varaven45 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 After yesterday's coulda - shoulda, it's clear we are going to grind EVERY GAME from here on. The difference between winning and losing will come down to whether we make the key stop or score to win. So far, we are 3-1; could easily be 1-3. Could be 4-0 too. Moving forward, there are 3 things this team has to do to win. 1. The backend and pass rushing combo has to collaborate better . Doom and Sizzle need to get their sacks; CB Wright needs to be benched in favor of Tavon Young. 2. The offense line has got to improve and we need to keep pounding the rock with West, Allen and Dixon (healthy). Joe and the O can't succeed without an effective running game. Yesterday's game showed some promise even with our backup left side OL. 3. As everyone knows, the offensive playcalling and tempo has to change. We need to pick up the pace, go vertical more often, and run more diverse WR and TE sets. Too much predictability and ease for the defense. We have some weapons; just need to unleash them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinmaniac52 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 1. can you say that Young would be any better? 2. get a new center, try Ryan Jensen, who is on the market. 3. We have some weapons, just need to unleash them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjr83 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Try Jensen??? Did you not see him yesterday? Next week hopefully Stanley and Lewis will be back. They may need to put Williams/Gilmore in to block. There's no much they can do now that the season is underway. I honestly don't trust Oz making a trade since Monroe and Zuttah have flopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Can't go deep when Joe barely has time to throw an 8 yard out. Jensen is terrible no matter where he plays, he must have black mail photos of the coaching staff or front office. Pees needs to be consistent, all those 3 & outs were great, but something, scheme likely, changed later in the 4th when they moved the ball at will. Now that they will be facing real offenses going forward, we shall see what the real defense looka like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjr83 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Jensen is terrible no matter where he plays, he must have black mail photos of the coaching staff or front office. He stole them from Jah Reid.... thats how he got cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinmaniac52 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Try Jensen??? Did you not see him yesterday? Next week hopefully Stanley and Lewis will be back. They may need to put Williams/Gilmore in to block. There's no much they can do now that the season is underway. I honestly don't trust Oz making a trade since Monroe and Zuttah have flopped. Zuttah was the worse hasn't had a good season, not that he was that good to start but good enough. this season has been trash. Who filled in for him last season? Maybe the guy isn't fully healthy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinmaniac52 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Pees needs to be consistent, all those 3 & outs were great, but something, scheme likely, changed later in the 4th when they moved the ball at will.Maybe it was just them? That is when they started blocking out the DBs there were a few times, and Smith does it all the time, not hitting that WR off the line guy runs inside wide open. Wright wasnt the only DB that stunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Maybe it was just them? That is when they started blocking out the DBs there were a few times, and Smith does it all the time, not hitting that WR off the line guy runs inside wide open. Wright wasnt the only DB that stunk.Yeah, I am just tossing some things out there. The backers also slacked off, that touchdown to Crabtree, they failed to get a deep drop, making that throw easy. Something appeared to change though, aside from being tired, those wide outs were wide open. On Zutta, I agree, he has missed blocks, been penalized, made the wrong line calls in every game this year. Throw in the mysterious absent from practice and not injured stuff, something is amiss with him. He does struggle with bull rushers, but yesterday he was struggling with guys he normally would dominate. Time to sit him down for a game, they did it with Forsett, so why not him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 They should give Urschall a shot at Center.Hope Stanley makes it back this weekend.Can still use Dixon---a lot. Hoping he is able to practice next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) They are going nowhere without a running game.They finally got it going in the 4th quarter... 1st and 10 at BAL 28(9:40 - 3RD) J.FLACCO PASS INCOMPLETE SHORT RIGHT TO M.WALLACE2nd and 10 at BAL 28(9:36 - 3RD) (SHOTGUN) T.WEST RIGHT END TO BLT 40 FOR 12 YARDS (D.AMERSON; C.JAMES)1st and 10 at BAL 40(8:56 - 3RD) (SHOTGUN) T.WEST UP THE MIDDLE TO OAK 46 FOR 14 YARDS (C.JAMES). FUMBLES (C.JAMES), RECOVERED BY BLT-J.ZUTTAH AT OAK 44. J.ZUTTAH TO OAK 44 FOR NO GAIN (K.MACK)1st and 10 at OAK 44(8:56 - 3RD) J.FLACCO PASS SHORT LEFT TO J.ALLEN TO OAK 44 FOR NO GAIN (M.SMITH). PENALTY ON OAK-S.SMITH, DEFENSIVE HOLDING, 5 YARDS, ENFORCED AT OAK 44 - NO PLAY1st and 10 at OAK 39(8:56 - 3RD) (SHOTGUN) T.WEST UP THE MIDDLE TO OAK 34 FOR 5 YARDS (R.NELSON)2nd and 5 at OAK 34(7:20 - 3RD) (NO HUDDLE, SHOTGUN) J.FLACCO PASS SHORT MIDDLE TO C.GILLMORE TO OAK 28 FOR 6 YARDS (K.JOSEPH)1st and 10 at OAK 28(6:44 - 3RD) (NO HUDDLE, SHOTGUN) T.WEST RIGHT TACKLE TO OAK 26 FOR 2 YARDS (K.MACK)2nd and 8 at OAK 26(6:01 - 3RD) J.FLACCO PASS SHORT MIDDLE TO C.GILLMORE TO OAK 16 FOR 10 YARDS (M.SMITH)1st and 10 at OAK 16(5:25 - 3RD) J.ALLEN LEFT GUARD TO OAK 11 FOR 5 YARDS (J.WARD; K.JOSEPH)(4:48 - 3RD) TIMEOUT #1 BY OAK AT 04:48.2nd and 5 at OAK 11(4:48 - 3RD) T.WEST RIGHT END TO OAK 2 FOR 9 YARDS (B.HEENEY)(4:04 - 3RD) TIMEOUT #1 BY BLT AT 04:04.1st and Goal at OAK 2(4:04 - 3RD) T.WEST RIGHT GUARD TO OAK 2 FOR NO GAIN (D.WILLIAMS)2nd and Goal at OAK 2(3:28 - 3RD) J.FLACCO PASS INCOMPLETE SHORT LEFT TO K.JUSZCZYK If they continue to stick with the run the rest of the game, which had Oakland back peddling, they win. Special Teams needs to get their heads screwed on right. They MUST protect Joe. He will not last at this rate. When pressured, Flacco completed 7 of 17 passes for 42 yards. That's a completion rate of 41 percent and an average of 2.4 yards per attempt.When he was protected, he connected on 25 of 35 throws for 256 yards. This is a completion rate of 71 percent and an average of 7.3 yards per attempt....http://www.espn.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/30472/ravens-will-struggle-beating-anyone-if-joe-flacco-continues-to-take-a-beating Moving Forward! The Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons!!! Edited October 3, 2016 by vmax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Those stats of his pressure passes completion % are skewed because he had to throw most of those away. I counted, ocf the top of my head, 9 throw aways, not counting the ones he might have thrown in the dirt to ensure no one could catch them. But yes, first & for most is protection for him, one way, as pointed out in the broadcast, is to get the running game going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.