Feeling bummed out about the loss of Ray and Lardarius? This might lift your spirits...
The forecast for Monday in Baltimore called for falling sky, but the forecast was considerably wrong. The Ravens may have lost a Hall of Fame-bound inside linebacker and their premier cover man to season-ending injuries -- a double whammy no team could absorb without flinching -- but that doesn't mean they lost any chance of ending this season in the big confetti shower scheduled for the New Orleans Superdome next February. Far from it.
The Ravens' reputation for being a defensive-driven team is a perception that's at least a year out of date any way, and if nothing else, the loss of Ray Lewis (torn triceps) and Lardarius Webb (torn ACL) only hastens the full and utter transition to an offensive-first mentality. Monday's news wasn't good, but it wasn't the killer blow that losing a Ray Rice, Joe Flacco or even a Torrey Smith would be for the Ravens' Super Bowl hopes. The offense drives the train now in Baltimore, and it's not stopping, even with the subtraction of the team's top cornerback and its longtime on-field leader in Lewis.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/don_banks/10/16/ray-lewis-lardarius-webb/index.html#ixzz29YqSJno1
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