[News] Game Recap: Browns 24, Ravens 18

[BR News]

Similar to before the bye, the Ravens defense couldn’t get the Browns off the field in the final minutes.

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[Crusader]

This is Johns team.

[Ed Reed 20]

Well this team sucks

[baru643]

Season is going to be over if they can't wake up and play some football. Where is the running game?

[Black n Purple Express]

<br />Ravens lost. Watch we'll hear the following: we gotta do better, we have to get off to a fast start, we practice hard, we don't like losing, I thought it was the right call. I'm tired of all of these sayings. I want answers. <br /><br />Why we only get a 1st down on 3rd down? Why did you attempt to fix a run game that really didn't need fixing? Why we getting false starts and bad penalties on drives that could get the defense off the field? Why the offense only appears in the second half of the game? <br /><br />Why is Juan Castillo still apart of this team? Give him the Cam Cameron exit. (Hopefully this happens tomorrow) Why on our first downs or second downs we aren't getting first downs? Where is Joe's protection? <br /><br />So many questions?

[ncraven44]

In danger of missing playoffs. You want to talk about playoffs, playoffs,playoffs. Let's just try to win a game or go for draft choices or fire some people.

[Crusader]

Get use to it because the next two years we play better divisions this this year.

[Samhain1967]

Watching the Ravens is like watching Pop Warner. The only run plays they seem to have are dives and stretches. No misdirection whatsoever. Maybe use the new fullback, do some counters or sweeps, mix it the fuck up.

[TheRavengers]

Why does all the bad karma happen to this team?

[singin1]

Deen Pees - where in the hell is different defensive looks and BLITZES?!?!? It is obvious Harbaugh has got to put down the pom poms and be a coach instead of a politician. The Ravens suck and I am a huge fan. There were times where Flacco once again couldnt hit the side of a barn, let alone feel a pass rush. And why oh why is Harbaugh allowing Juan Castillo to change our run blocking scheme?!?! Enough of the man love Harbaugh, stop bringing in your "buds" and look at real coaches how can make a real difference in this team.

[singin1]

Furthermore, where in the hell is the quick release plays? Flacco pit pats around in the pocket way too long. MVP last year and he is playing like a rookie this year. It is week 9 and chemistry HAS to have been built with his offense by now. And Oh, Flacco, instead of hanging on the bench, look at some game clips and get the team pumped. It appears you are popping Xanax prior and during games and you look TOTALLY disinterested.

[rmcjacket23]

Get use to it because the next two years we play better divisions this this year.

Impossible to know that.

[TrooRavenFan]

I am absolutely disappointed in every loss besides the dreaded season opener. All of them were winnable games, but what has disappointed more is......our lack of run game. You can blame everything from the O-Line to Obama Care at the end of the day...stars/leaders make something out of nothing and pave the way. You can blame Flacco all day, but when your offense is "one dimensional" (no run threat) you caN expect the Loss column to pile up quick in the NFL

[GageRage]

More like Offense cant score rather then defense holding out

[singin1]

I hate to say it but Ray Lewis was right. Harbaugh with all of his "nonchalant" comments really shows that he is out of touch with his team or doesn't understand the REAL problems. Call it the way it is, we suck.

[reed20fence]

Clearly zone blocking isn't working. Go back to the power game. You have one of the best pulling guards in the league and the best FB in the league. It's not rocket science!

[singin1]

We lack leadership in all phases of coaching as far as I am concerned.

[05vw]

the season is officially over for us, if we cant beat the browns and the steelers then how are we even supposed to beat the bengals who are great this year? and harbaugh needs to take charge of this team and hire real coach's or else he will be the one gone from this team before anyone else will. you hired all these players and then let them go....you should of gotten a good player from the start instead of just messing around wasting time....ughhh better do smething big next year.....just trade for larry fittzgerad or something

[rmcjacket23]

More like Offense cant score rather then defense holding out

True, but we already knew the offense was bad. And if you take a bad offense and put it against a good defense, you aren't going to do well on offense.

 

But again... we already knew that. If you told me we would score 18 points in this game, I'd have told you we would win.

 

The defense was far more disappointing today to me. The Browns sustained solid, long drives for the entire 1st half, and we struggled on 3rd down. Anytime we needed to make a stop, we didn't.

 

I'm finally believing what I didn't think I would believe... this years defense has more talent, last years defense had more heart.

[SenseiRaven]

The zone blocking schemes have got to go - the Browns front 7 were to big and fast to deal with in that type of scheme; even the CBS commentators were saying how ridiculous it is to be using it. The Offensive line can't be the problem all the time; it's how they're being told to block that is the common factor, and the only other major change from last year.

Castillo and Spags both need to find another place to go; problem is that Harbs is too loyal to dump them. After 9 games of the same thing, you'd think they'd figure out being last in the NFL in rushing with most of your SB O-line returning that something else is the issue. Granted, McKinnie was a bust, and Gino is young. But they're getting beat on almost every series; Flacco was probably the leading rusher today. What does that say about our blocking up front?

[PurplePlague52]

2 weeks to prepare for the Browns.. Bravo to John Harbaugh and the coaching staff..What a disappointment!

[rmcjacket23]

the season is officially over for us, if we cant beat the browns and the steelers then how are we even supposed to beat the bengals who are great this year? and harbaugh needs to take charge of this team and hire real coach's or else he will be the one gone from this team before anyone else will. you hired all these players and then let them go....you should of gotten a good player from the start instead of just messing around wasting time....ughhh better do smething big next year.....just trade for larry fittzgerad or something

What does trading for Fitz solve? We would probably be worse, not better. If you think our offensive line and defense struggles now, wait until we have to cut good players in order to afford somebody like him.

[johnmike72]

It`s only going to get worse.

[TrooRavenFan]

Michael Huff was cut for a couple of bad plays so why does this methodology not apply to our beloved running backs?!?!?!?!?! You can blame Castillo and the O-Line all day but Ray Rice has been HORRIBLE "all year" to include the Super Bowl #AppaledFan

[4evermore23]

I put this loss on flacco his slow start missing on those key passes early in the 1st quatee set the tone for the entire game. We start to slow on offense and we need to scrap tht zone blocking crap

[RavensNation3478]

FIRE HARBAUGH AND HIS BUDDIES HE HAS HIRED!!!

[Purpleghost23]

5 letters...Shame

[d1957w]

FIRE Castillo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ty745]

if its anybody you know thats on this forum and trolling this forum talking bout we need to change the o line or we need a different RB every time we lose and then the coaches go ahead and fulfill yalls wishes and u see trding somebody or do yall really have scheme for the running game all everyone keep saying is change the oline how is that even being specific we dont need any shanges no more we just need to win yall getting people traded and not even being specific on how u want the running game to change or the o line

[Ravenshine]

Its painful, its frustrating. But on the positive, there was some momentum at times. To go an entire game without conversions would have been awful. Glass is half full thank you very much. More work to do? Yes. More to study on "whats working/whats not" during this week by the Ravens team and coaching staff? Yes. A new shot at it against Cincinnati next Sunday? A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y. Things could be better, but, things could be worse. Take what you got and build with it.