Week 2 Ravens at Titans. Predictions and Pregame discussion

[ccbird]

Lex is slipping creating these polls. This time last year this thread would've been up by Monday morning.


Basically we just cant have a letdown. We are the superior team. CJ scares me a little after what he did to us in the 1st half of the '08 playoff game but I'm thinking he probably doesn't quite have his legs back after holding out.



Ravens- 24
Titans-10

[JohnnyK27]

The Titans couldn't handle the Jags and mediocre QB McCown. Jones-Drew had a pretty nice game against them. I expect the Ravens to Win this one big.

Ravens 27
Titans 7

[glorydays]

I'll be there... anyone else?

[Dr. FLK]

Based on last week's performance.

Ravens: 457
Titans: -6

[Sports Guy]

Basically, the win against Pitt means very little if you lose this game...and they won't.

Ravens: 34
Titans: 14

[ShaneDawg85]

The Titans just lost to a team that had Josh McCown as their starting QB. Plus, Chris Johnson is very rusty. This one shouldn't even be close.

Ravens- 27
Titans- 10

[Dwight Schrute]

The only thing remotely concerning is Kenny Britt vs. our banged up corners. But hopefully Ngata and Suggs don't give Hasselsuck any time to find him. Nice to catch CJ before he gets in shape.

Ravens 27
Titans 10

[Flacco Machado]

Ravens - 27

Titans - 3

[The Rick]

Ravens 24
Titans 16

[backwardsk]

I'll be there... anyone else?

I went to a game in Nashville last year. You'll love it. We stayed downtown across the river from the stadium. Didn't need a car the whole time.

[Oriology]

Being on the road may keep it a bit tighter, but the Titans (and the entire AFC South) really don't impress me.

Ravens- 27, Titans- 13

[Icterus galbula]

I saw some of those Jaguars/Titans highlights. Looked like each team was trying to poop the bed harder than the other. I think that game even had 3 of the "c'mon mans." I'll be disappointed/surprised if we don't win by at least two scores.

I agree with Dwight Schrute, Britt is the only thing about their team worth concern to me.

[Birds of B'more]

I felt good about this game until I saw Flacco and Rice made the cover of Sports Illustrated. Ugh....better hope that jinx is over.

[kbrown119]

Ravens can't have a big let down this week, a part of me thinks maybe, but i think they'll let Titans hang around for 3 quarters before finishing in 4th
Ravens 27
Titans 17

[Stevo5278]

Ravens can't have a big let down this week, a part of me thinks maybe, but i think they'll let Titans hang around for 3 quarters before finishing in 4th
Ravens 27
Titans 17

Only twice in the Harbaugh era have the Ravens lost to a non-playoff team: 2009 at Pittsburgh (game can go either way) and last year at Cincy (Flacco's worst game as a pro). We'll beat them with little fight.

Ravens 31
Titans 10

[crowmst3k!]

So long as the Ravens don't overlook the game, they should win handily.

Ravens 28-6

[Marvin]

I'll be there... anyone else?

Section 320 in the lower loge part (first like 5 rows or so) of the upper deck sections.

I'm concerned for a let down game but not so bad that they actually lose.

[NewMarketSean]

I think it'll be closer than we expect...27-17 Ravens. Johnson and Britt could cause some problems.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Frankly, this isn't a game that should be close. The Titans have a few nice weapons on offense but the talent level difference between these two teams is extreme.

[mskrulz]

I see this game being a little more of a nail biter than others. Tennessee is a tough place to play and Johnson's speed can be hard to deal with. I say we win 23-16 but it's more of a grinder with us putting it away in the 4th quarter. Road games aren't easy in the NFL!

[flashjordnk]

This game I think will tell us if our offensive line was great or Pitts defense line was terrible. Rice's production will say a lot about this Ravens team.

I'm not too worried about the offense of Tennessee. They don't have a ton of depth, and while Britt could be good, he'll most likely be bracketed the entire game. If the Ravens pass rush is anything like last week, Hasselback should be even worse than Roethlisberger.

Ravens 28 - Tenn 10

[SammyBirdland]

I'm predicting a shutout.

Ravens 30
Titans 0

[SammyBirdland]

Collin Cowherd on ESPN just picked Tennessee over the Ravens.

[Sports Guy]

Collin Cowherd on ESPN just picked Tennessee over the Ravens.People assume a Ravens let down plus Tennessee is at home and needs a win.

But Tenn lost last week to a team that had a QB starting that barely played in the preseason.

That QB had a 91.5 Rating. His completion% was 70%. The Jags ran the ball for over 160 yards.

Meanwhile, the Ravens dominated the Steelers.

[bdlj0887]

People assume a Ravens let down plus Tennessee is at home and needs a win.

But Tenn lost last week to a team that had a QB starting that barely played in the preseason.

That QB had a 91.5 Rating. His completion% was 70%. The Jags ran the ball for over 160 yards.

Meanwhile, the Ravens dominated the Steelers.

If Rice runs like he did Sunday, I fully expect him to shred the Titans. He was making some of the best tacklers in the NFL look silly by getting so low.

[Birds of B'more]

The Ravens have been very good during the Harbaugh era at not suffering letdowns after big wins and beating teams they are supposed to beat. It's not always pretty, but other than the Cincinnati loss last season I don't believe the Ravens have ever lost to a sub-.500 team the past 3 seasons. Of course it's still very early in the season to really judge what kind of team Tennessee is.

[orayole]

Ravens 45
Titans 3

[primetime]

Echoing what some others have already mentioned......I keep hearing the whole "trap game" thing and sorry, that just doesn't happen to the Ravens under Harbaugh.

Our only loss to a team with a losing record in the Harbaugh era was week 2 of last season when Flacco had his worst game as a pro vs. the 0-1 Bengals.

The Titans are a rebuilding team with a new staff. The only player that could give us issues is CJ. Even though the Titans have said that CJ is full go, I find it hard to believe that CJ is ready for 25-30 touches, given that he's only been practicing/playing for a little over a week.

Kenny Britt is too much of a knucklehead and I think he could easily be taken out of the game by consistently getting a good jam on him at the LOS. We should match up Cary Williams with Britt.

Hasselbeck is in the November of his career. Unless the Titans staff plans on using some 2 or 3 step drops, we should be able to get plenty of hits on him and force him into some mistakes.

The Titans front 7 features some younger players and they're trying to bigger up front, after having a smallish front the last few seasons. The Titans play by play equated their strategy on D the last few years to that of the Colts; generate pressure with smaller, quicker front 4. However, once teams realized it, they started pounding the rock against the Titans and their TOP dropped to about 26 minutes per game by the end of the season.

Despite what some folks think about 6ish point spread, I think we win this game handily.....27-13 Ravens.

[square634]

It is looking like we will be missing Grubbs and Carr, in addition to Smith obviously. Gurode should be fine at LG, but I hope Foxworth doesn't get too exposed.

[MRLeavey]

Tennessee is probably a one of the better teams to be a little thin at corner against. I think Pagano takes away Chris Johnson, throws a ton of looks at Hasselbeck, and forces him to beat them. He'll inevitably throw up a few punts ala Tony Romo.

Jared Cook is a player to watch for the Titans. He's an impressive athlete who might give the Ravens linebackers some trouble. It wouldn't surprise me to see a lot more of Bernard Pollard in that linebacker/safety/rover position today.

I'll take the good guys.

Ravens 24
Titans 13

[SammyBirdland]

Collin Cowherd on ESPN just picked Tennessee over the Ravens.

Props to Colin Cowherd.

[Floater]

I was the only one to pick the Titans...bow to me...and the Redskins.

[The Rick]

I was the only one to pick the Titans...bow to me...and the Redskins.

I missed your pre-game analysis as to why you thought the Titans would win - So no thanks, I'm not going to do that.

It's amazing to me how football turns people in to gloating d-bags. I've never once gone in the Redskins section or NFL section to talk smack about other teams.

[Floater]

I missed your pre-game analysis as to why you thought the Titans would win - So no thanks, I'm not going to do that.

It's amazing to me how football turns people in to gloating d-bags. I've never once gone in the Redskins section or NFL section to talk smack about other teams.

Man I'm a Ravens fan too. I am upset that they lost but they played horribly on offense and the corners they lost really hurt them. Titans home opener and they were jacked up after losing last week. They just came more prepared obviously. Move on to St. Louis and preparing these corners for Bradford.

[The Rick]

Man I'm a Ravens fan too. I am upset that they lost but they played horribly on offense and the corners they lost really hurt them. Titans home opener and they were jacked up after losing last week. They just came more prepared obviously. Move on to St. Louis and preparing these corners for Bradford.

Well, if that Redskins reference wasn't a dig, then my bad.

Yes, we were flat and just outright terrible today.

[OsnRavensallday]

Yea we sucked in every aspect of the game today, we looked flat out horrible. I could tell from the first possession we were in for a long day , they were amped up ready to go from the start and we were not close. On top of the loss , it looks like we might have lost David Reed again . He was seen with a big ice rap round his shoulder and they said he had tears of frustration in his eyes, which is never good. It's a shame cause when he is healthy he is a hell of a player, really makes an impact as a KR as we saw today. Who steps up to be our KR as long as Reed is out??? I would have to assume LaQuan