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    4 hours ago, Raven Quill said:

    Come on, let's call it like it is. The problem is Flacco. I'd love to see a ranking of QBs based on yards after the catch, particularly for throws over 15 yards. Some of that, of course, has to do with the receiver, but if you can hit the WR in-stride, he's going to get 5-10 yards after the catch pretty easily. But, if you throw it 4 feet over his head or 2 feet behind him so he has to make a ridiculous move to even have a shot at the ball (and then get clobbered), you get no extra yardage. Now, you can say, we won a SuperBowl with those throws, and you're right. But, it's because we had Boldin standing on his head to make those catches. And then we let him go and gave Flacco $100 million. We should have kept Boldin and sold Flacco high.

    The other problem with Flacco is that he is not a student of the game. When Peyton Manning was playing, they would show him on the sidelines after each drive and he would be reviewing pictures of defensive formations and talking with his receivers. Every time they show Flacco on the sidelines, he's on the bench by himself staring into space. He's not continuously striving to improve his game...and hasn't.

    This is spot on correct. Flacco has always been this way. Derrick Mason got so frustrated with him one game in Carolina that he literally assaulted him on the field. How many times have you seen that? Not excusing mason's actions, but it was telling. Ed Reed knew what Flacco was about too and called him out. Look, Flacco got hot at the right time. Even in that Super Bowl year, we lost 3 of our last 5 games. Cam Cameron was fired. Joe got hot in the playoffs (it was great) and then its been right back to the same old average QB play. He's never been a Pro Bowl player. In 9 years. That says something. 

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    As the field gets shorter, the QB has to make really quick decisions and make reads in tight traffic. Joe doesn't improved or make quick decisions. He has real limitations and it is affecting the team and has been for awhile. He can't put a complete game together after all these years. So inconsistent. So many do nothing but make excuses for him. He hasn't lived up to his contract - his play since the Super Bowl (that was 3 years ago) hasn't been anything special at all. That inconsistent and middling QB play with a fat contract? That's the Ravens biggest problem.

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    Changes are coming. The team (the offense) is getting booed off the field now AT HOME. If the offense doesn't produce and we keep losing this will get worse I'm afraid. I remember years ago this happened when Boller was the QB. The offense was getting booed off the field all the time and the fans cheered when Boller got hurt. Things are headed in this direction again - it feels the same. I don't remember fans loving Boller. They couldn't stand Boller.  

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    14 hours ago, flynismo said:

    We have two players left from the 10 - 11 drafts (Jimmy and Pitta) not one, and that's only because Kindle retired, Tyrod, Torrey, McPhee, and A Jones left via FA. That doesn't negate the fact we drafted VERY well those years.

    2012 got us one of the best OG in the game and a solid player in Upshaw.

    2013 is hardly busty when it got us one of the best up and coming DTs in the league, a solid starting RT in Wagner, and Juice.

    2014 yeah I'd say we did okay getting CJ, Jernigan and Crocket.

    2015 too early to say

    2016 see above

     

    So now that we've established that we're drafting as well as we ever have....what's the question again?

    You didn't establish anything. None of the above listed guys are game breakers with the exception of Osemele who is a premier guard. There are some solid players , yes but where are the stars? Where's the Antonio Brown? Where's the game breaking running back? Where's the shutdown corner? Who inspires fear and intimidation on defense? Who is the star player on this team? Who is the big name talent? The one that the Ravens can build marketing campaigns around? There isn't one. There are no guys you can look at and say "when the game is on the line, we can look to this guy to make a play and save the day"

    We are drafting some solid guys, but we aren't getting playmakers. 

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    On 10/14/2016 at 2:48 AM, ravefan52 said:

    This is a very flawed article.

    But I'll say I think the biggest reasons for the teams struggles has been mediocre drafting and it's tendancy to rely too much on old players. Almost all the best players the last few years have been at least 30+. These players are much more likely to get injured or have their physical skills diminish quickly and we've seen the results of it. You can't complain or act surprised when your 32 and 34 year old pass rushing duo (Who you pay a ton of money) suffer serious injuries and can't get pressure anymore. Or when a 35 year old tight end or 36 year old receiver, who you rely on to be your top two targets, tear their Achilles. Side note, but the Watson signing is probably my least favorite Ozzie move ever.

    Part of the reason they've had to rely on them is because the influx of young talent through the draft has been underwhelming as a whole lately. Probably an average amount of busts, but even the good ones have just taken awhile to develop. Ignoring CB and WR has been a huge mistake. And losing guys like McPhee and KO while you have a lot of money tied up to players not contributing makes it harder. Last draft was a good start (Correa was the only player I didn't like) but some great young players is definitely still needed to turn the Ravens around.

    Totally agree. OZ was great in the day - it pains me to say it, but he just isn't getting the job done any more. Look at the players teams like Pittsburgh are drafting. They pick late in the draft too. We draft guys like Perriman, Campanaro, Sergio Kindle, Matt Elam and then give big contracts to guys like Lardarius Webb and Dominique Foxworth. Our talent is so thin - there is really nothing on this team - no player you can look to as a difference maker any more. Just a bunch of guys.

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    14 hours ago, kjbmore said:

    might be looking for more than just an OC if MM doesnt work out, prob a few jobs on the line on the back of the rest of this season

    pretty sure harbs is on the hot seat and has a lot riding on this season, hence why he wasnt shy pulling the plug on trestman

    why did we hire trestman to begin with??

     

    I agree. Biscotti isn't going to stand for having the team (really the offense) booed off the filed at home on a regular basis. Harbaugh and Flacco will be sent packing if the offense can't improve. 

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    http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/overrated-nfl-players.html/?a=viewall

    Yes, Flacco does have a Super Bowl ring. So do guys like Trent Dilfer, Brad Johnson, and Doug Williams. In actuality, outside of his run of fantastic play throughout the 2012-13 postseason (which resulted in him landing a massive contract extension, by the way), Flacco has been incredibly average throughout his eight-year NFL career.

    He still doesn’t have a 30-touchdown pass season on his resume, and it’s becoming more and more clear that the success Flacco enjoyed early in his career was a direct result of him having an excellent supporting cast around him (the same can be said for coach Harbaugh). He is now the highest-paid signal caller in the league in terms of average annual salary, and in our eyes, paying a guy who graded out as the 24th-best quarterback in the league that kind of money will continue to prevent the Ravens from truly rebuilding a Super Bowl-caliber team anytime soon.

     

     

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    1 minute ago, jazz1988 said:

     

    I'm not saying the system made Tom Brady what he is or suggesting that he isn't great . What i'm saying is by the time he was bought in the league he was place in a offensive system that he was able to grow into for many years of his career. Out of all the offensive coordinator Tom Brady has work with the offensive system has stayed the same and it's totally catered to his strength.  If you take Brady out of that system and put him in a Cam Cameron offense then I don't think he's  nearly as  successful because it doesn't fit his strength especially not today.

     

    The reality of it all is I think every quarterback needs a set offensive system inorder to grow into and one that  can evolve around their strengths. I think that's one of the reason why  Peyton Manning and Tom Brady consistently  became the better quarterbacks in the league. Look at Alex Smith he was terrible before Jim Harbaugh came around but once he got into a offense that fit's his strength the guy started playing like a solid starting quarterback and even into this day he's playing in offensive schemes that fits him.

     

    I wish Joe Flacco had a system that was staple and consistent throughout his career so far. It's one of the reason why I'm not feeling the firing of Marc Trestman so much especially if the new offensive coordinator doesn't work out. Even though Joe Flacco has been a solid starting quarterback and one of the best in league in my opinion it has been troubling for The Ravens to find a offensive coordinator to set a offensive system that we all can see being run for many years to come. I thought Gary Kubiak could be that guy but he wasn't around long enough to do so and it was no other candidate at the time already on the coaching staff that could replace him. 

    Too bad we couldn't have Kubiak as the HC. 

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    8 minutes ago, LosT_in_TranSlatioN said:

    except we've only fired two of the four we've had. The other two were hired as head coaches. Nice try though.. 

    Oh - sorry. Jim Caldwell was the OC for the 8-8 2013 season. We were an offensive juggernaut (just kidding, we sucked that year on offense too). He was going to be fired and was mysteriously hired by the Lions. Enter Kubiak - the only OC that had any success here. He was OC for 1 year. 

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    12 hours ago, flynismo said:

    You'd take a guy with 3 NFL games under his belt over a proven stud; a QB who anyone with half a brain ranks in the top 10 on his worst days, and many put in the top 5? That's ridiculous.

    Yes sir. Carson Went has it - he is going to be great. Joe Flacco is not a stud - LOL. No disrespect to you. I am still chuckling over that. He's what 26-27 as a starter since the SB? I know it isn't all his fault. But man, he is an average QB. That's all he ever has been and all he ever will be. He's a likable guy, but to call him a stud? LOL. 

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    I'll tell you what - the Eagles have a gamer in Carson Wentz. That kids is already making changes at the line of scrimmage. So, he's one. Carr is another. Brady of course, Rodgers, Russell Wilson.

    Flack is OK. He's always been just OK. The deal is he is making $22 million this year and we can get the level of play he provides for less money/ That's all. This isn't personal, he simply now commands pay that is beyond what he produces on the field. 

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    25 minutes ago, Sami84 said:

    he's a lot more flawed than ALL the guys on my list. He's an inconsistent thrower of the football and his footwork is awful. He's streaky but really for the most part hes been an average QB ..sometimes awful..sometimes good..

     

    he's overpaid and its hurt us. Our record since the SB win and his contract is not a fluke. heck we almost missed the playoffs in 2014..remember kansas did us a favor?

     

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    3 hours ago, kennethyamini1989 said:

    Aha No. Suggs is the closest thing they have...but what the Ravens need to do is truly establish their identity. Are they truly committed to getting behind Flacco? If not, which it seems like he really isn't a QB that can carry the team (i went over this last week), then they need to develop another identity. right now Ravens seem lost on both sides of the ball. They dont know if they are passing/running team, and no one on defense has really "stepped up" 

    Ray Lewis said this when he retired - this team needs a leader. His words were mocked, blah blah this is finally Flacco's team now. 

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