Hi guys, Ravens fan here. First up, sorry if this is in the wrong place. We have fans show up all the time from other teams and post in the 'Ravens Talk' forum, so I'm assuming similar rules apply. Anyway, feel free to move it and accept the sacrifice of my eldest daughter if it's in the wrong place.
Anyway...
I'll preface this by saying I come in peace. I saw the warning I got as a non-Hawks fan not to flame, and I have no intentions of doing so.
Most of us Ravens fans are a bit bummed about how the season's gone (came this close to making the playoffs. Bleh), and today doesn't make too many of us feel better. As a result, most of us were jumping on your bandwagon from day one of the playoffs (mostly for the reasons I'll go into) but you can count on almost the full support from Ravens Nation from here on out. However much that helps you guys win the SB.
Speaking for myself I didn't mind the 9ers fans too much until after the Super Bowl, after which they basically became unbearable (and still seem to think the refs won that game for us. Last I checked the refs didn't throw four passes on the last drive when our run defence had been gutted by Ngata's injury), so there's a definite "enemy of my enemy" going on. Anyone who hates the 9ers is pretty much an automatic friend of mine.
I also feel like our two franchises appreciate the finer things in football, like a defence that doesn't mind playing rough. There's consensus among us that your defence has a distinct taste of 2000 Ravens to it (not quite as good, of course, haha), but with a notably better offence. On a related note, I really like Richard Sherman (he's a big talker and I can see the distaste, but he backs it up) and Russell Wilson's been a pleasure to watch when I've had the chance this season.
There's also a general distaste for the Patriots and Broncos for reasons you guys probably don't care about, and it would be cool to see you win that maiden Lombardi trophy.
So again, I want to extend my congratulations (on behalf of the majority of Ravens fans, I'm sure) and wish you guys nothing but the best of luck for your next two games. Enjoy the moment while you have it, as the NFL's pretty fickle with teams that try to sustain success, and get out there and smash those 9ers for us.
Finally, I want to leave you with a parting gift of sorts. Because watching Jim Harbaugh flip out never gets old.
(PS, as much as I love Anquan Boldin, if he carves you guys a new one we'll never hear the end of people saying Ozzie made a mistake in trading him)
Anyway...
I'll preface this by saying I come in peace. I saw the warning I got as a non-Hawks fan not to flame, and I have no intentions of doing so.
Most of us Ravens fans are a bit bummed about how the season's gone (came this close to making the playoffs. Bleh), and today doesn't make too many of us feel better. As a result, most of us were jumping on your bandwagon from day one of the playoffs (mostly for the reasons I'll go into) but you can count on almost the full support from Ravens Nation from here on out. However much that helps you guys win the SB.
Speaking for myself I didn't mind the 9ers fans too much until after the Super Bowl, after which they basically became unbearable (and still seem to think the refs won that game for us. Last I checked the refs didn't throw four passes on the last drive when our run defence had been gutted by Ngata's injury), so there's a definite "enemy of my enemy" going on. Anyone who hates the 9ers is pretty much an automatic friend of mine.
I also feel like our two franchises appreciate the finer things in football, like a defence that doesn't mind playing rough. There's consensus among us that your defence has a distinct taste of 2000 Ravens to it (not quite as good, of course, haha), but with a notably better offence. On a related note, I really like Richard Sherman (he's a big talker and I can see the distaste, but he backs it up) and Russell Wilson's been a pleasure to watch when I've had the chance this season.
There's also a general distaste for the Patriots and Broncos for reasons you guys probably don't care about, and it would be cool to see you win that maiden Lombardi trophy.
So again, I want to extend my congratulations (on behalf of the majority of Ravens fans, I'm sure) and wish you guys nothing but the best of luck for your next two games. Enjoy the moment while you have it, as the NFL's pretty fickle with teams that try to sustain success, and get out there and smash those 9ers for us.
Finally, I want to leave you with a parting gift of sorts. Because watching Jim Harbaugh flip out never gets old.
(PS, as much as I love Anquan Boldin, if he carves you guys a new one we'll never hear the end of people saying Ozzie made a mistake in trading him)
