3 Things Baltimore Ravens Fans Are Insanely Tired Of

1. Slow Starts:

Remember when Brian Billick gave a tutorial on how to go into the Lion’s den? Well the basic principle was that you go into the game with a mission. Starting the game slow makes everything harder. The Ravens are essentially the college student who believes staying up all night to do a paper is a good idea. When the Ravens are pressured to perform they usually do it. When the game starts it seems like they don’t have a sense of urgency.

I am of the belief that if you can do it in the fourth quarter, you can do it the entire football game. Why does this team wait for the switch to be flipped to begin playing their best football? To me this is an attitude. Just like necessity is the father of invention, desperation gives birth to a sense of urgency. The 20-2 start against Cleveland is a good example of this. Squandering a 16-7 lead just to get it back at the end in Jacksonville, is a perfect example of this.

The Ravens need to eliminate slow starts. They need to never feel comfortable when the game starts. When this team is comfortable the gas pedal isn’t slammed against the car’s floor. Baltimore deserves the purple and black’s best from start to finish. Why did they have to wait until late in the second half to get the Ravens fan base with their hopes up? A fast start against the Raiders may have led to a different result.