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    Ravens vs Colts

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    22 hours ago, papasmurfbell said:

    He was a bad signing.

    FWIW- A year or so ago, I heard Bill Pollian (NFL Network) talking about Stanley and Orlando Brown. 

    He thought Brown (rather than Stanley) would be a much smarter deal for us.     

     

    Ravens Underdogs To Broncos

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    16 hours ago, vmax said:

    44.9 win percentage.Shit! :gorave:

    How are they going to pull off a win here?

    The Broncos have the #1 defense for points surrendered at 8.7 per game! #2 defense for yards.

    Oh wait! They haven't played a real football team yet. :thumbup:

    Should be a mile high slobberknocker ! 

    Ravens/Raiders

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    3 hours ago, tsylvester said:

    I saw Andrews open often throughout the night, Lamar just did not either have time to get to that progression, or just did not see him.

    Cover 3 drag routes are always open and Andrews was dragging behind the linebackers infront of the safeties; throw the dag gone ball.  He throws it to small wide receivers when they are blanketed five yards from the line of scrimmage, trust the tightend. If the db is on the left side of the receiver, and is the only defender covering, throw it to right side?

    We see it with every other good qb in this league, why not with Lamar?

    "Fumbles are going to happen"?!!! That's his excuse? In your first year, sure, not after an off season where you procliamed you had grown so much as a quaryerback, no, not.

    They have no choice but to pay him what he wants, none. The boycotts would crush this team. With a line such as the Ravens have, Lamar is the only remedy.

    The defense has to button things up, just stopping the fumbles, wins the game. But this team is starting 0-2, no way they beat the Chiefs.

    The Lamar dilemma - pay or not to pay ?   Pay em, were sunk, dont pay em were sunk.

    fwiw- I dont think he'e the long term answer.  I thought this after the LA Chargers playoff game 2 years ago and again last night. 

    If after having 3 years under his belt he hasn't corrected the flaws, what have we got ?

    Granted and its a big granted, he lost his whole stinking starting backfield plus a Pro Bowl CB that has greatly weakened our secondary and our D's ability to get off the field.  These tradeoffs make it difficult to discern Lamar's true progress this year.

    My bet is he gets the sympathy vote, plays just well enough this year (competitive in many games, pulls a couple rabbits out of the hat and valiantly tries to win games on his own) and garners a long term deal.  

     

     

     

     

    Gus to prove he's a Legit #1 RB

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    I like Gus as the Bus.   He may not be the HR threat but he is a HAMMER.  Now that JK is out, unsure who we use out of the backfield.

    Perhaps TySon gives Gus a blow or break at times, while Hill and McCrary are the runners/pass receivers. 

    Either way, I like the mix going forward.  No need for a FA unless someone goes down. 

    The level that Lamar is at now

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    Good points Max and Hollywood is right.  The O does need to correct this passing deficiency - big time.

    It didn't help losing Ronnie Stanley and TE Boyle but every team loses a few key players.  

    On offense, we finally need to address the Center position and select/acquire a strong player this offseason.  We haven had 

    a legit C since Matt Birk.  They absolutely need to clean this up this offseason.  Lamar cant survive these keystone cop hikes next season.  

    In addition, Lamar needs that big time possession receiver we haven's seen since Anquan.  Draft or acquire via FA ; just get em. 

    I hope Willie Sneed is right and Lamar works hard in the offseason.  

     

     

     

     

    Ravens Bills Divisional Playoff Game

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    Max, your analysis really nailed it.  I see the key matchups as (1) our running game vs Buffalo's D, and (2) Josh Allen vs our secondary.  

    I like our running game and exploiting their D.   Our running attack, given the weather conditions, must be strong, protect the rock and control the clock.

    Buffalo's offense, especially pass O, is prolific.  Our pass rush and secondary must play complimentary D and cant let Allen beat us with his feet.   

     

    Both teams are red hot, motivated and well coached.  Whoever executes the best and protects the rock will come out on top !    

    Should be a slobberknocker !  

    Between Game Teaser

    in Baltimore Ravens

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    11 hours ago, Spen said:

    Fleeting? Still don't think he has the "pedigree" to be around for a while? Maybe a brain transplant is needed?

    When they are winning and playing well Lamar is having fun so saying the key to a game is Lamar having fun is kind of like saying we are going to win if we have more points. 

    Spen, you cut me to the quick.   Maybe I was a bit premature with my pedigree remarks about Lamar.  Maybe not.   

    Here's the thing -  Lamar has a very unconventional skill set and he's almost impossible for teams to game plan for.   When he's doing his thing

    and yes, having fun, he's almost impossible to stop and a helluva lot of fun to watch.   Sure, fun isn't the metric or requirement; its the effect or outcome. 

     

    Bill Pollian, ESPN, &  NFL Network, offered an interesting perspective on XM radio this morning.  He said with Lamar's unbelievable skill set, you almost can never truly

    game plan for him.  Interestingly, he added that the decision give Ronnie Stanley a long term deal is closely linked to what the Ravens deal with Lamar.  His reasoning  - 

    Lamar may not need the conventional blocking ( blind side LT) and signing Stanley could be counter with how we use and hence contract Lamar.   His point is the Stanley and Lamar

    (future) signings have interesting  implications and could be viewed as mutually exclusive.   If you sign or extend Lamar then did we really need Stanley or could we look to OBJ as the better,

    wiser long term LT solution.  Interesting food for thought.

     

    Back to the pedigree....  Pollian suggested that Lamar's amazing performance thus far (3 years) has gone without a hitch and hardly a nick.   That's great but he and others believe that with

    his amazing skillset, Lamar may have an effective NFL shelf life similar to Cam Newtons (i.e. 7-8 years).  I personally think Lamar has greater skills and pedigree than Cam but could envision an

    effective shelf life of 7-8 years.      

       

    Here's the point -  if Pollian and others are right (or even close), we might have already witnessed almost half of his effective shelf life in the NFL.  And is his pedigree, which I truly enjoy 

    and is fun to watch, is it fleeting ?   Its a good topic to debate or ponder and there are no right or wrong answers. 

     

    Fleeting or not, I'll continue to enjoy and look for whether Lamar is having fun - because a happy Lamar is a successful Lamar and a winning team.       

    And you can bet Saturday night, given the respite from the broken world you described, I'll be watching Lamar and hopefully he and the team have a lot of fun in Buffalo. 

      

     

        

                    

     

         

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    Between Game Teaser

    in Baltimore Ravens

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    Yes,  we are fortunate to have Lamar who, when he’s having fun, is the most dynamic, electric and exciting player in football.    

    These times and highlight reels of Lamar are fleeting and extraordinary - we should all enjoy and, like Lamar, have fun watching them. I know I am. 😄

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