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	<title>Comments on: Ravens players threatened to go to union about long playoff practices</title>
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		<title>By: supashug</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[supashug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[he just backed this report again, so sad]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>he just backed this report again, so sad</p>
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		<title>By: geezohman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[geezohman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i would think they didn&#039;t work hard enough (since they lost)

remember the 5 or 6 &#039;P&#039;s of life:

Prior Planning Prevents (piss) poor performance]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i would think they didn&#8217;t work hard enough (since they lost)</p>
<p>remember the 5 or 6 &#8216;P&#8217;s of life:</p>
<p>Prior Planning Prevents (piss) poor performance</p>
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		<title>By: stairwayto7</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stairwayto7]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The implosion begins!  Why is this story coming out now instead of 2-3 weeks ago?  Who Ravens be crying if they beat the Steelers?? RAVENS ARE SOFT!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The implosion begins!  Why is this story coming out now instead of 2-3 weeks ago?  Who Ravens be crying if they beat the Steelers?? RAVENS ARE SOFT!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Deb</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Preston, again? Where&#039;s my grain of salt?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike Preston, again? Where&#8217;s my grain of salt?</p>
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		<title>By: CKL</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CKL]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much as I hate the Ravens and believe from what I have seen on other football sites that  a large majority of other fanbases hate them as well ...much as they have a predilection for public whining, chest thumping  and bitching from HC down...for many years....I still think that enough Ravens fans on here think little enough of this Preston dude that it could be a legit complaint. Maybe there is nothing to this story. Maybe PFT could try to verify this with another reporter. 

All NFL fans know that regardless of the team they support, they can name at least one or two reporters who are on that team&#039;s beat who are eyerollingly stupid or vengeful or lazy or a combo of all that and can&#039;t be trusted to report the agenda free truth.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Much as I hate the Ravens and believe from what I have seen on other football sites that  a large majority of other fanbases hate them as well &#8230;much as they have a predilection for public whining, chest thumping  and bitching from HC down&#8230;for many years&#8230;.I still think that enough Ravens fans on here think little enough of this Preston dude that it could be a legit complaint. Maybe there is nothing to this story. Maybe PFT could try to verify this with another reporter. </p>
<p>All NFL fans know that regardless of the team they support, they can name at least one or two reporters who are on that team&#8217;s beat who are eyerollingly stupid or vengeful or lazy or a combo of all that and can&#8217;t be trusted to report the agenda free truth.</p>
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		<title>By: commoncents</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[commoncents]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s hard to pretend you are a tough team, if you can&#039;t handle practicing.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s hard to pretend you are a tough team, if you can&#8217;t handle practicing.</p>
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		<title>By: richabbs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[richabbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The so-called &quot;sportswriter&quot; making this claim is Mike Preston.  The guy wouldn&#039;t know a football if it hit him in the head.  Of course, he doesn&#039;t list any names to back up his report.  Most likely, the only guy upset with the length of the practice was Mike Preston--he couldn&#039;t satisfy his donut fix.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The so-called &#8220;sportswriter&#8221; making this claim is Mike Preston.  The guy wouldn&#8217;t know a football if it hit him in the head.  Of course, he doesn&#8217;t list any names to back up his report.  Most likely, the only guy upset with the length of the practice was Mike Preston&#8211;he couldn&#8217;t satisfy his donut fix.</p>
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		<title>By: conspiracygenerator</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[conspiracygenerator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These guys, in one season make more money than most Americans will make in their entire lifetimes, and they&#039;re complaining about the hours they have to put in, or that they &quot;work too hard?&quot; I don&#039;t care if you have to practice 24 hours a day the week before a game, it&#039;s astounding to me the egos on some of these players and their level of ignorance. Try working 60+ hours a week for less than $40,000 a year like a lot of Americans, who... and I know it&#039;s a foreign concept, rarely IF EVER complain. Give me a break.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These guys, in one season make more money than most Americans will make in their entire lifetimes, and they&#8217;re complaining about the hours they have to put in, or that they &#8220;work too hard?&#8221; I don&#8217;t care if you have to practice 24 hours a day the week before a game, it&#8217;s astounding to me the egos on some of these players and their level of ignorance. Try working 60+ hours a week for less than $40,000 a year like a lot of Americans, who&#8230; and I know it&#8217;s a foreign concept, rarely IF EVER complain. Give me a break.</p>
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		<title>By: supashug</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[supashug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[yesterday there were &quot;whispers&quot; about Ray retiring which PFT can NOT validate...a lie

today there are &quot;tense moments&quot; and &quot;some players&quot; that complained about long practices...WHO, WHAT WHEN and WHERE did this happen

what the hell is going on, and when will someone hold that fat ass with a lisp &quot;Mike Preston&quot; in Baltimore accountable. PFT has become a Perez Hilton site]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yesterday there were &#8220;whispers&#8221; about Ray retiring which PFT can NOT validate&#8230;a lie</p>
<p>today there are &#8220;tense moments&#8221; and &#8220;some players&#8221; that complained about long practices&#8230;WHO, WHAT WHEN and WHERE did this happen</p>
<p>what the hell is going on, and when will someone hold that fat ass with a lisp &#8220;Mike Preston&#8221; in Baltimore accountable. PFT has become a Perez Hilton site</p>
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		<title>By: peytonwantsaflag</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[peytonwantsaflag]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;Lombardi and company are rolling their graves&lt;/i&gt;

As if they weren&#039;t already rolling from all the rapin&#039;, dog killin, etc that&#039;s been going on?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Lombardi and company are rolling their graves</i></p>
<p>As if they weren&#8217;t already rolling from all the rapin&#8217;, dog killin, etc that&#8217;s been going on?</p>
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		<title>By: infectorman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[infectorman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[masterofthegridiron says: 
Feb 5, 2011 11:29 AM 
How long were the practices exactly

************************************

Long enough to make Old Man Lewis want to go home and call his player rep to complain apparently about the &quot;unfair&quot; labor practiices employed by a coaching staff desperately looking for that majic formula to push this highy talented team to the mountaintop!

Here, here on the Union post KingJoe1.

Someone needs to grow some Intestinal Fortitude and take back the country from the SPecial INterests, Unions and Greedy corporations, that would sell their childrens&#039;s souls for a few 10th&#039;s of a point on the common stock yields...  we&#039;re in trouble kids]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>masterofthegridiron says:<br />
Feb 5, 2011 11:29 AM<br />
How long were the practices exactly</p>
<p>************************************</p>
<p>Long enough to make Old Man Lewis want to go home and call his player rep to complain apparently about the &#8220;unfair&#8221; labor practiices employed by a coaching staff desperately looking for that majic formula to push this highy talented team to the mountaintop!</p>
<p>Here, here on the Union post KingJoe1.</p>
<p>Someone needs to grow some Intestinal Fortitude and take back the country from the SPecial INterests, Unions and Greedy corporations, that would sell their childrens&#8217;s souls for a few 10th&#8217;s of a point on the common stock yields&#8230;  we&#8217;re in trouble kids</p>
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		<title>By: stopmakingexcuses</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stopmakingexcuses]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least the raven players are consistant with their fans.  Whine, Whine, Whine..................]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At least the raven players are consistant with their fans.  Whine, Whine, Whine&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: ladystpaul</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ladystpaul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you guys ever watched a Ravens/Steelers game?  

Yes, getting your injury treatments/physical therapy AND your rest are important matters.  It&#039;s one of the hardest hitting affairs you&#039;ll see all season.

I don&#039;t blame them a bit.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you guys ever watched a Ravens/Steelers game?  </p>
<p>Yes, getting your injury treatments/physical therapy AND your rest are important matters.  It&#8217;s one of the hardest hitting affairs you&#8217;ll see all season.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t blame them a bit.</p>
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		<title>By: upperdecker19</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[upperdecker19]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Allen Iverson on the roster?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is Allen Iverson on the roster?</p>
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		<title>By: harrisonhits2</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[harrisonhits2]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ravens.  League leader in whining this year and fully expect to win that championship next year as well.

Do these guys EVER accept the blame for their own failings ?  When they accidentally trip is it their fault for not paying attention where they&#039;re going or did gravity unfairly target them ?  I think we all know that gravity would be at fault as far as they&#039;re concerned.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Ravens.  League leader in whining this year and fully expect to win that championship next year as well.</p>
<p>Do these guys EVER accept the blame for their own failings ?  When they accidentally trip is it their fault for not paying attention where they&#8217;re going or did gravity unfairly target them ?  I think we all know that gravity would be at fault as far as they&#8217;re concerned.</p>
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		<title>By: steelergold</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[steelergold]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cry about the Ref&#039;s, Cry about the length of practice. If they played as well as they cry, they would be in the Super Bowl.

Pathetic !]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cry about the Ref&#8217;s, Cry about the length of practice. If they played as well as they cry, they would be in the Super Bowl.</p>
<p>Pathetic !</p>
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		<title>By: masterofthegridiron</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[masterofthegridiron]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How long were the practices exactly]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How long were the practices exactly</p>
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		<title>By: grpatriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[grpatriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#039;re talking about practice.......Sounds like a 76 er???]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re talking about practice&#8230;&#8230;.Sounds like a 76 er???</p>
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		<title>By: kevo126</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kevo126]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Mike Preston of the Baltimore Sun reports...&quot;

if you live in baltimore, whenever you see that you stop reading.  most of the ravens players wont even talk to preston because they hate him so much.  

the guy just wants to get his name out there...and you guys do it often with his crazy stories.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Mike Preston of the Baltimore Sun reports&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>if you live in baltimore, whenever you see that you stop reading.  most of the ravens players wont even talk to preston because they hate him so much.  </p>
<p>the guy just wants to get his name out there&#8230;and you guys do it often with his crazy stories.</p>
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		<title>By: stuartscottslefteye</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stuartscottslefteye]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love it when Squealer fans are so interested in Ravens articles.   Don&#039;t fret, you&#039;ll have plenty of time to rest too - after Aaron Rodgers carves up your secondary like a Thanksgiving turkey.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love it when Squealer fans are so interested in Ravens articles.   Don&#8217;t fret, you&#8217;ll have plenty of time to rest too &#8211; after Aaron Rodgers carves up your secondary like a Thanksgiving turkey.</p>
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		<title>By: kingjoe1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kingjoe1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unions strike again.  Is there anything destroying this country faster than Unions.

Forget big banks and the big bad mega-companies like Wal-Mart, unions are what is bringing this country to its knees.  If you don&#039;t believe look at all of the failing big cities; each of them are &quot;union&quot; towns with the major industries being unionized.

This example of the Ravens players over-playing the power they think they have based on unions rules is very telling.  During a playoff game which really provides the most return to the players[not just cash but what they take away from the game, achievements] they want to express their powers.  Each one of these players should be playing not because of the unions, but because of their pride. They have a short window to make NFL memories and these guys are focused on what the union contracts says they have to do for the man. 
I understand throughout the year if extra long practices became an issue with an overzealous coach, but a playoff game?  The players who complained should be ashamed.  
What in the end it says is that ultimately the players are becoming more and more focused only on the the money factor of prosports.  Once the passion is gone, pro-sports will go the way of the steel industry.
Thanks UNIONS for once again adding to the demise of America.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unions strike again.  Is there anything destroying this country faster than Unions.</p>
<p>Forget big banks and the big bad mega-companies like Wal-Mart, unions are what is bringing this country to its knees.  If you don&#8217;t believe look at all of the failing big cities; each of them are &#8220;union&#8221; towns with the major industries being unionized.</p>
<p>This example of the Ravens players over-playing the power they think they have based on unions rules is very telling.  During a playoff game which really provides the most return to the players[not just cash but what they take away from the game, achievements] they want to express their powers.  Each one of these players should be playing not because of the unions, but because of their pride. They have a short window to make NFL memories and these guys are focused on what the union contracts says they have to do for the man.<br />
I understand throughout the year if extra long practices became an issue with an overzealous coach, but a playoff game?  The players who complained should be ashamed.<br />
What in the end it says is that ultimately the players are becoming more and more focused only on the the money factor of prosports.  Once the passion is gone, pro-sports will go the way of the steel industry.<br />
Thanks UNIONS for once again adding to the demise of America.</p>
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		<title>By: domeunit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ajc33635 says:
Feb 5, 2011 10:25 AM
Baltimore is the heart of “Whine” country.
They always have an excuse. These clowns even wanted Houston to forfeit when the stadium was damaged by the hurricane.
They blamed the League. They blame the refs. They blame the media. And of course, none of their sportswriters know anything.
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Gotta love idiotic, generalized statements like these.  Have you been watching media week? all the Steelers have done since week 1 is whine and complain about every issue in the league.  But it&#039;s cool, continue to not pay attention to football and make statements that hold zero merit]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ajc33635 says:<br />
Feb 5, 2011 10:25 AM<br />
Baltimore is the heart of “Whine” country.<br />
They always have an excuse. These clowns even wanted Houston to forfeit when the stadium was damaged by the hurricane.<br />
They blamed the League. They blame the refs. They blame the media. And of course, none of their sportswriters know anything.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br />
Gotta love idiotic, generalized statements like these.  Have you been watching media week? all the Steelers have done since week 1 is whine and complain about every issue in the league.  But it&#8217;s cool, continue to not pay attention to football and make statements that hold zero merit</p>
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		<title>By: 3octaveFart</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You guys run a story about the Ravens whining and pointing fingers, and you think it&#039;s news?

Welcome to Earth.
First visit to our planet?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You guys run a story about the Ravens whining and pointing fingers, and you think it&#8217;s news?</p>
<p>Welcome to Earth.<br />
First visit to our planet?</p>
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		<title>By: southridge23</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m at a loss for words.  I never thought I&#039;d see the day where &quot;pro&quot; football players exemplified the pussification of this country.

Congrats Ravens, you made the university of michigan bums who complained about rich rod&#039;s practices look like real tough guys.

Lombardi and company are rolling their graves]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m at a loss for words.  I never thought I&#8217;d see the day where &#8220;pro&#8221; football players exemplified the pussification of this country.</p>
<p>Congrats Ravens, you made the university of michigan bums who complained about rich rod&#8217;s practices look like real tough guys.</p>
<p>Lombardi and company are rolling their graves</p>
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		<title>By: ajc33635</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He can make a living dancing through smoke at all male bars.  It fits right in.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He can make a living dancing through smoke at all male bars.  It fits right in.</p>
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		<title>By: mswravens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ajc -stick it...you have no clue what you&#039;re talking about...and you undoubtedly root for a perennial loser and just can&#039;t stand our incredible success in so few years.  You just wish we were going away, BUT WE&#039;RE NOT!!! HA!!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ajc -stick it&#8230;you have no clue what you&#8217;re talking about&#8230;and you undoubtedly root for a perennial loser and just can&#8217;t stand our incredible success in so few years.  You just wish we were going away, BUT WE&#8217;RE NOT!!! HA!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: 7370355q</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@myspaceyourface

No many of the ravens beat writers basically said it was a false report and there was nothing to see here]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@myspaceyourface</p>
<p>No many of the ravens beat writers basically said it was a false report and there was nothing to see here</p>
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		<title>By: lbijake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe the practices were not long enough. Once cry baby Lewis is off the team, the culture will surely change. Notice Ryan did not try to bring him to the Jets.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe the practices were not long enough. Once cry baby Lewis is off the team, the culture will surely change. Notice Ryan did not try to bring him to the Jets.</p>
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		<title>By: drewboyy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[instead of worrying about &quot;how long&quot; the practice was, perhaps they should have been more focused on...practice.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>instead of worrying about &#8220;how long&#8221; the practice was, perhaps they should have been more focused on&#8230;practice.</p>
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		<title>By: ajc33635</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltimore is the heart of &quot;Whine&quot; country.

They always have an excuse.  These clowns even wanted Houston to forfeit when the stadium was damaged by the hurricane. 

They blamed the League.  They blame the refs.  They blame the media.  And of course, none of their sportswriters know anything.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Baltimore is the heart of &#8220;Whine&#8221; country.</p>
<p>They always have an excuse.  These clowns even wanted Houston to forfeit when the stadium was damaged by the hurricane. </p>
<p>They blamed the League.  They blame the refs.  They blame the media.  And of course, none of their sportswriters know anything.</p>
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