What Do Other Teams Fear Most About the Ravens?

[JoeyFlex5]

dominant front seven that can take over games if you dont have a dominant wr corps and very smart veteran qb to make us stop you with our secondary. 

 

one of the best running games in the league. 

 

a veteran, battle tested qb, who can and often does come through in the clutch, regardless of his inconsistency, when the chips are down and you really need a couple plays from your qb, there arent many better to do it than joe. 

 

if youre up by 2 or less and we have the ball, watch out. we only had 1 timeout vs san diego and started from the 10, and if aiken can get 1 more yard to the left and make it out of bounds, we are gonna win that game. tucker is money from 55 in, and has a real good shot at making it beyond that, weather doesnt seem to affect him greatly, and no moment is too big for him. 

 

also, teams are still scared of jacoby to return kicks, i could bet you hear a sigh of relief from the kick coverage players when that ball sails out the back of the endzone. 

 

and one more thing db's are scared of torrey, he leads the league in PI's and PI yardage for a reason, the slightest bit of discomfort from the db covering torrey and they dont hesitate to wrap him up and let the refs place the ball in the red zone. 

 

as a matter of fact, the only part of our team that really is not on a championship level is our secondary, if we had a secondary that didnt give up 21 points in the 4th quarter at home, then those red zone woes go completely unnoticed and we say "damn, we scored 33 points today" 

 

if we had will hill on day 1, jimmy stayed healthy, and we had another serviceable outside corner(webb is horrible playing out wide) and let webb play the slot, along with a strong safety who isnt matt elam or darian stewart, just anybody who can play and not get smoked on every other snap, then we are the most complete team in the league. 

 

the problem is, our secondary is SO BAD, that it doesnt matter how strong we are in other areas, teams can pass on us at will and score as many points as they want, the key to beating us is "make us stop you with our secondary" and thats what teams have been doing.

[JoeyFlex5]

In the playoffs? A superbowl winning quarterback would be nice.

 

Maybe a receiver who can get deep on anybody.

 

If only we had this annoying habit of winning when everyone else counts us out...

 

Come on Mili! What was scary about us in 2012?? NOTHING! We've never had scary anything except defense in the past. I just don't think what Mike is getting at has any merit.

 

 

What's scary about the Ravens? The fact that nothing scares you and they can turn it on at any point and be the best team in football and compete with anybody.

 

We're only 1 or two bad injuries removed from being an elite team, and even in our wounded state I heard Miami radio people talking about how scared they are because the Ravens are dangerous when desperate and they have Joe Flacco

i love this.

[JoeyFlex5]

I see a lot of you mentioning our front seven, but how come they didn't abuse San Diegos line with starting 4th and 5th centers? I agree our front seven is awesome I'm not implying there not, but we should of had way more pressure and sacks sunday.

they ran a SEIROUSLY quick strike offense, there were times when rivers had a 5 yard completion before he even reached his 3rd step, and the receiver runs 10 more yards downfield.

[Alaska Alaska!]

Our greatest weapon on the Ravens is Ozzie Newsome.  

[gabefergy]

I see a lot of you mentioning our front seven, but how come they didn't abuse San Diegos line with starting 4th and 5th centers? I agree our front seven is awesome I'm not implying there not, but we should of had way more pressure and sacks sunday.

It's a problem going up against really good QBs which is why I have low expectations for the Ravens if they can make the postseason (depending on who we will have to play).

 

Rivers is a master at the LOS. If you watch him closely he is constantly making adjustments to get the offense into the best possible play. He might be the best in the league at that. If we have to play Manning it would be equally problematic. 

 

He was also super quick at getting the ball out for short gains and was incredible on 3rd downs. 

 

The Ravens do stop the run as well as any team in the NFL and we can rush the ball down teams throats. The offense is actually quite good and will be the key to any postseason success in combination with an opportunistic bend but don't break defense.

[stampedehero]

Our mascot can strike fear into the hearts of any opposing player.  A flexible beak that waves in the wind and costume fur that smells. lol 

Seriously, judging all the losses that we had and keeping that in the sole perspective they do not fear us.

[3-4ravdef509]

they ran a SEIROUSLY quick strike offense, there were times when rivers had a 5 yard completion before he even reached his 3rd step, and the receiver runs 10 more yards downfield.

 

Add to that that our dbs play so far back allowing for those quick passes to come uncontested most of the time

[AsianRice]

No Weapon formed against us shall prosper!

[JoeyFlex5]

Add to that that our dbs play so far back allowing for those quick passes to come uncontested most of the time

yes, but the point of that style of defense is to contain them and keep the sticks, the ball, and the player in front of you, we would have a wr screen to the bracketed wr, and both the cb and the safety would miss the tackle.. it was pathetic all around lol

[playlikeawhat]

No Weapon formed against us shall prosper!

Penalty Flags.  Those prosper.

[ravensnick]

Well, Pollard WAS scary.

Scared other teams he was gonna injure somebody. Scared me he was gonna cost us another 15 yds on some dumb penalty.

THE PATRIOT KILLER

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[TDubbs]

We don't have that top end threat on either side of the ball that makes teams stop and think. We have a lot of good, even great players and solid schemes plus a QB who is a proven winner, but no x factor. 

 

On Defense we're experiencing life after Reed/Lewis. That respect and fear from opposing teams was always obvious. Reed was the glue to our secondary that we have seen absolutely fall apart since he left. He made the correct adjustments, lead his crew and dared QB's to throw his way, but you always saw 20. 

 

On offense we were always a RB led team (could argue OL). Jamal, McGahee, Rice ... they were studs and they scared other teams. Forsett? Truly love the guy and his production this year, but he does not scare anyone.

 

We need to find an impact guy at WR/RB/DB imo and teams will fear us again. Personally, I believe if we could get one of the top RBs in this draft we'd be well on our way, everything else would fall in line. 

[rmcjacket23]

We don't have that top end threat on either side of the ball that makes teams stop and think. We have a lot of good, even great players and solid schemes plus a QB who is a proven winner, but no x factor. 

 

On Defense we're experiencing life after Reed/Lewis. That respect and fear from opposing teams was always obvious. Reed was the glue to our secondary that we have seen absolutely fall apart since he left. He made the correct adjustments, lead his crew and dared QB's to throw his way, but you always saw 20. 

 

On offense we were always a RB led team (could argue OL). Jamal, McGahee, Rice ... they were studs and they scared other teams. Forsett? Truly love the guy and his production this year, but he does not scare anyone.

 

We need to find an impact guy at WR/RB/DB imo and teams will fear us again. Personally, I believe if we could get one of the top RBs in this draft we'd be well on our way, everything else would fall in line. 

Completely irrelevant whether we have somebody or some unit that teams "fear" or not.

 

I can guarantee you there was nothing about the 2012 Ravens that other teams "feared".

[TDubbs]

Completely irrelevant whether we have somebody or some unit that teams "fear" or not.

 

I can guarantee you there was nothing about the 2012 Ravens that other teams "feared".

 

I respectfully disagree. Having players/units that other teams fear is a huge deal and it is not irrelevant. Do teams fear Megatron and change their game plan accordingly? You bet they do. Do teams fear the Seattle defense and spend all week trying to find a new way to beat them? Definitely. 

[Militant X 1]

Completely irrelevant whether we have somebody or some unit that teams "fear" or not.

 

I can guarantee you there was nothing about the 2012 Ravens that other teams "feared".

 

Now this is what is irrelevant to me....the fact that you guys keep bringing up the 2012 Ravens team's accomplishments as though it is supposed to add some form of credibility, merit or justification to the present team.  It doesn't!  Both teams must stand on their own!  What the 2012 Ravens team did has no bearing on what the 2014 Ravens team is, does, or will be!  At the moment, there is nothing about this present team that overly jumps out at you and says...:fear this!"  Does that mean that they can't be formidable, deadly or lethal?  Absolutely not!  I'm hoping that they will turn the corner and put it all together and run the tables these next 4 games.

 

I respectfully disagree. Having players/units that other teams fear is a huge deal and it is not irrelevant. Do teams fear Megatron and change their game plan accordingly? You bet they do. Do teams fear the Seattle defense and spend all week trying to find a new way to beat them? Definitely. 

 

Of course they do!

[redrum52]

They fear there isn't enough Gatorade to keep the WR's hydrated as they run open all game.

[shawn ny]

Other teams fear whether or not the refs will hand them the game...

[beanfigger]

The scariest thing about this team, and all AFC North teams to be honest, is that you have no idea what team is going to show up. We are one of those teams that has shown to have the potential to absolutely jump out and dominate a game, and do it in different ways each time. We can also come out completely flat in one or all facets and let a team walk all over us, but up until we're about a quarter and a half in, teams have to be worrying about which team will show up.

And as others have mentioned, you have to fear is getting the ball down less than three because our kicker is clutch from all over the field.

[Tru11]

they fear tucker and apperently jacoby jones on returns.

[rmcjacket23]

Now this is what is irrelevant to me....the fact that you guys keep bringing up the 2012 Ravens team's accomplishments as though it is supposed to add some form of credibility, merit or justification to the present team.  It doesn't!  Both teams must stand on their own!  What the 2012 Ravens team did has no bearing on what the 2014 Ravens team is, does, or will be!  At the moment, there is nothing about this present team that overly jumps out at you and says...:fear this!"  Does that mean that they can't be formidable, deadly or lethal?  Absolutely not!  I'm hoping that they will turn the corner and put it all together and run the tables these next 4 games.

 

 

Of course they do!

You're missing the point entirely

 

I'll ask this as simply as I can... why is it important for a team to have an aspect of itself that other teams fear? How does that translate into wins?

 

The reference to the 2012 team is just an example of why having an aspect of your team "feared" by other teams is completely irrelevant. Having an aspect of your team "feared" is just something nice and cute for fans to feel good about their team.

 

Teams fear JJ Watt. You know what teams don't fear? Playing the Houston Texans. Do you know what JJ Watt doesn't do? Guarantee his team wins football games.

[Militant X 1]

You're missing the point entirely

 

I'll ask this as simply as I can... why is it important for a team to have an aspect of itself that other teams fear? How does that translate into wins?

 

The reference to the 2012 team is just an example of why having an aspect of your team "feared" by other teams is completely irrelevant. Having an aspect of your team "feared" is just something nice and cute for fans to feel good about their team.

 

Teams fear JJ Watt. You know what teams don't fear? Playing the Houston Texans. Do you know what JJ Watt doesn't do? Guarantee his team wins football games.

 

No!  I got the point perfectly!  It's not so important for teams to have elements of itself that are feared.  This is simple conversation man.  It's not complex.  And we all know that having an element of your team "feared" doesn't translate or guarantee wins.  That goes without saying.  And yet, you indirectly helped me make my point by mentioning teams "fearing" JJ Watt as an example.  I thought that that was what Preston was talking about?  Looking at other teams and seeing "certain" things or elements of their game that sticks out opposed to the Ravens?  Of course it was! 

[3-4ravdef509]

No!  I got the point perfectly!  It's not so important for teams to have elements of itself that are feared.  This is simple conversation man.  It's not complex.  And we all know that having an element of your team "feared" doesn't translate or guarantee wins.  That goes without saying.  And yet, you indirectly helped me make my point by mentioning teams "fearing" JJ Watt as an example.  I thought that that was what Preston was talking about?  Looking at other teams and seeing "certain" things or elements of their game that sticks out opposed to the Ravens?  Of course it was! 

 

Our point, Mili, is why does it matter so much? Preston brings it up as an argument for why we won't make it/ do any damage in the playoffs, and it doesn't hold water with the rest of us.

[Militant X 1]

Our point, Mili, is why does it matter so much? Preston brings it up as an argument for why we won't make it/ do any damage in the playoffs, and it doesn't hold water with the rest of us.

 

No one said that it matters so much 3-4.  Preston gave...oh wait...his opinion!  And, I decided to use that opinion as a talking point in the forum.  It was his opinion about what is missing from this Ravens team.  He never said that they "wouldn't make it in the playoffs or be successful when getting there.  He simply said that he doesn't see anything "distinguishing" about this present Ravens team that kinda sets them apart from others!  Of course, his, yours, mine or any one else's opinion in here for that matter has absolutely no bearing on the outcome of Ravens games.  It is simple conversation points man!  Nothing more or less!  It's not that deep! 

[AsianRice]

They fear there isn't enough Gatorade to keep the WR's hydrated as they run open all game.

that is hilarious......lmao

[3-4ravdef509]

No one said that it matters so much 3-4.  Preston gave...oh wait...his opinion!  And, I decided to use that opinion as a talking point in the forum.  It was his opinion about what is missing from this Ravens team.  He never said that they "wouldn't make it in the playoffs or be successful when getting there.  He simply said that he doesn't see anything "distinguishing" about this present Ravens team that kinda sets them apart from others!  Of course, his, yours, mine or any one else's opinion in here for that matter has absolutely no bearing on the outcome of Ravens games.  It is simple conversation points man!  Nothing more or less!  It's not that deep! 

 

Well that's not the impression he or you gave with what he said and you starting this thread.

[Static]

Putting up 700 yards of offense is very tiring.

[cobrajet]

They fear Tucker hitting a 60 yard game winning FG. I fear another game where we score 33 points and still lose.

[PoeDinkum]

Being in an elevator?

 

Seriously tho, something about Josh Brent returning to the Cowboys after being responsible for a teammate's DEATH during a drunk driving accident vs. Ray's intoxicated battery of his spouse SMACKS of HYPOCRISY from the NFL!

[RAVENSNAYSHUN]

Our offense to be general, and more specifically our O-line. Bottomline it comes down to points. Ravens avg just over 27 pts both home and away. We have the 4th leading rusher in the league and Flacco has been sacked the second fewest behind Peyton. And it all starts with the o-line. So theoretically speaking, opposing teams have to go in the game basically thinking they have to put up 28 pts or more to win... not so easy in the NFL

[Alexir]

Offensive line. Running game.

 

I wish our passing game would capitalize on this but without separation from route runners and inconsistency from QB, they really don't need to rush the passer. It's more a plus for our running game.

 

Other than that,

 

Justin Tucker's leg.