Sam Snyder Article Archive

  1. A Bad Day for the Ravens and AFC North

    The division that looked like the best in the NFL flunked out today in their games. The Bengals, Browns, Ravens, and Steelers all fell in extraordinary fashion, all of them last minute or OT losses...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 10 days ago 72 reads 0 comments

  2. Baltimore Still Feeling Optimistic, Even After Three Heartbreaking Losses

    The Ravens stand 3-3 going into their bye week. Obviously this isn't the ideal start the Ravens had hoped for. But you learn from mistakes, and you can't learn if you don't make mistakes...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about about 1 month ago 221 reads 0 comments

  3. Joe Flacco, Ravens Receivers Need To Step Up

    Joe Flacco failed to throw the ball down field in Sunday’s 17-14 heartbreaker against Cincinnati, that is why they lost. In order to beat the Vikings, Flacco and the receiver corps needs to bring their A-game...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about about 1 month ago 257 reads 0 comments

  4. Baltimore Ravens Lose Due to Checkdown Obsession, Not Flags

    Say what you want about the refs, but the Bengals beat the Ravens without them. Sure, there were some hysterically ridiculous calls, and some good calls, but the Ravens couldn't get anything going on offense...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about about 1 month ago 439 reads 5 comments

  5. Ravens-Patriots: Week Four Matchup Could Set Tone For Remainder of 2009

    As I sit here, fasting on a rainy Yom Kippur afternoon, waiting until night to eat for the first time in 24 hours, I can't keep my mind off Week Four's Game of the Week...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 2 months ago 1,955 reads 1 comments

  6. Oh Graham Harrell: Where Art Thou When Needed?

    Does anyone remember Graham Harrell? The former quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, had an illustrious career as a three year starter for the Red Raiders...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 2 months ago 625 reads 7 comments

  7. Around the League in 60 Seconds

    Week two is already over and I feel like Austin Powers when he lost his mojo. But when it comes to football, this week did not disappoint. Upsets, injuries, and drama found their way into the NFL this week...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 2 months ago 29 reads 1 comments

  8. Face It, Ravens are For Real

    The Ravens have always been disliked, disrespected, and underdogs since their inception in 1996. Now, they aren't disrespected as openly as the Oakland Raiders, but the Ravens are always put down...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 2 months ago 712 reads 2 comments

  9. Willis McGahee Is Coming Back

    Willis McGahee and Todd Heap had very disappointing performances last year. Both of them are former Pro-Bowlers, but couldn't even manage to put up decent numbers, nor could they stay healthy...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 2 months ago 424 reads 0 comments

  10. Derek Anderson's Fall From Grace

    Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini has decided on a starting quarterback, but he isn't telling anyone outside the organization who it is...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 2 months ago 521 reads 22 comments

  11. Waived Baltimore Ravens That Will Find Work Elsewhere

    With the deadline for the final 53 man rosters passed us now, the teams have finalized the rosters that will most likely be the roster that you will see in your program opening day...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 2 months ago 254 reads 0 comments

  12. Preseason Week Three: AFC North Power Rankings

    The AFC North has performed well so far during the preseason. That should make the Bengals, Browns, Ravens, and Steelers fans alike feel proud...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 3 months ago 241 reads 12 comments

  13. Denver's Brandon Marshall Must Be Really Ticked Off Now

    This just in. Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall, openly unhappy with the Denver Broncos, was suspended by the team Friday for unspecified "detrimental" conduct. The club did not say in its short statement how long the suspension would last...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 3 months ago 186 reads 0 comments

  14. Ravens D Reloaded for '09

    Naysayers during the offseason questioned whether the Ravens defense could compete in '09 with the losses of Bart Scott, Jim Leonhard and Rex Ryan. But Jon Gruden had an answer for them on Monday Night Football...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 3 months ago 460 reads 1 comments

  15. Philadelphia Eagles without Donovan McNabb: Maybe in the Near Future?

    It's hard to picture, the Eagles without Donovan McNabb. Since 1999 the Eagles have had him at the helm. Now it may be coming to an end...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 3 months ago 546 reads 9 comments

  16. Roethlisberger Rape Case: Affidavit Casts More Doubt on Shaky Case

    In an already shaky case where Andrea McNulty, a cocktail waitress at a hotel in Lake Tahoe, Nev., accused and sued Ben Roethlisberger of raping her during a celebrity golf match last year, things just got worse for the accuser...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 3 months ago 1,236 reads 29 comments

  17. Laid Back: Ravens' Training Camp Gets Visited by Hip Hop Legend, Snoop Dogg

    Rapper and legend Snoop Dogg paid a visit to the Ravens' training camp this morning. He arrived with a large entourage, including someone to hold an umbrella over his head...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 3 months ago 248 reads 1 comments

  18. San Francisco 49ers Should Call Crabtree's Bluff

    Michael Crabtree should be a poker player. Why? Crabtree has entered the next stage of contract holdouts. He is now telling the San Fransisco 49ers that he is prepared to sit out the 2009 season, if they don't give him the contract he wants...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 3 months ago 609 reads 2 comments

  19. Defensive Top Seven Part One: Top Seven Secondaries

    Defense is separated into three parts: the line, line backers, and the secondary. For those who don't know, the secondary consists of the defensive backs, cornerbacks, and safeties...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 4 months ago 145 reads 2 comments

  20. Derrick Mason's Return Doesn't Take Pressure Off Mark Clayton

    The return of wide receiver Derrick Mason after a short three-week retirement, was a sigh of relief for Ravens fans everywhere...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 4 months ago 57 reads 0 comments

  21. What Is a Franchise Quarterback Exactly?

    Franchise quarterback. You hear it all the time, you can't look up a team without finding articles about getting a "franchise quarterback." It's everywhere. "This team found it's franchise QB...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 4 months ago 808 reads 2 comments

  22. Big Ben in Ray Lewis Type Predicament

    Despite being a star player on each team's most hated rivals, Ray Lewis and Ben Roethlisberger have something in common. It's not their championships, it's not their skill, it's not their leadership...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 4 months ago 667 reads 10 comments

  23. Do Dreadlocks Make Players Better?

    More and more players are seen sporting dreadlocks these days. And it seems that the majority of them, if not all, are star players. The list of players goes on...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 4 months ago 560 reads 2 comments

  24. Baltimore Ravens Wide Receiver Derrick Mason To Retire *Unconfirmed*

    The Associated Press has reported that Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason is retiring at the age of 35, after 12 years in the NFL. Eight of those years were spent in Tennessee with the Titans, while the rest were with Baltimore...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 4 months ago 133 reads 4 comments

  25. NFL Divisional Ranking Predictions.

    What division is the best in football? It's hard to say, and even harder to predict. But the pre-season is approaching and I'm getting ancy...

    Sam Snyder Written by Sam Snyder about 4 months ago 506 reads 13 comments

 


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