Taking Flight - A Baltimore Ravens Dynasty

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Week 5- BYE

Week 4 Awards

AFC Players of the Week
QB Josh Johnson, Ravens- 22 of 33, 303 yards, 3 touchdowns, 13 carries, 55 yards, 2 touchdowns

ROLB Shawne Merriman- 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR

NFC Players of the Week

QB Alex Smith, 49ers- 31-40, 385 yards, 5 touchdowns

LOLB Thomas Davis, Panthers- 3 tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT


Baltimore's coaches attend a coaching seminar. Several coaches gain more experience.


Week 5

AFC Players of the Week

WR Chad Ocho Cinco, Bengals- 11 catches, 165 yards, 2 touchdowns

ROLB Kamerion Wimbley, Browns- 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 FR

NFC Players of the Week

QB Brian Brohm, Cardinals- 18-33, 361 yards, 5 touchdowns

MLB Jon Beason, Panthers- 10 tackles, 1 INT

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Player Resignings

The Baltimore Ravens have announced that they have agreed upon new contracts for these players:

K Demetri Boyd- 3 years, $4.7M, $500K Bonus
P Sam Koch- 2 years, $1.04M


WR Jay Hamilton has walked out of negotiations after demanding a contract along the lines of $19M over 6 years with a $5M bonus.

RE Elvis Dumervil has walked out of negotiations after demanding a contract along the lines of $25M over 6 years with a $8M bonus.

LE Michael Peters has has walked out of negotiations after demanding a contract along the lines of $25M over 6 years with a $8M bonus. He will not be resigned.

The Ravens have ended negotiations with HB Dedric Atkinson after he demanded $3M a year to be the 3rd stringer.

SS Marlon McCree has walked out of negotiations after demanding a contract along the lines of $2M over 2 years.

Coach White announced the signing of WR Josh Cribbs and LG Senario Darcy. FS Josh Barrett has been released to make room. Cribbs is expected to take over the starting kick and punt returning jobs.

Week 6 Preview: At Bears

The 4-0 Ravens travel to Soldier Field to take on the 2-2 Bears in Week 6. The Bears are known for their defense, but it isn't much of a strength. The top 3 Bears are C Olin Kreutz (93), MLB Brian Urlacher (93), and LT Ryan Clady (92). The QB is Chad Pennington who is as unthreatening as ever. The team wasted the 3rd overall pick on Illinois HB Joey Keller who only has 3 carries for 16 yards this season. Otherwise Travis Henry will be toting the rock. Devin Hester is the only offensive weapon. If anyone on the Bears is going to give me fits, it will be the corners. Nathan Vasher and Charles Tillman team up to create one of the best cornerback tandems in the league. I could see myself tripping up against this team if Josh Johnson can't get it going through the air.

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Week 6: At Bears

Josh Johnson may have had his worst passing game of the season, and Nnamdi Asomugha may have made his first big mistake of the season, but the Ravens had the biggest win of their season as they won, 55-14. Johnson threw 3 interceptions, but ran in two touchdowns and had his highest rushing total of the season with 70 yards. Nnamdi Asomugha got burned on a streak by Devin Hester but otherwise was solid as he limited Hester to 2 catches. Jamarion Bellows added 116 yards to help the effort.

NFL Scoreboard - Baltimore Ravens (5-0) at Chicago Bears (2-3)

October 11, 2009 1 2 3 4 F Baltimore Ravens 14 13 14 14 55 Chicago Bears 0 0 14 0 14 Top Performers Baltimore Ravens - Stats Josh Johnson- 28-42, 390 yards, 1 touchdown, 13 carries, 70 yards, 2 touchdowns Mack Jackson- 9 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack Chicago Bears - Stats Dejuan Morgan- 9 tackles, 2 interceptions Chad Pennington- 20-40, 245 yards,1 touchdown	Team Stats Comparison BAL CHI First Downs 24 9 3rd Down Efficiency 7-10 4-14 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-2 Total Yards 528 213 Passing Yards 390 209 Rushing Yards 138 4 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0-0 1-7 Turnovers 4 3 Time of Possession 33:13 26:47
Scoring Summary First Quarter BAL CHI BAL Richardson 4 yard rush (Boyd kick) 7 0 BAL James 2 yard rush (Boyd kick) 14 0 Second Quarter BAL CHI BAL Boyd 25 yard FG 17 0 BAL James 6 yard rush (Boyd kick) 24 0 BAL Boyd 21 yard FG 27 0 Third Quarter BAL CHI BAL Johnson 5 yard rush (Boyd kick) 34 0 BAL McAlister 32 yard interception return (Boyd kick) 41 0 CHI Vasher 49 yard interception return (Gould kick) 41 7 CHI Pennington to Hester, 63 yards (Boyd kick) 41 14 Fourth Quarter BAL CHI BAL Johnson to Mason, 23 yards 48 14 BAL Johnson 21 yard rush (Boyd kick) 55 14
Baltimore Ravens Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Josh Johnson 28-42 390 1 3 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Josh Johnson 13 70 5.3 2 Leron James 8 34 4.2 2 Tony Richardson 3 11 3.6 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Jamarion Bellows 6 116 19.3 0 Derrick Mason 6 86 14.3 1 Tony Gonzalez 5 69 13.8 0 Leron James 4 50 12.5 0 Corey Parker 1 24 24 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Mack Jackson 9 1 0 0 Terrell Suggs 5 1 0 0 Chris McAlister 5 0 1 1 Kenny Phillips 4 0 1 0 Mike Jenkins 4 0 0 0 Elvis Dumervil 3 1 0 0 Dexter Knox 3 0 0 0 Calais Campbell 2 2 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Josh Cribbs 2 59 0 35 Zack Bowman 1 18 0 18 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Josh Cribbs 5 19 0 7 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Demetri Boyd 2/2 7/7 13 25 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Sam Koch 1 40 40 0 Chicago Bears Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Chad Pennington 20-40 245 1 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Travis Henry 11 4 0.3 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Travis Henry 6 4 0.6 0 E. Giddins 5 56 11.2 0 W. Franklin 4 55 13.7 0 Devin Hester 2 73 36.5 1 Lavelle Hawkins 2 42 21 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Nathan Vasher 10 0 1 1 Dejuan Morgan 9 0 2 0 Hunter Hillenmeyer 9 0 0 0 Morlon Greenwood 6 0 0 0 Brian Urlacher 4 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG J. Johnson 1 22 0 22 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Devin Hester 1 3 0 3 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Robbie Gould 0/0 2/2 2 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 B. Maynard 7 318 31.1 0

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Looking dominate, even with Johnson throwing 3 picks in the last game.

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AFC Players of the Week
QB Josh Johnson, Ravens- 28-42, 390 yards, 1 touchdown, 13 carries, 70 yards, 2 touchdowns

MLB Andra Davis, Browns- 9 tackles, 1 FF, 1 INT

NFC Players of the Week

HB Brian Westbrook, Eagles- 20-62-3, 10 catches, 106 yards, 1 touchdown

ROLB Rocky McIntosh, Redskins- 11 tackles, 2 INTs

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Contracts

Elvis Dumervil walked out.

I ignored Michael Peters.

Ignored Derrick Mason

Ignored JR Webster

Jay Hamilton walked out

Ignored Dedric Atkinson

Marlon McCree walked out

Ignored Mark Clayton

Week 7 Preview: At Browns

I travel to Cleveland for my 3rd consecutive away game. The Browns are a surprising 4-2 thanks to the play of Derek Anderson, who was 14 touchdowns. Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow are the only offensive threats, but they are probably the best receivers I've faced all season. The 3 best players are LT Joe Thomas (95), WR Braylon Edwards (90) and TE Kellen Winslow (89). If I can injure Winslow, their passing attack should take a big hit. The secondary is young and inexperienced. I shouldn't have a problem with this defense. The Browns will need to score often, on a defense that has allowed 37 points all season, to stay in this one.

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Week 7: At Browns

The Ravens improved to 6-0 with a win over the host Browns, 48-14. Josh Johnson threw 4 picks, but also ran for 218 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Ravens racked up over 600 yards of offense to get the win over the division rivals.

NFL Scoreboard - Baltimore Ravens (6-0) at Cleveland Browns (4-3)

October 18, 2009 1 2 3 4 F Baltimore Ravens 13 7 7 21 48 Cleveland Browns 0 14 0 0 14 Top Performers Baltimore Ravens - Stats Josh Johnson- 27-40, 373 yards, 2 touchdowns, 16 carries, 218 yards, 4 touchdowns Tony Gonzalez- 10 catches, 136 yards, 1 touchdown Cleveland Browns - Stats Braylon Edwards- 8 catches, 129 yards L. Blake- 2 tackles, 1 INT, 1 touchdown	Team Stats Comparison BAL CLE First Downs 29 12 3rd Down Efficiency 3-6 3-12 4th Down Efficiency 1-1 0-0 Total Yards 653 324 Passing Yards 365 242 Rushing Yards 288 82 Penalties-Penalty Yards 6-55 3-32 Turnovers 5 3 Time of Possession 33:49 26:11
Scoring Summary First Quarter BAL CLE BAL 5:59 Johnson 8 yard rush (Boyd kick missed) 6 0 BAL 3:04 Johnson 79 yards rush (Boyd kick) 13 0 Second Quarter BAL CLE BAL 10:29 Johnson 5 yard rush (Boyd kick) 20 0 CLE 9:36 Lewis 78 yard rush (Dawson kick) 20 7 CLE 0:15 Blake pick-6, 61 yards (Dawson kick) 20 14 Third Quarter BAL CLE BAL 4:00 Johnson to Gonzalez, 3 yards (Boyd kick) 27 14 Fourth Quarter BAL CLE BAL 13:01 Johnson 49 yard rush (Boyd kick) 34 14 BAL 7:25 Johnson to James, 13 yards (Boyd kick) 41 14 BAL 0:58 Johnson muffed punt, Faggins return touchdown, 35 yards (Boyd kick) 48 14
Baltimore Ravens Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Josh Johnson 27-40 373 2 4 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Josh Johnson 16 218 13.6 4 Leron James 4 36 9 0 Jamarion Bellows 4 30 7.5 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Jamarion Bellows 3 44 14.6 0 Derrick Mason 1 29 29 0 Tony Gonzalez 10 136 13.6 1 Jay Hamilton 5 86 17.2 0 JR Webster 2 27 13.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD Nnamdi Asomugha 6 0 0 0 Mack Jackson 4 0 0 0 Terrell Suggs 3 0 0 0 Calais Campbell 5 2 0 0 Elvis Dumervil 1 0 0 0 Kenny Phillips 10 0 1 0 Ed Reed 5 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Josh Cribbs 1 35 0 35 Zack Bowman 1 23 0 23 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Josh Cribbs 3 22 0 10 Zack Bowman 1 4 0 4 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Demetri Boyd 0-0 5-6 5 0 Alexis Serna 0-0 1-1 1 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Sam Koch 1 44 44 1 Cleveland Browns Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Derek Anderson 20-39 256 0 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Jamal Lewis 14 82 5.8 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD Braylon Edwards 8 129 16.1 0 M. Henry 6 63 10.5 0 Kellen Winslow 2 32 16 0 Jamal Lewis 2 12 6 0 C. Taylor 1 15 15 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD J. O'Neill 10 0 1 0 Sean Jones 7 0 1 0 Andra Davis 7 1 0 0 A. Whitman 5 0 1 0 L. Blake 2 0 1 1 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG C. Matchett 1 22 0 22 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG B. Johnson 1 0 0 0 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG Phil Dawson 0-0 2-2 2 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 Dave Zastudil 9 333 37 1

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Week 8 review

AFC Players of the Week

QB Josh Johnson, Ravens- 27-40, 373 yards, 2 touchdowns, 16 carries, 218 yards, 4 touchdowns

CB Ike Taylor, Steelers- 7 tackles, 1 FF (That's it?)

NFC Players of the Week

QB Kurt Warner, Falcons- 27-42, 341 yards, 5 touchdowns

CB Charles Woodson, Packers- 3 tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR, 2 picks


Injuries

Derrick Mason was lost for the season after getting blown up by Browns safety Sean Jones. Mason suffers from mild head trauma and was placed on the IR. ROLB Sean Watts was signed to take his place on the roster.

Contracts

Dumervil walked out again. Looks like he wont be back.

Ignored Michael Peters.

Ignored Tony Richardson.

Ignored Derrick Mason.

Jay Hamilton walked out.

Ignored Dedric Atkinson.

Marlon McCree walked out.

MLB Eric Barton resigns for $1.24M over 2 years.

RG Scott Kooistra resigns for $800K over 2 years.

RT Patrick McCoy resigns for $760K over 2 years.

Week 8 Preview: At Bengals

This should be a toughie. The Bengals are a very capable 4 and 3 team. They are led, as always, by QB Carson Palmer and WR Chad Ocho Cinco. The offense is dynamic, as always, but has a fairly weak O-line. The defense is led by FS Eugene Wilson and ROLB Karlos Dansby. Otherwise, the defense is fairly pedestrian. The 3 best players on the Bengals are WR Chad Ocho Cinco (95), FS Eugene Wilson (90), and WR TJ Housmandzadeh (89). The Ravens should win this one if they can hold the receivers in check.