JayOzOne Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 ESPN AFC North BlogATLANTA -- Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed walked out of the locker room with a parting shot late Thursday night. With his luggage in hand, Reed, unprovoked, had a message for the media before exiting the Georgia Dome. "We let them off the hook," Reed said loudly to make sure everyone could hear. "We" was the Ravens' defense, which has been one of the most consistently dominant units of the past decade. "Them" was the Atlanta Falcons, which improved to 7-2 after an exciting -- and some would say controversial -- 26-21 victory over Baltimore (6-3). In what was viewed as a possible Super Bowl preview, neither team disappointed as each club held the lead in the final minute. Week 10 Coverage• Yasinskas: Falcons 'Rise Up'• Walker: Ravens let them 'off the hook'The difference was the Falcons' last offensive drive, where they marched 80 yards in 45 seconds against a Ravens' defense that had snuffed out those scenarios many times before. A 33-yard touchdown catch by Falcons receiver Roddy White over Ravens cornerback Josh Wilson sealed the game for Atlanta. Wilson argued vehemently with the referees that he was pushed by White, but no flag was thrown. "I was playing coverage, man, and I guess it's tough to play good coverage in this league," said Wilson. "I don't know. I can't call it." The Ravens have felt they were on the short end of calls or no-calls before. But the overriding theme in the locker room this time was that they missed chances to make key stops. "They made the plays at the end and we didn't," Ravens cornerback Chris Carr said bluntly. "It was a very difficult loss. With our defense, we figured that we would stop them." Say, Eddie... Seems to me that we let you back into the game, so thanks for returning the favor. Maybe the Crows should play for 60 minutes next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharma Initiative Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 More like we let them off of the hook. Up 20-7 and we let them come back.And Ed Reed is a p*ssy. Hurt while trying to tackle a QB. Hurt while trying to get a lick on Roddy. Moronic for trying a delayed kickoff return that got him to the 10 yard line on his team's final chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosmith67 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 In the end Reed is right, the Ravens D did nothing to stop the Falcons all night. The Ravens Offense did everything they could in the 2nd half to keep them in the game and give the team a chance to win but the D let them down, big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayOzOne Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 More like we let them off of the hook. Up 20-7 and we let them come back.And Ed Reed is a p*ssy. Hurt while trying to tackle a QB. Hurt while trying to get a lick on Roddy. Moronic for trying a delayed kickoff return that got him to the 10 yard line on his team's final chance.Good points, but it was David Reed (#16) who let the brain fart and got flipped at the 10 yard line while trying to be a hero at the end of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosmith67 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 More like we let them off of the hook. Up 20-7 and we let them come back.And Ed Reed is a p*ssy. Hurt while trying to tackle a QB. Hurt while trying to get a lick on Roddy. Moronic for trying a delayed kickoff return that got him to the 10 yard line on his team's final chance.That wasn't Ed Reed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLfanatic Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 (edited) ESPN AFC North BlogATLANTA -- Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed walked out of the locker room with a parting shot late Thursday night. With his luggage in hand, Reed, unprovoked, had a message for the media before exiting the Georgia Dome. "We let them off the hook," Reed said loudly to make sure everyone could hear. "We" was the Ravens' defense, which has been one of the most consistently dominant units of the past decade. "Them" was the Atlanta Falcons, which improved to 7-2 after an exciting -- and some would say controversial -- 26-21 victory over Baltimore (6-3). In what was viewed as a possible Super Bowl preview, neither team disappointed as each club held the lead in the final minute. Week 10 Coverage• Yasinskas: Falcons 'Rise Up'• Walker: Ravens let them 'off the hook'The difference was the Falcons' last offensive drive, where they marched 80 yards in 45 seconds against a Ravens' defense that had snuffed out those scenarios many times before. A 33-yard touchdown catch by Falcons receiver Roddy White over Ravens cornerback Josh Wilson sealed the game for Atlanta. Wilson argued vehemently with the referees that he was pushed by White, but no flag was thrown. "I was playing coverage, man, and I guess it's tough to play good coverage in this league," said Wilson. "I don't know. I can't call it." The Ravens have felt they were on the short end of calls or no-calls before. But the overriding theme in the locker room this time was that they missed chances to make key stops. "They made the plays at the end and we didn't," Ravens cornerback Chris Carr said bluntly. "It was a very difficult loss. With our defense, we figured that we would stop them." ------------------At least they didn't blame the refs for the loss. That's what NFL players supposed to do. It's the media and fans who never walked on a blade of grass who see things differently. Edited November 12, 2010 by ATLfanatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falken Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 "The Falcons are who we thought they were." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ7000 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 reed looked like a gorilla on D last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atljbo Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Suggs said the samething.I dont get it... Out of all teams i thought the ravens wouldnt pull "that card" ... They was just saying the Dolphins LB wont take the L like a man.... They need to do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHBROWN3 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 OK Edward... talk to the hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconPio Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 More like we let them off of the hook. Up 20-7 and we let them come back.And Ed Reed is a p*ssy. Hurt while trying to tackle a QB. Hurt while trying to get a lick on Roddy. Moronic for trying a delayed kickoff return that got him to the 10 yard line on his team's final chance.My thoughts exactly. We let THEM off the hook by letting them get 14 points in the 4th quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosmith67 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Suggs said the samething.I dont get it... Out of all teams i thought the ravens wouldnt pull "that card" ... They was just saying the Dolphins LB wont take the L like a man.... They need to do the same.It's always easier to say that after a win. I honestly don't think the Ravens were aware of how good the Falcons truly are. Unless there's 0:00 left on the clock, the game isn't over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shc Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 My thoughts exactly. We let THEM off the hook by letting them get 14 points in the 4th quarter.Exactly.Anyone notice that every time we did that dumb squib kick thing, they scored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHBROWN3 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 we took our foot off their throats and let em back in it. Then we put our boot right back on em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconMama Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Ed Reed looked like a senior citizen at times on the field last night.. Ray Lewis looked slow too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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