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Baltimore Ravens' Main Problem: Lack of Offensive Identity

After starting the season 3-0, the Baltimore Ravens have scuffled as of late. They lost tough games to the Patriots (27-21), Vikings (33-31), and Bengals (17-14), and even after a very impressive ...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 9 days ago 161 reads 3 comments
Philip Rivers: The Ultimate Gamer

Honestly, I find it hard to gauge the San Diego Chargers. They have one of the most talented rosters in the NFL, have won the AFC West three seasons in a row, and draft incredibly well...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 19 days ago 737 reads 6 comments
Ravens: Let's Look in the Mirror and Rebound

Today, the Ravens turned in arguably their worst effort of the John Harbaugh era, losing on the road to the Cincinnati Bengals, 17-7. Joe Flacco played his worst game of the year. The defense was horrid early, but started to turn it around late...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 25 days ago 335 reads 17 comments
Ty Cobb: A Tribute To the Man, the Player, the Hall of Famer

Anybody who knows anything about baseball—or sports in general—knows the baseball legends. They know Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, even Derek Jeter. But also, they know Ty Cobb...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 28 days ago 63 reads 7 comments
Benny Friedman: The Football Innovator Nobody Talks About

Who do we think of as the "innovators" of professional football? Joe Namath, who became the first media superstar and pulled off a titanic upset of the Baltimore Colts? Clark Shaughnessy, who ...

Written by Isaac Barrow about about 1 month ago 45 reads 2 comments
NFL: Who Are the Top 10 Quarterbacks of All Time?

1. Johnny Unitas: "Johnny U" is an idol in Baltimore. He has a statue outside of M & T Bank Stadium, where the Ravens play. Born in 1933 in Pittsburgh, he attended Louisville, and was drafted in the ninth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers...

Written by Isaac Barrow about about 1 month ago 3,027 reads 25 comments
Donovan McNabb: Why He's Much Better Than Kurt Warner

What's the No. 1 job of a quarterback? To win. There's no getting around that. We as football fans can criticize guys like Ben Roethlisberger or Joe Flacco, who don't put up elite numbers but manage to win games...

Written by Isaac Barrow about about 1 month ago 633 reads 31 comments
Ravens Lose to Cincinnati: One Man to Blame, and One Man Only

Heartbreaking. Devastating. Those are the words I can think of to describe the Ravens' 17-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday...

Written by Isaac Barrow about about 1 month ago 998 reads 21 comments
How the Orioles' Problems Can Very Easily Be Solved

Problem No. 1: The Orioles Need a Legitimate Power Bat To Give Markakis Some Protection The Problem In his years with the Baltimore Orioles, first baseman Aubrey Huff was a solid run-producer, but really wore out his welcome...

Written by Isaac Barrow about about 1 month ago 399 reads 6 comments
Ravens: In The Harbaugh, Flacco Era, Times Are A-Changin'

Anybody who has the slightest clue about the National Football League or the Baltimore Ravens knows that the Ravens are a team built on winning games in the trenches...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 287 reads 6 comments
Ravens-Patriots: Week Four Preview of Two Strong AFC Contenders

Five Things the Ravens Need to Do to Win 5. Pressure, pressure, pressure. It's no secret defenses are going after Tom Brady, who missed almost all of the 2008 season. They're going after his weakness...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 685 reads 30 comments
Baltimore Ravens: Analyzing Just How Good They've Been So Far

For once, the Baltimore Ravens are getting respect from the media. But why? Why now? It's simple. Because of offense. Before, the Ravens were a team who won because of their defense, but now, this team is one of the most balanced in franchise history..

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 495 reads 5 comments
2009 MLB Playoff Preview: If The Playoffs Started Today

Well, baseball fans, it's that time of year again. October is coming, and with that, so are the MLB playoffs. Let's take a look at what the matchups would be if the postseason started today. American League No...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 2,463 reads 5 comments
Steve McNair: Stay Classy, Cincinnati

On July 4th, 2009, the world lost a great man when Steve McNair was murdered by his girlfriend at the age of 36. It seemed that the more details that came out, the less people wanted to know...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 211 reads 10 comments
NFL: The Future at Quarterback Is Bright

You have to wonder what the National Football League will be like after Peyton Manning and Tom Brady leave it. Both are first ballot Hall of Famers who have had a tremendous impact on their respective ...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 65 reads 5 comments
The 2008 Ravens Offseason: Four Selections that Changed Everything

For the Baltimore Ravens, 2008 was meant to be a rebuilding year. It was supposed to be a year in which rookie quarterback Joe Flacco got his feet wet, and unlike 2003 Ravens' first round pick Kyle Boller, learn from it...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 534 reads 10 comments
Why Tom Brady Is the Best Quarterback in the Modern Era

Go ahead. Call me crazy. Nobody could ever pass the legendary Joe Montana. Not the Joe Montana, who threw for 40,551 yards, 273 touchdowns, 139 interceptions, and won four Super Bowls in his immortal 15-year career...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 677 reads 12 comments
2008 NFL Draft Class: Six Players Highlight a Class To Be Remembered

It's still way too early to predict how the draft of 2008 will stack up when it's all said and done. But, it has gotten off to a great start, and could some day go down as one of the best classes in NFL history...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 152 reads 13 comments
Michael Crabtree: An Ignorant Kid Who Found Treasure....

With the economic downfall in America, professional athletes are becoming less and less admired by the day. And if you're stuck up? Forget about it. In this past NFL draft, 256 kids were given the opportunity of a lifetime...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 1,726 reads 33 comments
The Ravens Wide Receiving Corps: Let's Examine This "Problem"...

The Baltimore Ravens are expected to contend this year. If anything, they look like a good bet to grab one of the final two spots as a Wild Card team. One thing people claim to be a weakness on this team is the wide receiving core...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 750 reads 31 comments
Baltimore's Joe Flacco Should be Offended Folks Only Speak of Ravens' Defense

Gotta love the media, eh? Last year, the Ravens saw something they never knew existed: a quarterback. From 2000 to 2007, the Ravens' quarterbacks combined for 24,815 yards, 138 touchdowns, 132 interceptions, and a 77...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 824 reads 39 comments
NFL: Ranking the Top 10 Organizations in the League

10. Tennessee Titans: I don't think you can say enough about the job Jeff Fisher has done in his tenure as head coach of the Tennessee Titans. He took over in 1995, and since then the team has gone 128-102...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 868 reads 41 comments
Digesting The Baltimore Ravens' Final 53-Man Roster (Defense)

Defensive line—Kelly Gregg (starter), Haloti Ngata (starter), Terrell Suggs (starter), Trevor Pryce (starter), Brandon McKinney, Justin Bannan, Dwan Edwards, Paul Kruger, Kelly Talavou...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 996 reads 21 comments
Digesting the Baltimore Ravens' Final 53-Man Roster (Offense)

When you ask head coaches what the hardest part of their job is, their answers will be similar: cutting somebody. It's something that has to be done, but you never like to see somebody who has ...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 2 months ago 1,552 reads 16 comments
Joe Flacco: Why We Won't See a Sophomore Slump

Now that we've seen that Ravens QB Joe Flacco can play at the NFL level, it's only a matter of consistency. Ravens fans can only hope he doesn't go through an infamous "sophomore slump...

Written by Isaac Barrow about 3 months ago 532 reads 23 comments

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Isaac Barrow Article Archive

Baltimore Ravens' Main Problem: Lack of Offensive Identity

Philip Rivers: The Ultimate Gamer

Ravens: Let's Look in the Mirror and Rebound

Ty Cobb: A Tribute To the Man, the Player, the Hall of Famer

Benny Friedman: The Football Innovator Nobody Talks About

NFL: Who Are the Top 10 Quarterbacks of All Time?

Donovan McNabb: Why He's Much Better Than Kurt Warner

Ravens Lose to Cincinnati: One Man to Blame, and One Man Only

How the Orioles' Problems Can Very Easily Be Solved

Ravens: In The Harbaugh, Flacco Era, Times Are A-Changin'

Ravens-Patriots: Week Four Preview of Two Strong AFC Contenders

Baltimore Ravens: Analyzing Just How Good They've Been So Far

2009 MLB Playoff Preview: If The Playoffs Started Today

Steve McNair: Stay Classy, Cincinnati

NFL: The Future at Quarterback Is Bright

The 2008 Ravens Offseason: Four Selections that Changed Everything

Why Tom Brady Is the Best Quarterback in the Modern Era

2008 NFL Draft Class: Six Players Highlight a Class To Be Remembered

Michael Crabtree: An Ignorant Kid Who Found Treasure....

The Ravens Wide Receiving Corps: Let's Examine This "Problem"...

Baltimore's Joe Flacco Should be Offended Folks Only Speak of Ravens' Defense

NFL: Ranking the Top 10 Organizations in the League

Digesting The Baltimore Ravens' Final 53-Man Roster (Defense)

Digesting the Baltimore Ravens' Final 53-Man Roster (Offense)

Joe Flacco: Why We Won't See a Sophomore Slump

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