Rich Gannon

Another opportunity for Ravens QB Joe Flacco to take the next step

2013-01-03 18:08:00

The chaotic final moments of Joe Flacco's impressive duel with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had barely unfolded when expectations for the Ravens quarterback began skyrocketing. Although the Ravens lost their grip on a Super Bowl berth...

Colts rookie wide receiver T.Y. Hilton looms as dangerous deep threat

2013-01-03 11:01:00

Indianapolis Colts rookie wide receiver T.Y. Hilton has blazing speed. Compact and explosive, Hilton has run the 40-yard dash in 4.34 seconds. The former Florida International star has been utilizing that acceleration during a stellar first season in...

Which Joe Flacco will show up for Ravens against Redskins?

2012-12-08 11:46:00

He has thrown his hands up in the air after a dropped pass, angrily ripped off his helmet after a stalled possession and loudly chastised himself after an errant throw. Joe Flacco's body language has been studied and scrutinized since the day he became...

Ray Rice's first down doesn't stand alone in Ravens lore

2012-11-27 16:02:00

Ravens fans are still atwitter about Ray Rice's 30-yard mad dash for that game-saving first down Sunday in San Diego, and why not? It brought the Ravens back from the dead. It put them in position to eliminate the Pittsburgh Steelers from AFC North...

Albert, Gannon offer solid play-by-play, incredibly lazy analysis of Ravens on CBS

2012-11-04 16:36:00

I cannot remember watching a football telecast and learning less than I did from the CBS crew Sunday in the Baltimore Ravens 25-15 win over the Cleveland Browns. And the reason for that is simple: Rich Gannon is almost as lazy in his commitment to...

Dear Doctor Z, can watching a Ravens telecast make me ill?

2012-12-09 16:32:00

Baltimore Ravens fans can’t help but feel frustrated, angry and maybe even sick about what they saw on their TV screens Sunday during a 31-28 loss to the Washington Redskins. But let’s be fair, you can’t blame most of that on lousy...

Breaking down Sunday's Ravens-Raiders matchup with Oakland Tribune beat reporter Jerry McDonald

2012-11-07 07:12:00

Every week, I hope to bring you a quick Q&A with someone who covers the Ravens’ opponent that week. On Sunday, the Ravens play the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium. Thanks to Jerry McDonald, the Raiders beat writer for the Oakland Tribune and the...

Coffee Companion (9/19): your daily Ravens fix

2012-09-19 05:48:00

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

Ed Reed says he isn't 100 percent committed for 2012

2012-05-17 12:30:00

Ed Reed being non-committal about his future is an annual rite of spring here in Baltimore, and he kept the tradition going Thursday by telling Sirius/XM NFL Radio he isn’t 100 percent committed to playing in 2012. Citing concerns about his...

ESPN's Trent Dilfer attributes Ed Reed's Flacco comments to 'insecurity' about Brady

2012-01-19 13:31:00

ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer Thursday attributed Ed Reed's negative comments earlier in the week about Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco to "insecurity" on the part of Reed and the Ravens defense. "I took that comment as a little insecurity by Ed and the...

A Christmas gift from CBS: No Dierdorf, Gumbel on Ravens game

2011-12-24 19:56:00

Maybe there is a TV Santa Claus. CBS Sports televised the Baltimore Ravens against the Cleveland Browns on Christmas Eve, and the network didn’t force local viewers to endure Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf in the booth. Happy holidays to you, too,...

Reporters remember: Sun staff recount what stood out most from Ravens Super Bowl win

2010-10-21 09:29:00

Offensive ugliness stands out The wonderment of the Ravens' 2000 Super Bowl season was, for me, the October touchdown drought by the offense, not the season-long magnificence of the defense. In October, when they did not score a touchdown of any kind...

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck does a radio interview with Rich Gannon on the NFL Radio Network.

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Oakland Raiders receiver Jerry Rice can only contemplate during a break in the action in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXXVII on Jan. 26, 2003, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Raiders, 48-21, as MVP Dexter Jackson set a record with two interceptions in the

2009-01-13 14:11:17

Working his way back Despite Daunte Culpepper s slow start, CBS analyst Rich Gannon believes Culpepper s natural abilities will take over.

2006-09-23 18:41:17