Our run plays seem gimmicky. That's like 3 sweeps out of the gun. Either Trestman is over thinking the run game or our run blocking on all levels is crap. Kubiak must be a wizard because he makes any run game look good.
I don't understand our running game. Is the O-line bad, can Juice not block? I've not seen us run with a lead blocker at FB once.
3 minutes ago, PurpleCity5 said:I don't think Joe is truly 100%, he couldn't move as well as he usually does and he was throwing flat footed a bunch of times.
There's no way he's 100%. He came back really fast from an ACL/MCL tear.
Good: Defense was great except for one great play by Tyrod. Shoutouts to Shareece Wright for making like 4 or 5 open field tackles/tackles for loss. Happy to see BP, SSS, Suggs, and Pitta on the field.
Bad: Initially the offense was moving the ball but really sputtered for pretty much half the game. I think we passed the ball 2/3 of the time prior to the last drive. I don't know what the gameplan was. Maybe it was take advantage of the Bills secondary because maybe that's their weak link? The passing game seemed to really slow down once the Bills started bringing a lot of pressure and running the ball effectively always slows the pass rush and opens up play-action. I would like to see a more balanced approach on offense going forward.
Ugly: Nothing was really ugly.
1 minute ago, KBoum said:do you guys think the vikes take the german WR ? would be bold TV lol
They did LOL.
1 minute ago, TurkishRaven said:I missed the draft but I see only 3 4th rounders and a 5th rounder, what happened to our 5 4th Round picks??
CB Tavon Young at 104, WR Chris Moore at 107, T Alex Lewis at 130, DT Willie Henry at 132, RB Kenneth Dixon at 134,
Just now, bMore Heathen said:Agreed, our biggest weakness was pass rush. I'm really pleased that we brought in a lot of versatility to the edge. A good pass rush makes the secondary significantly better. I really like what we're doing, although I would have liked an ILB, but I'll take what we've done!!
Yea last year after Sizzle went down, our pass rush was god awful. I firmly believe it cost us 3 games. Need good rotation because you can't count on Sizzle anymore to be the guy to harass the QB so we need a squad to do that.
Just now, jazz1988 said:Forsett is cool but he is in this 30's now. The rest of the guys you mention other than Richardson don't even have the upside that Dixon has right now . Richardson hasn't been good since his rookie season with The Browns so there's no way The Ravens can bank on him returning to form. LT has shown flashes but has had consistent issues with staying healthy,and Buck Allen played well but i'm not sure if it was enough to prevent The Ravens from drafting a second/ third round talent like Dixon in the fourth.
I'm gonna disagree with one thing you said. Richardson wasn't good his rookie season, he was meh.
Getting a lot DE/OLBs. Sizzle said he was at the tail end of his career plus he's coming off another achilles. Need a lot rotation because he can't play as many downs as he used to.
Just now, Cville-Raven said:mcshay just said our fourth round may be the best he's ever seen
It better be with all those picks lol.
I don't mind the Dixon pick because our RBs aren't great right now. Forsett has one more year here and is coming off injury (still our best back), Buck's main value comes out of the backfield, LT can't stay healthy, West still has to show more, and Richardson is a really low risk high reward if he is better than he was.
As for the wideouts, the front office obviously wants a lot more speed hence Moore. SSS is retired after this year, Aiken, Wallace and Perriman are ensured spots for this year at least but everyone else can easily be cut.
Just now, Rockys said:IIT everyone who is complaining about not drafting Jack would be the same people complaining if Jack gets hurt and can't play anymore.
True that but I still wanted since he dropped out of the 1st round. Worth the risk to pair next to C.J. Anyway I'm not mad about the Correa pick. He'll make an impact immediately with Doom and Suggs still here. He'll probably become a Doom/Kruger type player.
I hope we trade back into the 2nd round with all those 4th round picks we have. We've got picks to trade so we better do something with them.
If Elam pans out, he'll just became like Will Hill because they are the same type of safety. Why hope for Elam to become a good SS when you already have one. Also Will Hill is only 26 and Elam is 24 so is not like age is a factor. Also Elam is coming off a torn acl!!!
Hill isn't great in coverage and at times was late to his spot but...There better be more to this because Hill at SS (his true position) and Weddle at FS would have been baller. Now the FO just took a massive step back by relying on Elam (who is coming off a torn bicep), Webb (two torn acls, obviously lost a step), and Lewis (who never really looked good out there). This is probably the dumbest move the FO has made in recent memory. God, I hope they prove me wrong. I'm livid right now.
Schaub was getting absolutely killed out there. Good thing this season has been long gone or I would actually bother to comment about our screw ups and how we got screwed. It doesn't matter so on to the next game.
Seriously people. 55 yards, swirly winds, slippery field. It would be amazing if he made that kick.
Guys lay off Schaub. Both his picks were tipped balls. It's incredible difficult to stop that without completely altering the trajectory of your throw. Some of blame should go to Schaub and some the O-line especially on the 2nd one. As for the pick 6s, Schaub has to be incredibly unlucky to the point that it is laughable and sad.
Also don't forget that the refs STOLE a TD from us. We shouldn't be surprised because bad refs cover bad games/teams.
Shareece Wright has been pretty good after the SF game. They just showed Shareece Wright arm around Harbaugh walking out the stadium. Always thought it was strange that Harbaugh tore into him after SF; was really messed up. I guess Harbaugh really believed in the guy, go figure.
Tucker can't make 50 yarders at home but he does make game winners. (overtime or time running out) lol. Upshaw though wow. He looked so fast and that speed rush. Defense (mainly) and ST get the game ball. Props to Dean Pees.
Can't even be mad. I laughed at that Dumervil penalty. So absurd.
And Kendrick Lewis sucks.
Brooks needs to get healthy so he can get much needed playing time. We need to know if our free safety of the future is even on the team because Lewis has been underwhelming. Dropping a game sealing int wouldn't be a big deal if he was at least making some plays in the passing game.
Kendrick Lewis is supposed to be a ball-hawking safety; well I have not seen that all year. Possibly the worst free agent signing based solely on expectations. Oh and of course another personal foul penalty dooms us. No discipline, no playmakers.
Zuttah is questionable to return. Don't know if we can go into the shotgun anymore.
Urschel in the game yikes
At least they weren't in the shotgun.
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The 1st quarter was the obvious awful.
The D for the last 3 quarters was the good.
The running game is the obvious bad. Since Trestman took over, our run game has been poo poo.
*We got super lucky with that penalty at the end. You can't say that he was definitely taunting Webb. I feel for Pryor because we would be livid if that happened to us.