Don’t ever underestimate the great and powerful Ozzie Newsome
Outside of Baltimore, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome is rarely showered with praise for being a pure genius, and he is just that. Genius. Newsome is no fool, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned during his illustrious 18-year tenure in the team’s front office, it’s that he always has a plan. So what’s the [...]
Decision making time for Baltimore
While many Baltimore fans are still celebrating the good times the Super Bowl win a month ago, the team is already making a lot of tough decisions on how to form their team for the 2013 NFL season. From Joe Flacco’s contract to Anquan Boldin’s trade to the 49ers, there are a lot of changes [...]
The story of the 2012-13 World Champion Ravens
A week removed from the Super Bowl thriller in which the Baltimore Ravens stunned the world and outlasted the San Francisco 49ers, it’s still hard for me to let it all sink it. It’s amazing how only a couple days after the February 3 win, the Ravens went right into preparations for the upcoming 2013 [...]
Who’s to blame for Ravens win?
It sounds like an oxymoron to suggest there should be someone to blame for not a loss, but a win. In this case, the Baltimore Ravens overcame the San Diego Chargers, beating them 16-13. However, the score did not accurately reflect the overall performance by the Ravens throughout the entire game. In all honesty, the [...]
NFL gambling policy extreme, but necessary
For obvious reasons, major league sports prohibit their players from being able to make wagers on their sport. It does not matter if the bet isn’t even for their team, it is not allowed. However, the National Football League takes this a step further and actually bans its players from not only betting on football [...]
The loss of Roethlisberger changes betting lines
With the loss of Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger to a shoulder injury, their chance of winning seems to be slimming down in terms of statistics. Most sports betting places currently have the Baltimore Ravens as -2.5 favorites; you can actually bet on this game or other NFL football games. This goes to show how [...]
A night to remember for the Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens sent the Cincinnati Bengals meowing back home after defeating them 44-13 on Monday night. After the game, my first thought was a flashback of last year’s season opener against the Steelers, when the Ravens handed them a whopping and beat them 35-7. However, with some reflection on the many historic achievements set [...]
Ravens sign Ray Rice to long-term contract
The Baltimore Ravens signed running back Ray Rice to a five-year deal for $40 million today. At the beginning of the offseason the Ravens decided to franchise Ray Rice, and they had until July 16th 5:00pm EST to give Rice a contract extension. If Rice were to have been tagged with the franchise this season, [...]
Ravens plagued by injuries early on
On the final day of minicamp last week, the Ravens’ projected starting left guard, Jah Reid, was injured and carted off the field. Reid is currently in a competition for the backup right tackle and the starting left guard positions. It was reported that Reid left the field with a calf injury. Reid measured in [...]
A farewell to The Purple Chaos
No matter how you say it, saying goodbye is hard. Since I started blogging three years ago, this is the first column or piece I have ever dreaded writing. It’s really the one time I can recall experiencing that phenomenon known as writer’s block. This is my last column for The Purple Chaos, almost one [...]
