tsylvester

Still waiting to see Hester prove his worth. He has cost the Ravens more yards than he has gained.

Not sure about that, they had a better offensive line for sure, even with 3rd string rookie tackles playing and losing 2 of their 3 tight ends during the game... Coaching lost this game, 100+ yard rusher and receiver, you don't lose those types of games unless the coach makes a dumb call; which Harbs did... Shame too, this game might be the difference between a 500 record or below... Not sure when the next win will come... Hey maybe if they pull Reynolds off the practice squad he will be the game breaker this team needs...

Thanks John Harbs for blowing this game by accepting the penalty....

If, a big if, he gets his life back together, any takers? Per Espn

Stepping away from football for a while. Man I hope he gets his mind straight, gets over his addictions, and I hope he can maybe come back to play, hall of fame talent. Per Espn

Yeah, early reports were either clearly wrong, he heals very quickly or he ignores pain very well..

Jensen and Hurst are reportedly going to start on the left side; this does not bode well for Joe nor the running game...

Yes, they did and Sizzle seems to think Doom will play against the Raiders... http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/baltimore-ravens/terrell-suggs-sounds-he-expects-elvis-dumervil-play-against-raiders And Dixon did practice today... http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-rookie-running-back-kenneth-dixon-facing-uphill-battle-but-eager-to-return-to-the-ravens-20160928-story.html

And I am fine with being wrong. No one is right all the time, thus a discussion board..

Which I am not one. He is a great sack master to those who only watch the ball I guess.... Lineman give ground in pass protection, that doesn't mean the defender pushed him backward..

So far they have won the games they are suppose to win. Oakland is another game they should win, while the Raiders are a good team, they are not better, overall than the Ravens right now. As crav pointed out, a west coast team coming east for a 1 pm game is a big challange to overcome. It has been done, but not very often. West coast teams combined, since 2006 to score just 56 pts in the first half of games being outscored 202- 56... The Raiders are just 5- 9 when playing a 1 pm game on the east coast... So the Ravens should get out to a quick start and then they need to keep the pedal down in the 2nd half, not settle for field goals or playing it safe. The question is, will they?

I saw Smith on Mike & Mike, he was hysterical, he is going to be great behind the mic when he retires. He is scheduled to be on every Monday if anyone wants to watch, tape, dvr or what ever people do to see a show..

Right! Granted they haven't had a quarterback for the past few seasons either.

How did they grade out Suggs as an 80? 3 tackles, 2 of those were sacks. One sack he was being stone walled when Bortles left the pocket right into Suggs. The other, Bortles left the pocket trying to gwt out of bounds in the last minutes of the game. Other than that, he was oftwn blocked by a tight end, dis not get any preasure nor even a push in the pocket. His other tackle he fell off a block and shared the tackle with two other players 5 yards doqn field... Odd scoring...

Break free? Bortles ran into him for one sack and laid an egg for the other. Suggs is done, no speed, no power...

I am not sold on him even being adequate. He is either being burned or getting a penalty, factor in his salary and he is really costing the team. Up next Amari Cooper who truly took Smith and the Ravens to task last year, as a rookie....

The team is high on Wright for some reason. He tackles pretty well and is good off the edge blitzing but you are right, his coverage is not very good. He and Smith are about ro be abused , again..

He had more plays on defense this game, made a few tackles, I think he had a pass break up too, not sure. But he is not a cover corner...

I think they need to move the rookie, Young, into the starting rotation in place of Smith. He is faster & quicker, Smith has lost 3 steps because of age and injury, he can't cover a hill of beans, maybe the rook will do a better job..

I thought overall the coverage units did well, save for the one big return. The rerurn teams, punt really since the kickoffs went out of the endzone, yes were putrid, though I think Hester could have returned a few of the ones he called fair catch on... The fumble, inexcusable, that is supposedly why he was brought in....

He did play well, 6 tackles leading the team and the pick, as did the others, please dont get me wrong. With Mosely, I expect more from him, he keeps making the same mistakes. Oh hey, for the defensive line, 48 yards rushing is all they gave up! 12 carries for 14 yards for Ivory, Yeldon not much better, 6 for 17 yards.

Hey, 21 straight completions, even against the soft zone was outstanding by Joe & the receivers. It should have been 22 had Wallace hung onto that perfect pass... 4 drops today, one very bad pass, who was at fault on that is unknown, but I would guess Flacco was, given the coverage and the fact he was throwing to a tight end... I loved the games both lines played today, some stunts from the defensive line. Pulling gaurds in pass protection for the offense, worked most of the time, not always though. Jansen having to come in was scary. Not having a runningback qho can shake & bake nor break tackles is going to hurt this team. I thought West might be the one, but he is playing slow... On a great note, Bengals lost, Stselers are getting blown out, hope Philly can hold that lead...

Nice call VA.

Once these young guys get some experience, they will get more consistent and they should be very good.

Great game because they had a pick each? Come on max, you know football better than that! Late to fill holes, not checking the underneath crossing routes, and no, they still can't cover though they played better in zone better than they have before. Suggs had two sacks only because of a quarterback who ran into him for one of them, then choked and tried to run away from everyone to the sidelines in the waning seconds. He was a non factor for all the other plays. This defense played basic again, deep cover one, that will not fly against better quarterbacks.