It's Clear: Mattison Is Far Better Than Given Credit For

[ravensfan160]

I think everyone will agree that we have the better secondary and overall defense than the Texans. In the 2nd half when the Texans knew they couldn't allow us to score any more points, they went ultra agressive. They went with a lot of single safety and played bump and run coverage. On our last possession of regulation, we had a 3rd and 2, they played all out for the short pass and stopped it.

What do we do on several similar situations in the second half? We nearly crap ourselves in fear of being beat deep and allow simple underneath completitions to convert the 1st down. I'm tired of playing not to lose instead of playing to win.

Three man rushes are ok from time to time but how can it be your only defensive package for and entire half? Seriously, I think he sent 3 men about 80% of the time and 4 men the other 20%. At least mix it up a little.

My final point is this. Our CB's played very well. But nobody should be expected to cover WR's for 12 seconds. Our defense seems to have the same problem as our offense. They are too afraid to make a mistake in crunch time.

[Whitty Hutton]

[quote name='Alexir' timestamp='1292348917' post='575072']
I mean when the offense has to keep punting because they couldn't sustain a drive in the 2nd half, like always, against one of the leagues worst defenses, obviously the defense is going to have to play a lot.

Why we played prevent and let them march on us is a different story...[b]I blame everyone for that loss that isn't on special teams[/b].
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LOL the Ravens won

[Alexir]

[quote name='Whitty Hutton' timestamp='1292349635' post='575100']
LOL the Ravens won
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Whoops lol, Typo. Felt like a loss though!

[flynismo]

[quote name='Jamal' timestamp='1292345459' post='574951']
The defense played the ENTIRE 2nd half.
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My point exactly. If they do their jobs and prevent not one, but two 90+ yard drives, they wouldn't have had to play the entire second half. It's not the offense's fault that the defense was totally embarrassing out there today. Our offense had the ball THREE times the entire second half.
In fact, I just looked it up. One possession was a 3 & out (our only possession of the 3rd quarter), one was a 9 play drive, and our final possession we gained a pair of first downs and eventually punted.

I know you're saying the defense shares the blame; but I'm saying they take ALL of the blame. It's bad enough when you blow a ten point lead in the fourth quarter vs NE as we were discussing elsewhere. But to blow a 21 point lead .... disgusting.

[flynismo]

[quote name='Alexir' timestamp='1292348917' post='575072']
I mean when the offense has to keep punting because they couldn't sustain a drive in the 2nd half, like always, against one of the leagues worst defenses, obviously the defense is going to have to play a lot.

Why we played prevent and let them march on us is a different story...I blame everyone for that [s]loss[/s] poor display of ravens football that isn't on special teams.
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We dominated TOP in the first half. The defense was practically just getting warmed up when the second half came around. The defense cant use the "we were worn out" excuse, unless they are using it in the context of "the Texans offense wore our asses out". No excuse for giving up multiple 90+ yard drives in the same half.

[Ravensfan23]

[quote name='flynismo' timestamp='1292345121' post='574930']
you cant be serious. The defense was given a 21 point lead. The defense also only allowed our offense to get on the field once in the 3rd quarter.
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To be fair to the defense, they were playing one of the best offenses in the NFL. They were on the field for 55 plays in the second half, that total is as many or more then 8 other teams had for the entire game.

In that 3rd quarter the Ravens defense was in bend but don't break mode after that KO Return for a TD. Yea the defense gave up a lot of yards in the 3rd quarter but only 6 points came out of it. At that point the score was 28-13, if the offense puts together at least one time consuming drive that results in 3 points, it probably puts the game away at 31-13 in the 4th quarter.

You could blame the defense, you could blame the offense, but at the end of the day everybody has to take a little bit of the blame with the exception of the Special Teams imo.

The offense has to run more then 16 plays against one of the worst defenses in the NFL. The offensive line just has to be better. period.

[Jamal]

[quote name='flynismo' timestamp='1292353492' post='575260']
My point exactly. If they do their jobs and prevent not one, but two 90+ yard drives, they wouldn't have had to play the entire second half. It's not the offense's fault that the defense was totally embarrassing out there today. Our offense had the ball THREE times the entire second half.
In fact, I just looked it up. One possession was a 3 & out (our only possession of the 3rd quarter), one was a 9 play drive, and our final possession we gained a pair of first downs and eventually punted.

I know you're saying the defense shares the blame; but I'm saying they take ALL of the blame. It's bad enough when you blow a ten point lead in the fourth quarter vs NE as we were discussing elsewhere. But to blow a 21 point lead .... disgusting.
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The defense just isn't that good anymore.

I expect more out of the offense against a pass defense that got ripped by Sanchez.

[Bltravens]

[quote name='flynismo' timestamp='1292353492' post='575260']
My point exactly. If they do their jobs and prevent not one, but two 90+ yard drives, they wouldn't have had to play the entire second half. It's not the offense's fault that the defense was totally embarrassing out there today. Our offense had the ball THREE times the entire second half.
In fact, I just looked it up. One possession was a 3 & out (our only possession of the 3rd quarter), one was a 9 play drive, and our final possession we gained a pair of first downs and eventually punted.

I know you're saying the defense shares the blame; but I'm saying they take ALL of the blame. It's bad enough when you blow a ten point lead in the fourth quarter vs NE as we were discussing elsewhere. But to blow a 21 point lead .... disgusting.
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Not a chance, after each drive the Texans scored on we got the ball back. And each time we got the ball back after they had scored we gave it right back to them. You can play the 99 yard drive on the defense...but theres no way you can blame the defense for getting ripped on when the offense had 4 first downs in the second half.

[BALTIMOREFLACCO]

[quote name='flynismo' timestamp='1292345311' post='574937']
10 TDs and 1 INT when we blitz ... You're right about that, things happen when we blitz.
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1. Those are false statistics. Please don't try to validate your point by making up stats.......If you don't believe me watch some film, I use NFL rewind, Ray's pick six in CAR was a blitz , Chris Carr's last night was a blitz, two in Miami were blitzes, both Ed Reed picks against Buffalo were blitzes. Probably more, but those are all off the top of my head.

2. Touchdowns when we blitz come in the red zone so you can say that about any team.

3. Did you watch last night? Schaub could not handle blitzes in the first half, Mattison shyd away from pressure, we blow a 21 point lead. Enough said.

[flynismo]

[quote name='BALTIMOREFLACCO' timestamp='1292356914' post='575392']<br />1. Those are false statistics. Please don't try to validate your point by making up stats.......If you don't believe me watch some film, I use NFL rewind, Ray's pick six in CAR was a blitz , Chris Carr's last night was a blitz, two in Miami were blitzes, both Ed Reed picks against Buffalo were blitzes. Probably more, but those are all off the top of my head. <br /><br />2. Touchdowns when we blitz come in the red zone so you can say that about any team. <br /><br />3. Did you watch last night? Schaub could not handle blitzes in the first half, Mattison shyd away from pressure, we blow a 21 point lead. Enough said.<br />[/quote]


I'm quoting what Jaws said last night. Until I look at it for myself, I can't take someone else's word for it that those examples were the result of a blitz. Wouldn't want to accuse you of making up scenarios.
And Matty didn't shy away from pressure any more than he did at any other point in the game; at least not significantly so.

[beenridinwit'em]

im good with Mattison as my DC, but great coaches are measured in the adjustments they make and ability to match wits in their gameplanning. After it was beyond clear that the 3 and 4 man rushes weren't gettin home, i think you have to say "screw it and start blitzin," it was evident that we weren't gonna stop them regardless. so i think he has to, with schaub sittin back like its 7 on 7. At least he wouldnt have to worry about harbs sayin anything, b/c it seems like he ain never got anything to say to cam