Printed in FD October 11^th 2001

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Sir – It has been great to see the Ravens bounce back from their unfortunate defeat against the Bengals in week two. As the critics pounced to write off Brian Billick’s boys, the Ravens responded in great style by disposing of an overrated Broncos outfit and humiliating Jeff Fisher and his feeble Titans. Our one-time rivals aren’t even our main threat in the division any more!

It’s great that the Ravens have rebounded to prove the critics wrong because our detractors are simply jealous.

We have an ambitious owner who made the right decision to move his team from an run down Cleveland to a fantastic stadium in Baltimore. Billick is the best coach in the NFL and Ozzie Newsome has few rivals for the title of best general manager.

On the field the defence is simply the best ever – no doubt, no arguments. Ray Lewis is on a different level to anyone else in this league, even some of his own exceptional comrades in arms.

Everyone is jealous of the Ravens because we are winners. Everything about our franchise is geared towards success – from the owner Mr. Modell to the great fans.

Come February we will be celebrating again as the Ravens repeat in the Superdome and silence the critics forever.

Paul Masterson