Posts tagged Billy Cundiff
Cundiff pleasantly surprised by reaction to missed field goal
Feb 13th
The goat in the NFC Championship Game, 49ers return man Kyle Williams, received death threats. But the goat in the AFC Championship Game, Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff, says people have been surprisingly supportive. “It’s been impressive,” Cundiff said at his alma mater, Drake University, in comments recorded by the Des Moines Register. “I expected more…
Cundiff: Ravens supported me after missed FG
Feb 13th
For Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff, the support of his teammates and the lessons learned from his Midwestern upbringing have helped keep the biggest miss of his career in perspective.
On Brady and scapegoats
Feb 9th
MDS posted reaction the other day to one of the dumbest things written in the aftermath of the Patriots loss in Super Bowl XLVI. The post got a huge reaction. You guys mostly agreed with MDS. Before it gets too late, I wanted to pass along links to three of the smartest things I’ve seen…
Ahmad Bradshaw: Momentum just took me in
Feb 6th
When the Patriots took a timeout with 1:04 left in the game and the Giants on the six-yard line, there was a lot of discussion about what would happen on the next play. Would the Patriots let the Giants score a touchdown to give Tom Brady a chance with as much time as possible? Would…
John Harbaugh calls kicking consultant’s comments “unfortunate”
Jan 27th
Ravens coach John Harbaugh met with the media on Friday, primarily to discuss the hiring of Dean Pees as defensive coordinator and the retention of offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. But Harbaugh also addressed an issue relating to a member of his staff that, before Tuesday, not many people even knew existed. Kicking consultant Randy Brown…
Ryan Clark: Ravens are always the bridesmaid, never the bride
Jan 26th
The Steelers and the Ravens are fierce rivals, but Steelers safety Ryan Clark sounded a little sympathetic about Baltimore’s plight when asked to talk about the AFC Championship Game. Clark said on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh that he didn’t even watch the game because his daughter was having a birthday party at the time,…
Scoreboard is operated by home team, but Ravens still shouldn’t complain
Jan 25th
In response to last night’s item regarding the suggestion by Ravens kicking consultant Randy Brown, whose job presumably consists of yelling “Oyage!” from the sideline (thanks for the inspiration, Fritzy), of scoreboard manipulation in Foxborough, several of you have insisted that the Patriots couldn’t have deliberately displayed false information because the league, not the Patriots,…
Wednesday morning one-liners
Jan 25th
Former Dolphins WR Mark Duper says he feels great despite recently having a football-sized malignant tumor removed from his kidney. The Patriots are motivated by revenge. The Jets have hired Dave DeGuglielmo as their new offensive line coach, reuniting him with his old boss in Miami, Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano. Ravens K Billy Cundiff…
If Pats “cheated” Ravens, then shame on the Ravens
Jan 24th
Plenty of you have pointed out that the scoreboard at Gillette Stadium showed that it was third down when the Ravens actually faced the fourth down that became a field goal attempt that then became a field goal failure that sent the Patriots to the Super Bowl without having to win the game in overtime.…
Billy Cundiff: Everything kept speeding up
Jan 23rd
Some more information is coming to light about the moments directly preceding the missed field goal that ended the Ravens season and it all makes it harder to understand why the team didn’t call a timeout before Billy Cundiff tried to tie the game. According to a report on TMZ, Ravens coaches repeatedly called for…
