Texans at Ravens

[papasmurfbell]

This yr.  Sure but next yr maybe.  

[tsylvester]

Yeah, while his line isnt helping him, he would be very wise to stay in college

[papasmurfbell]

I don’t think he is leaving now at all.  Feinbaum and co made this a media issue.  The agent would have said jump or not.  This kid will make more in nil in school than dropping out of the 1st.

[tsylvester]

Billy boy is failing badly, 3 loses, all by 25 or more. The team is worse than before he took over

[tsylvester]

Here we go, the Ravens using a largely preseason team, Texans, their first team. The Texans may have revenge on their minds, the Ravens whooped em good, 35-2, the last time they played in December

Ravens kickoff, kickoff to the 5, fake reverse has the return to the Texans 33

Run right, Chubb only gets 2, Green on the stop.

Pass over the middle to Collins, wide open, backer doesn't get deep enough, good for 25

Pass deep right, too far, incomplete 

Hamilton is out for the game

Hand off up the middle, Jenkins had him stopped for a loss but misses, Chubb gets 8

3rd and 2

Hand off left, easy 6 yard gain

From the Ravens 22

Play fake, quick throw short right, tackled right away, gain of 6

Run left gets 1

Ravens need a pick, maybe a pick 6

3rd and 3

Play fake, tight end sneaks out left in the flat, easy 1st down to the 5

Run up the middle is stuffed, Urban with the tackle for no gain

2nd and goal

Play fake, easy pass to the right flat for a touchdowno

Lowery was beat like a drum

7-0 Texans

 

 

 

[tsylvester]

Kickoff is to the Ravens Mitchell and Ali back

Mitchell from the 2, steps out of bounds at the 25

Henry to the right guard, no gain

Hill to the right for 5, but Likely was in motion and went forward at the snap backs em up 5

Rush hits Flowes short middle who dances and dodges for a gain of 8

3rd and 5

Rush over the middle, tight window to Andrews for a gain of 15

Henry left guard for 1

Rush rolls out, finds Kolar for 13

Henry to the left side for 4

Noteboom in for Stanley

Henry left side, no gain

2nd and 10 from the Texans 45

Under 5 mins left in 1st quarter

Rush under pressure, hit Hopkins for a gain of 30

Inside hand-off to Mitchell around left end for a gain of 7

Henry right guard no gain

3rd and 3 from the 10

Wide receiver screen for Flowers gets nothing

Field goal time

From 27 is good

7-3 Texans

 

 

[tsylvester]

A real nice drive mostly thanks to Rush who was deadly accurate on some very tough throws, tight windows, over dbs, while being hit, fantastic.

[tsylvester]

Kickoff is to the Texans 5, returned to the 30

Ravens had a 7 min drive, well done

1:52 left in the 1st quarter

Pass to the short right for 9

Run to the left for Chub for 5

Run up the middle for 3, Buchanan with the main tackle

End of quarter 

[tsylvester]

One full drive for each team, Texans with their 2nd possession 

From their 48

2nd and 7

Play fake, all day to throw, tosses to Chub up the middle who drops it

3rd and 7

Pass in the middle between 2 defenders, no pressure, complete for 10

Run right, no one home goes for 12

Pass to the left flat, wide open goes for 9

Run up the middle, cuts left threw a hole, gets 9 but holding on them brings it back

2nd and 11

Linebackers are not filling properly

Run up the middle gets 6, an easy 6

3rd and 5

Pass play, VanNoy and a host of others break through for a huge sack shared with Buchanan 

50 yard field goal is good

10-3 Texans

[tsylvester]

Kickoff is to the Ravens 3, Mitchell returns it to the 25

11:13 left i half

Play fake, pass to Bateman over the middle, ball just tipped, incomplete 

2nd and 10

Henry right end for 2

3rd and 8

Rush under pressure, tries to get a pass away, cant, tries to escape, cant, sacked for a 16 yard loss

Stout boots it to their 30, 62 yards, returned for 5

Penalty on the Ravens, going out of bounds to avoid a block, rekick

4th and 29

Fake punt time? Lol

From his endzone

Hits at the Ravens 45, bounces backward, not very good

From the Ravens 42

Pass in the left flat for 6

Chubb to left for a gain of 1, Starks filled the hole nicely

3rd and 3

8 mins left in the half

Unreal, Stroud forced to flee, runs past several Raven defenders, Buchanan finally realizes it, takes wrong angle, he gets to the 4

30 yards

Chubb right side for no gain, Urban on the stop

2nd and goal

Buchanan has the tightend coverage in the right flat, gets beat like a dead horse touchdown. But offensive pi brings it back

6:24 left in half

2nd goal from the 13

Pass in the right flat complet for 3, Wiggins on the stop

3rd and goal

Ravens defense confused, Harbs calls a timeout

All day to throw, hits Collins over the middle for a touchdown, no backers in the middle

17-3 Texans, game, set, match

[tsylvester]

Ravens cant run the ball, cant protect Rush, the defense cant stop the run nor the pass. If their was ever a day to start drinking beer again, this would be it..mm

[tsylvester]

Kickoff is the Ravens 4, Mitchell returns it to the 35

5:31

False start oy, Likely flinched

Mitchell off the right end, for 1

Maybe they should switch guards

2nd and 14

Swing pass to Mitchell on the left gets 6

3rd and 8

Man coverage

Screen pass for Hill who drops it, penalty on the play, intelligible player down field, declined,

4th down

Stout boots it to the Texans 23, downed

So, will they get a field goal or touchdown is the only question

[tsylvester]

End around left for Collins gets 8

No one holding the edge

No linebacker flow

Chubb around right end, breaks a tackle, no one getting off blocks gets 5

Pass in the short middle for 6

Neither middle backer saw him come out of the backfield. This is a class on how NOT to play defense

2 min warning

[tsylvester]

I don't want to hear excuses on how Buchanan is a rookie, he has played middle linebacker for many years, he stinks, no wonder he was undrafted

[tsylvester]

Play fake, naked boot, pass in the flat is off target 

3rd down 4

0 blitz, chases Stroud for a 10 yard sack, by Martin, penalty on the play, off side

1st down

Run right end, Buchanan gets into the back field but takes wrong angle and misses the tackle. End does not contain, gain of 8

Urban, Owe chase Stroud, cant make the sack, pass complete for 12 yards.

Timeout Houston

57 seconds

Pass in the middle for 21 yard to the Ravens 20

Pass to the right flat, Martin breaks it up, flag on the play by Martin

1st and goal

Back shoulder throw touchdown, Tampa beat this time

24-3 Texans, 28 seconds left

[tsylvester]

Coaching changes have to happen, whether that is Harbs included or not.

New defensive coordinator, new offensive line coach, new dB coach, new linebackers coach

These guys must stink as nobody is developing & or their judgement on players they want is terrible.

[tsylvester]

Kickoff is to the 2, Ali returns it to the 26

Rush pass to Andrews who fights for 12 yards, timeout Ravens, 1 left

Will we see a 70 field goal attempts?

16 seconds left

Rush to Hopkins for 17, gets popped but hangs on, last time out called

8 seconds

Rush looks, rolls slightly throws to Andrews along the sidelines but out of bounds. Illegal contact on them, gains 10 yard

55 yard field goal attempt is no good, wide right, half ends 

[tsylvester]

Texans playing at a high level? Ah, I think not, the Ravens are playing at a horrible level

Please, change one of the guards, see if that can make a difference in the run game.

Take out Buchanan, green dot or not, put an extra dB or safety in, he is horrible. Doesn't fill the run hole, doesn't get to the outside fast enough, he is just too slow and has no vision

[tsylvester]

I was going to switch over to the Cowboys game but the Jets are just as putrid as the Ravens

23-3 Boys

[tsylvester]

The Ravens are going to be last in the North, top 5 draft pick. The Browns at least have a defense, the Bengals have a better defense than the Ravens

[tsylvester]

Kickoff is the the Ravens 2, Ali returns it to the 33

Let's see if the offense can score and the defense can force a punt

Pass to the right flat for 3

Wide receiver screen, no one blocks, Flowers tackled for a 4 yard loss

3rd and 11

0 blitz, Ruah gets it out to Likely over the middle for 12

Oh bad choice, play fake, Rush forces a throw in the flat to Henry, under cut, picked off, I'm done

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1 hour ago, tsylvester said:

Ravens cant run the ball, cant protect Rush, the defense cant stop the run nor the pass. If their was ever a day to start drinking beer again, this would be it..mm

I knew the ol would have issues.

 

1 hour ago, tsylvester said:

Coaching changes have to happen, whether that is Harbs included or not.

New defensive coordinator, new offensive line coach, new dB coach, new linebackers coach

These guys must stink as nobody is developing & or their judgement on players they want is terrible.

you are pretty well locked down to most of them.

[oldno82]

The team quit again. Excuse me, this time they never even got started. They lack desire. They lack physicality. And most of all, they lack inspired coaching.

Yeah, Orr must go, but time for Harbs to hang it up too. 

I don't know whether you fire them now or later but you can put a fork in them for this season. They're done.

We've got a real chance of getting a top 5 pick. In April. That's 6 months from now. In the meantime, avoid watching this team for your own mental well-being.

[papasmurfbell]

I say stand pat for that pick.  The issue is we will get to the easy part of the schedule post bye.  But again teams use us as the get right game.  I don’t think Steve makes any moves except at position coaches.  
 

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/stadium/renovations/north-plaza

I don’t see majore moves being done until this is complete and revenues from it begin to ramp up.  The completion is next yr so post 2028 is when the team goes on the block.  

[tsylvester]

Papa, thoughts on Mitchell?

Is it just me or is he way over rated?

Seems he is easy to tackle, and constantly losing his feet when he runs, trying to run faster. Am i just seeing him wrong?