[News] Game Recap: Bills 23, Ravens 20

[BR News]

QB Joe Flacco throws five interceptions, and the Ravens only attempt two rushes in the second half.

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[TheRavengers]

It was awful.

[Mystigo_Dragon]

Stink,... stank,... stunk,...

But, Harbs loves ya, ya know!   :eyes:

[tay0789]

The ravens offense is absolutely abysmal.

[YankeeRaven]

The run game was awful that needs to be fixed and the tight ends and recievers need to step more up and less penalties right Upshaw?

[CxM_27]

Flacco definitely missed Brandon Today.. But anyone else with me -> Ravens release Ed Dikcson & sign Matt Furstenburg from PS

[BloodRaven]

Check out Flacco's body language when Fred Jackson scores, he looks away and down, puts on his helmet and sulks into a corner. 

[CxM_27]

The offensive line has been the worst thing about our team alone with Ed Dickson & Corey Graham's covering. & What happened to the run defense today? And the passing game against an entire 2nd team secondary... We need to play better, Much better!

[ratedr]

Check out Flacco's body language when Fred Jackson scores, he looks away and down, puts on his helmet and sulks into a corner.

Body language arguments are stupid.

But Flacco was awful today, point blank. Worst game of his career. Probably should've had 6 INTs.

[steelraven]

How can you say the running game is awful when you only run the ball 9 times? If that's the case what do you call the passing game?

[gkerry]

Still early, but I blame this one on play calling. We were down 1 score in the third and gave up on the run..

[ratedr]

I don't understand why we didn't rush at all after halftime. Flacco sucked but damn way to make it known he was always throwing it.

[ncraven44]

I have been a Ravens fan since 96 living out of area i did not see whole game but they should all have to walk home except the D maybe. If Flacco is an Eleite QB he did not show it and I know all the excuses. Off Cord may need to be fired again, run the ball only 2 or 3 times in second half. Good thing is no one in their division is any good. I will be happy next win and bleed next loss. They need to light a fire under this group.

[mbakich]

Just one word: disaster!

[Militant X 1]

trash, trash, trash and more trash for 4 weeks now!

 

~Mili

[RaRaRavens]

This was a game the Ravens really could have and should have won.
Really disappointed in Flacco, oline, defense, offensive play calls.

[Ravens_Flock]

Joe Flacco = Playing like a Champion.

[CxM_27]

Also, on the positive side, can we give Torrey Smith some love? He has truly become a great #1 receiver & has shown consistent play every game.

[General Flacco]

Oh great, here come the Joe haters.

[rmcjacket23]

Instant emotional reaction...

1. Offensive line was awful
2. Offensive play calling was awful
3. We don't have very much talent to speak of at all offensively
4. I have no idea what value Ed Dickson adds to this team currently

In reality, we aren't as bad as this, but we clearly aren't as good as we were against Houston either.

Good news... Pittsburgh is bad and Cincy lost.

[M@rtinez]

People, Listen, This teams MAJOR problem is NOT Joe, Is not the Run-Pas ratio, It IS the O-Line!! This O-line stinks!! Joe is flushed EVERY play, The run game is non-exsistant BECAUSE the O-Line ISNT blocking nothing or no one. The o-line gets pushed around every game. Why do you think EVERY opponents Defensive plan is 1-Stop Ray Rice, Because all of you think jus run the ball and thats true, WHEN its working. then 2-After they stuff the #1 option we have is Ray Rice, Then they pin their ears back and send 5 and 6 man blitz's RIGHT up the gut of our sorry O-LINE. and we DONT have (especially with Q' gone) ANY big powerful strong receivers that can beat man coverage on a consistent basis. So Every opponent does the same thing playing us...Stop ray rice, first...shut the run down. and then Blitz Blitsz Blitz BECAUSE our O-Line CANT block anything. Run wise OR and especially Pass Protect. smdh

Its our O-line and the Receivers...Theyre not good. and thats our problem here. Torrey is our ONLY receiver. Just Like when we had mason in previous years...we have the same problems for YEARS. even before "Get the blame" Joe got here.

[Black n Purple Express]

They gotta get this run game moving. As of right now there is none. How many touches did Rice have?

[M@rtinez]

Joe JUST said himself on Ravens postgame live... "They played PRESS-man coverage". There you go, in order to beat press man coverage, You have to have strong physical receivers AND and line that can EFFECTIVELY pick up the blitz of those press man coverages. We can not. We dont. This offensive line is sorry, and the Receiver options are sorry too. =/

[Smothy]

Worst game of Flacco's career, possibly. He was forcing the ball all day, throwing into double or triple coverage, trying to throw to Rice when he was being covered by defenders half a foot taller than him, and being completely unaware of where DB's were on the field. At least two of his INTs were solely on him. 

But anyway...O-line is dreadful. Not sure where the flaw is there, considering they were so good in the playoffs. Is it all Gradkowski? Is it coaching? I don't know, I'm trying to figure out why they're so horrible.

The entire team played terribly today except Torrey Smith, who is far and away the best player on this team. NOBODY gets any separation, and we don't have Boldin or Pitta who could make catches in tight coverage. 

I never want to see Dickson's face ever again. You can bet if he gets released nobody is going to pick him up.

FURSTENBURG.

[BR Vices]

That was an awful game to watch. Honestly the whole team should be embarrassed about how they played today. On the bright side we are still tied for first in the division!

[Ravensallday24/7]

We suck, but it happens sometimes. O-Line simply put words cannot describe how bad they are, same with the run game. The WR's looking better every week but every time they drop the ball it is an INT. Joe is like a one man army out there along with Torrey, Ray Rice must be in a dog house or something because he has like 60 yards in 3 games. Joe just needs to stop throwing INT's or better yet WR's need to catch the ball. Every time we run like that we lose. Flacco does not have the weapons to throw 70 times a game and win by himself. Ozzie needs to pull some strings fast because these WR's either can't catch, can catch, or can't play. WE NEED WEAPONS NOW.

[BloodRaven]

Body language arguments are stupid.

 

 

Never go full ratedr.

[M@rtinez]

Ray Rice can touch the ball 100 times...And you know what? He'll get stopped 101 times IF the O-LINE is not blocking or opening anything. Anyone??

[whitecurrency20]

The offense is just, so, bad. The most puzzling part of it all is the run game. It doesn't add up. Other than replacing Matt Birk, it's the same personnel basically and they can't do anything on the ground, at all. I don't blame Caldwell for giving up on it when it showed no promise of getting anything going.

Joe had an uncharacteristic day and still almost pulled it out. The defense played solid overall after a poor first half, they at least allowed for the offense to have some chances. But my goodness, the offense hasn't looked this bad in years.

[BallsoHard622]

Flacco needs another wr bottom line. We bringing in old guys to patch up the passing game an it doesn't work. They really need to invest in a reciever. I'm not sure the front office is interested in Kenny Britt or not but I'm sure we could get him for a mid round draft pick. It's time to make a move or we're going to be looking bad all season. The only good thing about playing bad all season is we will be picking higher in the draft an can get a good offensive weapon for joe.