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First-half observations

Did you notice:

*That Chris McAlister was benched and only played occasionally in certain passing situations?

*That Terrell Suggs looks like his old self, putting pressure on the quarterback, while dropping into coverage at times, including when he took an interception to the house?

*That the Ravens' defense has taken the legs out from under the "Wildcat" offense?

*That Ray Rice is returning kicks and not messing around, heading straight up the field after catching it?

*That the Ravens' special teams is having trouble containing Ted Ginn Jr. on kickoff returns?

*This Ravens offense doesn't bear much resemblence to the offense of the last two games?

Posted by Ron Fritz at 2:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Comments

Give Ray the ball> He needs touches and gets stronger as the game goes!

Posted by: g kroning | October 19, 2008 4:00 PM

I agree, Give Ray Rice the ball. He is explosive!!!!!

Posted by: paul d | October 21, 2008 12:28 AM

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Mike Preston has been with The Baltimore Sun since 1983. Prior to becoming a columnist in 2000, he covered the Ravens for four years. Preston will appear every Monday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Fox Sports Radio (1370-AM) to answer any questions about the Ravens. Preston is a native of Essex and a graduate of Towson State University, where he played football.

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