tsylvester

Either way the line has to be fixed, the pass blocking assigments, better players. As I said the other day, any other qb behind this line is gonna get pummeled worse than Lamar. So of he stays, fix the line. Learn how to block the edge blitzes, teach him & the wideouts the proper hot reads. Draft a qb next year with all of the draft capital they have built up, fox the line. The kid from North Caroline looks like a great option; big, strong, can run well. Has good accuracy on ALL of the throws. Sure, he may be a couple of years away from being truly solid..... Either way you need a line that can block, pass block for more than 1 second. Keep in mind, while he did get killes last night, there were times when he had time, had a man open over the middle but did not trust what he saw, pulled it down and tried to run. His slipping is an issue, what can't they get the right cleats during pregame?

If Ifs and buts were like candy and nuts, we would all be happy campers. Too much of one not enough of the other leaves one to sit and wonder.

Don't put too much stock in a Thursday night game, they are just brain farts. Shoot, players are barely on the way to recovery from the Sunday games. Miami is not that good and the Ravens not that bad.. Though it was quite fitting the player the Ravens tried to trade for forced a fumble and returned it for a touchdown

Yeah, I was hoping his stutter and go would stop, but he is just not quick enough any more to get away with that type of running

Wow, this is the main problem with Thursday night games; one team just runs out of energy. Last night, it was clearly the Ravens. They were a light bulb ready to burn out, shined brightly early then withered away. The line that moved moutains and gave Lamar time, no longer. A defense punishing the Dolphins, no longer able, trying to hard to overcome their energy deficiency, they made the same old mistakes. The play calling once again was spotty, not that it truly mattered when a team just has no life left in their battery, it's gonna die.... As usual, an ugly Thursday night game, this time the better team lost...

There is only 1 team that had it's starters combine to miss 56 or more in a season due to injury and went on to win the Super Bowl; the Giants with that lucky helmet catch. Eventually the injuries will catch up to this team, but when is the question...

That 10 minute drive was incredible, great effort from that whole unit. It was the turning point of the game

Jinksies, another game to watch on tape.... Upside; getting to fast forward through all of the commercials and horrible half time show... Ravens in a walk, but then......

This is a horrible draft record. Sure, no one could foresee some of the issues, but my gosh, he struck out looking each time... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32584857/las-vegas-raiders-cut-ex-first-round-cb-damon-arnette-video-death-threats The Raiders last week released receiver Henry Ruggs III in the wake of his deadly car crash that claimed the life of 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog and has Ruggs facing felony DUI resulting in death and reckless driving charges that carry a possible sentence of 46 years in prison. Ruggs and Arnette were the Raiders' two first-round picks in 2020. They also had three third-round selections in running back Lynn Bowden Jr., who was traded away before the 2020 season began, receiver Bryan Edwards, who is a starter but had no catches on four targets Sunday in Las Vegas' 23-16 loss at the New York Giants, and linebacker Tanner Muse, who spent his rookie season on IR and was waived before this season. The Raiders' two fourth-round selections that year -- offensive lineman John Simpson, a starter at left guard, and cornerback Amik Robertson, who was a healthy scratch against the Giants. Also Monday, Mayock confirmed the Raiders had signed DeSean Jackson, as the veteran wide receiver had indicated on Sunday. "He signed his contract a little while ago. He's a Raider. He's kind of a Bay Area kid who went to Cal. He told us ... in our Zoom call the other day he looked pretty good in the silver and black," Mayock said.

Several NFL coaches and other higher-ups have griped to ESPN about the apparent difference in standards regarding COVID-19 protocols in the wake of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ bombshell admission that he is unvaccinated. While the NFL said unvaccinated players must wear masks along the sideline at preseason games, Rodgers did not. A memo sent out by the NFL about the sideline rule was “B.S.” one exec told ESPN, adding that “what’s going on in Green Bay, that’s not what teams were told by the NFL. Our players wore masks all the time. We made our guys that weren’t playing wear masks.” The NFL is investigating any possible protocol breaches by Rodgers and the Packers. For example, he attended a Halloween party with other Packers players where no masks to be seen—a violation that, according to NFL rules, is accompanied by a $14,650 fine. https://www.thedailybeast.com/nfl-teams-are-pissed-that-green-bay-packers-unvaxed-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-are-getting-special-treatment

Nope, as he said, he is his own man. He will only do well with those who like celebrity people.

He is officially a Hollywood weirdo....

https://www.fox6now.com/news/prevea-health-drops-aaron-rodgers-partnership

I am now....

What a freaking tool he is! Alegeric to something in the shot? I want proof... Too "affraid" of being embarrassed for not getting the vaccine as to why he won't wear a mask in public? Would have given full disclosure if a follow-up question had been asked when he stated that he was "immunized"?! Quoting Martin Luther King and emancipation when speaking about SAFETY PROTOCOLS! Give me a break. Dude should stick with Jeopardy, oh wait, he sucked at it and they didn't want him back...

A question on everyone's mind. How does Jordan Love get to play when he has had close contact with Rogers who has covid? Or anyone else on the team for that matter?

The league and team were stupid, he was never wearing a mask on the sidelines, in press conferences, at the practice facility. Even after he was turned down for the "new way of vaccination". Maybe he thought the shot was a mind control agent as in his girlfriend's crappy movie....

He now has covid, to miss at least the Cheifs game...

Sell it. Joe needed not big name free agents but an offensive line that could pass block. The Ravens failed in that regard when it comes to draft players. It was not Joe's contract that kept them down. Lamar is seeing some of those issues with pass blocking, but his speed and elusiveness have helped him for now.

Baker is likely done for the year, even though it is his non throwing shoulder, every time you get hit it hurts worse. He may be tough, but not 11 more games with that torn labrum tough. Pit will be tricky, they are bad, but just good enough to beat a team overlooking them. No way Rogers goes to Pit, they are more than a quarterback away, their line is terrible, their secondary isn't much better either. Oh yes, and they paid top dollar for a pass rusher; ouch.. And their first round runningback and wide outs will need big contracts soon Cinci hasn't played anyone tough yet, other than Green Bay, things are about to get interesting

Yeah, pass rush will be key, other wise Burrow will pick them a part. As you said, this defense sometimes allows the press clippings to get into their heads and wham, a clunker... Hope not,

Averate is still a weak point in the secondary. I know, he played better yesterday. Frankly, one of his pass defended, he was fortunate that the pass was underthrown thanks to the pass rush. Other wise it would have been an easy six points. Bynes and Board really played well as we talked about in the game thread. Queen did too with limited reps. Elliot had a great pick, and they did all of this against a really good receiving core. Shoot, even Houston got a sack! This should be fun to watch, if they cam all keep learning, growing, staying in the system, trusting each other to do their respective jobs.

One great defensive game makes not a good defense. However, they have shown glimpses in each game when combined with this game shows that they can be what we hope. Shut down teams in the 4th quarter, stay focussed on key downs throughout the game. One stop, one 3 & out can turn the tide of a game. Can this defense be consistent, just as the offense is starting to be more of, now...

Sell until the passing game becomes consistent. Until then, they will keep doing it...