11 JAN 2024 · After moving away from Baltimore, the once iconic Colts franchise had some difficulties recapturing their past glories - that is, until a certain quarterback prospect entered the picture. Peyton Manning had everything needed to turn the franchise around, and he did so from day one... but as the years passed and chances to win a Super Bowl continued to slip away, questions began to arise about Manning and the Colts' abilities to get it done. Faced with a similar quandary was the Baltimore Ravens, who were hoping to close out a strong start to the 2006 season in triumphant fashion. As it would happen, these two clubs were on a collision course towards a game that would prove to be a defining juncture for both of them. 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11 JAN 2024 · After getting out to a perfect 4-0 start, the Baltimore Ravens were feeling pretty good about the experiment that was the 2006 season. That multiple unstable compounds such as a talented but unsatisfied roster, a head coach teetering on the hot seat, and an accomplished but ailing veteran quarterback could gel like that to start the year was a great feeling. But when they hit a bump in the road heading into their bye week, Brian Billick began to feel that drastic change was needed. That change combined with the remarkable consistency of a roster that was buoyed by a new guard of young talent was what kept them on track, and aiming for a shot to go back to the Super Bowl. Steve McNair had his eyes on the Super Bowl, but he also had them on a game circled on his calendar since before the start of the season - November, 12th, 2006, in what would be his first (and last time) in Adelphia Coliseum as anything other than a Titan. Needless to say, it would be a defining moment of the season for both him, and his teammates that wanted it so badly for him. 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11 JAN 2024 · After a Hall of Fame playing career, Ozzie Newsome chose to continue to test his football mettle by cutting his teeth in Bill Belichick's personnel department in the final days of the original Cleveland Browns organization. At the behest of Ozzie's boss Art Modell, this franchise was about to move to Baltimore, and the team building keys would be handed over to Newsome full-stop. As it happened, he was more than ready for the opportunity, building what would be the eventual Super Bowl XXXV champions from the dusty bones of a franchise that was torn asunder through this moving process. But living up to championship expectations is difficult, and once you set that precedent, there's no turning back. Luckily for the Ravens, it was by the time the calendar flipped to 2006 that their desperation to go back to the Super Bowl was perfectly met by a quarterback they'd be acquiring, who was equally as hungry to finally go on to win his first one: Steve McNair. Sources in order of appearance: - "Next Man Up" by John Feinstein - https://rb.gy/nxjjp - https://rb.gy/w0hxh - https://rb.gy/5jq2y - https://rb.gy/zptll - https://rb.gy/pdypg - https://tinyurl.com/4ukbpb7y - https://tinyurl.com/5hxsr76c - https://tinyurl.com/3cvfahy9 - https://tinyurl.com/29tx533a - https://tinyurl.com/svw2f4t2 - https://tinyurl.com/3hsvkp3v - https://tinyurl.com/sbbtbnah - https://tinyurl.com/3dypu6hz - https://tinyurl.com/49wbvkc5 - https://tinyurl.com/2nsh9e2n - https://tinyurl.com/2b93nx4f - https://tinyurl.com/mry4cbre - https://tinyurl.com/2sppayv7 - https://tinyurl.com/ye262xcb - https://tinyurl.com/bd46y4rk - https://tinyurl.com/mr2x38s9 - https://tinyurl.com/5n9xtvb2 - https://tinyurl.com/2p979ujn - https://tinyurl.com/73ntu28v - https://tinyurl.com/msv2rn9f - https://tinyurl.com/2p8eux7b - https://tinyurl.com/yc26mr4v - https://tinyurl.com/yp8b8e3u - https://tinyurl.com/2p9vcsmk - https://tinyurl.com/4hvcdw63 - https://tinyurl.com/5frpmxad - https://tinyurl.com/2p99tdxa - https://tinyurl.com/yck2e4d5 - https://tinyurl.com/4eupzt86 - https://tinyurl.com/2s3s57t6 - https://tinyurl.com/4dd93bsd - https://tinyurl.com/mr33jnh5 - https://tinyurl.com/2pbjndz3 - https://tinyurl.com/3ckfw7ny - https://tinyurl.com/y55x3yme - https://tinyurl.com/mryscy5a - https://tinyurl.com/3dffpcaf - https://tinyurl.com/2p8bcuut

11 JAN 2024 · The Fall of 2006 was a tenuous time for Baltimore Ravens head coach Brian Billick. In just seven seasons on the job, he had seen everything from taking an unheralded young franchise to a Super Bowl, to a revolving door at quarterback, and an ownership change that would severely shake up his professional life. The team’s new owner was a self-made billionaire from unassuming beginnings named Steve Bisciotti, and it was the fact that he and the head coach of his new team were more alike than different that would make their dynamic a difficult one to navigate. Billick’s act was easy to take when the results on the field were positive; when things went the other way, the charm had a tendency to wear off a bit. Bisciotti now had an organization to run, and a lot of important choices to make – in order to find and follow the best path forward for the Ravens, he had to determine whether Brian Billick was actually a great coach, or all (straw reebok) hat and no cattle. Before he could even decide on that however, he had to suss out whether the two of them could get past some personal differences that were more prominent than ever now that they were working directly with one another. Tenuous times indeed. Sources, in order of appearance: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXsYElrpH1w - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKwrQ6T-TS0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFBax7ItE30 - “Next Man Up” by John Feinstein - https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-07-25-0407240100-story.html - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuhQ-RxuoJo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qtq0nrv0N8 - https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/09/03/1-baltimore-ravens-with-elvis-in-the-house-the-d-fending-champs-have-gained-some-needed-o - https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-11-20-0111200361-story.html - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/12/20/billick-gives-grbac-his-endorsement/31a88a3e-0ba7-4626-a5a4-213a892c8bc5/ - http://a.espncdn.com/nfl/news/2002/0301/1343493.html - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/12/28/despite-record-billick-sees-the-glass-half-full/5b4bbae6-6282-4978-8de5-d000ecc5d9df/ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/04/24/an-armful-of-talent-at-quarterback/9b7db504-5239-490b-93fc-faba3ecec8c0/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocnnt2fm974&t=8650s&pp=ygUOMjAwMyBuZmwgZHJhZnQ%3D - http://www.espn.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1545117 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/07/30/suggs-signs-for-5-years/234ace33-d380-4f74-9f07-567ce8f4a395/ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/05/09/ravens-will-key-on-boller/7e43a97b-0c68-4ab7-aaf2-0688acf9e176/ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/08/31/rookie-boller-will-start-for-ravens/530cf14f-e887-488b-bd32-2133e0d97d5b/ - https://open.spotify.com/episode/625Aux0Wb1dHEeGf9t7xKW?si=9927d17dad414e9f - https://vault.si.com/vault/2003/10/27/trial-by-fire-for-better-or-worse-the-ravens-are-sticking-with-rookie-kyle-boller -https://twitter.com/PodcastBeatdown/status/1257362280263680002?s=20&t=vpykMHV4-PfvGvBWukwYMQ - https://twitter.com/PodcastBeatdown/status/1257319799681507331?s=20&t=enaC6Fr255hAAeMTlKnc1Q - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD9RZmQPk6Y - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz3Stx1N14Y