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Teresa Walker of Nashville AP gives Nestor a Titans preview and Oilers drip history from Music City

Every time we visit Nashville, the downtown area and vibrancy seems to double. Now with a giant new stadium being erected and Super Bowl coming to the Music City in four years, the locals are wondering if the Tennessee Titans and their stolen colors of the Oilers will catch up to the progress on the field. As Cam Ward attempts to find success and Titans come to Baltimore a double-digit dog, we welcomed legendary Associated Press sportswriter Teresa Walker back to update us on the drip and drabs of waiting on Derrick Henry to steamroll his old franchise on Sunday.

NFL historian John McClain of Houston Chronicle gives Nestor a full preview and review of Tennessee Titans move to Oilers blue and why Texans stink

There is no one on earth better equipped to tell the story of the Houston Oilers becoming the Tennessee Titans than NFL historian and five-decade Houston Chronicle reporter John McClain, who always makes time to talk football and Hall of Fame worthiness with us. The General provides a full preview and review of how those LuvYaBlue uniforms wound up on Cam Ward on Sunday. Oh, and why the Texans stink so far…

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Nashville football past, present and future and the legend and lore of Ravens at Titans

Every time we visit Nashville, the downtown area and vibrancy seems to double. Now with a giant new stadium being erected and Super Bowl coming to the Music City in four years, the locals are wondering if the Tennessee Titans and their stolen colors of the Oilers will catch up to the progress on the field. As Cam Ward attempts to find success and Titans come to Baltimore a double-digit dog, we welcomed legendary Associated Press sportswriter Teresa Walker back to update us on the drip and drabs of waiting on Derrick Henry to steamroll his old franchise on Sunday.

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I recognize those uniforms the Titans stole from Houston!

There is no one on earth better equipped to tell the story of the Houston Oilers becoming the Tennessee Titans than NFL historian and five-decade Houston Chronicle reporter John McClain, who always makes time to talk football and Hall of Fame worthiness with us. The General provides a full preview and review of how those LuvYaBlue uniforms wound up on Cam Ward on Sunday. Oh, and why the Texans stink so far…

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Long scuffling Titans come to Baltimore massive underdogs on Sunday

We don’t play the Tennessee Titans as often as we used to around here but lifer Nashville sportswriter Jim Wyatt returns from the Music City for a realistic and current state of the former Houston Oilers franchise and the debate about those Luv Ya Blue threads they’re sporting and selling. But, about the winning…

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss NFL in Week 3 and prepare for Titans as Ravens try to get O line settled

While all four teams in the AFC ended Week 3 with a 2-1 mark, we’re not so sure that the surge of the Browns and resolve of the Steelers will stand the test of time or the standings. But, for now, the Ravens certainly haven’t looked the part of the dominant outfit we expected a month ago. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the center of the purple concerns on the offensive line and prepare for Titans on Sunday in Baltimore.

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Maybe the AFC North is better than we thought?

While all four teams in the AFC ended Week 3 with a 2-1 mark, we’re not so sure that the surge of the Browns and resolve of the Steelers will stand the test of time or the standings. But, for now, the Ravens certainly haven’t looked the part of the dominant outfit we expected a month ago. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the center of the purple concerns on the offensive line and prepare for Titans on Sunday in Baltimore.

Luke Jones and Nestor celebrate the Loop kick in Rio and Ravens big win over Cowboys

The run to Rio de Janeiro ended with an interesting Loop. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all aspects of the Baltimore Ravens 34-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys on the foot of the kicker whose burden has been heavy since last season’s exit miss in Pittsburgh. This time, it was 56 yards and “good” on a day when the field, the play, the tackling and the run game weren’t always good enough. The guys in purple return to America from South America at 2-1. That’ll work…

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Loop The Redeemer kicks up a memorable win in Rio

The run to Rio de Janeiro ended with an interesting Loop. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all aspects of the Baltimore Ravens 34-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys on the foot of the kicker whose burden has been heavy since last season’s exit miss in Pittsburgh. This time, it was 56 yards and “good” on a day when the field, the play, the tackling and the run game weren’t always good enough. The guys in purple return to America from South America at 2-1. That’ll work…

Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Ravens and Cowboys in Rio and talk Lamar and run game

It feels like that mesh point scramble that helped propel Lamar Jackson to being a two-time MVP candidate with his wheels has been put in the shop by new Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Ravens and Cowboys in Rio and talk about when No. 8 becomes a true second running threat in a game that feels like it’ll have a lot of Derrick Henry on the turf at Maracana.

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Is Lamar Jackson ready to run in Rio?

It feels like that mesh point scramble that helped propel Lamar Jackson to being a two-time MVP candidate with his wheels has been put in the shop by new Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Ravens and Cowboys in Rio and talk about when No. 8 becomes a true second running threat in a game that feels like it’ll have a lot of Derrick Henry on the turf at Estádio do Maracanã.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens going to Rio and Orioles going golfing

Coming off an ugly home beat, the Baltimore Ravens will hop a plane to Rio de Janeiro and a business trip against the Dallas Cowboys in Brazil. The lights will be bright, the turf will be questionable and the men of Jesse Minter will be depleted and need to respond against the biggest football brand in the world on international television from the legendary Maracana.

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A big leadership week for Minter to pick up pieces in Rio

Coming off an ugly home beat, the Baltimore Ravens will hop a plane to Rio de Janeiro and a business trip against the Dallas Cowboys in Brazil. The lights will be bright, the turf will be questionable and the men of Jesse Minter will be depleted and need to respond against the biggest football brand in the world on international television from the legendary Maracana.

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens defense and Shough ability to will Saints to win

There’s no sugar-coating an ugly loss than ends with a 16-play drive where your defense can’t get off the field and your new “defensive genius” head coach has no explanations after losing to the New Orleans Saints and a neophyte quarterback at home. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens defense and how Tyler Shough somehow willed the Saints past a group we believed to be more formidable at all three levels.

Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss Ravens fans big trip to Rio and what to find in Brazil beyond a win over Cowboys

The reason we save money is to enjoy it and this week many Baltimore Ravens fans will be experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime (or at least until the Ravens play in Abu Dhabi or Bangkok) trip to Rio de Janeiro to see the men of Jesse Minter take on the Dallas Cowboys in an international clash at the legendary Maracana Stadium, which may or may not be a playable NFL surface. Our money dude Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss exploring Brazil and staying on the safe side of the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. Oh, only one of us is going to South America this time…

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Is this “new” Minter defense going to be better than what we saw against Saints on final drive?

There’s no sugar-coating an ugly loss than ends with a 16-play drive where your defense can’t get off the field and your new “defensive genius” head coach has no explanations after losing to the New Orleans Saints and a neophyte quarterback at home. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens defense and how Tyler Shough somehow willed the Saints past a group we believed to be more formidable at all three levels.

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Reaching for Rio in deep purple

The reason we save money is to enjoy it and this week many Baltimore Ravens fans will be experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime (or at least until the Ravens play in Abu Dhabi or Bangkok) trip to Rio de Janeiro to see the men of Jesse Minter take on the Dallas Cowboys in an international clash at the legendary Maracana Stadium, which may or may not be a playable NFL surface. Our money dude Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss exploring Brazil and staying on the safe side of the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. Oh, only one of us is going to South America this time…

Leonard Raskin joins Nestor for a 28th Anniversary retrospective on concerts and bands that changed our lives

For some of us it was Judas Priest and Ted Nugent and for others it was The Cars and Depeche Mode. But the music of our lives and the stories of the bands, shows and songs add some color to our lives four decades later. Leonard Raskin joins Nestor for a 28th Anniversary retrospective at Costas Inn in Dundalk on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for the backstage tales from the Ratt Poison Tour that went awry…

Luke Jones and Nestor go around NFL and discuss competition and Ravens new fashion

This one started out as a legit, total Week 1 on-the-field review and our faux “Power Rankings” but inevitably led to Luke Jones and Nestor discussing the Baltimore Ravens’ latest fashion “Next Flight” assemblage and a full inspection of the colors, serifs and markings of the new brand assemblage all around the NFL as we get our rosters set for a long season ahead.

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The joys of summer youth spent chasing girls, rock stars and forever memories at Merriweather Post Pavilion

For some of us it was Judas Priest and Ted Nugent and for others it was The Cars and Depeche Mode. But the music of our lives and the stories of the bands, shows and songs add some color to our lives decades later. Leonard Raskin joins Nestor for a 28th Anniversary retrospective at Costas Inn in Dundalk on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for the backstage tales from the Ratt Poison Tour that went awry…

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Inspecting the new purple threads and the rest of the NFL after Week 1 power push for Ravens

This one started out as a legit, total Week 1 on-the-field review and our faux “Power Rankings” but inevitably led to Luke Jones and Nestor discussing the Baltimore Ravens’ latest fashion “Next Flight” assemblage and a full inspection of the colors, serifs and markings of the new brand assemblage all around the NFL as we get our rosters set for a long season ahead.

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Is this Minter defense ready to dominate?

So far, so good through the first 60 minutes of the Jesse Minter era, not just as the head coach but also as the defensive play caller and chief accountability officer. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the first look of this Baltimore Ravens defense and a domination of the Colts in Indianapolis to start the season with a 41-23 win.

Luke Jones and Nestor give praise to Minter and entire operation on Ravens thorough beat down of Colts in Indy to start season

We knew the Baltimore Ravens had some great football players and other veterans of repute but until we see it on the field, we can’t evaluate the differences between this year and last year. Luke Jones and Nestor give praise to new head coach Jesse Minter and the entire operation of the men of purple after a thorough 41-23 beating of the Colts in Indianapolis to start a season with the promise that comes with Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers touching the ball.

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Racing to the finish line

As the X’s and O’s and the Jimmies and Joes line up on the football field, the NASCAR folks are racing to the finish line and John Martin of The Maryland Lottery brings the spring promotion around the final turn with local folks getting a chance to win a Homestead trip to watch the cars circle the track for the championship in Florida.

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#ColumnNes: ‘Baltimore beats the Colts’ is always a lovely Sunday afternoon in the land of pleasant living

The Ravens certainly haven’t won a lot of games in the friendly heart of the Midwest over these 30 years so a thorough beat down of the Colts in a comfy dome in downtown Indy to start the season is something any purple Baltimore football fan with a true blue soul should appreciate as just a little more special. I know this: my Pop would’ve greatly enjoyed that one on Sunday. All hail Minter!

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Beat down of Colts in Indy begins Minter era in good standing

We knew the Baltimore Ravens had some great football players and other veterans of repute but until we see it on the field, we can’t evaluate the differences between this year and last year. Luke Jones and Nestor give praise to new head coach Jesse Minter and the entire operation of the men of purple after a thorough 41-23 beating of the Colts in Indianapolis to start a season with the promise that comes with Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and Zay Flowers touching the ball.

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When you’re expected to win every week…

It’s Super Bowl or bust for the Baltimore Ravens. We all know that but there’s been a lot of change to navigate and Sunday is just start of a long journey for the men of Jesse Minter. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Indianapolis and beyond as another purple season with Festivus on the brain arrives just in time for the leaves to change and the kids to go back to school.

Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Indianapolis and another Ravens season with Super Bowl hopes

It’s Super Bowl or bust for the Baltimore Ravens. We all know that but there’s been a lot of change to navigate and Sunday is just start of a long journey for the men of Jesse Minter. Luke Jones and Nestor get ready for Indianapolis and beyond as another purple season with Festivus on the brain arrives just in time for the leaves to change and the kids to go back to school.

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Dear Jesse Minter: The ‘Super Bowl or bust’ Ravens mandate is now yours…good luck!

Steve Bisciotti didn’t fire John Harbaugh after 18 years to get younger at the podium or friendlier in the hallway. Big-Schotti did it because two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is in his prime and this franchise and its owner believes the Baltimore Ravens should be playing winning football in mid-February. So, welcome to Baltimore, Coach Minter. No pressure or anything…

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Dear John Harbaugh: The long fraud of your goodbye and $oft landing in The Big Apple

I’ve blessed myself with time to give your rather abrupt departure here some time to fully decant – like a hair-raising, pellet gun plum Ravens vintage – and smelling that musty, stale aroma and a hint of that rancid taste in the mouth you get when someone leaves town wearing a smile that doesn’t quite match the damage they did on the way out. “What do you want me to tell the other humans I know when they ask me about you?”

Indianapolis sportswriter Mike Chappell gives Nestor a Hall of Fame primer on Colts hosting Ravens

As the Ravens return to Indianapolis and begin their 31st season in Baltimore with a roadtrip to an old nemesis on and off the field, longtime Indy sportswriter Mike Chappell gives Nestor a Hall of Fame primer on the modern Colts, owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon and how Daniel Jones will be counted on again to lift a mediocre franchise out of its malaise since Peyton Manning departed.

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Getting the old horseshoe ready for a Baltimore visit in Indy

The Ravens are a favorite on the road to start the season in Indianapolis and there’s no finer voice from the friendly heart of the Midwest than longtime columnist and Colts insider Bob Kravitz, who joins Nestor for a primer on Colts past, present and future as Baltimore at Irsay doesn’t mean what it used to anymore.

Munch Bishop pitches in from Cleveland as Orioles and Guardians play mediocre Wild Card baseball

It is certainly not a brand of baseball that is attractive or of high quality but “pennant race” MLB action is unfolding at Camden Yards as the Cleveland Guardians come to town with October on the brain. Our Cuyahoga insider Munch Bishop pitches in from Ohio as the sub-.500 Baltimore Orioles circle the drain and limp toward the finish line in a less-than-optimal baseball season in Birdland.

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The third generation of Irsay family tree continues to operate Colts in Indy

As the Ravens return to Indianapolis and begin their 31st season in Baltimore with a roadtrip to an old nemesis on and off the field, longtime Indy sportswriter Mike Chappell gives Nestor a Hall of Fame primer on the modern Colts, owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon and how Daniel Jones will be counted on again to lift a mediocre franchise out of its malaise since Peyton Manning departed.

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