Next up: Packers

[Cville-Raven]

Suggs an Doom gonna hunt

[Gordo52]

No. No he didn't.

I can only remember a couple times where he screwed up. I guess he played better then last week which isn't saying much. I was kinda distracted today so I didn't focus on him the whole time, the consensus around here is that he did play terrible so I'm wrong.

[Ragin'Raven]

I can only remember a couple times where he screwed up. I guess he played better then last week which isn't saying much. I was kinda distracted today so I didn't focus on him the whole time, the consensus around here is that he did play terrible so I'm wrong.

McKinnie is definitely gone after this game. He might still be on the roster, maybe, but he won't be starting next Sunday or any of the rest of the games (barring injury to Monroe).

[Static]

Our Pass WILL have another field day. Terrell 'DPOY' Suggs with 2+ sacks.

[busterblue52]

We're giving up too many big plays right now. That and ARod is not a good combination.

 

I have been waiting for you to make a stupid post so I can say 'YOU KNOW NOTHING YOU KNOW NOTHING' I will keep waiting :D

[JO_75]

Clay Matthews has a fractured thumb. Unknown how it will effect his status for Sunday but that would be a big loss if the Packers don't have Matthews on Sunday.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/06/source-clay-matthews-has-fracture-in-thumb/

[Guest Im An Ozzie Newsome Guy]

Relevant...

 

[twitter]MikeGarafolo[/twitter]: "Packers LB Clay Matthews suffered a broken thumb today. Unclear whether he'll be able to play through it."

[SecretAgentMan]

Relevant...

 

[twitter]MikeGarafolo[/twitter]: "Packers LB Clay Matthews suffered a broken thumb today. Unclear whether he'll be able to play through it."

If he misses the game....

 

That packers defense isn't spectacular to begin with. Shields and Hayward are good, and so is Raji and Perry, but we played a better defense today.

They will try to single Torrey, but I don't think they can....

 

Should be a fun game to watch if the Offense starts up fast

[Tank 92]

Clay Matthews has a fractured thumb. Unknown how it will effect his status for Sunday but that would be a big loss if the Packers don't have Matthews on Sunday.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/06/source-clay-matthews-has-fracture-in-thumb/

 

 

Relevant...

 

[twitter]MikeGarafolo[/twitter]: "Packers LB Clay Matthews suffered a broken thumb today. Unclear whether he'll be able to play through it."

 

 

He'll probably play and have one of those "club hand" bandage jobs.

[Tank 92]

If he misses the game....

 

That packers defense isn't spectacular to begin with. Shields and Hayward are good, and so is Raji and Perry, but we played a better defense today.

They will try to single Torrey, but I don't think they can....

 

Should be a fun game to watch if the Offense starts up fast

 

 

Torrey, Dragonfly, Brown, Doss, Thompson, Dickson(what!!!) and Joe with some time to throw........... priceless.

[Guest Im An Ozzie Newsome Guy]

Should be a fun game to watch if the Offense starts up fast

 

Well, I'm hoping with Jacoby Jones and Marlon Brown in there, with Eugene Monroe blocking Flacco's blindside, this offense should start to get rolling, especially against a mediocre defense like the Packers. That isn't too much to ask for, right... RIGHT?!?!?

[purplestart]

Yeah, I'm not sure what's up with him so I'm going to wait and see. He's not looking right so he could still have lingering effects from the injury. We'll see. I just don't think he played very well. I'd rate him as average this game and very close to below average. He had some nice runs and it helped. I just can't say he played awesome or well. That's all. 

 

He had a critical fumble that could have lost us the game. Granted, Joe had a pick 6 but that's not on him. It's not his fault McKinnie let the guy behind him. If it wasn't a pick 6, it would've been a fumble for a TD. That's another argument, though; not one for this thread.

 

I think Flacco and Rice could have a very nice game against GB. 

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ground-Game-Has-Best-Showing-Of-Season/42f5ddfe-023d-470c-b03f-785a7dc9a781

[baltimoreravensfan4life]

I think people really underestimate the Packers offensive line. They're rated as the eighth best pass blocking offensive line, according to PFF. If the Ravens are going to find success against Rodgers and the offensive line, it will have to be due to good coverage. When that line is asked to block for 3.0+ seconds, Rodgers tends to drop at a high rate. I suppose that's true of any quarterback, but especially Rodgers. 

That means the Ravens cornerbacks are going to have to step up in a major way. Even though Webb had some struggles today, I trust him to get healthier and be able to play better against Jordy Nelson or James Jones. I also really do trust Jimmy. He's been consistently playing his man well. People just like to hate on him because he makes a mistake or two a game, but he is silently becoming a great cornerback. That leaves Graham, and unfortunately, he's going to have the toughest match-up with Randall Cobb. I worry about whether or not he'll be able to contain him, but we shall see, I suppose. I think the Packers will have a fairly good game through the air, even if the Ravens stop the run, because of the plethora of weapons.

I am very excited to see our offense. Eugene Monroe will finally be in there, and his ability to handle blocks one on one should really open up the rest of the offensive line. They'll need to have a great game against Raji and Datone Jones. I hope Clay Matthews is okay, but I will not be sad if he's out against us.

We will also likely have Jones and Brown back. I know the Packers have a great cornerback in Shields, but I don't think he'll contain Torrey. No one has yet. I honestly doubt Heyward and would love to see Torrey match up with him. Either way, the speed of both Jones and Smith should really open up the middle of the field for Brown. With how weak the safeties are, I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see our deep passing game open up.

I think we should be encouraged by the success the Lions had against the Packers WITHOUT Calvin Johnson and Nate Burleson. Stafford was working with worse weapons than what we had, but the receivers struggled mightily with drops. I can definitely see Flacco having a solid day. I also think the defense will do alright. The Lions contained the Packers well enough to force five field goal attempts, and their defense isn't as good as ours.

I think this will be a very tough game, but it is winnable.

[GrimCoconut]

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ground-Game-Has-Best-Showing-Of-Season/42f5ddfe-023d-470c-b03f-785a7dc9a781

So what's your point? You know you're supposed to add more to a comment than simply putting a link? I don't know what you're trying to say.

[cobrajet]

Start Monroe immediately and pray Jacoby and especially Marlon Brown get back. Hopefully Dickson gained some confidence because we seem to be sticking with him.

[The_11th_Raven]

1. Establish Run Game

 

2. Protect Flacco

 

3. Win On 3rd Downs

 

4. Put Pressure On Rodgers

 

5. Create Turnover

= RAVENS WIN

[K-Dog]

This game........

 

 

 

I dunno.

 

We COULD win and we SHOULD win, but it seems we can be our own worst enemies.

If our O-line makes holes for Ray and Pierce and stops making holes for the defense we will win.  Otherwise.  Not so much.

[Sami84]

we cannot let rodgers get out the pocket and have time to launch. our secondary and in particular elam will be picked apart.. we have to seal his escape routes. our secondary is below average.

[admartian]

Pressuring Rodgers may not be the key, he's mobile and smart enough to know what to do when his line fails,. It's sticking to coverages - which we have shown we can't do consistently. webby is not 100% and imo, is a bit of a liability the longer the progression goes. Might be the injury, might not.

 

But our secondary will get eaten if there's not better execution from them, because our pass rush is solid to say the least.

 

On offense, what I wouldn't give to hive Flacco some time to throw...

 

I'm considering Rice/our running game a lost cause. Yeah there were 2 TDs, but they were in the 1yrd line. And his YPC is still well below average, and still goes down too easily. But, Rice is still fairly handy in the passing game.

[saved72907]

It has been reported that Aaron Rodgers received a phone call from Terrell Suggs today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHrod2skYPo  :bitenails:

[admartian]

It has been reported that Aaron Rodgers received a phone call from Terrell Suggs today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHrod2skYPo  :bitenails:

Dunno man, A-Rd is pretty sly himself. :)

 

WIll be a great battle for sure. I jsut fear for our secondary.

[saved72907]

Dunno man, A-Rd is pretty sly himself. :)

 

WIll be a great battle for sure. I jsut fear for our secondary.

I don't think it will be pretty, but I believe we'll find a way to win. I would love to see Suggs and Dummerville sandwich sack him.

[admartian]

I don't think it will be pretty, but I believe we'll find a way to win. I would love to see Suggs and Dummerville sandwich sack him.

If Flacco stays upright and doesn't bonehead a few picks; we win. Giving Flacco time to dissect the field (as with any other Franchise level QBs) I can see us scoring fairly easily.

[bmore187]

I think Jordy Nelson is gonna abuse whoever he lines up against.....

[PolishRifle]

Pressuring Rodgers may not be the key, he's mobile and smart enough to know what to do when his line fails,. It's sticking to coverages - which we have shown we can't do consistently. webby is not 100% and imo, is a bit of a liability the longer the progression goes. Might be the injury, might not.

 

But our secondary will get eaten if there's not better execution from them, because our pass rush is solid to say the least.

 

On offense, what I wouldn't give to hive Flacco some time to throw...

 

I'm considering Rice/our running game a lost cause. Yeah there were 2 TDs, but they were in the 1yrd line. And his YPC is still well below average, and still goes down too easily. But, Rice is still fairly handy in the passing game.

 

Two Thirds of our first downs came from us passing the ball (stats don't show it, but with the exception of a couple bad throws, Joe was very sharp today). The running game didn't look good at all like you already pointed out. I do believe, that about half of the touches Rice got today should've been short passes. Ray is still a good receiver and shifty in the open field, while he had a lot of trouble finding holes in the Fins Dline, even when the Oline (in 2 cases that I can remember) actually opened up opportunities for him, which leads me to believe that he isn't 100% either.

It's odd to see Ray fumble so often all of a sudden also.

In the end we went back to running the ball more often (a good thing), but reverted to very conservative playcalling (bad, imho). You can't just run on every single 1st down.

 

I was pretty harsh on Joe after the Bills game (he deserved it). But, I have to say, that in this game he made the offense look good (well..better than it is). He was constantly getting hit or having to deal with a ton of pressure and yet managed to deliver some huge throws. Hopefully the addition of Monroe will atleast help the Oline out a bit and we can actually see our offense take off.

[Malkavian Raven]

With our run game going, I think we'll have a great shot at winning this one at home.

[ravefan52]

We need the Monroe and KO to play and the receivers healthy. Defense must apply pressure on Rodgers and limit their big plays. The secondary is usually really good as keeping the receivers in front of them and not allowing anything over the top. As long as we keep the game close we will have a good chance of winning it.

[busterblue52]

We know who Ray Rice is. When healthy he is a top 8 RB he is versatile and electric. Hes not healthy right now and many people have hopped off the bandwagon. This guy is our season at this point.. We know the defence will be good we know what Joe brings with LIMITED options but Rice is the key and god forbid this offence gets healthy and does what they are expected because this team will be dangerous.

[Gordo52]

Webb > Cobb
Smith < Nelson
Graham - Jones

If that's the way we're gonna cover them I'm confident with Webb on Cobb. Nelson will probably abuse Jimmy. Jones & Graham should be an interesting matchup. I'm confident our LB's can cover their TE's.

Our DL > OL.

We actually match up with them well. I'm just scared of Rodgers ability to extend plays and just make stuff happen.

Not gonna be easy but I think since it's at home we got this.

[qredett]

Webb > Cobb
Smith < Nelson
Graham - Jones

If that's the way we're gonna cover them I'm confident with Webb on Cobb. Nelson will probably abuse Jimmy. Jones & Graham should be an interesting matchup. I'm confident our LB's can cover their TE's.

Our DL > OL.

We actually match up with them well. I'm just scared of Rodgers ability to extend plays and just make stuff happen.

Not gonna be easy but I think since it's at home we got this.

Its really not that simple. They have Aaron Rodgers.