October Banter 2026

[CAPE]

Time to stop pretending players like Roquan Smith and Marlon Humphrey are any good anymore. So far Minter the 'defensive genius' doesnt seem to have many answers.

[snowfan]

Feel like the Ravens have been able to avoid a complete rebuild in part because of Lamars contract. But the time is nearing. If your success is going to ride on a now injury prone franchise qb someone has tough decisions to make. 

[nj2va]

Wow, another Browns game winning drive. 

[nw baltimore wx]

19 minutes ago, nj2va said:

Wow, another Browns game winning drive. 

They got away with a false start on that last pass play.

[aldie 22]

Terrible win it's really awful being 6-0

[Stormchaserchuck1]

1 minute ago, aldie 22 said:

Terrible win it's really awful being 6-0

Best regular season then worst in the playoffs. They really should have had an outdoor stadium lol

[RickinBaltimore]

You know, if Lamar doesn't resign with the Ravens that's fine. It might be time to tear it down to the studs and rebuild. 

[CAPE]

41 minutes ago, RickinBaltimore said:

You know, if Lamar doesn't resign with the Ravens that's fine. It might be time to tear it down to the studs and rebuild. 

I am starting to lean in that direction. He is more injury prone as he gets older, and this team obv lacks talent, and it cant be fixed overnight. If they commit to him long term, this team will probably continue to be 'in the mix', but not good enough. EDC is no Ozzie Newsome. Sashi Brown also seems sus.

[Maestrobjwa]

1 minute ago, CAPE said:

I am starting to lean in that direction. He is more injury prone as he gets older, and this team obv lacks talent, and it cant be fixed overnight. If they commit to him long term, this team will probably continue to be 'in the mix', but not good enough. EDC is no Ozzie Newsome. Sashi Brown also seems sus.

If you commit to Lamar you can fix the issues around him in a year...two at the most. Heck, this defense is two pieces and months of therapy away from being good enough. The mental problem is bigger than the talent issue.

2) You don't jettison your franchise QB at 30 and just magically find another one. Even if he misses 3 games a year, you still have a better chance of getting a ring with him than without him. If he can throw whatever mobility he maintains will be a plus but not absolutely necessary.

[Maestrobjwa]

1 hour ago, RickinBaltimore said:

You know, if Lamar doesn't resign with the Ravens that's fine. It might be time to tear it down to the studs and rebuild. 

Why are folks acting like he's not under contract next year? Lol

[CAPE]

10 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Why are folks acting like he's not under contract next year? Lol

Talking about beyond that dude. This team has a lot that needs fixing, and the contract he will demand will limit the ability to do that. Do you really want to see the likes of Marlon Humphrey as a starter for another year or 2? He is total shit now. How about the OL? Its a fucking mess. Lamar will continue to get hurt and miss games.

[BTRWx's Thanks Giving]

The early polar vortex social media is out of control!

[Maestrobjwa]

3 hours ago, CAPE said:

Talking about beyond that dude. This team has a lot that needs fixing, and the contract he will demand will limit the ability to do that. Do you really want to see the likes of Marlon Humphrey as a starter for another year or 2? He is total shit now. How about the OL? Its a fucking mess. Lamar will continue to get hurt and miss games.

No. He and Roquan gotta go end of this year be it trade or free agency. OL can be fixed too; Jurgens, Vega, Rosengarten could be a pretty good start. Another LT (if Stanley's play is declining) and LG would have to be signed. Lamar gets extended...that will at least give more room to work for the next 2 years.

These are not blow it up start over changes--soft rebuild/retool like this could improve things next season.

[Maestrobjwa]

Maryland is the worst place for professional sports. All of these teams need to be ashamed of themselves. What did we do to deserve this? Smh I mean no joy to be found in any of them for 3 years. All have leadership problems or are trying to recover from leadership problems.

I mean at some point it has to turn around I mean dang...historically Baltimore has always had at least one good team. But now every team in the state has been mediocre or plain awful.

[Stormchaserchuck1]

The offense looks healthy: Zay Flowers is breaking out as one of the best WR's in the league. Lamar is still MVP material if he would run more. Henry averages 1 more ypc at the end of the season than beginning. I can't see them rebuilding when they have that. Lamar would go to a team like Miami and likely win a super bowl there lol. The O-line isn't as bad as everyone says I don't think, I haven't slowed the tape down and watched each one individually but it did seem like Lamar had time this season. The problem is Huntley can't throw beyond 5yds so they stack the line. 

[nj2va]

Seattle looked real good last night. 

[Stormchaserchuck1]

6 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Maryland is the worst place for professional sports. All of these teams need to be ashamed of themselves. What did we do to deserve this? Smh I mean no joy to be found in any of them for 3 years. All have leadership problems or are trying to recover from leadership problems.

I mean at some point it has to turn around I mean dang...historically Baltimore has always had at least one good team. But now every team in the state has been mediocre or plain awful.

3 years ago the Orioles and Ravens were both #1 seed. 

Maybe you're referring to the Ravens going 8-9 last year and the Orioles finishing 4 games under .500? That's not that bad dude lol. The Baltimore market for attendance, baseball and football, is a little below average over the long run. 

Everyone wants their team to win 75% of games, but the difference from city-to-city is so small that you can't really expect that unless you are LA or NY.

[Stormchaserchuck1]

Ravens have the 2nd highest paid defense in the NFL

Top 10 Most Expensive NFL Defenses in 2026 thesportscast.net

1. Pittsburgh Steelers – $195.4 M (64.9% of cap)

2. Baltimore Ravens – $187.4 M (62.2%)

3. Chicago Bears – $177.9 M (59.1%)

4. New York Giants – $174.7 M (58.0%)

5. New England Patriots – $169.0 M (56.1%)

6. Washington Commanders – $165.8 M (55.1%)

[aldie 22]

Last time the Vikings were 6-0 was 2009 that was a good winter...just sayin

[Maestrobjwa]

3 hours ago, Stormchaserchuck1 said:

3 years ago the Orioles and Ravens were both #1 seed. 

Maybe you're referring to the Ravens going 8-9 last year and the Orioles finishing 4 games under .500? That's not that bad dude lol. The Baltimore market for attendance, baseball and football, is a little below average over the long run. 

Everyone wants their team to win 75% of games, but the difference from city-to-city is so small that you can't really expect that unless you are LA or NY.

I'm saying the 3 years since 2023. It has been all downhill from there. Both 2023 teams were false peaks--

Orioles 24 season had a winning record but sucked the second half and embarrassingly mentally feckless in the Wild Card. 

Ravens 24 season had blown leads and obviously the Andrews drop in the playoffs

Orioles 25' season: Awful. Ravens 25' season: Awful

Orioles 26 season: New manager, inherited mentally weak mentality, failed to capitalize on momentum each time, .500 team, missed playoffs.

Ravens 26 season: New HC, inherited bad mentality--no dawg in 'em Looks to be a .500 season missing the playoffs.

One embarrassment after another and nobody has known how to win. Now in both cases...both new manager and new HC could very well do better in 2027...but time will tell. 2027 is gonna be a defining year for Baltimore sports: Either we'll finally be released from this prison of mediocrity, or we'll be suffering for more years to come.