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A few years back, the Ravens were prepared to have Matt Katula take over at RT had they had 1 more injury, but I don't recall it ever happening to the Ravens. They did have an oddball collection of skill-position payers in at OL for the final play at Atlanta in 2010, but that was for a lateral play. The video is still available on Gampe Pass.

Lewis played 3 ST snaps. I think your understanding/reporting of the 7 linemen is correct. And it's honestly too much of a risk to enter an NFL game with 6.5 linemen. I guess we might have seen Crocket Gillmore at RT or perhaps a DL at guard had the need emerged. An intriguing possibility would be Brett Urban at Tackle. He has the size, and is underutilized on defense, but he would have had to relearn how to play without holding.

OK, here are the details now posted on the play with 9 men on defense. I wanted to wait for the top view to see what happened on the sideline, but I think this is about 95% of the information I'll be able to provide when the coaches video becomes available. http://russellstreetreport.com/2016/10/03/filmstudy/9-men-field/

I agree, physicality and pass rush are the ways to beat the fade, kinda like Simith on Crabtree vs. the 49ers in SB XLVII. Webb was off the field for what I assume was concussion protocol from the previous play. So yes, Lewis was the safety on that side. He reacted late and took a shallow angle to the goal line rather than a path to the back of the end zone..

Yup. It's unreal, but it happened. Maureen and I record the members of the secondary at the game, since it's easier to get there than from the broadcast when we get home. To do that, we watch who is coming on and off. If I'm recalling correctly, we saw 2 players start to come off, then turn and run off. My guess is it was a case of a botched/changed package call they failed to get corrected in time and they also failed to call a timeout. No one in the media, including the announcers picked up on this, so I want to detail the play before I tell you exactly when it occurred. I promise an update to the defensive article when I do it.

Most of the issues I have with this game were schematic and coaching, but my thoughts are in this article: http://russellstreetreport.com/2016/10/03/filmstudy/ravens-derek-carr-no-pressure/ To give you some highlights: 1. The Ravens OL selection was atrocious and they did not correct it in game. I can't understand why Lewis was active and did not play. The Ravens didn't run any unbalanced schemes or have other complexities that would have been difficult for him whether at guard or tackle. 2. The pass rush turned in the worst performance in years. 26 of 35 drop backs had Ample Time and Space (ATS) and there isn't any coverage scheme which can mask that. 3. There were 3 coaching oddities. I agree with going for 2 (Q3, 2:46). Like everyone else, I would not have accepted the UR penalty. But inexcusably, the Ravens had a snap with only 9 defenders on the field. I'll offer more details after I study the coaches video. They have had 10 defenders a handful of times, but I searched my database, which extends back to the beginning of 1999, and there were no other snaps with 9 defenders. 4. The Ravens played their first dime and quarter snaps of the season. The results were good (offensive hold, incomplete), but they had just 1 snap of each. 5. Both of the TD passes that beat Shareece Wright were perfectly thrown. There is no defending that fade. The game-winning TD saw Wright beaten on a double move, but Kendrick Lewis (in for Webb) took a terrible angle to the play and could not help. Wright got juked out of his shoes on the play, but the ball was dropped right in the bucket and probably would have been a TD anyway. Time in the pocket was a big issue as was the lack of a 6th DB on the final drive.

Here are my comments on Hurst from the Oakland game last year: Hurst: James started at LT and had another tough day as a pass blocker. I’m going to assume many of you don’t want to read the specifics of the pressures he allowed, but in case you are a glutton for punishment and want to make sure you get your money’s worth from your Game Pass subscription, here are the time references: Pressures: (Q1, 10:29), (Q2, 7:51), (Q2, 0:51), (Q4, 14:00), (Q4, 7:43, half charge), (Q4, 0:26) QH: (Q3, 6:50, 2/3 charge) Holding: (Q4, 15:00, incorrectly identified as Osemele) The OL played much better than against Denver and allowed Flacco to be knocked down just once. There was significant supplementary pass blocking on both sides by eligible receivers–8 set blocks (where the receiver stayed in) and 5 chip blocks (where an eligible receiver initiated contact) on the left side. There were also 8 set and 4 chip blocks on the right side. Those blocks have an offensive cost. Scoring: 70 plays, 59 blocks, 4 missed, 5.5 pressures, 2/3 QH, 1 offensive holding, 40 points (.57 per play). With an adjustment for quality of competition, that’s a D.

I don't agree this is cast in stone, nor do I believe they need to go through the whole game if they start with Hurst at LT and it isn't working. --Lewis to LT --Lewis to RT, Wagner LT --Wagner LT, Yanda RT are all possibilities. With the team 3-0 and this game having significant tiebreaker implications, they can't give it away if Hurst isn't getting it done. If Lewis plays somewhere, I'd handicap it right now as: 50%: Lewis/Jensen/Zuttah/Yanda/Wagner 20%: Wagner/Jensen/Zuttah/Yanda/Lewis 30%: Some other combination with Lewis at LG, of which not all would include Hurst at LT.

I'm very excited about it. No QB will even throw a pass to his assignment, yet he has the ball skills to pick up a tip-drill INT. Life is good.

They won the last 4 RS games and the first playoff game in 2010, culminating with the WC win at KC.

Comment was a tongue-in-cheek bashing of my Eagles fan friend and his ridiculous roulette system. I'd say they are 40-45% to go 5-0 as of now.

Using the Roulette strategy of a certain Eagles fan who shall remain nameless...No, it is virtually impossible for the Ravens to go 5-0 since that would happen randomly only 1 time in 32. The fact that the Ravens have won 3 straight makes them soooo due to lose, it's important everyone who reads this starts to bet a progression (1, 2, 4, 8...) to assure themselves of a 1 unit win very soon. I wonder if he feels that way about the Eagles too. To add some color (red or black in his case), he was prepared to make 9 consecutive bets at roulette to try for that 1 unit ($5) win with a top bet of $1,280. Did he hit a bad streak? Of course, and that was a $2,555 loss. Anyone playing the betting system (known as Martingale) should expect 1 such streak every 322.7 spins (perhaps 8-12 hours depending on the speed of the game). I tried to talk him out of it and helped him simulate it, but he had to touch the hot stove for himself.

It would help to have a little more pass rush, but I think this game will hinge on the effectiveness of Pierce and Williams who will be charged with shutting down the run and will also be on for a number of pass attempts. Brandon Williams, as often as not, should be Osemele's assignment (when playing RDE with Pierce). They are going to need to find a way to create some pressure personally to support Suggs, Smith, and McClellan. The dynamic will be different on passing downs where Jernigan becomes the key with (based on last week) Guy, Suggs, Mosley, and Judon/Smith/Doom.

It looks like the injury to Lewis happened on Gibson's interception return (Q4, 5:31) from a helmet-to-helmet hit from Skuta near the right sideline. Lewis sat up then got up under his own power and walked to the sidelines with change of possession.

I see what you're saying, but I don't think would get called very often. To draw a flag, he would have to get outside Joeckel's body and make it obvious. The more pertinent thing about those 2 pass rushes was how he was twice chipped effectively (pancaked, moved 2 feet).

I've got a review of his 6 snaps in my article on the defense. It's set up with (Q, T) references so you can follow along on Game Pass. http://russellstreetreport.com/2016/09/26/filmstudy/defensive-notes-jaguars-week-3/

Reported as in the concussion protocol today. It must have happened on the interception return by Gibson, when he took a big hit. Lewis had a good game. The Ravens need him back ASAP.

This. Jernigan took over the game versus the Jags in Q4.

For those interested, here is my piece on the defense this week: http://russellstreetreport.com/2016/09/26/filmstudy/defensive-notes-jaguars-week-3/ Some high points: The Ravens played an amazing 4th quarter of defensive football, one of the best in team history. The totals: 15 offensive plays for the Jags, 4 total yards, 4 sacks for 26 yards, 4 drive-ending PDs (Mosely, Jernigan, Jernigan to INT Young, and Webb to INT Orr). The pass rush allowed Bortles Ample Time and Space (ATS) on just 4 of 13 plays despite the fact they used a 4-man rush on 11 of those 13 plays. There is a play-by-play of the 6 snaps with Correa on the field. He's got a lot to work on. Detailed look at the twist/stunt action with Jernigan and Guy (each had a sack as the underneath guy). Terrell Suggs had 28 pass rush snaps and made a big contribution including 2 sacks and the pressure that induced the pass intercepted by Mosley. Tavon Young has made a huge contribution the last 2 weeks, during which time he has not been targeted in 33 non-penalty snaps.

He's been a lousy pass blocker as well, which is something the Ravens need badly. Any of our 4 top RBs was supposed to be a good 3rd down back, but as of now, that's Juszczyk.

That's actually one of the more difficult things to assign (responsibility for targets), and to do it accurately I'd have to wait for the coaches video on Tuesday. So I don't try to record it for the database, only when I'm looking at some DB for a single game or when a player has played a limited number of snaps over several games.

Here is a graphical representation of scoring by my system for Urschel/Jensen/Zuttah in 2015 and Zuttah in 2016: http://russellstreetreport.com/filmstudy-ravens-offensive-line-grades-by-game-2015/ http://russellstreetreport.com/offensive-line-grades-game-2016/ Zuttah outplayed both players in 2015 (I know Jensen's time was at LG) and that's part of the reason I am surprised by how quick the change is being made, but by all appearances, it will not be Zuttah Sunday.

Per Jeff Zrebiec: Exact quote: "That would be a good question for Jeremy. There’s no injury there. Jeremy’s fine.”

You're not reading too much into that. If that's what was said, I would also interpret as Harbaugh is pissed. Whatever the reason, this may accelerate personnel changes.

Here is a possible interpretation of this announcement: 1. The Ravens were previously on the fence about replacing Zuttah this week, probably more for issues of line communication and Urschel's health. 2. After watching Jensen (or Urschel) perform on Wednesday and Thursday, they have concluded he's ready. 3. The coaching staff conferred after practice Thursday and agreed they would make the move to Jensen. 4. They want to tell Zuttah and as a veteran give him the opportunity to process the change with a day off. This also keeps it from being a distraction at practice. 5. They want Jensen to get the practice reps with the walkthrough. 6. Zuttah may or may not be active on game day. If he is inactive, Hurst and Urschel will be the backup linemen. If this is indeed how it's going down, I think the move is uncharacteristically fast for the Ravens. I also think it comes with significant continuity risk for the offense, but I trust the staff has taken everything into consideration in making the move.