Reasons for Hope: What We SHOULD Be Talking About…If, You Know

Shawn Hubbard/Baltimore RavensOK, I admit. It sucks being a Ravens fan this week. There’s no doubt that fans are rightly frustrated with the epic collapse on Sunday night! BUT—please remember, this was Week 1 and there are several reasons for optimism (hard to believe if you look at the message boards. You would think the Ravens were on the path to the first NFL pick—OK, that’s a bit of a stretch, but you get the point.)

Here are some reasons for optimism.

1. Do we really think the defense will be this bad all year?

Same song, different verse.

Obviously, giving up 41 points to Buffalo, especially when the Ravens had a productive running game, is completely horrendous and unacceptable…..just…