DenverRaven

I think it's still West. West has some polish that Dixon doesn't quite have yet, and they both have the ability to bowl over people. The 1-2 punch could be deadly if we learn to scheme it right. Still think Dixon could be a #1 in the coming years.

Pretty sure you're the real w1zard around here now. That is oddly specific.

You do realize we'd have no LT right now, right? Like, we'd literally have Hurst out there every game. The negs are because you don't seem to understand how hard LT is to pick up. The fact that Stanley is out there starting, with a rookie LG next to him is pretty much unheard of. The Ravens were the first team to start a rookie at LT and LG in 25 years. They aren't prefect? Whine harder, because otherwise you get Hurst as a permanent fixture. He also missed the last 4 games with an injury. Pretty sure an 80% Stanley is still better than Hurst.

At this point, Flacco still seems pretty scared back there. He's tossing some errant throws, and he's pretty hesitant in general. I don't think that's a indictment of his final years here though. I think that's more an indictment on a poor OL and his new injury history. People who want him gone better get over it. He's here for at least a few more seasons, so maybe start cheering for his resurgence, rather than his demise. Complaining will not change that. We need an OC that will be here for a couple years, and we need the OL to gel. Run game + OL = better Flacco. This has been proven over and over.

Sports radio out here was just saying that outside of Wolfe, Elway's day two picks have been almost all flops. Their late rounders are great though. and CHJ was a UDFA.

My two cents; Kubiak leaving had a crippling affect on our rebuild, and Joe's play. Joe doesn't get a pass on his poor play, but he does get a crutch this season coming back from a major injury, and for dealing with the Trestman carry over. He also has to deal terrible line play, and no run game. That does not excuse his play under pressure, overall. It's been a disaster. But, I imagine he's pretty much done with getting hurried every single play, and having no time in the pocket. This leads to a huge drop in his usually steady confidence, and therefore we see his mechanics go out the door, and his demeanor drop like a rock. The dude is flat out rattled. He's playing scared. How do we fix this? I think it's pretty clear --- OLine + Run game. We need an OC who will go this route, and Trestman was never it. I think Trestman was a slight desperation move, and Kubiak leaving crippled the organization last season, and again right now. It set our rebuild back by two years. If Joe is throwing 25-35x a game, I think he can be the guy who we know he can be. Until then, I don't know much changes. This team has a ton of potential over the coming years, but it is going to take a solid scheme for Joe to get his play back on track.

No thanks.

I hope he plays. I just hope it doesn't create any longer term issues. I'm sure he's going to want to though, but I do think Mallet can get it done this week. If Mallet does play, I just hope it's the last time this year.

He's not practicing again today. Soooo... In all honesty, it's best to just rest him through the bye at this point.

There was that 4 game stretch when Fat McKinnie got his ish together and helped us win a SB.

Dude made over a $100 mil in his career so far. "Ruined"

Not to mention, he had an MRI, so if it was more serious, they'd already know. He good. Brady had a shoulder injury for a decade.

So true. This place is somewhat more rational than some other forums, but we added a lot of fans in the 2011-2012 seasons, who clearly weren't around when things were really bad. People complain about Jimmy, or Wright, but do they remember Frank Walker? People complain about Flacco, but were they here when our coveted QB was actually a bust? People complain about our offense still, but do they remember when the D was tasked with actually having to win our games? In hindsight, while I do miss the defensive dominance, I still think we're a better team when balanced. We're not great this year, and we haven't been great since 2012, but we weren't great (for a long stretch) then either. Not until it mattered most.

I'm just hoping he catches the ball. Fumble or pass.

Other teams are handling their losses ok. I mean, the Vikes are ... well that's an outlier, but you're absolutely right that our depth needs to step it up. Even with the 2014 secondary, we won 10 games and almost 2 playoffs games. The line is a serious issue, but if they can hold on the next two weeks, I think the bye comes at a perfect time.