Militant X 1

Sooooo, it is a combination of the coaches not utilizing the personnel properly?

I also think that it is a combination of these coaches not utilizing their personnel properly as well.

Not one receiver on the roster is "that guy" to me. Not one! Middle of the pack cats.

On Monday, Head Coach John Harbaugh was asked whether the Ravens’ three losing seasons over the past four years is a result of having a quarterback gobbling up a large chunk of the salary cap, limiting the teams’ ability to retain key free agents or sign others off the market. “Yes, there is no question about it,” Harbaugh said before outlining the two scenarios that successful teams typically have. Either a team has the young quarterback who is playing well on his cheaper rookie deal with other established veterans around him, or a team has a high-priced quarterback who essentially carries the team. Yes, he takes up a lot of salary space, but he is supposed to raise the level of those lower-priced players around him. So the truth is finally confirmed by the coach huh?

The man went from being a main receivers with a few TD's last season to a nobody this season. What a drop off! He'd use him properly and have Aiken looking like a pro bowl receiver. Nothing wrong with that! Go get that $$$.

He may be Grapple. In nearly all of his pressers, he mentions being or always being "friends" or "pals" with coaches and players.

Waiting and watching...

Who says?

Grapple, everything flows from the top down! Same leadership at the top....same results on the field! SMH!!

That's some UgLy stuff!

Same coaches, same losing mindset, same lame excuses for why they can't get it done. Brace yourselves!

Wallace is a decent receiver but definitely not a "go to guy" or a legit "playmaker" in my personal view. Now that SSS is gone....which receiver can you truly hang your hat on and say hands down that "this cat brings it every game?" Interesting! Because in my view, Antonio Brown fits the category of being a "go to guy," "speedster" and "playmaker" all rolled up into one. And a few other receivers fit that description to me as well (i.e. Julio Jones, A.J. Green).

I like Wallace but he's just not that, "playmaker" cat to me. Going forward w/o SSS, would you guys consider Wallace to be your "go to guy?"

You may need to elevate your thinking as to what true "playmakers" are cause ONLY Steve Smith, Sr. fits that description.

Cause it was a couple of years ago. This is a what have you done for me lately league.

I like Gilmore.

Typical Tank. lol HAPPY NEW YEAR!! The 1-14 Browns who definitely played in a meaningless game as well as the Ravens was ballin' vs the Steelers Stamp.

Fixed it for ya!

You know the answer to that question! C'mon now!

"If we can carry the man to the post season?" Are you serious??? THANK YOU!! It is a team sport. So, when his "team" was 4-6, Aaron Rodgers, the QUARTERBACK or the so-called "leader" and "face" of the franchise came out and made the following statement to the press; "I feel that we can run the table. I really do!" He then elevated his own gameplay as the QB in those remaining games and his teammates followed his lead. Look where they are now!

I agree! Way too many excuses being made for the Ravens piss poor gameplay today!

It's not that I can't get with that specific train of thought. That just comes off as another weak-minded excuse for the Ravens piss poor game play to me. I get all of that hard fought loss on Christmas Day against their hated rival and in their stadium jargon. However, the reality is that these are extremely well paid professionals that have a job to do and knew it had to get done. They get the schedule prior to we fans so they knew that they'd be on the road and away from their families and friends during both Christmas Day and the New Year. The Bengals also had nothing to play for from an emotional and a playoff standpoint and yet, found a way to get up for that game against their foes and sent them a message in doing so. Maybe being in front of their fans gave them extra motivation? But, remember, the Ravens also had motivation to play well....they talked all week long about finishing with a "winning" season of 9-7 and then of course there's....Steve Smith, Sr. They came out with a blah attitude and mindset and it showed in their gameplay.

So how do you explain the 5-9-1 Bengals performance today? You know...since they also had to play in this "mean nothing" game as well?

It's been like that nearly all season. Again, what we saw today from my view was nothing new. Our coaches seem to be uninspiring not just today but in general.

Ravens finish 8-8. So, the team wins 3 more games than they did last season, miss the playoffs again and we're still talking about the same issues in here over and over and over again. That's brutal!