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Sloppy, they should be up by 10 at least. Sloppy in all 3 phases. Special teams loses containment leads to an easy 3. Why that ball was not kicked through the endzone is beyond me. Allowing a player to slip in fsr enough to tip a field goal, bad as well. Penalties, lazy blocking stopped a scoring drive. Defense losing containment, not finishing sacks, ouch.

What a nice drive! 10-3 Ravens Kickoff is to the 5, Brown returns to the Ravens 44, terrible coverage 15 seconds Shough on a qb run up the middle gets them in field goal range Time out Saints 11 seconds 2nd and 8 Shoughs with time,complete along the sidelines dor 13, Humphrey beat 6 seconds Ravens drop 8, Shough throws it out of bounds Wow did the special teams coverage screw up again From 47 is good 14-6 at half

Okay, on delay Kickoff is to the endzone, bounces through the endzone From the 20 Pitch to Henry, left guard good for 8 yards Quick snap, run up the middle for Henry, good for 3 Henry left guard good for 7 2 min warning Quick 1st half Quick snap, or late tv coverage, likely the latter Play fake, rolls right, throws back left to Moore for 12 Shot gun Lamar fires left to Bateman for 15 Lamar, slight pressure, sees open territory runs for 20 Quick snap, hits Andrews for 6 Timeout Ravens, 1st one 36 seconds left In field goal range for whatever that means Shot gun, Lamar forced to run, goes for 10 34 seconds, I guess they put more time on the clock and the announcers couldn't tell us Time out 34 seconds From the 28 Swing pass to Hill on the left goes for 3, gets out of bounds 28 seconds Lamar looks, lofts one to Bateman for 22 yards and a Ravens touchdown!

Well that was a strange series, shot them selves in the foot Play fake, Shough throws left to Olave along the sidelines, Humphrey breaks it up Swing pass in the right flat, hurdles a defender gets 9, flag down, off sides on them, wipes it out 2nd and 15 Hendrickson forces Shough to flee left, Robinson chases him to the left he tosses it complete for 2 3rd and 13 Ravens have Shough dead to rights, he slips out, finds values for 25 Robinson forces Shough to pull it down, Green comes in and forces him to throw it away 2nd and 10 Run up the middle, Tamara tackled after 2 by Simpson 3rd and 8 Quick pass over the middle a diving Olave for18 Tamara to the right, tackled after a gain of 2 2nd and 8 from the Ravens 21 Qb draw, breaks a tackle by Young in the back field, runs 11 Quick snap, run up the middle for no gain 5 mins left in the half Swing pass in the flat Rivers makes the tackle for a loss 3rd and 13 Hendrickson forces Shough to flee, he runs for 10 Field goal of 23 yards is good 7-3 Ravens 3:46 left in half

Quick snap, screen to the right with Wester good for 15 From the 29 Pitch left for Hill, no gain Under center, play action trying to set up a screen but Lamar is sacked for an 11 yard loss 3rd and 21 Screen to Hill gets them to the 30, flag down, picked up 4th down Field goal try of 49 from right hash, misses right, may have been tipped

Under center, Henry up the middle for 5 Hill in, Lamar with time, throws deep to Walker for 47 yards, great throws & catch as the defender was holding him, flag

2nd and 9 from the Ravens 46 Sweep pitch to the left is fumbled, recovered by the Saints for a loss of 6 3rd and 15 4 man rush, they double Hendrickson, pass is complete but tackled right away after a gain of 10 Punt is to the 3, bounces back and covered at the 5

Extra poinf is good, 7-0 Ravens! 2:52 left 1st quarter Kickoff is to the endzone and downed Shough False start, good crowd noise Tamara goes right, slips a tackle in the backfield, goes for 4 2nd and 11 Humphrey is beat by a great pass, Olave taunts after the 20 yard gain, backs em up 15 From the 39 Pass in the flat, Simpson makes a nice stop for a gain of 2 Tamara on a swing pass in the right flat, Wiggins makes the stop after 2 yards 3rd and 6 Ravens bring the house, pass gets off and a great leaping catch is good for 8 Quick snap screen left, gets 1 End of 1st quarter

Shot gun, quick pass over the middle to Andrews for 11 Henry to the right guard for 4 Under center, play action, boot leg, pass caught by Wester but out of bounds 3rd and 6 Empty Audible Quick pass to Amdrews over the middle for 8 Shot gun, Lamar dances, looks, dumps down to Henry for 7, flag, illegal shift on Wester 1st and 15 Shot gun Screen to Henry on the right goes for 19 Under center, play fake, pressure right away, Lamar flees right & throws it away Play fake, Shot gun, Lamar tosses it to Bateman on the right sideline for 19. Shot gun, Henry destroys a blitzing backer, then leaks out, Lamar hits him for 3 Under center, sweep right for Henry goes for 5 3rd and 2 4 mins Under center, Henry starts off right guard, cuts outside gets 6 1st and goal from the 9 Under center, Henry left edge, out runs 2 defenders is taken down at the 1 2nd and goal Henry in wild cat, goes right, touchdown Ravens!

Run to the right, cuts back and is tackled after a 2 yard gain Run off the right guard, cuts back for a gain of 7 3rd and 1 Quick snap run up the middle gets 3 Blitz by Hamilton doesn't get home, but forces a dump down to Kamara in the flat for 6 Run up the middle good for 2 3rd and 2 Ravens blitz, Hendrickson forces Shuck to flee, Robinson gets him for a sack Punt is to the 28, bounces and downed at the 23

Stanley with turf toe, ouch Ravens get the ball 1st Moore gets the ball at the galling, flies to the 25 where he gets wrecked Under center, Henry to the right tackle good for 5 Shotgun, invited I, Henry to the right is tackled for a 2 yard loss 3rd and 7 Shot gun,quick pass over the middle, Andrews doesnt get his head around, it bounces off of him incomplete Punt is to the 23, fair caught, 47 yards

Could not agree more. And thank you Dee for this place, you are the best!

Both the Saints and Cowboys have bad defenes, the Ravens should put up serious pts against them. But they can also take you by surprise and score pts. Today, the rain will be an equalizer, should be interesting with the injuries included.

Ravens wired, from last week's game https://youtu.be/UvB1DcRzr2c?is=PnLB-2WBaa_iU_cN

Minter presser today https://www.youtube.com/live/13V7wo-k1iI?is=jGlv7JhLCQqGu3DV

If the line keeps up playing as it did against the Colts, I see an offense out put much like that of 2024

Yep, but I thought the adjustments the line made throughout the game was outstanding. That didnt happen last year. Media yelling how much better Lamar looked in the new offense. Idiots, he looked better because he is healthy, and the line played much, much better than last year

Per the Ravens main page, likely a return man so Moore/Wester can fill in well, more at receiver In the wake of injuries to Zay Flowers and Ja'Kobi Lane, the Ravens have added depth to their wide receiver room and eliminated the competition for kicker Tyler Loop. Baltimore signed wide receiver Gage Larvadain to the practice squad Tuesday. Larvadain, 23, played in 13 games for the Cleveland Browns last season as an undrafted free agent out of South Carolina. The 5-foot-8 wideout caught seven passes for 71 yards and was the team's primary punt returner with 24 returns for 167 yards.

A great tune or tunes, one by the Spinners, one by the Alan Parsons Project, both great groups. Where am I going from here, sorry to borrow a lyric or three, well, to the lines of course. Let us start on defense first. There are many games you can play with the front four, slants, twists, stunts. All have their success, but also limitations and weaknesses if used at the wrong time. Slant one way and have the offense run the other way, oh boy, big gainer for the offense. But these games are simple, hop scotch simple. They are just precursors to more elaborate rushes to try and fool a blocking scheme, twart a passing attack. From these, when used properly, you, well the front four, can actually hunt a quarterback. You can use them on one side of the line, in conjunction with a blitz from the other side and force the quarterback right into the waiting arms of a defender. We saw this first hand last Sunday against the Colts. It is something we have not seen here in Bmore for a few defensive coordinator years. The past two, three seasons we saw straight rushes, and occasional stunt or twist, pushing the pocket, the results? Fewer and fewer sacks, players are few steps too short to prevent a big play on offense by sacking the qb. What we saw was Hendrickson rushing deep on one side, Jones and Robinson pushing the middle forcing the qb to slide to the other side where a corner blitz came in for the sack or quick quick pressure. This was then covered by tight coverage on the relief outlet, making the tackle for no or a short gain. The result? A lot of 3 and outs, more punts, a qb who was hearing footsteps. Minter and Weaver, the later who not only played the position, but did so here, and in a time when the Ravens front four, hunted quarterbacks, did a fabulous job getting the guys to buy in. This is why though Hendrickson didnt have gaudy stats, Minter praised him for the job he did, staying with the scheme, trusting that his stats will come. Stay tuned, this could be a fun season on defense.

Yes, they were trying, key word, to force Lamar to step up in the pocket into the waiting arms of the spy. But the line did a great job adjusting to their tactic, Stanley riding the end wide, the guard and center stoning their men at the line. This created the lanes

They tried using a spy and forcing Lamar up the middle, a controlled rush. That lead to the sack fumble, as the spy rushed up the middle once the center was engaged with one of the guards. Then the line coach, I assume, made the adjustment, unlike last year, and the onslaught of the offense took off.

Maybe they see something we don't, who knows. Were it Harbs, I would say they were in his dog house for something ridiculous.

I don't see over confidence in this group. After the game, the coaches and players were all saying the same, right things. That there is work left to do, things to fix. It is not something we hear here in quite some time: quite refreshing and pleasant to hear from them. I think right now they are focussed, hungry and determined. I think they continue in their play and win this one.

Yes, the Saints come marching in this Sunday. Who are they? Not a horrible team as the Lions found out, Detroit had to go to overtime to secure the win. However, it was only a failed 2 pt conversion that kept New Orleans from victory. Journeyman Tyler Shough, threw for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns, but he also tossed 2 to the Lions defenders. Travis Etiene runs the ball for them, but against Detroit, as a team, they only managed 91 yards on the ground. Their defense is even more of a mystery, allowing Detroit to get a mere 369 yards total, but 165 of that came via the ground game of the Lions. Yes, this is not the team of Drew Brees and Sean Payton, but as the saying goes: on any given Sunday, anything can happen. So, you ya got?!

If the price is right, they might go after Gabe Davis or more likely, Sterling Sheppard, who they had in for a try out a few weeks ago.