Ravensfan23

He should have made the TD catch and that final 3rd play on the sideline. You are a 6 year vet get your freaking foot down. Those are the simple mistakes i'm talking about. That potential TD pass to Perriman should have been completed if Joe had the time, but he had to fling it up. That Pitta TD, the missed FG because of a poor snap, when does Cox and Koch ever mess up there? I hate how this team always plays the like they can't handle the big lights in the regular season. Maybe someone should tell them it's a playoff game. The score should be at least 17-7 right now.

Call me a homer but this game should be at least a 10 point game in favor of the Ravens. As good as Bell and that offense is, it's strength vs strength with them vs the Ravens defense. However that Steelers defense is not very good and the Ravens should be taking advantage of them. However they are just making far too many mistakes. Guys not picking up blitz, missed blocks, poor FG snaps. and just overall mistakes. Me and @Militant X 1 had a great convo earlier today about this team just showing up. If they play to potential nobody can convince me that the Ravens aren't the better team, but when we get in big games it seems like the moment becomes too big. I'm hoping for a TD here for the Ravens to gain control

It's Zuttah and Ducasse up the middle

Orr is out of the game. Not a good sign for the run defense.

didn't get a great look at the play, but SSS has to win vs a LB. I can't fault the play call much with SSS matched up on a LB

Steelers only have 5 defensive lineman dressed for this game. The Ravens have to lean on them early and tire them out late to be able to pick up 1st downs to put the game away.

Only thing missing is a penalty pass. lol But we're not gonna have any of that tonight.

Hopefully that pool pic isn't a indication of a checkdown heavy offense. That's about what a 2 yard pass in that pic lol.

Merry Christmas to all. Hopefully everyone's Christmas is capped off with a great win today and followed up with a New Year's day win.

I will say I think Engram has done a pretty good job of developing these guys. I think it's more a issue of hw these guys are used. Not saying it was right or wrong, but Cam would send Torrey deep about 7 times a game in hopes of getting those 2 or 3 opportunities to hit deep plays, even if they resulted in DPI. I feel Perriman will develop into that #1 WR type and I like that the way they are asking him to run every route, but I'd give this kid at least 2-3 shots a game regardless of coverage. Earlier in the season, teams appeared to fear the speed of the Ravens because everyone thought this deep striking offense was coming, however now guys are sitting on routes and blasting WRs on the catch in a lot of cases. This offense looks like the 2010 version and it shouldn't. There is more than enough speed and big play ability for this team to stretch the field. My vision for this offense and WR corp was a combination of 2010 and 2012. Over the last couple weeks both SR and Wallace have been frustrated because they aren't being giving a chance to making plays, we're pretty much conceding to lesser defenses instead of attacking.

Just feels better lol. But with this team I'd much rather have a small 2 point lead and have the offense close the door with a late TD.

Same to you and the family. Good thing the game is a 4:30 start time. That way all the presents, Christmas cheer, photos and family time is out of the way because come 3:30 i'm in full game mode. Don't bother me, don't ask me anything just let me be. lol.

Oh yea and that's exactly why if they don't make it they don't deserve to. Cause even if they make it the margin for error will be slim in every game. Even with without Derrek Carr the margin for error would be slim going against that Raiders team if the Ravens were to make it and win a Divisional game at home. So they better come to play tomorrow night and very game after.

Joe Flacco statline. 10-42 99yds 0TDs 4Ints......So what he won us 2 Super Bowls. lol I agree with you tho. I don't care if they miss the playoffs this year, Harbs and Joe are the best shot this team has of winning. All I heard after the draft was how much the Browns had closed the gap between the Ravens because they had such a great draft along with young talent already on the team plus in comes Hue Jackson. That's working out pretty well for them right now. I look around the NFL and the supposed best teams all have their issues with the exception of NE. Who are you gonna get to do a better job than Harbs? We are so spoiled as a fan base that we don't think the team should ever go through any hardship. Other than Harbs losing this team I just don't see the need for change.

Honestly I'd rather have it this way. Ravens must earn their way into the playoffs with 2 very winnable games, tough but winnable. I'd rather have the Dolphins continue to win and either them or KC come to Baltimore in the Wildcard than the Steelers. The Ravens have no room for error and they have to play like it. If they do, they'll win no doubt. Play poorly and they don't deserve to get into the playoffs. That simple for me.

Honestly I don't think they need to. With the group of TEs coming back, Pitta, Williams, Gilmore, Waller and Bolye, I think the Ravens should have a good shot at finding the best 3 maybe 4 of those guys to provide really strong 2TE sets. They can more than cover the possession chain moving aspect of the offense. As far as WR, I think Wallace has done more than enough to grant him an extension. Sign him to a 3yr deal and lower that 8Mil against the cap. I am more than comfortable with the combination of Perriman and Aiken handling the other outside spot opposite Wallace. Perriman should be ready to take over that starting position imo, even if he's not a true #1 yet and if not you have Aiken to help out. Not saying Aiken is #1 caliber but he's definitely good enough to keep the offense moving while guys like Wallace and Perriman make the big plays. I also think this offseason is the prefect time to develop guys like Moore, Camp and even Kenny Bell or Keenan Reynolds on the PS. You just can't consistently get your 4th and 5th WRs involved in the game plan and that really hurts their development. So if you bring in a veteran i'm assuming you're bringing someone in who can start opposite Wallace because otherwise Aiken is a veteran reserve. So that vet along with Wallace would take the majority of reps at WR and push Perriman, Aiken, Moore and Camp further down the depth chart. There is always veteran guys hanging out around camp time waiting to get signed by a team late. I say go into camp with Wallace and Aiken as your veteran and use the entire offseason and camp to develop Perriman, Moore, Camp, Reynolds and Bell. The only way I want another veteran added is if SSS decides to come back and even than I don't want him seeing as many snaps over Perriman.

I'd love to see that stat. Where did you get it from?

I was joking saying you hated him. Perriman is a unique situation. He hasn't had developmental time and he's not 100% recovered from the knee issues. Remember he had to recover from injuries on both knees. As fast as Perriman is, i truly don't think he's at full speed right now. When the combination of the game slowing down for him and the fact that he'll be fully over the knee issues. If you actually watch him now opposed to before the injury his rookie season, he runs with a bit of a hitch. So i don't think he even reaches full stride right now. I think we'll see an huge jump from playing year 1 to year 2.

Ronnie Stanley has been the biggest surprise to me. I was one of the fans who were dead set on coming away with either Bosa or Ramsey. Being a FSU guy I really wanted Ramsey but I thought Bosa would have taken this defense to another level. I wanted no parts of Stanley, not because he wasn't good, just because I was blinded by the want for a top notch skilled player(not that Olinman aren't skilled). Than when I realized that LT was the smartest pick, all I heard about was Tunsil and the whole draft day bong thing played out and it seemed Stanley was nothing more than a fall back plan. However once I actually watched some of his ND games, I thought he was the better LT overall but still didn't expect him to play this well this soon. If he doesn't get hurt this season he's probably a lock for the Pro Bowl I think. I can't wait to see his rematch with Harrison. If you can shut that guy down in a Ravens/Steelers game you can shut anyone down imo. Orr is clearly a surprise, as well as Tavon. His numbers would suggest he had a much better year last season, but I'm surprised at how well Guy is playing. I think he's earned a new contract with the Ravens.

I don't think they expected zero production, but I also don't think they expected Orr to play so well. Without Orr playing so well, I think the Ravens kind of force KC into that ILB spot a little more than they have. However since Orr has played extremely well the Ravens can allow KC to sit back and really learn what the Ravens expect from him at the hybrid type LB position. He's a second round pick because the Ravens see the potential of what he can be and what a difference maker he could be for the defense. Obviously you'd love for your second round pick to be a instant hit but that isn't always the case. Certainly a disappointing season no matter how you slice it, especially with him now being on IR. I just hope he has a killer offseaon working out and the Ravens have a better Idea of how to properly use him.

Darrius Heyward-Bey? Really???? Perriman basically has more production as a 4th WR for the Ravens this year than DHB had in his first 2 seasons as a starter for the Raiders. DHB started 25 of 26 games played in his first 2 seasons. 35recs 490yds 2TDs. He never once showed signs, flashes, moments or anything of being a #2 WR let alone a #1WR. He was targeted 40 times with 9 catches and 6 drops in this rookie year. His 2nd season he improved by being targeted 65 times with 26 catches and 3 drops. If you don't like Perriman just say so but don't insult the man by comparing him to Heyward-Bey I've seen many compare him to Demaryius Thomas and I think that's a fair one. I think the biggest issue Perriman has right now is confidence. I don't think there is an issue with self confidence I just think its a matter of not having those training camps to cut his teeth against guys like Jimmy everyday and not really getting that experience where he's taken over a game this year. Once he and Flacco get a chance to get on the same page for a full training camp like you metioned I think this guy is gonna make every Ravens fan happy with his play. AB and Green will have to make room for this kid because he's gonna rival the better WRs in the AFC North

He's 4th on the depth chart right now. Aiken is clearly in front of him but that makes the fact that he's 3rd in yards and TDs on this team even more impressive. I agree with everything else. Judging by how excited the Ravens were about Perriman in mini camps last year and actually seeing why they were so excited with his play this year, there is no doubt in my mind that Perriman would have been the #2 WR last year and probably force feed as a #1 a little bit more this year(with or without SR). With that being the case his targets per game would increase which means his stats would increase. The notion that he can't catch is ridiculous and it's hard to take any who makes that claim serious. Does he have drops here or there yes, but what WR doesn't. Hell Brandon Marshall is a notorious dropper(is that a thing lol) and he's easily a top 5-10 WR over his career regardless of the team he's played for. In fact just doing a little digging, some of the best WRs drop balls at a high rate. Dez, DT, Cruz, Welker, Crabtree and even our very own SSS, so saying Perriman can't catch is foolish to me. He's basically a rookie who hasn't had any Training Camp developmental time in 2 years. I was saying this a lot about 3 weeks ago, but I realized that he's not ready to get more snaps. I wanted him to get reps over Aiken but Perriman isn't capable of handling the slot role at this time and there is no way we'll take SR or Wallace off the field much. So he has to get in where he fits in. Those 20-25 snaps per game he gets is about as much as you can expect from him. What he has to do is take full advantage of those reps now because the Ravens are in crunch time, they can't afford to miss opportunities because Perriman isn't on the same page. I think back to the missed sight adjustment between he and Flacco in the NE game. Flacco read blitz but Perriman didn't so when Joe quickly threw the ball to him Perriman wasn't even ready. That took a easy 1st down off the board and would have placed the offense in scoring position. Instead they punted. Didn't seem like much but it was a huge play in the game imo. Aiken is the better slot WR and if Camp is giving more opportunities as has been stated than Perriman might see even less opportunity going forward.

Not saying it'll happen, but can you imagine the confidence the team and fan base would have if Joe threw for 320 yds 4TDs 0Ints and the Ravens win 31-26? 4th quarter on a cold Christmas night and Ravens down 24-26 with the crowd going crazy. Flacco leads a 85 yard TD drive and the defense actually closes the game out. The entire nation gets to witness January Joe at his best. Hey I get to wish for Christmas don't I?

yeah I saw that game too

What more does Zach Orr have to do to make a Pro Bowl?