faulk2017

4 hours ago, huntrgathrr said:

I absolutely love the Raven's clear cut decision to build a great defense. They have executed this plan wholeheartedly and IMO their decisions seem excellent. Jefferson and Weddle are 2 of the top safeties in the league and probably the best tandem. Adding Carr and drafting Humphries should give us 4 solid corners with Smith and Young. If Humphries pans out then this may be the best secondary in the league. Smiths injury led to a meltdown in the secondary last year and cost us an AFC North title. That won't be the case this year. Adding Williams and Bowser gives the front seven 2 serious pass rushers to accompany Suggs and Judon. Adding Wormley creates quality depth behind Williams, Pierce and Urban. He looks good enough to end up starting before the year is over. He won the Michigan DPLOY twice, being selected over Peppers who was a phenomenal player. The icing on the cake would be if Kafusi and Correa come to fruition this year. That would give the Ravens the deepest and probably the most talented defense in the league.
That would take a lot of pressure of the offense. Having only to cross midfield for Tucker to score is a unique luxury afforded the Ravens. But the offense is being grossly underestimated by almost everyone. That is a mistake. Flacco showed he can win close games with his performance on Christmas day in Pittsburgh. His performance was outstanding and should have delivered the game and the AFC North title to the Ravens.
We have three excellent offensive lineman in Lewis, Stanley and Yanda. Whether Jensen earns the job at center or they bring in Mangold won't hurt. Likewise, if Siragusa wins the LG spot or if they use Hurst at RT this will be a very good offensive line. This gives Joe time to throw and allows West and Dixon to be very effective north-south runners. They shredded the Pittsburgh defense in the final drive, using 6 of the 7 minutes left in the game before we scored the apparent game winning TD with a minute left. Only a Christmas day miracle resurrected a Steeler team that was beaten by the Ravens for the 7th out of 8 times in the last 3 years. That will not happen this year.
The wailing and wringing of hands over the WR position is unwarranted. Wallace is a proven WR with experience and speed that teams must respect. But I'm very optimistic that we have some great talent waiting to flourish in Perriman, Waller and Moore. All three have the abilities to have standout performances and become stars in the league. My prediction is that 2 of these guys combine for over 1500 yards receiving and 15 TDs this season. We have the cap space to bring in a FA as well if needed and there are plenty of proven receivers out there. Pitta and Boyle are very effective TEs. Pitta is clutch and he showed that against the Steelers on Christmas day. If Williams finally lives up to his potential then this will be a formidable TE group, regardless of what Watson does.
Defense wins championships. This has always been true and today's NFL is no exception. This is why the Steelers, before last season, won 1 playoff game in 5 years and were thoroughly routed by NE last year. NE's domination last year was due to their defense as was Seattle's and Denver's in the previous years. With the defense Baltimore should have this year they should be tough to beat. I can't wait to see if the plan works out.

You have faith in our wr group.