cravnravn Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 If you look at the final numbers(which 90% of fans do} you will clearly see he's avg 5 yards a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 But he was not getting yds that makes a D respect the run early on so they stop having to respect the run. Later they sold out to stop Joe and Ray could gouge for yds. If they had a RB that had some weight to be a hammer then he would get off more than RR is in what they have concocted this yr.Papa, they do need a hammer...a tough runner who can get tough yardage. Jamal Lewis was such a guy. Unfortunately, these guys don't grow on trees.Ray needs more touches, I agree, but they can't run him into a wall 25 times a game like Lewis did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I unlike many half stupid fans look at how the number were gained. At least one of those last 2 runs was a draw and maybe both. That tells me they used the pass to set up what few runs they tried later on. They do have Anthony Allen on this roster. Maybe a heavy dose of him early on would allow RR to get off later on for long runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravnravn Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Papa, they do need a hammer...a tough runner who can get tough yardage. Jamal Lewis was such a guy. Unfortunately, these guys don't grow on trees.Ray needs more touches, I agree, but they can't run him into a wall 25 times a game like Lewis did. Use Leach as a runner instead of a receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 The Ravens will go pass happy this week.The Bengals have the #2 rush D and Hall is out....it's bombs away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 One person who thinks Rice should get more touches is linebacker Ray Lewis. “If that talent right there isn’t touching the ball 25-30 times, then you have to kind of question yourself,” Lewis said. “Ray Rice is definitely one of those talents that has to get our offense going.” Lewis compared Rice to former Ravens running back Jamal Lewis, the organization’s all-time leading rusher. “He’s that type of player,” Lewis said of Rice. Lewis mentioned the Ravens Super Bowl season in 2000, comparing the current situation with Rice to the number of carries that Jamal Lewis got during consecutive games that season. In a four-game stretch, Lewis never carried the ball more than 20 times, and the Ravens went 1-3. In the team’s final 11 games (including postseason), Lewis averaged 28.7 carries per game, and the Ravens won the Super Bowl. “When those stats changed, we never lost another game,” Lewis said. “Sometimes those things have to happen to put you in position to understand.”http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/2011/11/16/rice-wants-to-get-ground-game-going/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 He is also the guy who said Kyle Boller is a warrior and will be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spen Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 He is also the guy who said Kyle Boller is a warrior and will be good. So you are saying you take every quote from a teammate completely 100% as truth? Have you followed sports before? Imagine a world where everyone takes everything a player says about a teammate 100% seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Well that is my point in saying that Ray supported Kyle. People always trumpet what he says as being gospel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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