Ravens with huge win over New York Jets. What impressed me most?

 Safety Dawan Landry tackling wide receiver Braylon Edwards in 10-9 win over the Jets.

Don't let the final score fool you, after Baltimore started off poorly with fumbles from Joe Flacco and Willis Mcgahee, the Ravens started getting things in order with the help of an undisciplined New York Jets team.

The defense held strong in pass coverage limiting Mark Sanchez to only 74 passing yards but revealed some wholes in the run defense letting LaDainian Tomlinson average 5.6 yards per carry. The Ravens constantly got the Jets in third and long, mounting the pressure of converting the first down on Mark Sanchez rather than the run game. Offensive stagnancy along with penalties that sustained the opponent's drives kept the Jets' offense from getting and staying on the field.

The most impressive aspect of the 10-9 win last night was the secondary's blanket like coverage despite the lack of all-star pieces. Domonique Foxworth, Ed Reed and Lardarius Webb are hurt so Chris Carr, Fabian Washington and Tom Zbikowski stepped up and shut down any deep balls thrown their way.

Haruki Nakamura, a safety by nature coming of a season ending knee injury, played very well in the nickle at times last night when the Jets split out three or four wide. The longest play though the air for the Jets was a 13 yard pass to Jericho Cotchery.

As Josh Wilson gets more comfortable in a new defense and Lardarius Webb returns in the upcoming week or two, the secondary will only get better. Last night was a statement that the Ravens can win with whomever they have on the field right now bucking against the national media that declared them one of the worst secondary groups in the league.

Kanye's Haters Better "Runaway"

Kanye West with the help of Pusha T (half of the Clipse duo) closed the Video Music Awards last night with a new track from his untitled upcoming album.

Extravagant stage affects all centered around Kanye West, dressed in a bright red suit with shoes to match, creating the instrumental live on stage through a beat machine. The new song the two performed was "Runaway", a song dedicated to his droves of haters that lead to "Kanye" cheers immediately after the performance's end and dissension amongst other spectators as to whom he was refering.

West made a great decision debuting this song on the VMA's, the same award show at which he was chastised for interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech a year before. Many spectators of last year's award show and those who heard about the occurrence have yet to forgive him and still hold a grudge against him. The venue and message of "Runaway" is a great blow to those who still slander him.

Taking all of that into consideration, the performance one of the better but not the best of the night and if it didn't have the show closing build-up would have probably disappointed people.

It's funny how one year the fans could be asking for your head on a platter, the next they're chanting your name.

For actual footage of the performance visit the link below:

Kanye West f. Pusha T - Runaway (MTV VMA Performance) Video

Diggy Simmons Goes "Airborne" With His Latest Effort.

The heir-apparent to hip hop royalty Rev. Run has impressed the masses again with his latest mixtape Airborne. Recognizable names like Chris Brown, Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell and Raekwon can be found on the mixtape along with underground chorus man Colin Munroe and singer/producer Bei Maejor.

Simmons amazes me with his ability to hold his own with more popular artists than himself in almost every instance. In "Big Bad World", he uses his rapid flow to tell vivid stories.

Diggy Simmons achieved the most important goal associated with a sophomore effort of any kind which is not to take a step back. The music here is better or at its worst equally as good as the music on his first mixtape.

For his next mixtape, I would like to see Simmons take charge in handling more choruses. Some artists' best products were solo efforts ie. Nas' One Mic, an rapper Simmons has been compared to.

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How Will New Acquisitions Contribute in season opener vs. New York Jets?

The Ravens have definitely worked hard to add extra nuts and bolts to an already well-oiled machine in an attempt to make the team into a fierce juggernaut. Wide receiver T.J Houshmandzadeh and cornerback Josh Wilson, both teammates on the 2009 Seattle Seahawks team, are now new faces in Baltimore a week before the season opener versus the New York Jets. How well can these guys really play in the first game?

On the 6th of September, T.J Houshmandzadeh was added to the roster. For my convenience, I will refer to him as "the Housh". In case you are unaware of who he is, "the Housh" has been a detested face in the Ravens community for years now because of his role as an outspoken team leader with division rival Cincinnati Bengals. He received over 1000 yards in both his '06 and '07 seasons, 904 receiving yards in his last season with the Bengals and 911 yards just last year with the Seattle Seahawks. Despite an impressive resume, he is on the decline so he is not the threat he once was but he can still be a potent third receiver in this offense.

Josh Wilson, 25, is a young player with his best performances ahead of him. So far in his career he has been most dangerous when returning kicks. He returned 69 kicks for 1,753 yards in his second year. Last year he started 12 games at the cornerback position snagging two interceptions and returning both of them for touchdowns. According to defensive coordinator Greg Mattison, his transition from Seattle's defense to the system in Baltimore has been smooth and could play either the nickle position or even starting corner as soon as the first or second game of the season.

Both veteran players came onto the roster after the final preseason game so they have NFL experience just not with this team. Their experience should allow them to contribute in a limited fashion against the Jets. Houshmandzadeh can immediately play in the slot and catch a few balls. Wilson is capable of returning kicks on Monday night if Chris Carr doesn't assume that role.

2010 Season Begins Tonight. Are You Ready?

Finally the preseason games are over and the regular season has arrived which means every game counts and all of our favorite stars will work toward the expectations they and the fans have set for them.

Tonight at 8:30pm on NBC marks the official kickoff of the 2010 regular season with a rematch of last year's NFC Championship game between the eventual Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. Brett Favre is back after months of inquiry about whether he would return making this game even more anticipatory. The Saints are still riding the Super Bowl high that distracted many teams in past and led to subpar follow-up seasons. Which team is ready to start their season of on the right foot? Tune in and find out.

For Ravens fans, New York Jets are the first opponent and a formidable one at that. These two teams will be kicking off the upcoming season of Monday Night Football on ESPN. The Rex Ryan lead defense finished number one in the league in total defense last year and added a few pieces over the offseason most notably cornerbacks Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson to play alongside arguably the best cornerback in the league, Darrelle Revis.

So in case you have not already noticed the team record and Super Bowl predictions are already running rampant but until the games are actually played, the end result of the 2010 season is still an unknown.

Wale- The Guilty Pleasure (No Hands) featuring Waka Flocka Flame and Roscoe Dash

Wale decided to record a "homemade" video for the most radio appealing song on his most recent mixtape More About Nothing. Nothing fancy booth shots of each rapper recording his verse.

For the record, yes,Waka Flocka was rapping from an iPad in case there was any confusion.

So many changes, so little time.

In this past week, the Ravens' roster has witnessed a few changes mostly for the better depending on who you talk to.

The most notable change is the signing of veteran wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh after his release from the Seattle Seahawks. This transaction came only hours after the news came out that the Ravens' 2005 first round pick Mark Clayton was traded to the St. Louis Rams for a sixth round pick and Demetrius Williams was released. These moves transformed the receiving core from a group fused with both young and old talent to an experience dominated core.

Besides the age difference between Houshmandzadeh and Clayton, the Ravens actually got the better end of the stick. Houshmandzadeh, standing at six feet, two inches, has recorded 171 catches in the last two seasons one as a Cincinnati Bengal and one as a Seattle Seahawk.

Quarterback Troy Smith was also let go by his only team but has quickly landed on his feat becoming an San Francisco 49er on Sunday.

One day after Prince Miller made the final roster he was waived and is now heading to New England to join the Patriots.

Sergio Kindle is hopeful he can make a return to the roster by the end of the regular season. A neurologist is tracking his progress to make sure he is fully recovered before he sets foot on a field, practice or game field.

All of this movement came about a week before the Ravens are set to open their season versus the New York Jets on ESPN's Monday Night Football.

Asher Roth- Get Ready It's New Day (G.R.I.N.D) (Official Video)

Asher Roth inspires the city slickers while riding his bike through town in this partially black/white video.