Ravens fans triggered by Chiefs common sense on Terrell Suggs

So it turns out that Baltimore Ravens fans are basically the same as Oakland Raiders fans when it comes to reasoning and logic.

On Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs were announced as the winning team to have put in a waiver claim on pass rusher Terrell Suggs. Per NFL reporter Ian Rapoport, other teams trying to do the same were the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks, and the New Orleans Saints. One team that didn’t do a thing: the Baltimore Ravens.

Before the waiver process played itself out, Suggs implied that he might not welcome playing for any team other than his longtime home with the Ravens. Whether or not that threat kept some teams from claiming him didn’t matter. In the end, the Ravens didn’t participate and four teams stood between him and free agency.

At this point, Suggs has stated that he will report to the Chiefs who have already given him the No. 94. That’s good news for a team that needs the help at pass rusher. In fact, the timing was perfect, given that the Chiefs just lost Alex Okafor for the duration of this season on Sunday due to a torn pectoral muscle. With the additional losses of Emmanuel Ogbah and Breeland Speaks for the year, the Chiefs depth has been seriously tested.

Now, however, Suggs becomes the perfect veteran to rotate in on obvious passing downs. Steve Spagnuolo is aggressive and creative with his blitzing schemes, and Suggs still has something left in the tank as illustrated by his 4 forced fumbles and 5.5 sacks for the Cardinals in 13 starts. Playing next to Chris Jones and Frank Clark, Suggs should have advantageous matchups aplenty down the stretch as he learns the scheme and meets his teammates.

Unfortunately, Ravens fans somehow can’t handle the idea of another team actually improving themselves. In fact, for a first place team, some of them are pretty insecure. Twitter was an ugly place for Ravens fans—who express themselves somewhat like Raiders fans—after the news broke. Here’s a sampling of our favorite salty takes.

1. Chris the Wiccan

Only someone with a cauldron and a horde of jars labeled “Eye of Newt” and “Wart of Toad” would conjure up this sort of Tweet, so we can only assume this Twitter user is some Wiccan or witch of some kind.

First he wants Mahomes to break his leg. Then he quotes “destiny,” as if it was written in the stars for the Suggs to re-join a team that didn’t claim him only to have four franchises in the way. From there, he apparently placed a spell on the team that Andy Reid will transform into Jeff Fisher during the offseason. Those are some serious powers.

As someone who played enough Dungeons & Dragons as a kid, I actually respect this Tweet more and more (except for the messing with Mahomes part).

2. ALL CAPS ANGRY GUY

Oh, Doug. Or should I spell it Dug? First, it’s Andy Reid. It’s not that hard, really. Again, the Raiders look (poor grammar, zero spelling) is not a good look for any fan. Trust us. We’ve been reading Oakland’s laughable takes on social media for years.

Anyway, beyond the idea that this is not “stupid” but “smart” given the team’s need (see above) and your insider knowledge of what Suggs will do or not do, my favorite part of this entire Tweet is the all caps section where your Bruce Banner has turned green and suddenly we’ve made the Ravens very, very angry.

My main concern is this: does this make the Ravens angrier than they were after the Chiefs absolutely pummeled them in Week 3 without Tyreek Hill or Eric Fisher? Or does the anger first surface when, again, the Chiefs rolled over them late last season? If you have insider access to players, you might want to hop inside Lamar Jackson’s mind and let him know the Chiefs will take cheaper rent to reside there in the future.

3. “Make Way For Suggs”

We’ve already covered how “scared” the Chiefs must be of a team that they’ve beat soundly in consecutive games. Instead, my favorite part of this tweet, beyond the odd CAPS and “quotes’ usage is the ultimate reasoning here that franchises should create a parade in any direction a player wants to go.

“Hey, Terrell, this is the Chiefs organization. Just wanted to call you and make sure you wanted to play for the Ravens for sure. If so, we’re happy to not only withhold our waiver claim, but also use our influence over the Seahawks, Saints and Niners to do the same. And if we can reimburse your travel expenses back across the country to the East Coast, just say the word.”

Fan logic is fun logic.

4. Yep!

Some moves are worth it just to make other teams feel like this.