Ray Lewis retiring at the end of the season

[bobbything]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

If i remember right, we were 0-4 before that game? Overall, an extremely disappointing season.

We could have been, but I thought it was only 0-3; because I remember hearing some stat that said no team that started 0-4 had ever made the playoffs. Then we won that game and everyone thought we were golden.

That season was frustrating. Our defense was just as bad as it was the previous season. Our offense started off a little sputtery at the beginning too, which didn't help things. That Carolina game we could have easily won. We were on the one yard line going in to score, up 7, and, for whatever reason, we decided to pass. Green throws a pick-6 that was run back about 105 yards. Instead of being up by 14, the game was tied. It went to hell after that.

We followed up that Ravens performance with a bad loss at Jacksonville.

Green threw too many INTs early on. He snapped out of it but it was too little too late. We lost a lot of close games that year.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by bobbything

We could have been, but I thought it was only 0-3; because I remember hearing some stat that said no team that started 0-4 had ever made the playoffs. Then we won that game and everyone thought we were golden.

That season was frustrating. Our defense was just as bad as it was the previous season. Our offense started off a little sputtery at the beginning too, which didn't help things. That Carolina game we could have easily won. We were on the one yard line going in to score, up 7, and, for whatever reason, we decided to pass. Green throws a pick-6 that was run back about 105 yards. Instead of being up by 14, the game was tied. It went to hell after that.

We followed up that Ravens performance with a bad loss at Jacksonville.

Green threw too many INTs early on. He snapped out of it but it was too little too late. We lost a lot of close games that year.

Wow. I don't even remember all of the games from this season. I'm feeling a little inadequate right now.

[bobbything]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Wow. I don't even remember all of the games from this season. I'm feeling a little inadequate right now.

I don't remember many of them, but I remember a few because they stung. I was at that Carolina game and in the end-zone when Green threw that pick. 14 point swing right there.

I remember the Atlanta game where we scored 50+ points and every single one of the TDs were rushing. Atlanta came in with the #1 rushing defense and we blew a nasty fart in their face by running for like 500 yards. That game got Blaylock a fat contract from New York.

I remember beating Indy too that year. That was fun.

Those Vermeil teams weren't great, but they were good. And that offense gave us every opportunity to win every single game. Many Vermeil bashers slam him because he never won anything. But even with that horrid defense, I felt like we had a chance every game.

I thought that 10-6 team in 2005 was very, very good. We missed the playoffs but I felt like we could beat just about anyone. The Philly game and the Dallas game we had no business losing. None. We could have very easily been 12-4 that year and we were playing very well at the end.

I would have taken us against anyone in the playoffs.

So sad to see us now; even if it wasn't ever "great".

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by bobbything

We could have been, but I thought it was only 0-3; because I remember hearing some stat that said no team that started 0-4 had ever made the playoffs. Then we won that game and everyone thought we were golden.

That season was frustrating. Our defense was just as bad as it was the previous season. Our offense started off a little sputtery at the beginning too, which didn't help things. That Carolina game we could have easily won. We were on the one yard line going in to score, up 7, and, for whatever reason, we decided to pass. Green throws a pick-6 that was run back about 105 yards. Instead of being up by 14, the game was tied. It went to hell after that.

We followed up that Ravens performance with a bad loss at Jacksonville.

Green threw too many INTs early on. He snapped out of it but it was too little too late. We lost a lot of close games that year.

I remember Tynes missing a couple kicks that actually cost us a game or two.

Opening up in Denver that year on MNF was a bad omen. Eric Hicks biting on that that bootleg and Bartee giving up the sluggo...

That Jacksonville game just kind of...slipped away. It was so imminently winnable...

The Atlanta and Indy game were the highlights. And when we beat the sleeves off Denver @ Arrowhead, but we had already lost 9 games by then...

And I thought that season was just SO horrible. HA!