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"Baltimore Ravens can go long" - no s**t there, Sherlock...

ESPN Insider Field Yates posted what I felt was an unintentionally humorously titled article this morning. It was entitled, "Baltimore Ravens can go long." This was in response to the Ravens' 38-35 overtime win over the Denver Broncos yesterday, vaulting them to the AFC Championship Game to face either the New England Patriots or the Houston Texans. The win was largely aided by a couple of long pass plays. I think Yates was attempting to be cleverly ambiguous with his title, suggesting that the Ravens can go a long way into the playoffs and may be able to do this by going long (in the passing game). However, I think he fell short in being clever. When I first read the title of the article, I chuckled, and thought, "So, you really think the Baltimore Ravens can go a long way into the playoffs, do you? Was this before or after they beat Denver yesterday to reach the final four of professional football, so to speak? After? Wow! That's quite something! If they win next week's game and make the Super Bowl, will you write a follow-up article entitled, 'Ravens can make Super Bowl'?"

It would have been one thing for Mr. Yates to have written this article at the start of the NFL season. It's quite another for him to write it after Baltimore reaches the AFC Championship Game. For anyone looking to get insider tips on who to place bets on in the sporting world, Field Yates is your guy! He won't tell you his prediction until after the game is over, but still...

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8838665/2012-nfl-playoffs-joe-flacco-deep-ball-key-factor-ravens-patriots-texans

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