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Shit...let's start our QB3 and see how he does. The guys in front of him aren't healthy.

After I vomited I saw the logic behind this in a twisted sort of way. There are no receivers available who could help us with 3 games left to play so they bring in a big-name has-been. Might sell a few more tickets???

That's all true, Max, but I still say Roman has to go. Even when he had talent (e.g., a healthy Andrews and Bateman) Roman's calls stunk. He is, and always has been a good running offense coordinator. He is and always has been a poor passing production coach. Just look at his history in SFO and Buffalo and now us. Roman would probably be a good college HC in a a Woody Hayes era.

I think Lamar has lost a step in his quickness. Now is that due to an accumulation of injuries or him buffing up too much last off season?

I'm thinking the current coaching staff has no idea what to do about the passing game. Every week I hear 'we'll get it fixed' and we never do. Everybody has to take some accountability for this continuing weak spot: the offensive coaching staff, head coach, and GM have left the team behind a huge eight ball when they can't effectively mix SOME good passing plays in with an admittedly superb run game. Not time to panic now but after the season, as I have said ad nauseum, Roman and his system must go.

Dumb pass patterns combined with a lack of good wide receivers killed us.

I'd give him a B+ if they sign Smith. Otherwise a C.

THAT is indeed what they have to do.

I'm not sure he can go turnover free but I think he can make one or two big plays. Preston has a new article out on it's just a matter of time before Watson has a breakout game. Lets hope it's not this week.

Any new word on Stoudt? I see he's got a knee injury.

Only if we don't pay $45 mil of tag money on Lamar and keep Roquan to around $20. That's 70 million right there. Maybe we can sign Lamar to a cap friendly 3 year contract at $20 mil per? That gives him a chance to have one more big contract when he's only 28 years old. Or maybe Huntley makes Lamar trade bait?

This will be another AFC North game that could be the 'trap' game Tsyl is cautioning us about. Watson could be ready to have his 'big' day but he'll have to go through our D-line and linebackers to do that. Our secondary isn't by any means bad, but boy are they inconsistent. I may regret saying this, but Cleveland's D is mediocre. If Huntley is truly OK and Dobbins and Edwards stay healthy, we should be able to move the ball. May have to wear them down first and reap the dividends in the second half. And no more injuries to the O-line. Any word on Zeitler's condition?

Yep, I agree Tsyl...sign him to a long term contract. He's a playmaker, leader, and difference maker and has a great attitude.

Roquan had, yet another, great game. And he makes everybody better around him. Kudos to Queen too. JK had a super game coming back after knee surgery and Edwards finished out the game well too. Tyler was in control when he was in there and calm...a shame he got the concussion. Maybe Lamar learned a bit by watching. But I think I'd take two number ones if they were offered. But, lets play out the rest of the season before we make a final decision.

You may be right but I don't want to franchise him unless we deal him because then we can't keep Roquan. Lets see what the rest of the games look like and then I'll know what I think we should do with Lamar. One thing I do know now is that Roman must go either now or the end of the season.

Well, we'll see if Roman makes any real adjustments in this game. I think it's very unlikely. One last comment...for about a decade there I complained that the Ravens lacked an entertaining offense. Then in Jackson's first 2 years here that all changed and football became fun again even though we didn't flourish in the playoffs. Now the team's offense is boring again and has been for the last 2 years including this season. Lamar may be burnt out and like I said in another post, he leads the league in hits taken in the last 5 years. 877 hits on your franchise QB. You can't have a career with numbers like that.

I think guaranteed money is out of the question now. After seeing how many hits he's taken just so far, I think he'd be lucky to justify even a 5 year contract unless he pulls a playoff run like Flacco did.

Not worried about our defense. It's our offense that scares me because we don't have a single offensive player outside of Mark Andrews to scare them. The Steelers are playing fairly decent football right now though I think Tomlin is whistling in the dark about his current quarterback being his QB of the future Not too worried about our defensive coordinator. He's still learning and improving. But oh shit I have no confidence in Greg Roman. Will Stanley play? Will Edwards shake off some rust (I hope that's all that's holding him back)? Will Marcus play? This team has 53 players and right now has about 10 questions. I think Pittsburgh will pull out a win in their home stadium.

Food for thought from Jameson Henley: "This season, Jackson had shown signs of some wear and tear. He missed one practice two weeks ago because of a hip injury, and he didn't finish a practice last week due to a quadriceps injury. Since entering the NFL in 2018, Jackson has taken a league-leading 877 hits, which amounts to an average of 12.5 hits per game." How much longer can this go on?

Geez, when was the last game we played where our QBs weren't under duress??

There's not a thing wrong with this team that a new O-line, 3-4 WRs, and a new Offensive Coordinator can't fix. Stanley is needed back desperately. We don't have any wide outs capable of scaring anybody. Greg Roman must go...NOW!---the offense looks downright depressed by his system if you can call it that.

Max that was funny as hell! I'm still smiling.

Of all the injuries we have, the one that's most concerning to me is Ronnie Stanley, especially this week against the Bronco pass rush which is tough. We could certainly use the other guys too but Stanley is crucial.

Just look around the league's owners and it's easy to see Bisciotti's one of the best. The last thing we need is an over-involved owner who continues to fuck up his team.

We could give Roman free space to 'explore' this opportunity by 'letting him go'. You know...as a favor to him.