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Passing the football is a bad idea because two of the three possible outcomes are negative

When you call a pass play... three things can happen and two of them are bad. I mean, you can pass an interception or [an incompletion]. Why is that? It's that simple.

This is a statement of coaching philosophy rather than a verifiable fact.

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Sep 30, 2020
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The Baltimore Ravens are frauds until they can win from behind

The Baltimore Ravens are frauds. They are F-R-A-U-D-S frauds. They panic, they look terrible on Monday Night Football. The stat was 18 and 0 with a ten-point lead, 0 and 5 with a ten-point deficit. They can't come from behind. They're very good team, but kind of like Oregon back in the day with Chip Kelly... until I see it, I don't trust that the Ravens offense can work when it gets in a hole.

The Ravens finished 11-5 and won a playoff game but were eliminated in the Divisional round after falling behind the Bills, somewhat validating the 'play from behind' critique.
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Sep 30, 2020
#5261
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The Baltimore Ravens are the Houston Rockets of the NFL

Are the Baltimore Ravens the Houston Rockets of the NFL? Their analytics are Mickey Mouse-ish. By any objective measurement the Baltimore Ravens are awesome... and then in the playoffs the Chiefs are going to beat them by 40. They shit pump all the bad teams, but when the chips are down... they fall short.

Both teams at the time were known for high-efficiency regular seasons and early playoff exits against the eventual champions.
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Sep 30, 2020
#24830
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I agree that the 3-0 Bears are frauds and not an exceptional team

I have a lot of Ravens fans be like, 'dude, the Bears are frauds.' I agree that they [the Bears] kind of are. I don't think the Bears are like an exceptional team. I won't apologize for three and oh, while also thinking like, 'yeah, this might not end so well.'

The 2020 Bears started 5-1 but finished 8-8 and were widely regarded as a mediocre team that lucked into a playoff spot.

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Army and Navy players are not on the same team until their military service is completely finished

Everyone wants to tell the very nice warm and fuzzy story that we're on the same [team]. We're not. We're not until it's over. Until the service side is done. After you play Army football, after you serve your country, that's when you [and Navy players] become on the same team.

This is a subjective take on the culture and mentality of the rivalry.

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