tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924479118331926344.post2685924006500716700..comments2019-04-15T04:02:08.889-04:00Comments on A Sports Scribe: FavoriteJason Clinkscaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100315288752472586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924479118331926344.post-15893211488215917912009-12-24T00:05:54.172-05:002009-12-24T00:05:54.172-05:00We chatted about this on Twitter a while back, obv...We chatted about this on Twitter a while back, obviously, but seeing how overlooked this game was bothers me as a NFL fan. I have always been a fan of the Ravens' defense, but also have a healthy respect for what New England has done over the years. Every time a person that tells me how overrated Tom Brady is, I find myself as one of his staunchest defenders... not that he needs it.<br /><br />Something that I didn't elaborate too much on was the lack of 'brand names' beyond the Patriots. Networks have programmed the sports world to think that if a matchup doesn't involve two big names and/or big-time offensive powers, it doesn't merit hype. The fact that Baltimore has been the antithesis of what we're conditioned to salivate over made this even more of a great game to me.Jason Clinkscaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100315288752472586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924479118331926344.post-21196657056869809642009-12-23T23:34:57.696-05:002009-12-23T23:34:57.696-05:00As a fan of the Ravens, I remember that game and f...As a fan of the Ravens, I remember that game and feeling the same way at the beginning "the Ravens are going to get killed tonight." Yet as I watched it and saw the Ravens play so well and come so close, I admired how they played that night, and felt bad that they couldn't finish the job, i.e. hang a loss on the Patriots.<br /><br />I had forgotten that Sean Taylor was memorialized earlier that day...thanks for the reminder. Chris Henry's recent death reminded me of Taylor's in that both men were reportedly turning their lives around when they passed.<br /><br />Great post.mindpinballhttp://www.tailgate365.com/mindpinballnoreply@blogger.com