To the Baltimore community in general, please take a deep breath and enjoy the success the Ravens are enjoying presently. Analysis of every single bit of data is without merit. Lets play the games, one at a time, in the same order as given on the schedule. This team is playing at a high level despite what the skeptics are saying.

Mike, if you watched the game on CBS you would have heard the announcers discuss that Heap probaby tore loose some adhesions from his ankle operation, which will cause swelling and severe pain, possibly confused with a sprain. Nothing fishy about it and I am dismayed by your failure to understand the obvious, even though you are a sports reporter.

Actually, Mike, on the radio last night Heap said he hurt it while going up (or down) the steps at home...that it "popped." A little unusual, but I guess we all have turned an ankle or gotten a stiff neck for seemingly little reason one time or another. Is the "stretching" assertion something he said previously, a statement by the team, or what? Just don't want to think conspiracy, if we are offbase on the facts.
As for McNair, my guess is he's sore like that after EVERY single game nowadays. If nothing else, aging athletes ache more & for longer, right Mike? (just called you an aging athlete)
Last item, for now: can you find some time this week to touch on the subject of WHY DO RAVENS KEEP TRYING TO ATTACK or CONTROL THE MIDDLE (both running plays and by not rolling McNair out sometimes) WHEN THAT IS THE WEAKEST PART OF THE LINE. There are two kinds of coaching adjustments: in-game because of what other team is doing and ongoing because of what your team is able to do. Ravens do not play enough to their offensive strengths.

i agree with mike..its great to be 3-0 , but behind that 3-0 ( the three teams the ravens have beat- have not won 1 game in 2006) the ravens will have 2 real tests coming up in the chargers and the broncos...it will be a nice boost if the ravens can get this win and go 4-0 into denver...
i was at the oakland game -and after ray lewis - jumped on the bench after his interception-its almost like he wanted approval-and to let the crowd know he is back and with them too...ray, you have a good heart -but we can see right through you...it was phony nd fake...when the ravens beat san diego,denver,and teams like the bengals - then i will say they are for real..pittsburgh is struggling - but they won't be easy...we shall see...hmmm....the parameters look so bright...lol....

I may have been wrong thinking McNair would last 5 games, now I think he'll be lucky to make 5.
Yes they are all older and some slower but consider the wear and tear on our QB's caused by our bad pass blocking.
We have receivers, good ones. When the passes aren't being short hopped. My guess for that is due to pressure. Billick is now laughed at for his refusal to see the truth, no O-line equals poor/injured QBs. I've been mystifiyed by this for years and now attribute it to sheer stubborness. How long before Biscotti agrees with his friends and cans Billick?

No biggie about McNair. It wouldn't be a football season without him having some damage to his chest/ribs/sternum.....or some other injury.

Unless his head comes off during a game, I'm not too worried. Of course, given our O-line, maybe I should be......

The truth is the truth. McNair has been injured by a sorry _ss offensive line. Plain and simple. He is not a machine. He is human. If McNair thought he was injured befire, wait unitl after the end of this season. Our sorry offensive line will keep quarterbacks banged up.

The Chargers are 2-0 against teams that went 0-3, i fail to see how that is any different from the Ravens situation. The Broncos lost to the St. Louis Rams and struggled to win agains a struggling Chiefs who played without Trent Green. Any given Sunday people it's about who shows up to play. Aside from critiques of Monday morning about individual plays there is no reason to dismiss the Ravens 3-0 start as an illusion.

ravens are looking tough and showing a lot of character this year in all phases around the ball. we have a veteran team that wants and knows how to win. i like our chances against any team in the nfl. the chargers will be our toughest test to date. that being said, they have their weaknesses like any other team in the nfl. our defense is great at run stopping and we can make san diego one dimensional. phillip rivers might be joing chris simms in the hospital after this sunday. 1 game at a time...