If you hit them in the mouth and you stand up to them, that’s the way you play it,” Williams told the Baltimore Sun. “I think when you’re as good as they are, you get used to people kind of being intimidated. And I think when you show them that you’re not, it automatically makes them have to change the way they’re used to playing, and that automatically gives us an advantage.
Ricky Williams says Ravens just need to hit the Patriots in the mouth | ProFootballTalk
Remember this is the same guy who said the following last season:
“Usually after a rough season there’s a sense of relief when it’s over with, but I didn’t feel like that,” he said. “It’s the contrast with what they have going on in New England and what we have going on here, and it’s a very stark contrast.
"They had less to play for than we did … and they played harder than any team we played all year, and I just expect that from my team.