Comments on: Lee Evans may be on way out of Baltimore

By: rollore

rollore — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:21:23 +0000

Well, a Raven is (in biblical terms) a cursed bird. Their lone SB win came off the cusp of a certain LB evading murder charges…Makes you wonder what kind of deal was made for that particular guy who probably prayed for a SB win that season……#creepy

By: rocketcrab

rocketcrab — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:58:46 +0000

Jan 23, 2012 5:34 PM
Unfortunately for the Ravens, Flacco won’t be joining Evans
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Absolutely, positively, by far the dumbest thing I’ve read in years. How’s that third grade education working out for ya?

By: bcgreg

bcgreg — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:17:40 +0000

Ravens fans,

It was not a catch. Why? Because before the 2nd foot hit the ground, Moore contacted Evans. Because this happened, Evans must “complete the process” of the catch even after his 2nd foot touches the ground. Meaning Evans must show control of the ball through the contact, which he did not do. Incomplete pass.

It is no longer a question of “did he have 2 feet on the ground”. That definition has been absent in the NFL for about 10+ years. You have to “complete the process” for it to be a catch.

Sorry. Was channeling my inner Hochuli on the explanation there.

By: nesuperfan

nesuperfan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:08:00 +0000

lolb23 says:Jan 23, 2012 3:43 PM

Two things…

1. Why wasn’t it at least reviewed?? Catch or not, it was close enough for a second look…

2. Why didn’t Balt call a TO before the FG attempt? Kicker obviously wasn’t ready and rushed out to line up… you have a TO, use it.

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1. because non-catches don’t get reviewed
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That is incorrect. A non-catch vs. a TD (automatic review) does not get reviewed for most of the game, when the coach would have to throw the red flag to get a review. Under two minutes, any reviewable play, that seems close, should automatically get a booth review, but it didn’t this case, and that was a technical mistake in the Pats fan’s eyes.

As most analysts have said, it clearly would not have been overturned, so thankfully, no one was ultimately s-c-r-e-w-e-d by a bad call, but the booth should have reviewed it because at the time, they really could not be 100% sure that they got the call right on the field.

By: djamesbart

djamesbart — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:05:24 +0000

I’m truly stunned that this is even remotely considered a drop. Evans was preparing for a routine catch when it was perfectly knocked away.

It is not always about what someone did wrong. The other guys want to win too.

By: samoanjungle

samoanjungle — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:19:19 +0000

Why aren’t people on Flacco? The long pass to a wide open Smith should have been an easy TD. Instead they got a FG. That would have won the game and no Patriot was within 10 yards of Flacco. He threw while on the run for some reason. He had plenty of time to set and throw. Smith could have walked in but instead had to come back and slide for the ball.
This game shouldn’t have come down to the FG or Evans.

By: unomasmore

unomasmore — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:13:27 +0000

Sign Dwayne Bowe.

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:10:57 +0000

Looks like the Ravens are looking for the person to point the finger to. Maybe Harbaugh should be on his way.

By: footballfan80

footballfan80 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:54:25 +0000

lolb23 :
There was great reason to review. There has been much debate by fans, and confirmed by Mike Perreira that it needed to be reviewed because it is debatable that it should have been a catch since he caught the ball, took two steps and then got it stripped. It should have been at least lookeded at considering how close it was to being ruled a catch.

You can argue all you want, but the NFL actually confirmed and claimed they did actually review it and confirmed the call was correct. Who knows if they are being honest, it would look a lot worse if they admitted they didnt even look at it again. So the call was reviewed by the NFL, so you are wrong.

By: inallsincerity

inallsincerity — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:44:50 +0000

First & foremost, I salute Lee Evans for owning up to allowing the ball to get punched out. Gotta give him credit for that. Secondly, if you wanted to point the finger, it easily can be in the direction of Billy Cundiff. He missed to what amounts to a routine FG, a 32-yarder in dry weather. However, let’s not forget Low Joe Flacco! How does he not run for the 1st-down on that 3rd and 2 yards before the FG attempt? They still had a time-out and the Ravens would have at least one, maybe two more shots at the end zone with 15 seconds left. The INT he threw wasn’t a factor because his defense bailed him out…AGAIN!!! He has made strides, but I just can’t see him taking the next step. That defense is getting older and how many more plays can they make for him? I know some of you will defend him and blame Lee, but why did he throw to him in the first place. As a QB, you have to know who your playmakers are, especially in crunch time. Evans caught four balls all year and four more during the playoffs and Low Joe targeted him with the game on the line? You’ve got to be kidding me??? You have to go to your money guys when its money time. Tom Brady knows this, ask Jabar Gaffney if you don’t believe it.

By: sammievee

sammievee — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:42:43 +0000

No excuse for not squeezing the daylights out of such a meaningful catch. Imo, that slight bit of laziness prevented Baltimore from the Super Bowl.

The above stated, he is a gifted wide receiver who was injured all year. If Ravens wish to keep him and he desires to stay it will be quite easy to rework the contract to one that is more incentive based and relates to production (which means his staying healthy).

By: ampatsisahypocrite

ampatsisahypocrite — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:34:21 +0000

Unfortunately for the Ravens, Flacco won’t be joining Evans.

By: occamssabre

occamssabre — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:59:40 +0000

st1llerz1 says: Jan 23, 2012 4:01 PM

While I don’t really think this “drop” was in any way Lee Evans fault, it’s a thing of beauty that this diva dropped a ball that would have sent the crows to the Super Bowl.

I just wish we could go back to the comments that came from the fans of the crows when they “fleeced” Buffalo for this stud burner for a lowly 4th round draft choice before the season.

“The genius that is Ozzie Newsome pulls off another great trade!”
“In Ozzie we trust!”
“The final piece to the Super Bowl puzzle!”

Keep those Gatorade showers coming for regular season Super Bowls. The Steelers will keep striving for the one held at the end of the season.

Better luck next decade crows!

GO STEELERS!

What tripe!

Can you say $30 million over the salary cap? Repeat after me: $30 Million over!! Good luck fighting for 3rd-place in the North next year!

By: gtisme

gtisme — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:42:59 +0000

Meh, if he still has the speed and I think he does, we should keep him another year. He and Torrey will still be potent next year assuming Evans stays healthy.

He should have held the ball but the comparison to Housh is flat wrong, Housh was obviously over the hill. Evans was just injured.

Cundiff is done though.

By: brownsclown

brownsclown — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:30:26 +0000

Oz can bank the three mil and sign Braylon ‘hands of stone’ Edwards for the .27.

But Oz would never do that; he’s way too good of a GM!

By: lolb23

lolb23 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:13:13 +0000

Look up the rules buddy. Who ever said non catches dont get reviewed? All scoring plays get reviewed, but even in the non catch situation like yesterday it absolutely should have been reviewed since it was in the last two minutes of the half.

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no reason to review a dropped ball. Wasn’t called a score because he dropped it. Maybe you need to look up the rules.

By: harrisonhits2

harrisonhits2 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:11:17 +0000

“Im no Ravens fan but how come players dive over goal line or pile on then drop ball quickly & thst counts as a TD?”

Believe when you’re running into the end zone all you have to do is break the plane and its an immediate TD.

When a receiver is already in the end zone and a pass is delivered to him he has to meet the normal criteria for a completed pass to get the TD.

Ie; Catch- foot one down – drop/strip – other foot down is not a completion.

By: rek111

rek111 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:06:32 +0000

Remember Jackie Smith 78 Cowboys?

By: st1llerz1

st1llerz1 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:01:46 +0000

While I don’t really think this “drop” was in any way Lee Evans fault, it’s a thing of beauty that this diva dropped a ball that would have sent the crows to the Super Bowl.

I just wish we could go back to the comments that came from the fans of the crows when they “fleeced” Buffalo for this stud burner for a lowly 4th round draft choice before the season.

“The genius that is Ozzie Newsome pulls off another great trade!”
“In Ozzie we trust!”
“The final piece to the Super Bowl puzzle!”

Keep those Gatorade showers coming for regular season Super Bowls. The Steelers will keep striving for the one held at the end of the season.

Better luck next decade crows!

GO STEELERS!

By: footballfan80

footballfan80 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:58:36 +0000

mrizzo44:

We moved on from trashing Buffalo for letting Evans go. We now trash them for jumping the gun on Fitzpatrick and giving him a big contract when worse case scenario they could have let the season play out, and even if he continued to play well the maximum they would have ever to pay him is what they ended up paying him. And we all know what happened after that with Fizpatrick showing the rest of the season why he has been a backup in the league for his entire career before this season.

By: bray72

bray72 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:56:13 +0000

@steelerfanjo
Jan 23, 2012 3:08 PM
The Ravens are the worst example of a group of players in the league. The people they employ and have employed is a disgrace. Bad thingshappen to bad people and bad teams. Tjis was another example. Lewis & Suggs should be banned from the game.
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What an insightful and intelligent statement – and well supported also – NOT!!

Guys like you give us respectable Steeler fans a bad name.
The Ravens are a solid and respectable team. Much mere respectable than you have shown yourself to be. Just shut up and crawl back under your rock!

By: jacunn2000

jacunn2000 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:55:46 +0000

I am not a Raven fan, but that sure looked like a catch. Oh well.

By: footballfan80

footballfan80 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:54:57 +0000

lolb23:

By: footballfan80

footballfan80 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:52:15 +0000

Not sure the writer of this article watched the same play everyone else did. More a good play by the defender than a bad play by Evans? Is he serious? You can see clearly on any replay Evans catching the ball, taking a step and then just completely relaxing and loosening his grip on the ball. He simply quit then and assumed the playwas over. After all, he signaled to the ref TD right after it was stripped out.

By: golonger

golonger — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:49:39 +0000

Cameron – Bye
Evans – Bye
Cundiff – Bye
Dickson – Bye (can’t catch a cold)
R. Williams – Bye
Oher (Mr. at least 1 false start a game) – Bye
…and pretty soon…if he keeps making the same dunder-headed blunders
Jon harbaugh – Bye!!!!

By: golonger

golonger — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:45:53 +0000

cliverush – if that exact play had been Brady to Welker, it would have been called a TD on the field and sent upstairs for review……and probably confirmed.

By: lolb23

lolb23 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:43:42 +0000

Two things…

1. Why wasn’t it at least reviewed?? Catch or not, it was close enough for a second look…

2. Why didn’t Balt call a TO before the FG attempt? Kicker obviously wasn’t ready and rushed out to line up… you have a TO, use it.

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1. because non-catches don’t get reviewed

2. because Harbaugh isn’t as smart as everyone thought he was.

By: lolb23

lolb23 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:41:47 +0000

WHY??? He caught it that was a TD!!! (I know because Ravens fans told me so).

If it was a catch why would they let him go??

Oh that’s right, wasn’t a TD.

By: cliverush

cliverush — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:40:24 +0000

The League stated today that the replay official did review the play and concluded that the call on the field was correct. Question to those who disagree; Would you have wanted the catch to be called complete, and therefore a TD, if it was a Patriot’s offensive play?

By: EJ

EJ — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:29:18 +0000

I do feel bad for Evans. He spent years up in Buffalo with terrible Quarterbacks (-minus-his buddy JP Losman) and no big games, he finally gets to an important one and he can’t come down with it. He was a fan favorite in Buffalo, always kept his nose clean and played hard regardless of his situation. He is a good guy. Deserved to make that catch.

Anyway, Gailey and Nix look pretty good for trading him when they did. That 4th round pick looks decent now. Sorry Lee.