I will give Bart Scott credit for one thing. He has his head screwed on right when it comes to perspective. Some of the guys on the team talk as though they are the greatest team on earth, but Bart is obviously a realist. As great as last year was (and in my opinion the only thing better than beating the Steelers twice in the same season is winning the Super Bowl), it was last year and this team has yet to play like they did last year. My only hope is that the Ravens usually play their best when the chips are down and no one expects anything from them. That will be the case this week.

someone remind billick that force equals mass times acceleration...what a moron.

I hope I am wrong but...

a) the Ravens, even at their BEST, usually stink out any joint on national TV

b) Pittsburgh seems to have a great deal of focus and they are not likely to forgot last year's double pasting

c) since the Guru has had 9 years to find an offense, I find it unlikely that he achieved that goal in the last week.

Result...Pitt 24 Ravens 10

When (if?)Billick's offense falls on its face this week, you can expect many veterans to start nursing injuries.

That will be the first steps to an all out revolt.

Ray Lewis' comments on his radio show last week were exactly what Mike Preston (whom I seldom if ever agree with) said they were...a warning to upper management that as Popeye used to say, "That's all I can stands and I can't stands no more."

The 'makeup' this week is PR only...it hits the fan if I am right about the outcome.

Again, I hope I'm wrong...

Well, technically:

acceleration = (final velocity - original velocity) / time

acceleration 'can' equal velocity...

So, Billick just meant that our D-lineman reach a high velocity nearly instantaneously and never slow down;)

What is Billick talking about??? Does he just like to ALWAYS hear himself speak? Maybe he should run for public office...he's the epitome of a politician. Says alot but hasn't said a thing! ENGLISH man...ENGLISH!!!

Actually, the force in question is the force of the hit, it would be decceleration * mass, and decceleration would be a linear function of velocity, as final velocity is zero, and time is marginal.

It isn't just playcalling that's cost the Ravens games. Poor execution by players on both sides of the ball have also hurt the team. Some of the plays Billick has called have been questionable at best, but others have surprised
the defense and would have worked if the players had done their part (Derrick Mason said as much recenly, that the players have to get the job done.)
Billick does have to try a few more deep passes to open up the field,
regardless of the QB.

As for Ray, his defense didn't do very well against Cleveland or Buffalo. Perhaps it was because they expected to dominate simply by walking on the field, but they allowed big plays in Cleveland, and four long scoring drives by
a lousy offense in Buffalo (including two for 10 points after the offense had cut the lead to 9-7 just after halftime. As for the Bengals game, I doubt
Billick called for five turnovers from McNair, who was the player most responsible for that loss, as he was the playoff loss, though no one player is ever totally responsible. His call on third and one was brilliant, totally fooling the defense, which left the receiver wide open - it is not Billick's
fault McNair couldn't execute a simple pass to an uncovered receiver. If McNair makes that throw, it's a nice gain plus yards after the catch for a first down probably in field goal range. If Billick calls a run with eight in
the box, it probably gets the needed yard, but we can't be certain - a few times in that game, McGahe was held for no gain or a loss. And the blown call on Heap's TD wasn't Billick's fault, nor was Heap not being able to catch Boller's last pass, with the carom landing in a Bengals' hands rather than a Ravens', or on the ground.

Teams win and lose football games. Questionable calls late in games stand out, but we had several other possessions on which we didn't score, and Buffalo was allowed to score on four posessions, plus the field goal after the fumble. Fact is, we had no business trailing Buffalo or Cleveland in the fourth quarter
of those games, but those teams played harder and looked more like they wanted to win than the Ravens. That can't happen the rest of the season - we have to
be the hungrier team every game, regardless of the opponent, and not play down to the level of lesser teams as we have done too often over the years.

I expect the Ravens to come out ready to play against the tough teams they face the rest of the way, starting with the Steelers. Still, in the end, it comes down to the players executing - the offensive line blocking whether for runs or passes, the QB hitting open receivers, the defense making tackles, and winning the turnover battle.

Velocity times mass equals momentum. Momentum is something the Ravens run out of around the opponents 20 yard line.

Everyone who attempted to say something about Billick's force comment error, with the exception of "mike" is wrong in at least one aspect. You all need to pull out your old high school or university physics text books and think things through again.

"Evan" got it right, too.
p=mv
where p is momentum, m is mass, and v is velocity. That's first year stuff, guys.