While the Jets were busy flexing for the HBO cameras on Hard Knocks, the Ravens made offseason acquisitions that have the experts talking "Superbowl". But with Darrelle Revis back on his island, Rex Ryan will love nothing more than to open the season with a win over his former team on Monday Night Football.Ravens on OffenseThe offseason signings of Anquan Boldin, Dante Stallworth, and most recently acquired T.J. Houshmanzadeh, will make the Ravens a more balanced team. These guys add depth and veteran leadership to Joe Flacco's receiving corps, and all 3 will help him build on his confidence of making the playoffs in his first 2 seasons. Now that Revis is all-in for Monday night, the Jets might use him to shut down a guy like Anquan Boldin. This leaves Antonio Cromartie and the rest of the secondary a lot of room to work with, whether it's blitzing Flacco and/or helping Revis in coverage (even the "Messiah" could be a tad rusty after a 36-day holdout).This is where Baltimore's bread-n-butter comes in: not Maryland crab cakes... New Rochelle's very own, Ray Rice. With over 2,000 yards from scrimmage in his sophomore season, Rice proved to Coach John Harbaugh that his 5'8'' 212-lb frame could carry the bulk of the offense. Not only is he a handful because of his quickness and elusiveness, but his receiving skills are a threat to any defense, including the Jets.Flacco will look for Rice to bail him out of tough situations on Monday night, and it'll be up to the Jets' linebackers to stop big gains from happening. OLB Calvin Pace's absence doesn't help New York's cause.Jets on OffenseWith Baltimore's secondary somewhat slim (i.e. Ed Reed out 6 weeks), expect the Jets to throw slightly more than usual. Mark Sanchez  is earning the coaching staff's trust (despite the tasteless pranks), and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will want to catch the Ravens off-guard every now and again. Santonio Holmes will be out of commission, but Braylon Edwards has some big-play ability if he keeps his drops to a minimum. Maybe he can motivate himself by vowing to shave his beard if he reaches the end zone. In all seriousness though, New York's success is dictated by their offensive line. It starts with C Nick Mangold, whose chemistry with Mark Sanchez can lead to far less miscues, sacks, fumbles etc. The Ravens will test the Jets with their defensive schemes, and it'll be up to Mangold to bring Sanchez up to cue before the snap. The O-line's presence will be felt in the running game as well. It looks like Shonn Greene will grind it out for the majority of the carries, but LT's presence will be crucial during 3rd down and red zone situations. This backfield faces a huge challenge on opening night against the Ravens, whose rush defense is as tough as they come.The New Meadowlands Stadium is a place you'll want to be at come Monday night. Both teams have the defense and rushing attack to mix it up with the best of them, but it'll ultimately come down to Baltimore making a few more game-breaking plays via Flacco.PredictionBaltimore   The first weeks games provided some questionable, some scary, some predictable moments, and a couple of disappointments.I'm going to start with the most the questionable. Detroit's Calvin Johnson apparent winning touchdown pass that was ruled an incomplete pass,which according to the rules,that was the right call. I don't know about the the specific rule since, I don't have a copy of the rule book, and honestly don't want one. But what I do know that if that catch is made anywhere else on field, Johnson had two feet down, a knee down, with the control of the football and he was touched by the defensive player. That is catch. Pure and simple. Everyone, players, coaches, refs, fans, media, the family dog knows this. Evidently according to the "rule book", a player must not only have control the ball, he must have the ball in his hands when he gets up,(Johnson used the ball to prop himself up, then he lost it) runs to celebrate with his teammates, sits on the bench, with control of the football, and then and only then, is this a touchdown. I've never heard about this until Sunday. This is a terrible rule and needs to changed, like now. Detroit got shanked. Chicago got the biggest gift since New England received the benefit of the Brady "Tuck Rule" against Oakland in the playoffs following 2001 season. I doubt this effects whether Detroit or Chicago makes the playoffs, since both are basically bottom feeders.The scariest moment occurred during the Green Bay, Philadelphia game, when Eagle middle linebacker Stewart Brady made a tackle, got up, and just fell to the ground, he was knocked out. The Eagle staff took him to the sidelines, sat him on the bench. I and sure most people could you see the dazed look in his eyes and stars floating around him. He should have been taken to locker room and not played for the rest of the game, which is the standard procedure because of the league is very aware of the danger of concessions. The medical staff of the Eagles apparently do not know this because a few plays later he was back in the game. I did not see what they asked him but it probably went like this,"How are you feeling?" "I don't know. "Ok, get back in the game". I'm glad they finally sat him and the quarterback, Kolb for the second half, who also had a concession, but the league should look into this matter, because both situations could have become life threatening.Now the predictable moments. I'm not surprised Houston beat Indianapolis, they have been pointing to this game since the schedule came out, and the Colts are probably still suffering a Super Bowl hang over. Lets see if the Texans can build on this. The Colts are an experience bunch and should rebound from this loss. Washington beating Dallas is no surprise to me because the Redskins always play Dallas tough, even when they stink, and Dallas looked like they did the entire preseason, listless and mistake prone on offense, way too many penalties. Their defense looked great, so not to worry Cowboy fans, they will be fine. Michael Vic playing well, I've been hearing that he has his legs back, and obviously he has. He looked like the Vic from the Atlanta days. Kolb looked shaky, before he got concession. He should be out a few games to clear his and head and he probably won't get his job back. Oakland getting smoked by Tennessee. New quarterback, same old sorry Raiders. They looked awful, even by their standards. Can't blame this loss on Jamarcus Russell. Chris Johnson, best back in the league by far and Vince Young, does nothing great except wins games. Colts better watch out, they got some major competition this year. The potty mouthed Jets losing to Baltimore. Baltimore's defense shut down the Jets because their offense is so predictable, run, run then short pass. If Rex does not all allow Sanchez to throw the ball down the field, they're going to be nothing but a five hundred team no matter how good their defense is. Baltimore offense is much more explosive and diverse, they should of scored more points.The most disappointing. San Francisco. They got blown out by a team with a new coach, with almost all new players. The 49ers were the trendy pick to win the division, including mine, but they looked terrible. Singletary looked pissed off. If I was a player, I would not say a word on the flight back, or he might make you make sit on the wing. Cincinnati. Now I know first game in New England is tough, but they didn't even show up. Their defense which was great last year got pushed up and down the field. The Patriots could have scored 50 if they wanted too. The Bengal offense put up numbers, but most of it was garbage yards and touchdowns when the game was out of hand. Finally San Diego losing to Kansas City. They Chargers looked flat and out of sorts. They should know every game against the Cheifs is going to be a dog fight. The new Arrowhead was rocking last night. The loudest and the best fans in the league.The good thing for all teams and their fans is that this is just week one, and as far as I know, no one is eliminated from the playoffs, except Cleveland, (at least you have LeBron, Opps. Sorry, no you don't.) There are plenty of games to play.
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