Warning: This is going to come off as some sappy praise article. If it’s too melodramatic for your taste, I get it.
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast,” — Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man: Epistle I
Back in August at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Maryland, said hope of a successful season for the Baltimore Ravens was omnipresent. Fans were back in the practice stands after a year away from the facility. Small placards welcomed the press corps back to the media room, with a full array of treats and sweets.