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42 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Mahomes out for the game damn.

Must be concussion weekend...dang. But the Chiefs are so good they found a way anyway, smh But now the drama begins for how quickly Mahomes can clear the protocol...

31 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Ravens wont make a change. Harbaugh is stubborn when it comes to being 'loyal' to his assistants.

 

Except when he fired Cam Cameron before that Super Bowl run...and he also fired Morningweig after the 2019 playoff loss

16 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

It’s never going to snow again.  Hahah you’re a Vikings fan and....

nevermind.  I had to remind myself that Daniel Synder is the owner of my team.  And my team sucks.  And it has no name.  And we made the playoffs because we were the least suck ass team in our division.  And....

Really feel bad for you guys...My Ravens may have their playoff struggles at the moment, but I am thankful for having a stable, well-run organization! WFT's owner...mercy above.

1 hour ago, CAPE said:

As everything retrogrades the ridge there has pulled back enough that we could get something to amplify along the east coast.  It’s a temporary window before pac puke starts to invade again but there is a really good window of a few days as the pattern retrogrades and essentially reboots back to where we started. That is often how we get a east coast storm.  It’s why we usually warm up soon after. 

So I'm still wondering about February, then...Do we have any more clarity on whether it's gonna be a lost month? If so, I do hope the little window at the end of the month you mentioned produces...But it would be nice not to have to punt Feb!

1 hour ago, frd said:

Wonder if we recycle the pattern and it actually produces possibly later in February even though many have written February off

Later February past President's day doesn't usually work, historically...We either hit it between Jan 20th and that day or not at all barring a rare March exception lol

5 hours ago, blizzardmeiser said:

But in 4 post season games, it’s fair to say he’s been terrible in 3 of them. 

SO FAR...keyword. People are acting like it's so farfetched that he could still get better. How many definitive statements can we really make about a QB that just turned 24? Mahomes and Brady are is an anomalies...ain't gonna happen like that all the time. It takes time to learn how to win in the playoffs (see Peyton Manning)...and this year Lamar finally got one win. What if that is a sign of growth? He could get two or more wins next year and even up (or get above) record...nothing is set in stone. Personally I'm gonna give him at least next season to see if/how he progresses.

Disappointing end to the season, but at least we came out of it with Lamar finally getting his first playoff win ("finally"...as if it's been years, lol). Disappointed that the adversity didn't turn into a championship, but...perhaps we can still get there. Need a new offensive coordinator...Roman needs to go, unless he changes his entire passing approach...which I'm not entirely sure he can/will. One thing is for sure, the team took a step forward overall...and the defense is great! Just the offense...get Lamar a true #1 (Allen Robinson would be a dream pickup), and again...reconsider our OC...PLEASE! Go Ravens!!

Just now, WxUSAF said:

I’m guessing the wind had a big impact on both those kicks 

No doubt...

That was almost a highlight...had Dobbins not dropped it!

Just now, H2O said:

Ravens need a new punter 

Wait you're a WFT fan right?

Why the heck did we burn two timeouts?

Greg Roman is a sage in the run game, but is inept with the passing game, smh Run master, pass gasser!

26 minutes ago, IUsedToHateCold said:

Popeye's biscuits are in indeed incredible. 

Still waiting on something to pop on the models. Appreciate all the analysis here. It just feels like a roll of the dice. We have to win eventually. The roulette wheel doesn't always come up black. 

That's kinda where I'm at with this...I liken the blocking regime other things discussed here--particularly what's to come in 10-14 days--to a slot machine that already has 1 out of 3 panels on a winning item (apologies if I'm not using the right terminology, lol), and you just need the other two to land right!

The pesky nothern vorts...is there anything in the pattern that can help prevent those (or push them south), or is that just a nina symptom?

48 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

ugh...that nothern vort killing what could have been a nice storm

Ya gotta hope that...we get at least 4 chances in our prime window. That way, if we continue contend with these stupid vorts hopefully one or two of the 4 a northern vort WON'T ruin things. It's like literal dice...do ya roll a vort or no? Lol

3 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

Ha, was coming to say the same thing.  We just need the cold press to get going quicker.  That Nrn Vort irritates my life.

They always do (unless it's to phase with a southern vort of course! )

Hey what's the Buffalo precip looking like for Saturday evening? Given it's relevance to many in this forum...lol

2 hours ago, CAPE said:

Gotta like the chances with the persistence up top, despite the Pac doing its best to eff it all up.

Now if you or @psuhoffmanwouldn't mind, could you explain the concept of the "fast pac", and what we need to, I guess...slow it down? And the blocking regime that looks to continue...how does that interact with the pac to make things more favorable?

Just now, psuhoffman said:

Yes

Now I don't quite understand why, though...what do we need to slow down the flow?

3 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

We need the flow to slow down. It’s that simple. It’s shredding everything. All the SWs flying across are ripping each other apart instead of phasing. 

Fast flow...hasn't that been a problem the last few winters? What's causing that? The pac?

1 hour ago, psuhoffman said:

Looking ahead with a more canonical Nina look in the pac we don’t want too much cold and suppression. But that -NAO -pna -epo look is intriguing. The level of blocking being shown now would suppress the SE ridge but the -pna would create a SW to NE flow towards us. That’s potentially a fun pattern. 

Please do elaborate on this  

And I'm also wondering about February. Is it already a foregone conclusion that month is a dud? Seems some already wrote it off...but I'm just wondering if there's anything that could help even a little bit.

10 minutes ago, DanTheMan said:

After we clinched the playoff birth last week there were tears, tonight i'm sitting with my dad in a stunned haze. We cannot believe it. Thank you for all the kind words, its been a long long time 

Congratulations on the win...I cannot imagine the euphoria in Cleveland! After all these years of sports suffering--and staying remarkably loyal as a fanbase despite it all--you guys have earned every bit of this win!

37 minutes ago, HighStakes said:

Yup. Pressure is off. We have a have great Defense and best kicker. If we Play KC don't forget mahomes hasn't played in 3 weeks and wasnt paying that great before that. Buffalo is tough but there defense isn't great. Love our chances going forward.

And for KC, there's also this...lol

HECK YEAH!!!!!! At last!!! Monkey...off...the back!!! Now as Ray Lewis would often say...enjoy this for 24 hours, and then onto KC or Buffalo!!

43 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Ravens D has not been getting a lot of turnovers lately...might be time.

Excellent call!!