Lupe fiasco new mixtape

Lupe Fiasco released a new mixtape on Thanksgiving called Enemy of the state. It is available for download all over the web. He spits some rediculous stuff on this won. Cop it its available for free and yes its legal... I think.

Roethlisberger NOT playing!

Ben Roethlisberger will not be playing in this showdown between the Steelers and the Ravens tonight. This changes almost everything for the Ravens defense. Stepping in is second year quarterback Dennis Dixon.

This probably means that they will put more of the load on the running backs particularly Rashard Mendenhall since Willie Parker is also on the injury report.

Does this mean the Ravens automatically win... NO. But this will make it much easier for the Ravens to outscore their opponent because their starting quarterback is out. WIth that being said, I think the Ravens win!

Steelers at Ravens

This Sunday night under the bright lights the whole nation will be watching the these two teams buckle up their chin-straps and clash. The 6-4 Pittsburgh Steelers will be coming to Baltimore to take on the Ravens.

The Steelers are the 5th rated passing team in the league averaging 268 passing yards/game and staring cornerback Fabian Washington was just put on IR. This is the biggest problem for the Ravens coming into this game. Harbaugh said that Washington's spot will be replaced by committee although it is widely speculated that Lardarius Webb will get his first start at the position. Whoever starts better be able to get on top of Santonio Holmes who has given the Ravens problem in the last couple of encounters between the two.

On offense, the two tackles for the Ravens handled Freeney and Mathis last week. This week they have a different challenge but they are up to it. James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley have combined for 15 sacks so far this year. If the O-line can provide a push for Ray Rice and protect Flacco in the pocket, the Ravens offense may be able to put up enough points to win.

Since their loss to the Bengals in week 5 the Ravens have been tied for first in the league in scoring defense by allowing just 15.2 points a game. Last week we saw the Ravens defense give Peyton Manning and co. a problem so I know this same defense is capable of tormenting Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense.

The Ravens only win if the offense can be more productive than they have been in the last couple of weeks. Unfortunately it does not turn around in this game.

Steelers 17 Ravens 10.

Injury Report in the Steelers' favor?

Ravens

Terrell Suggs (Doubtful)
Ray Lewis (Questionable)
Ed Reed (Questionable)
Matt Birk (Probable)
Todd Heap (Probable)
Jarret Johnson (Probable)
Haloti Hgata (Probable)
LJ Smith (Probable)

Steelers

Charlie Batch (Out)
Chris Komeatu (Out)
Troy Polomalu (Out)
Travis Kirschke (Questionable)
Ben Roethlisberger (Questionable)
Willie Parker (Probable)


This week we see some of the biggest names from both sides in this contest on the injury report. Ravens chances of playing Terrell Suggs are doubtful and the Steelers will be without Troy Polomalu altogether. Ben Roethlisberger is listed as questionable but will most likely start Sunday night. Ed Reed and Ray Lewis are listed as questionable as well because of foot injuries. Good to see Haloti ngata probable rather than as like he was last week vs the Colts. Looks like the injury report plays in the favor of the Steelers. Especially if Ray Lewis or Ed Reed do not play.

Washington and Lawrence done for the year

Fabian Washington, starting cornerback for the Ravens, was put on IR after he tore his ACL in the game vs the Colts last Sunday. The Ravens signed CB Cary Williams, former Tennessee practice squad member, to take his roster spot although Lardarius Webb is more likely to start in Washington's place.

Matt Lawrence was also put on IR after being inactive for two weeks because of a knee injury. In response, the team signed FB Charles Ali. Ali will probably take Lawrence's place on special teams. This move will not affect Leron Mcclain's reps.

The injury bug has arisen again in past few weeks. It has gotten Haruki Nakamura and the two aforementioned injured players in the last two weeks. Hopefully the Ravens have enough talented depth to effectively replace the these players. Otherwise the already slim chances of getting ending with a winning record gets even tougher to accomplish.

Charles Hamilton - Charles Hamilton is back

Charles Hamilton - Charles Hamilton Is Back | Audio | Rap Basement

Charles hamilton is a crazy monkey cuz this song is bananas. Sounds like he is coming back with a vengence and I like it!

Survivor Series- "Pretty good"!

I attended Survivor Series last night and it was my first time attending a live wrestling event. It was truly enjoyable. The crowd has all kinds of fans mixed together, the pyrotechnics were super-loud and you get to see what happens in between matches.

But during the matches there was plenty of lively entertainment. The elimination matches were good. Team Miz vs Team Morrison did not impress me but Team Kofi vs Team Orton did. The way Kofi finished the matched was incredible even though I was anticipating seeing him RKO'ed by Randy Orton. The triple threat matched between Chris Jericho, Big Show and Undertaker was average. I knew Taker was going to win I only watched to see which move he would use to win with. Finally, the main event lived up to the hype. Shawn Michaels set the tone by knocking out Triple H early with the Sweet Chin Music. The only dissapointment was, CENA WON!

Overall, it was a great experience. I must say I did miss the commentary of King, Cole and the rest but during the action that became just an afterthought. Survivor Series was not superb but it was pretty good.

Not good enough...

The Ravens lost to the Indianapolis Colts by 2. The final score was 17-15. The game was a field goal race after Indianapolis came out and scored quickly on the first drive of the game. If just one of their many goal line attempts resulted in a touchdown rather then a field goal attempt, they would have won the game.

The defense did their part in preventing Peyton Manning from running up the score even though he had almost 300 passing yards. They forced several turnovers in key situations.

The offense was moving the ball in between the 20's but in the redzone they froze up. They started of the game as they usually do by not scoring a touchdown in the first half but when they clock struck 0 at the end of the fourth they still had not scored a touchdown. Bright spots- Ray Rice (20 carries-70 yards/7 catches-64 yards) and Derrick Mason (9 catches-142 yards).

Now the Ravens are at 5-5. People are saying they can get into the playoffs at 10-6. This means that in order for the Ravens to go they can only lose one more game. Honestly, it looks like the Ravens will not be playing in the playoffs this year. They are already sliding out of the picture and they have not even played Pittsburgh yet. Looks like serious trouble!