oldno82

Not impressed with Orr/Pees and whoever else is coaching our defense. Would like to see Pees cut loose and someone stronger brought in. Question is, who's is available?

Yeah I'm not worried about the offense (though I wish the line was more consistent) but the defense continues to bother me. Giving up 29 points to the Browns is too many. Lots of missed opportunities on INTs for us and Jameis had a bit too much time to throw. Cleveland was functioning at a high level today.

Latest is he's ruled out.

If Winston can keep his INT machine off he could be a problem for our dysfunctional secondary. Is Chubb really fully recovered from his injury? If he is, and if the Cleveland O-line plays decently, he could also be a problem. But even with all that, it's hard seeing the Ravens losing this one.

Winston's not great but he's better than their #2 and maybe even #1. That's still not saying much. Chubb will be their best weapon but I bet Winston makes a real effort to show he can be a #1 somewhere too. Chubb and their defense and the fact that they're playing at home does make this a potential trap if the Ravens get too cocky. Still I think we'll win it as long as we stay focussed on all that we want to achieve this year...a Super Bowl.

Crosby to Detroit does seem to be gathering the most media buzz.

There’s been some talk about Maxx Crosby being available for at least one and maybe 2 first round picks. That’s a pretty steep price but what do you think of that?

That's how I read it too. I think it was smart to bring in some help for Orr but Pees shouldn't have been selected.

Yup...a breakout year for Bateman. Glad we re-signed him.

Well...he was bugged by injuries too in the past and missed a lot of practice time and just couldn't seem to get over a few drops that may have made Lamar look elsewhere.

Due to a mixup, I missed the 1st quarter so I started out watching from the 2nd on. The offense appears monumentally great, the defense monumentally poor. Lamar was simply outstanding even when he didn't have much time to throw and his bomb to Bateman was a thing of beauty. Henry is just a beast. I'm so glad we have him. Receivers are playing well and getting separation, and I haven't seen a drop in quite a while now. Todd Monken has also been brilliant during this 5 game run. Now the defense is pretty pathetic. Tampa ran a lot of up tempo offense and by the 4th quarter it looked to me like our defense just wore out. Poor conditioning perhaps. Poor adjustments by Orr and I detected the return of Dean Pees in the bend don't break philosophy. But we won and won big. We should be able to handle the next few games with ease until we run into the Wilson led Steelers, our next big game. Of course, in the NFL you're never safe playing anybody. Look at the Raiders game we played for proof of that.

Nice to hear Lamar get some kudos from those guys.

No, I agree. A loss to TB would not negate all they have done so far. If it's competitive I'll be satisfied. If we win I'll be real happy. And even though they are a tough foe, we can beat them.

I am beginning to think this is the most difficult game on the remainder of our schedule. Mayfield is playing exceptionally well, the offense has jelled, and the D is pretty impressive too. We'll have to bring our A game to this one.

Yep, and they beat Detroit too. They are no push-overs.

The offense was clicking on all cylinders. The defense not as dominant as last year's. All in all, the team is about the same quality as last year's team, which means they will have another shot at a Super Bowl if they, like you said, can just keep stacking wins. Tampa will be a tougher test, especially as an away game.

Good entertaining game. Impressed with how the o-line is coming together and Lamar's accuracy. Henry is simply a beast. Hope he can hold up over the course of the long season.

Kudos for Orr from me too (and maybe Pees too?). Quarterback was contained completely on the ground and he's just damn good on throwing into tight windows. Washington's defense couldn't handle the Ravens balanced attack. All in all, a good game that I enjoyed watching. Tampa Bay away will be tougher.

Yes...if we're going to go on 'pouty', then Brady, the GOAT, would have a zero in leadership. Members of the O-line have also talked up Lamar's increased leadership role this year.

The thing I didn't like about Pees was his 'bend don't break' philosophy. I like the 'controlled chaos' defenses espoused by Rex, Pagano, and MacDonald where you are disguising what your're doing, who is or isn't blitzing, and maximum pressure. Pees' defenses were too passive in my opinion. I don't doubt that Orr could use some help right about now but I don't think Pees is the influence we should be looking for.

Larmar is definitely a leader on offense and it's true Henry is quickly developing into one also.

NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Yeah, I think that really screams negligence on the Bills and Refs' part. He looked out of it to me and I bet he is concussed.

Probably another Cinci replay that goes down to the wire. Fortunately, it is a home game for us. That should help some. This game looks like Lamar I vs Lamar II.

I don't know many, if any, quarterbacks could have made the play where Lamar stiff-armed Hubbard, not once but twice, while running to his right and then thowing across his body to both find and complete a pass to Likely in the end zone for a TD. I've never seen a play made like that before. And Tsyl, you're spot on. There aren't any great teams in the league these days. Our defense had a piss poor day for sure. Orr is learning on the job. The O-line is patchwork with several moving parts. And yet with all that, the Ravens put on a 41 point outburst. It was one damned good entertaining game. Next up is Washington which will test Orr's D again. If the Ravens had a good offensive line, I wouldn't hesitate to pick us to win. We will lose a few more games on the way but so will all the other teams and in the end I think we will wind up in the playoffs.