oldno82

Yep...just like Harbs said. It's a weak-to-weak league!

Agree, Max. and it kind of starts tomorrow with the Steeler-Browns game at 1pm. Anytime 2 rivals go at each other it'll be to our advantage. I'll be watching that game!

It ain't over until it's over but you gotta feel that the season died with all the injuries before it ever got really started. I think we win the next three but I don't see us running the table for sure. We'll be lucky to make the playoffs where we will be one and done. JK Dobbins, Gus, Stanley, Marcus, et. al., would have made a huge difference this season. All we can really do at this point is hope they come back next year without their talents being diminished due to the injuries they had. I've been comforting myself by remembering Jamal Lewis tore his ACL early in his career and came all the way back. Meanwhile I look to our passing offense as the one bright spot. Brown, Bateman, and Watkins & Andrews are a pretty formidable group and if Lamar continues to progress as a passer like he has been we should have a dynamite year next year.

The defense put a lot heat on early on just about every play but couldn;t sack Burrows. This resulted in them being tired out by the 3rd quarter. Besides the fact Humphrey had a bad day.

And they really need to keep Lamar healthy.

Yep, it's ridiculous to have to try and overcome all that. We'll be good enough to beat most mediocre teams but I don't see how they can compete with the Browns and Bengals until next season.

Absolutely right! But that won’t happen until next season unfortunately.

Ed Reed wants Lamar to take fewer hits and I agree: https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/late-for-work-10-27-ed-reed-wants-lamar-jackson-to-take-fewer-hits.

Pressure was there in first half but Cincy picked it up in second. Burrow is special and so is Chase but we made other Bengals look better than they are. Tackling reverted too atrocious today as it has been for most of season. I guess overall we just weren't fired up enough for today's game.

There has been a perennial complaint about Lamar through his years here about his limitations as a passer. I've made a few of them myself. But this year #8 looks like the passer we all have always wanted and even Mike Preston has noticed it too. Here's an interesting article on the Ravens' passing game specialists and what they've done for our receivers and the offense as a whole: https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/analysis/preston/bs-sp-ravens-preston-tee-martin-keith-williams-impact-20211023-3c64srbogjhqjp5ktueualmipq-story.html. From the article comes this observation: " Jackson has completed 67.5% of his passes for 1,686 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions this season, and is averaging a career-high 8.7 yards per attempt. He looks so much more comfortable in the pocket compared with previous years, when he would take off running instead of being patient. Back then, the Ravens would only attack one quarter or half of the field. They were content playing it safe and being conservative. But that’s not true anymore with Williams and Martin on staff. Jackson has been throwing consistently outside the numbers, from short hitches to long fly routes on the far side of the field."

And they're completely healthy with their first stringers where we have 17 on I.R. Tough game for sure.

We will win but it won't be easy or pretty. The Bengals D scares me more than Burrows at this point.

I'm buying because I agree he doesn't need as much high priced talent around him. He also raises the performance of even average players around him. Just look at this year's backfield and O-line injuries.

The Bengals are good and not a pipe dream. But I think we pull out a close one.

Here's one for you: Time to back up the truck and pay Lamar. Buying or selling?

I'm Buying. By the way, every year we've had Josh Bynes he's played well. I don't understand why they just don't leave him there.

Well that's a downer but not completely unexpected. Even if it heals completely i wonder if he'll ever regain his form. Better draft a LT next year.

Could be whether or not to I.R. him for the year or not. Is not looking good, I'm afraid.

Yeah the resurrection of the Defense against a really potent offense was a sight to behold. Looks like all the emphasis on tackling has paid off!

Just a great all around team effort: offense, defense and special teams (Duvernay!). Really didn't expect this kind of game to happen and in fact I thought we'd lose. Boy was I wrong! And glad of it!

Interesting find!

I don't think our backs and O-line are capable of a sustained running attack. Like Pops I think this turns into a shootout.

Bart who?????

Yeah definitely a concern. I think he's regressed and Harrison never got off the launch pad. Well, not every move you make in the draft is a good one and this is one that just got by EDC & Co. I don't see Queen pulling himself out of this nosedive this year for sure. He needs to be re-constructed.

OK, OK this team has problems. They really do. Queen looks lost and I'm close to giving up on him. I don't know what is wrong with Humphrey unless it's the fact that Marcus Peters is out and H. is trying to do too much. The offensive line is a shambles. Somehow (and that somehow has the initials L.J.) they win and that's with all the injuries and let's not forget about the 17 guys on IR. Preston had a good article on all this today. Jackson is carrying this team right now. They won't win every game by a longshot and the Chargers are going to kill them and their poor tackling/missed assignments this Sunday. But as long as they have Lamar, they have a chance to win. One last thing: the receivers have been playing great. Andrews, Brown and Duvernay and Proche are NOT lost. They know what they are doing and when to do it. Kudos to them too. Now with Watkins hurt is the ideal time for Bateman to get in there and make a splash. If only (hoping against hope here) Ronnie Stanley can get back in and play at a high level. SMH.