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In what universe would you even consider it a bad call to score, especially when trailing, in Q4? That is seriously messed up. I'd say it's easy to have 20/20 vision after all is said and done, however, you don't know if they would have scored a TD on any play after that. Defense should have held, that's it.

In fact, check out the balls on Juice, pushing it down the middle and lowering his shoulders! It's generally fun to watch him, because he has what I imagined an AFC North team should have - pure guts and hard nose.

In what universe would you even consider it a bad call to score, especially when trailing, in Q4? That is seriously messed up. I'd say it's easy to have 20/20 vision after all is said and done, however, you don't know if they would have scored a TD on any play after that. Defense should have held, that's it.

  10 hours ago, jravens1313 said:

That pick in the end zone was the interception of the year IMO. Webb went max effort on that play, and that layout catch in traffic was beautiful. Watching in the stadium, I couldn't believe he came up with the catch.

Yeah, that was an awesome play by Webb.  I was really glad to see him make such a big play.  In my opinion, he has gotten a lot of unjust criticism by fans this year.  I think it's because he's been solid, but hasn't made the splashy plays.  Pretty impressive for a defender to make the top 5 catches of the week!

I'm with you on Webb. He wasn't perfect, but he's played solid this year. However, he's missed out on flashy plays so far, up to this one. But what a beauty!

A very well written article.

"I'd like to see someone go up to Yanda and suggest that he lacks passion for football. That would go well."

-You and me both, John. You and me both.

Though I'm not always a fan of Flacco, as he has made his fair share of boneheaded decisions, and sometimes he can be frustrating, I do like his demeanor. It doesn't necessarily give him tremendous entertainment value, but if you get subtle humor, you can appreciate him nevertheless.

As to Ray, I have tremendous respect for him as a player. What he has accomplished on the field in the 17 years he played is phenomenal. Almost all the Ravens fans from where I am love the Ravens because of Ray originally. He's also great with inspiring passion in others, and his talks are so potent in energy, it's awe inspiring. However, at the same time, if you only take the words, they have no structure, and half the time make no sense. If you transcribe them, they lose almost 100% of their value, because they are somewhat about the impression and little about the message.

In terms of coherence and sense, Reed over Lewis any day.

I love his potential and his competitiveness! He will be tested this year, and I do not expect that he will have a perfect sheet to show for it, but he's doing more than well enough right now, and I can see him becoming even better over time.

Morgan Cox as president, Benjamin Watson as VP, and Ed Reed as Secretary of State.

Tavon Young was the surprise of the game. I love the kid!

Bye week couldn't have come at a better time. I hope by the time we play the Steelers, Mosley will be back too and Stanley, Yanda will be back to full strength and the OL will have time to gel.

5 minutes ago, The Mom Gene said:

This sounds like "scapegoat talk", but it's not. I saw to no-call PI's by the Jets yesterday, a no-call facemask on Kenneth Dixon too. A couple of ticky tack holding penalties, even though I know that we are committing some too. But officiating is horrendous. Bruce Arians is right. And the NFL better get a handle on it. All of the changes that this game has faced (including the CBA) is causing a ratings plummet.

Don't forget the late hit on Flacco, when he was already in the white. That and the facemask were most attrocious.

On 17. 10. 2016 at 6:25 PM, 81Jimmy said:

I agree with the penalties and not to blame Young. Missing pressure is to be blamed above. I am not sure Stanley would fix the problem. I think o-line is out of sync in pass protection. And this will take a few games and also time Joe feels comfortable and gains confidence on it. I rather expect painful next game - hopefully it will be enough. See if Bye can help to recover.

Oh, how right you were! Tavon has had a solid game again.

And watching yesterday was downright painful. I'm not sure what the Ravens need to do to be able to competitive this year. Too many things to even list. But at least get the OL fixed, or get Flacco playing in full body armor, because he's not going to live out the year with the protection he's been getting. Sure, he's playing badly, and inconsistently, and throwing off the mark even when there is no pressure. Hope the bye week is long enough to get Stanley and Yanda back and long enough to get Flacco out of the habit of playing scared.

How exactly do you propose offense scores when Flacco is getting so beat up that for a moment I couldn't tell him apart from Ryan Tannerhill?

We really really really need Yanda and Stanley back. And I'm not even talking about need them to win some games, I mean we need them so that by end of season there are no little Flacco orphans.

He's a tough guy generally, but he was playing so scared it was cringeworthy.

14 hours ago, Minionhunter said:

It's the O-line. Joe was hit on seven straight plays. The center repeatedly lets defenders hit Joe stratight off the snap, and or steps on his foot straight off the snap. There is no blocking for the run game unless they are holding.

The refs didn't do us any favors but they pretty consistently didn't call any pass interference. They also let players get hit out of bounds.

Well put. As soon as I heard that both Yanda and Stanley are ruled out, I got somewhat depressed.

On defense, only one of four starters started for linebackers, but that's one unit that wasn't horrible. I like Orr. He performs generally well, even though he was supposed to prevent that touchdown. The others, especially Za'Darius Smith and Judon - there's A LOT of room for improvement, but I think they show some promise. I like Tavon Young! But we're quickly running out of DBs again this year. We were lucky to get #22 back so quick off a concussion, but then lost Young to ne and Webb to hamstring injury.

DBs, OL, and WR drops are the major issues I am seeing.

Lol, let's hope "penalties" gets benched this week.

I'm all for Penalties being a healthy scratch this week!

Have biggest complaint with penalties, and am not the first person on here. Zachary Orr played well, especially considering he was missing CJ. Jimmy Smith played big, it hurt that he was hurt. Wouldn't lay all the blame on Tavon Young, yes, he did get beat, but there were serveral other moments, where he came up big. Really need to do something about the OL. I want Stanley and Yanda back! Not sure what their injury status is. With Ronnie, I'd say patience - they keep telling us he could play, but we heard that already. He was wearing a walking boot not long ago. How often do you wear a walking boot when you have a minor boo-boo?

J.smith L.webb S.wright all need to be bench or cut we need new corners

Lardarius Webb is a safety this season, and he's saved us at least one TD last night.

Ronnie Stanley back on the football field is the best news I've heard all week!

No injury worries me quite like Marshall Yanda and Ronnie Stanley. Including the big names, like Wallace and Smith Sr. Wallace I believe will play. Smith Sr is able to play through pain, so if it's at least a bit structurally possible, you will be hard-pressed to keep him off the field. However, even if he's not playing - Aiken has had a painful drop, but we've seen him do well last year, when nobody else was. We have Breshad Perriman, who is not perfect, but he is promising.

On the defensive front, I would really like to see Mosley back. It takes some experience and confidence to call the plays as MIKE, which is something beyond physical ability. How bad is the hamstring?

Well, he's my favorite third-year guard/centers with a collective 13 starts. Way to go, John!

Congratulations to Detroit!!! And obviously, to Justin too ;) Good luck there dude!

Ravens would have won all their games, if they weren't making some of the mistakes they've been making. Mosley caught an INT, but then fumbled it just short of endzone, resulting in a touchback. Perriman didn't put both his feet down (though, from what I've read, a lot of it was on the defensive technique applied), Wallace made some drops, Aiken should have caught the ball a week ago. It would have been wins. Dot your I's and cross your T's and you're set. If Ravens keep getting penalties and dropping balls, it doesn't matter if Jesus is the OC.

If things aren't going well, you'll always have a scapegoat. But Ravens are still a winning team this year, and still, people were frustrated. Therefore, hopefully, an OC change will help. Only thing I'm worried about is, how long it takes for Mornhinweg to change the O performance, and whether it's for the better.

I'm really concerned about the OL injuries, especially on the left side. Stanley, please be good and come back! Also, hope that CJ makes it back alright. Hamstring is a pain in the backside (literally), but he's making progress. Yes, the fumble was horrible, poorly timed, and ultimately cost the Ravens, but I'm sure that one won't happen again! And how many INTs is it this year? Was that a third?

Terrible towel, Big Ben is a friend... are you going to let that go down easy and take it? Let it sink in.

What happened to those down the field attempts with Perriman? A catch here, a drop there. Need to take advantage of his speed.

Need to have time to throw down-field.

Sure, there are a couple things that I'd like to see that aren't happening yet, like Ravens scoring more points, and keeping more than a score ahead of the opponent. I don't care who scores them - whether the offense, or we get it on pick-sixes, safeties, and returned fumbles, or blocked field goals. I'm not picky.

However, let's face it; the reason the teams we played have a combined record of 1-8 is BECAUSE we won the games. If we didn't, the teams would have a combined record of 4-4, which is not phenomenal, but it isn't too bad either, this early in the season. And we've got two of the wins on the road. Say what you say, but Ravens have a 3-0 record right now. And what matters are the wins, not points for style.

4-5 I mean, obviously.

Sure, there are a couple things that I'd like to see that aren't happening yet, like Ravens scoring more points, and keeping more than a score ahead of the opponent. I don't care who scores them - whether the offense, or we get it on pick-sixes, safeties, and returned fumbles, or blocked field goals. I'm not picky.

However, let's face it; the reason the teams we played have a combined record of 1-8 is BECAUSE we won the games. If we didn't, the teams would have a combined record of 4-4, which is not phenomenal, but it isn't too bad either, this early in the season. And we've got two of the wins on the road. Say what you say, but Ravens have a 3-0 record right now. And what matters are the wins, not points for style.