There is a house in my development that is tiny. It would be tiny if it were a single family home, but it’s a duplex, and from what I can tell there are a large number of people living in both sides of the house. I’m pretty convinced that this house has to have multiple basements so it can accommodate all the people that live there, with each one offering something different to the house… a kitchen, a living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, ect. It’s a well kept house though and it blends in. If you asked most people where the tiny duplex at the end of the road was, they wouldn’t be able to tell you. However, if you asked where the house with the orange car that is always being worked on is, most people in the neighborhood, and even those that don’t live here would be able to tell you exactly where it is.
Ok, I know it seems to take a while to get to my point… but here it is. The NFL sure is overlooking the Ravens and some of the awesome talent that this team has. Sure, if you asked anyone what team Ray Lewis or Ed Reed plays for, it would take about 2 seconds for them to tell you. But ask someone from Detroit who Tom Zbikowski, Matt Katula, Sam Koch, or Domonique Foxworth are odds are they won’t be able to tell you. These guys are just some of the outstanding guys that don’t get all the attention that some of the “bigger names” get. Would you be able to live in a house without a kitchen or a bathroom? I think it would be just as hard for a team to function without a Safety who can take you down in one shot, one of the best Long Snappers in the league, a Punter who can pretty consistently drop the ball at the 3 yard line, or a hometown Cornerback who can play both corners great.
These guys and the rest of the Ravens offer layers to the team that are often over looked by the NFL and other teams because they seem to just blend in. Sure, they won all 4 preseason games, but those are just that- preseason games, they don’t count. Who cares that we went 11-5 in the regular season last year with a rookie head coach and quarter back, and lost in the AFC championship game to the team that went on to win the Super bowl… it was just a fluke.
If you ask me, I say keep overlooking us. It’ll be that much more of a surprise to the rest of the world come February. Here in Baltimore, we’ll be waiting.
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