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You can say this and you can say that, but it comes down to not scoring when you're in the red zone. Sure Flacco deserves some of the blame, but how many incomplete passes in the endzone have we seen, that should have been completions. There were 3 today, I believe 3 against the Broncos, and at least 1 against Oakland. I am sure there are more, but those are the ones that come to mind. Even missed field goals have come back to hunt us. I can't blame Tucker for tonight's miss, but if he makes that suddenly we are in field goal range to win the game, instead of needing a touchdown. And last week the missed field goal was a deciding factor in the out come of that game. This afternoon I was listening to the radio and someone said that the receivers need to make plays, catch the tough pass, make one guy miss and again that didn't really happen.

I wonder if Cleveland scored after Webb's interception was called back. That could be the difference in the game.

It's starting to feel like the 2013 season all over again. Too many important players are watching from the sidelines. I think during that last drive Arrington, Webb, and Davis were out. Add in offensive players like Smith, Gillmore, Perriman, Campanaro, and Forsett and it just becomes too much. But even with the injuries I think its pretty clear that Pees needs to go

Well Davis is out and Webb questionable to return.

While they probably would have gotten in, was I the only one confused why he wasn't down at the one, instead of a touchdown?

Every offense thrives when they are able to run. Yes, 2013's oline was a lot worse, i was just using that as an example of what will happen when you try to force the run when there's nothing there. But until last night our tackles have looked terrible.

According Hensley Campanaro's injury doesn't seem to be that serious. Today he was seen walking around. http://espn.go.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/22445/ravens-wr-michael-campanaro-is-out-of-the-wheelchair

In many ways they definitely looked better, but the defense was in Flacco's face way too much It was good to see Trestman finally use playaction at the end of the game but am I the only one wondering why Flacco isn't throwing more passes to Forsett. Do they not trust him as a receiver? For years throwing to the running back was a huge part of the Ravens offense and it is supposed to be a staple of Trestman's offense. Yet, we are seeing it used. Even after they were playing without Gillmore, Smith and Camp, and the offense needed playmakers.

Well trying the force the run, when its not working will kill your offense. We saw it a lot in 2013 and we have seen a lot of it in the first half of games. I don't think Trestman wants to stop running the ball but when you need to make a comeback and your running back is only averaging 3 yds a carry you need to throw it.

My Irish Ravens shirt didn't do the trick last week so today I went without any Ravens gear . Well except for my black and white hat, but I bought that hat right before the win over Denver , so it always goes on during games.

Yeah, they were two stupid turnovers by Flacco. And I am still scratching my head when I see some of these plays Trestman calls. But I was pretty amused when Forsett ran on first down and lost a yard. My first thought was why aren't we running playaction plays in these situations, and the next first down they ran a playaction play and got 11yds.

Valid point, but outside of Green Bay and New England I can't think of many teams that have looked good.

I haven't seen all their games but the 49ers and Colts games I have watched they looked like they had no business being in the NFL. At least the Ravens have been competitive.

Stop watching. I was going to go into a long explanation about how most of the salary is going to guys like Flacco and Yanda. And how 2014 was a really good draft. But it's kind of pointless. Just stop watching

Am I the only one that is confused. After reading Harbs comments it sounds like Perriman only got his knee scoped. So is Harbaugh hiding the surgery? Even though most news outlets have reported about it. Or did NFL.com have a false report?

Proof that PFF doesn't tell the entire story. Boldin has 112 yds and 12 catches in three games. This guy is supposed to be their number one receiver and have is averaging less than 40yds a game. I haven't watched the past two games but against Minnesota he looked like he didn't even want to be on the field.

On the practice field they originally diagnosed it as a bruised knee, but how many times have the doctors on the field got it wrong and the next day reported that its worse than they originally thought. Perriman sprained his knee, and it takes 6-8 weeks for that to heal. 8 weeks after the injury he returned to the practice field. A few days later during practice he re aggravated it. What is strange about that? In sports, this same scenario has probably played out thousands of times, but people are acting like its a big deal.

If they do decide to add another receiver it will probably be Ross, because he has NFL expericece or Butler because he had a very strong camp. I doubt they are going to bring in a guy that looked good at the end of some preseason games. Two things you should already know about Ozzie. He isn't going to spend a lot of money on other team's free agents and he isn't going to pay a lot of money for a player he thinks he can replace with a cheaper option. And signing Flacco hasn't to a long term contract hasn't changed that.

Yes, but Harbaugh even said it was a sprain/strain. Does it really matter what kind of sprain it was?. It takes 6-8 weeks to recover from one of these injuries and exactly 8 weeks after the injury occurred he was back on the practice field. I usually doubt a reporter when they say something like "according to my sources" but most of the time they are correct. And given the time frame of the injury, and the walking boot Perriman was wearing when Hensley reported the injury its hard to say he was wrong.

If they don't plan on resigning him in the offseason they are basically getting something for nothing. You don't see it too much in football, but you will see a lot of baseball teams trade away players that they don't think they will resign. Chicago needs to rebuild and if Jeffery isn't in their plans they might as well get something out of him by trading him away. If they are going to trade him its going to come down to who is offering the best deal, Personally, I can't see giving away two draft picks with 12 weeks left in a contract.

Exactly. I don't know why people are trying to make it a bigger deal than that.

Usually I shoot down suggestions but if Miami was looking to trade him I think Ozzie should think about it. He would come relatively cheap, considering he is still signed to his rookie contract. And unless Perriman is put on IR I think he will play this season. Stills just gives Flacco another weapon while he is out, and next season when Smith retires.

Williams, Graham, and Pollard. 3/4th of the Super Bowl winning secondary were free agents. And outside of Rice Flacco and Smith, there were a bunch of free agents on that starting offense. Sure it would be nice to see more homegrown talent on defense, but since the Super Bowl the team has lost a lot of guys to retirement and guys being overpaid as free agents Yes, there have been some bad draft picks, but you made a good point, its hard to draft stars when you are always drafting at the end of each round. But the 2014 draft was probably one of Ozzie's best. It probably ranks just behind Ogden/Lewis draft and the Flacco/Rice draft. And if Perriman and Williams become the players everyone thinks, this draft could be right behind them. Add in Davis and Boyle, and this was a solid draft.

Am I the only one that misses Pitta? I feel like Pitta would have, at least attempted to, pulled that ball in to beat Denver, And he would have pulled that ball in, to get a first down. These young tight ends have a lot of potential, but they have a lot of growing to do. Flacco definitely has his flaws, but with the defense struggling we need offensive players to make plays, and right now Smith and Flacco are the only ones doing it.

You want to play Pittsburgh at their strongest, but with the Ravens struggling you can't be upset that you are going to face Vick over Ben. Let's be honest, the Steelers could be 2-5 about time Ben comes back And outside of The Pats none of the AFTERNOON teams look real good