What's up everyone, I am happy to join the Yardbarker world...This is my first of many blog posts, I am looking forward to sharing my thoughts with you, and responding to your questions and comments whenever I can.
I think that through the blog, you can expect is just an open honest view that a lot of people won't share. A lot of people have perspectives but I truly believe that even a fool is counted wise until he opens his mouth.
The beauty of what I want to tell you guys is that if you're a true fan of the Baltimore Ravens, go look at our record when we play in November and December. They're talking about all these hard teams that we've got. But the bottom line is no matter who lines up and plays football against us... if you're a Ravens fan, your bet is good.
When you look at our defense, we're sitting right now I think number 8 in defense. We were kind of the same way the last 3 or 4 years and we're number 1 in rushing defense. There are so many things that we're doing as a team right now that is going to prepare us for when we get into the second-half of the season.
I put a thought of the week on the board leading into our locker room every week. Things that we, as a team need to focus on.
This week, the message was: The only thing close is horseshoes. Take this win and lets roll. It's OUR time right now.
By that, I mean that nothing else matters. You hear all the things that people want to talk about like the game was close and that game was close. The only thing close counts is horseshoes. And that's why I put it up there. Because in this business, there's only one thing that matters and that's a win and a loss. If we're 1-3, then everybody wants to say, 'Oh, the Ravens ain't this.' We're 2-1. We're sitting second in our division, and the only thing that matters in our mind right now is Cleveland. That's it. That's a division game, not a Jamal rivalry. To all these former guys, it's a Cleveland, divisional game -- one that we need to win. So my message is very simple: it's time to get done what we need to get done as a team. That's special teams, offense, and defense. And that's why the message is what it was.
Here's a very simple personal message for off the field: Always work. Always know that the greatest gift in life is love. So the greatest way to express love is to always walk in love. And walking in love sometimes means you've got to go through a lot of pains to even see yourself in the other side of love. So a lot of things now, off the field, when you're dealing with everyday issues...understand that everyday issues are supposed to be there...but at least seventy-percent of them we create ourselves. But when we're able to slow life down, we'll really appreciate chasing our purposes.
