden made first New England interception in win over Ravens
Patriots Official Site says Gary Guyton knew 4th down stops ‘big’ for Pats in their victory
Patriots Official Site says Flacco accepted responsibility for INT before half
The AP’s Howard Ulman says Randy Moss scored 137th TD of career as Pats won
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says Ravens now tied with Bengals for first place in AFC North after loss
The Sun’s Mike Preston gives highest praise to defensive line in loss
The Sun’s Mike Preston says Cam Cameron’s play calling was particularly pass happy
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Brendon Ayanbadejo could be done for year with torn quadricep
The Sun’s Edward Lee says 52 called officiating ‘embarrassing’ in loss
The Sun’s Peter Schmuck expects Ray Lewis to be fined for comments after loss
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Harbaugh thought Ravens ‘played their hearts out, but it wasn’t good enough to win the game’
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says with Gaither hurt; Marshal Yanda came into game, Oher moved to LT
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson gives highest praise to Running Backs, Linebackers in loss
The AP says Gaither was taken to Mass General after being hurt in loss
Boston Globe’s Michael Vega says 68,756 at Gillette Stadium saw Patriots top Ravens
Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan says Patriots both ‘lucky and good’ in win
Boston Herald’s Ian Rapoport says Brady finished 21-32 for 258 yards and a TD in Pats’ win
Providence Journal’s Shalise Manza Young says Gostkowski’s 32 yard field goal put Patriots ahead early
Worcester Telegram’s Jennifer Toland says Belichick said he ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of Patriots after loss
ESPNBoston.com’s Tedy Bruschi says Kevin Faulk, Sammy Morris, Fred Taylor, Laurence Maroney did enough running the ball to keep Ravens ‘honest’
USA Today’s Sean Leahy says T-Sizzle suggested teams could use ‘two hand touch’ in going for sacks to protect QB’s
SI’s Don Banks says Patriots’ red zone offense got healthy against Ravens
SI’s Andrew Perloff says Ravens have to feel like they could beat Patriots if they match up in AFC playoffs
Sporting News’ Albert Breer says Patriots ‘fortunate’ in win
Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver says NBC’s Rodney Harrison thought Tom Brady should ‘take the skirt off’ after win over Ravens
NFL.com’s Vic Carucci says Patriots proved themselves to be Super Bowl contenders with win
CBS Sports’ Clark Judge says Darius Butler deserves credit in Pats’ win
CBS Sports’ Mike Freeman says Ray Lewis’ comments about officiating were ‘right’
NBC Sports’ Mike Florio says post-game comments ‘overshadowed’ Ravens-Patriots
ESPN.com’s John Clayton says Ray Rice ran for over 100 yards despite team calling only 17 running plays
ESPN.com’s James Walker says Patriots defense brought ‘constant blitzes’ on Flacco
ORIOLES:
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Michael Aubrey scored in 11th to give Birds season-ending win over Blue Jays
The Official Site provides numerical evidence of sweep
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Melvin Mora probably played final game in Orioles uniform Sunday
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says O’s had better ’09 season than record showed (no they didn’t)
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Wieters, Reimold, etc give Orioles ‘hope’
Blue Jays Official Site’s Jordan Bastian says Ricky Romero solid, got no decision in Jays’ loss to Birds
The Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec says 17,969 at Camden Yards saw Birds top Jays
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Dave Trembley claimed tribute to Mora ‘spontaneous’
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Orioles set new season low attendance record at OPACY this season
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says Albers winner in final game of season
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says Mora likely headed to Orioles Hall of Fame
Carroll County Times’ Rich Dubroff says bullpen was ‘painful’ after Sherrill traded
Washington Times’ Jay LeBlanc profiles Orioles prospects headed to Arizona Fall League
Toronto Sun’s Ken Fidlin says Brandon League committed 2 errors in 11th to cost Toronto season finale
Toronto Star’s Richard Griffin says Vernon Wells hurt himself again in loss
The Canadian Press says Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista, John McDonald all homered for Jays in loss
TERRAPINS FOOTBALL:
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Da’Rel Scott will miss at least 5 games with broken wrist
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Ronnie Tyler’s TD may not have been
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Don Brown’s defense appears to be improving
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Terps find themselves in first place in ACC Atlantic
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says Pinegar must be counted on with Campbell hurt
The Diamondback’s Greg Schimmel says Ferrara was ‘triple threat’ against Clemson with kicking, punting, kickoffs
The Diamondback’s Greg Schimmel says Bruce Campbell ‘definitely’ out at Wake Forest
Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell says Ralph Friedgen thinks Terps can overcome Scott injury with RB depth
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Da’Rel Scott could be back for Florida State game in November
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says James Franklin wanted to go for it on 4th and 1 from Maryland’s own 29 in win over Clemson
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Davin Meggett, Morgan Green, Gary Douglas will be as good as Maryland’s O-Line ‘allows them to’ be
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says 2nd quarter against Tigers was Terps’ best quarter of season
ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich has Terps 10th in ACC power rankings
ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich says Fridge concerned about possibility Campbell could have torn MCL
Terrapin Times’ Keith Cavanaugh says Porzel, D.J. Adams ‘could play this season (must subscribe)
Turtle Sports Report’s Mike Rubin chats with Maryland commit Matt Robinson (must subscribe)
Turtle Sports Report’s Scott Kornberg chats with Maryland commit Tyler Cheeseboro (must subscribe)
GOLF:
The AP says Jay Haas topped Tom Watson to win Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
The Sun’s Kevin Van Valkenburg says Haas’ comeback amongst greatest round in Champions Tour history
Carroll County Times’ Bob Blubaugh says Haas tied Baltimore Country Club record in final round of major championship
SOME QUICK THOUGHTS:
-Bruce Campbell would be a DEVASTATING loss for Maryland. Da’Rel Scott’s injury is something they can overcome.
-So long Orioles baseball. You’re that thing that existed for the last few months even though no one cared.
Talk to you later.
-G
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