Official vent thread vs Falcons

[allblackraven]

I just want to rant about laying off the gas pedal on O when we have a big lead! other teams like the Broncos do not care they just keep putting up points, we need to do the same.

Broncos up by 25 and manning still slinging it, if we did this we would be the bad guys for running up score smh....

I don't mind jumping on lead then killing time for the rest of the game. W is all that matters.

[BmoreBird22]

on a side note, I'm positive we won't resign Torrey unless he is dirt cheap.

He's the first receiver the Ravens have drafted that's been productive for the duration of his short career, so something tells me you're wrong on that one

[Florida Ravens Fan]

I don't mind jumping on lead then killing time for the rest of the game. W is all that matters.

Yeah it's about the W, but they could of let Flacco break the record against Tampa but noooo, they had to play it nice.

[BmoreBird22]

he needs to play or get traded at this point.

The Ravens drafted Mosley, who's turning out to be much like Willis and just being dominant from day one and just re-signed Daryl Smith. Tell me exactly where he fits into the rotation when those two play over 99% of the snaps. He's still not good at getting off blocks and isn't exactly strong against the run, so him not being active while sitting behind two good linebackers is nothing worrisome. Besides, what would he fetch in a trade? Nothing to make it worth it

[BSHU_Miami]

Alford was excellent with his coverage. Pretty much ran the route for Torrey, but Torrey did pretty much nothing to fight for position and was fine with allowing Alford to just cut him off and keep him to the sideline. A mixture of excellent coverage and a lack of fight from Torrey

if anything, Torrey should have held his arms and took the penalty. You have to at least fight for it, Derrick Mason was real good at this. However to their credit, that TD on 4th and 9 was just beautiful, by Joe and Torrey. Hopefully that helped the connection grow stronger.

[baltimorefan328]

I dont think this should go unnoticed...When is the last time Flacco followed up an amazing game with something other than a question mark or clunker. As has been mentioned, his 1st INT could have seen Torrey do more to break that up, and his 2nd INT was a bad throw, but followed what should have been a TD pass to Torrey if he hadn't dropped it. Flacco actually looked pretty sharp for a second consecutive game, threw over 250 yards and 2 TDs following 300 yards and 5 TDs. Flacco is currently 14 TDs to 5 INTs. Even though he had a couple head scratches this game that if the WRs do more may not have even occurred, you gotta like the consistency Flacco is beginning to show this year.

 

And yes, it was against 2 bad defenses in a row, but how many times have we seen Flacco follow up a great game with a terrible game against a bad team. It's not perfect yet, but Kubiak is bringing a semblence of consistency to this offense and Flacco seems like he's starting to bring it. If he can string together a 3rd good game in a row in Cinci, this offense could seriously begin to take off

 

Also, dont look now but Flacco is projected for 32 TDs and 11 INTs...thats not too shabby in my book

[DomMcRaven]

I dont think this should go unnoticed...When is the last time Flacco followed up an amazing game with something other than a question mark or clunker. As has been mentioned, his 1st INT could have seen Torrey do more to break that up, and his 2nd INT was a bad throw, but followed what should have been a TD pass to Torrey if he hadn't dropped it. Flacco actually looked pretty sharp for a second consecutive game, threw over 250 yards and 2 TDs following 300 yards and 5 TDs. Flacco is currently 14 TDs to 5 INTs. Even though he had a couple head scratches this game that if the WRs do more may not have even occurred, you gotta like the consistency Flacco is beginning to show this year.

 

And yes, it was against 2 bad defenses in a row, but how many times have we seen Flacco follow up a great game with a terrible game against a bad team. It's not perfect yet, but Kubiak is bringing a semblence of consistency to this offense and Flacco seems like he's starting to bring it. If he can string together a 3rd good game in a row in Cinci, this offense could seriously begin to take off

Agreed. I'd like to see Torrey be more aggressive, but that's all up to him. If there was ever a game where Flacco needs to have a good consistent performance, it would be this coming one against Cincy, especially with the way they stunk up the joint in Indy (so did we when we played there, but not as bad as them but still). 

[Dewy101]

The Ravens drafted Mosley, who's turning out to be much like Willis and just being dominant from day one and just re-signed Daryl Smith. Tell me exactly where he fits into the rotation when those two play over 99% of the snaps. He's still not good at getting off blocks and isn't exactly strong against the run, so him not being active while sitting behind two good linebackers is nothing worrisome. Besides, what would he fetch in a trade? Nothing to make it worth it

Neither is Daryl Smith. Arthur is actually young and can develop but Smith is regressing. He wasnt very strong against the run last year but coverage skills were great. This year he's been bad in both phases. Arthur should at least be active and get some special teams reps if the coaches don't think he's ready or fit this scheme he should be traded.

[Static]

Neither is Daryl Smith. Arthur is actually young and can develop but Smith is regressing. He wasnt very strong against the run last year but coverage skills were great. This year he's been bad in both phases. Arthur should at least be active and get some special teams reps if the coaches don't think he's ready or fit this scheme he should be traded.

 

Daryl Smith is fine and played well today. Also Arthur Brown doesn't do Special Teams or else he would be doing them. Mainly because Orr is a far superior Special teams player. 

[Dewy101]

Daryl Smith is fine and played well today. Also Arthur Brown doesn't do Special Teams or else he would be doing them. Mainly because Orr is a far superior Special teams player. 

Smith is not fine he's graded out as one of the worst ILBs in the league. Brown does do special teams. He did last year you can't tell me that Orr is on the field just because of special teams that doesn't make sense. If Daryl or CJ went down Orr isn't a guy people would be comfortable with. Why did we spend a 2nd round pick on Brown if he can't make any type of contribution to the team?

[Inqui]

Defense played lights out overall. Overall a great game.

However, I still despise Pees conservative crap in any 2nd half we happen to have any kind of lead at all. One bad coverage by our secondary & then the Falcons would have been right back in the game. That does happen when you abandon your aggressive style and go into a soft mode.

I am, though, an equal opportunity basher in this case because Kubiak did the same conservative play calling too. Despise that lack of any put them away mentality on any side of the ball.

Jacoby. man, don't know. he's really pressing now & it is showing.

I actually didn't mind the defence softening up near the end. I think the DBs were told to not give up the big play or let the receivers go out of bounds. The result was then an incomplete pass or some more clock getting killed off.

Same story with Kubiak. Don't force anything, and let the clock die naturally.

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to bringing in a more aggressive DC as I think they'd make a better complement to our offensive system. And between Rex Ryan, Dennis Allen and Will Muschamp to just get started,if we don't go more aggressive in the offseason it won't be for a lack of options.

[codizzle]

Smith is not fine he's graded out as one of the worst ILBs in the league. Brown does do special teams. He did last year you can't tell me that Orr is on the field just because of special teams that doesn't make sense. If Daryl or CJ went down Orr isn't a guy people would be comfortable with. Why did we spend a 2nd round pick on Brown if he can't make any type of contribution to the team?

In a situation where daryl or cj went down, or wouldn't be the one coming in... Albert McClellan would be

And yea simply out Orr is on the gameday roster over brown simply because of special teams. Idk how that's hard to understand

[Dewy101]

In a situation where daryl or cj went down, or wouldn't be the one coming in... Albert McClellan would be

And yea simply out Orr is on the gameday roster over brown simply because of special teams. Idk how that's hard to understand

Your missing the point Daryl hasn't been very good. Brown had special teams experience last year a rookie undrafted free agent is a better player than a second round pick? If thats true it seems like they are already admitting that Brown was a miss.

[Tru11]

people still blaming torrey for stuff he cant do nothing about lol.

[Ravenslifer]

I dont think this should go unnoticed...When is the last time Flacco followed up an amazing game with something other than a question mark or clunker.

 

That's a good point - not that stats ever tell the whole story, but all of last year he managed just 5 games with a QBR above 90 and just 6 games with a completion percentage of 60 or above.  This year, he's already got 4 games with a QBR above 90 and 5 games with a completion percentage above 60.  He's definitely playing much more consistent football, and this is with 2 rookies playing on the o-line in place of Osemele and Monroe.

[codizzle]

Your missing the point Daryl hasn't been very good. Brown had special teams experience last year a rookie undrafted free agent is a better player than a second round pick? If thats true it seems like they are already admitting that Brown was a miss.

I'd have to go back and see again what brown was asked to do on special teams and what Orr has been asked to do to answer that part correctly

And I still stand by the notion that they want smith there beside Mosley to take some pressure off of him... Not necessarily in making plays or ability but in leadership/leading the defense/etc.

[arnie_uk]

people still blaming torrey for stuff he cant do nothing about lol.

i heard he dropped a td and didn't make an attempt on another pass leading to an interception. Why isn't he to blame?

[beanfigger]

i heard he dropped a td and didn't make an attempt on another pass leading to an interception. Why isn't he to blame?

Had he done both of those things better, we would've had no turnovers in the game. It doesn't let Flacco off the hook for the bad throws (one of which came directly after Torrey's drop), but a little help might have been nice. To be fair to Torrey, him breaking up or miraculously coming down with the first INT would have been a great play. He allowed the DB to force him all the way to the boundary and get on top of him for the route, but I give a lot of credt to the defensive player for that one. Finally, someone realized what Torrey does on half our pass plays and made a (legal) play to stop it.

[arnie_uk]

Was the drop td difficult catch?

[H8R]

Torrey Smith could have saved an INT if he wasn't soft and anticipating a big hit from the safety .

[H8R]

Was the drop td difficult catch?

No, catch it and score a TD. Ball was placed about numbers high leading him to the endzone.

[H8R]

That's a good point - not that stats ever tell the whole story, but all of last year he managed just 5 games with a QBR above 90 and just 6 games with a completion percentage of 60 or above. This year, he's already got 4 games with a QBR above 90 and 5 games with a completion percentage above 60. He's definitely playing much more consistent football, and this is with 2 rookies playing on the o-line in place of Osemele and Monroe.

QBR... Passer rating... Two different stats.

[H8R]

people still blaming torrey for stuff he cant do nothing about lol.

Can't catch the ball? Someone else is responsible for that?

[redrum52]

i heard he dropped a td and didn't make an attempt on another pass leading to an interception. Why isn't he to blame?

He could have fought harder on the first pick but it was a bad pass. Don't know if the wind took it but it was terrible. On the second one though he didn't catch it, I'm not sure it was a guaranteed td and that doesn't mean Joe should be lofting passes into double coverage. It was a plain dumb decision. The drop though was awful in itself.

[H8R]

Your missing the point Daryl hasn't been very good. Brown had special teams experience last year a rookie undrafted free agent is a better player than a second round pick? If thats true it seems like they are already admitting that Brown was a miss.

Daryl Smith is better than Art Brown... I feel like that's clear. Brown may have not been a miss... They just weren't expecting a ton from Daryl last year and he played great... So he deserves the shot to keep the job... Especially because Art couldn't beat out a rookie... Which , was really the position he would have played... CJ's spot. CJ will be a top 5 LB by year three, at this rate.

It's Soo silly for fans to think they know more about a players ability than the coaching staff... If either CJ or Daryl couldn't play, Art would be active..

[H8R]

He could have fought harder on the first pick but it was a bad pass. Don't know if the wind took it but it was terrible. On the second one though he didn't catch it, I'm not sure it was a guaranteed td and that doesn't mean Joe should be lofting passes into double coverage. It was a plain dumb decision. The drop though was awful in itself.

Torrey is a soft WR.. He's not fighting for the ball effectively. He can't be trusted to make those "go up and get it" catches.

[H8R]

I dont think this should go unnoticed...When is the last time Flacco followed up an amazing game with something other than a question mark or clunker. As has been mentioned, his 1st INT could have seen Torrey do more to break that up, and his 2nd INT was a bad throw, but followed what should have been a TD pass to Torrey if he hadn't dropped it. Flacco actually looked pretty sharp for a second consecutive game, threw over 250 yards and 2 TDs following 300 yards and 5 TDs. Flacco is currently 14 TDs to 5 INTs. Even though he had a couple head scratches this game that if the WRs do more may not have even occurred, you gotta like the consistency Flacco is beginning to show this year.

And yes, it was against 2 bad defenses in a row, but how many times have we seen Flacco follow up a great game with a terrible game against a bad team. It's not perfect yet, but Kubiak is bringing a semblence of consistency to this offense and Flacco seems like he's starting to bring it. If he can string together a 3rd good game in a row in Cinci, this offense could seriously begin to take off

Also, dont look now but Flacco is projected for 32 TDs and 11 INTs...thats not too shabby in my book

Playoffs 2012 rings a bell... Again and again and again and again.

IMO he played pretty decent overall. He had 3-4 throw aways which he had instant pressure in his face. The INT's were pretty well played by the defenders. I can deal with those picks, as they were being aggressive not tenative. Overall, he was in control of the game and didn't get into a Flacco Funk.

[flynismo]

Tried to tell ya guys year seven is when the great QBs break out

[PolishRifle]

He could have fought harder on the first pick but it was a bad pass. Don't know if the wind took it but it was terrible. On the second one though he didn't catch it, I'm not sure it was a guaranteed td and that doesn't mean Joe should be lofting passes into double coverage. It was a plain dumb decision. The drop though was awful in itself.

 

Not saying, that Joe had a great game, but if we're really complaining about a game with 2 TDs, 258 yrds and a 65% comp., than Flacco is officially having a pretty good season. I'm not seeing, that much to be concerned about. As far as this season and most of Flacco's carreer is concerned, games with multiple INTs are a rarity and this clearly isn't 2013, when he was giving them up like nobodies business.

[H8R]

Tried to tell ya guys year seven is when the great QBs break out

I think Kubiak certainly helps