tsylvester

One of thr many reasons the play has gotten worse over the years and thus, another reason to not watch is all the commercial breaks. They do not allow teams to develop a rhythm. Add to that, it is just plain annoying for fans. The breaks have gotten longer and far more. A break after a score, then one after the ensuing kickoff. Heaven forbid there is an injury on the first play back from that same break... Oh the league is looking to make changes, but I won't hold my breath waitinghttp://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-nfl-tv-ratings-bears-spt-1113-20161112-story.html

I find it well timed that the citizens of San Diego voted against paying for a new stadium; well done left coast peeps. I am sure, quality of play factored in-in some way. Stadiums are a giant waste of tax payer dollars.. Pony up NFL.

I never said every receiver did I? Not every route is a timing route, not every qb throws on time, look at Rogers this year, far off his normal game. But when receivers are not getting to the top of their routes on time or getting seperation on time, you start to not trust them. For decades we have talked about these receivers getting their timing broken from press coverage, this is the main cause of qbs holding the ball too long or throwing picks...

Quite untrue my friend. It seems to have started since just before his injury last year, through this past game, at least to my eye.

Looked to me like Joe is not throwing timing routes, not anticipating his receivers getting open or where the window of the zones were. It appeared he was just throwing to the openan. 31 of 40 is awesome, but for less (barely) than 300 yards not very food. So is it the way the plays are called? No timing routes, or is it Joe not trusting the receivers to be where and when they should be? Take the first pick, Smith not only gave up on the play. but did not get to the spot where the ball was, and should have been, thrown. On another deep route by Smith a series earlier, perfectly thrown ball but he also stopped the route short and ended up diving for the ball.. Was Smith having issues finding the ball last night? Is Joe right not to trust his receivers? Is this the issue slowing down the offense? Keeping the yards per play down?

I love being wrong.

I heard a stat the other day. The Ravens, shocking to me, have the 5th oldest roster in the league, the Browns, one of the youngest. Recovery, as the talk show host stated, is hard enough over a week for an older player. More difficult on just a few days. Ravens are favored by 10, they jave a hard enough time scoring 10 pts, let alone winning by that much. They haven't won by more than 8 in over a year... Vegas must want to really entice gamblers on this one.. Browns by 13...

I have to admit, I used to enjoy watching Joe drop back to pass, now I get that queasy feeling I used to get when Boller dropped back to pass.. I don't know what is wrong, his knee, too many hits because of this horrible line, family issues, but something clearly is wrong.

Max, was the stadium loud? It looked like a lot of folks were holding their breathes all game and even sounded kinda quiet. Glad I was wrong but boy was that an ugly game, poor play, predictable game by the offense. So glad the buy week didn't change anything. Marty best be gone after this season. & who rushes only 3 on 3rd and 21? Pees of course...

I saw a stat a few minutes ago, the Ravens, in the past 5 games, have converted just 19 of 77 third down opportunities, 19 of 77.. Let that stew for a while. If that does not imrpove today, a shut out is a real possibility.

Norv just resigned as the Vikes oc. what a shocker..

Good thing it is Halloween week, we should be scared out by game time... Shut out maybe? Or does Tucker score the only points on a 55 yarder?!

Jim Bob Cooter. Designs plays very well, great route combinations, a players coach....

Nope, look who the Pats just traded and they got a conditional 3rd for him because they plug & play, they don't pay that type of money for a poaition that is high in injury and easily replaced.

Carr is doing a pretty darn good job; wow. Over 500 yards passing 4 touchdowns no picks incredible completion % !

Add to that he is almost always hurt... We have plenty of guys like that as well...

Inconsistent hands, poor route running, easily knocked off his route and timing, I think this team has enough players like him....

All these 8 point or less loses fooled the fans, the coaches and the front office into thinking this team was close, the players were good enough.

OutsideRzace touched on it in another post and he is correct. This terrible, undisciplined play goes to coaching. We are finally seeing the entire fruits of their labor: they can't coach nor teach. It is either that or the players they selected do not have the ability to learn. Pick your poison, either way, major changes have to be made on the coaching staff and in the front office when this season ends.

The defensive line is worth keeping, not sure about anyone else on defense. I was pulling for Orr but he clearly is a back up and not a starter, nor is McClellan. Zuttah is horrible, Wagner has no business playing tackle nor does Lewis, both are average at best guards..

Yes, Long was slated to start today, at guard, not sure if he did...play design is something we have been screaming about for decades it seem with thia team. Other than the very first game of the year where they specifically designed a play to get Wallace open deep on his long score, there has been nothing but spray & pray. Gilmore, Waller and Pita all match up well with linebackers and safeties, yet all we see are crossing, shallow, routes by Pita. No imagination...

Or even get significant playing time? Seriously! I figured out why this offense can't run a screen, not a normal one nor a wide receiver screen, yet keeps trying. They work against their own defense, which cannot stop a screen so the coaches figure they will work in games. WRONG!! Aside from Weddle, not one starter in the secondary nor in the linebacking core would start for another team. Smith would be a back up, the rest likely would never dress for games on other teams if they even made the team. This game should have been a blow out but the Jets' wide outs can't catch the ball. The Ravens wide outs still can seperation, even when they supposedly have blazing speed! Flacco, wow, beat a dead horse again, but he is clearly not healthy, physically, mentally, maybe both. Why would this coaching staff not attack the seams with the tight ends? Why does this front office think Jensen is a pro caliber lineman? Ozzie screwed up again letting Long walk because of a million dollars. This is not only clear in the way this line sucks but in how badly Heaster sucks even more, yes, you knew I had to mention that over priced hack. Webb has another hamstring injury, just cut him now. He cant play safety nor corner.

The offensive line did not play well overall. Sure, we can play semantics and say they played well for their skill level, but it still stunk. They played well for a play or two, a series or two, but not the game, they stunk. Four tries to run the ball in, inside the 5, and they failed; line stunk. Yes, Joe missed some throws, misread some coverages, but no, you do not bench him after one game with yet another offensive coordinator. People seem to forget how many this team has had during his career and how important continuity is to that position. Injury or not, he needs to play, not Mallet, who is likely to not be on the team next year anyway.

Eh, this could be said of the majority of teams in the NFL. He just needed to fill a column.

I am sure part of this, true, is due to the different platforms theory. However, I highly doubt that is the main reason. College football is more popular than ever before. There are more televised games than there are NFL games on the tube. The game it self is faster paced, more exciting than the pro game. While the NCAA has its own issues & detractors, people, millenials especially, are weary of the NFL machine and hypocrisy. Factor in the slow pace of the avaerage NFL game with all their penalties and the HDHD generation loses interest quickly. The average fan will watch five college games on Saturday, & grow tired of watching football. Then, for people like me, 50 soemthings, who grew up with NFL games, and see the level of play overall being subpar & boring. For mw personally, I know I am watching less NFL football, more college games (watching the Va Tech vs Canes game instead of the Packers vs Bears game) and my reasons are not because of any protest nor platform; I only watch games on television or in person...