[News] Byrne Identity: What To Think?

[OLD SCHOOL SMASH BALL]

Ozzie, get Flacco some weapons. Thanks.

Ozzie, stop getting rid of weapons....Boldin, Torre....we traded those contracts for more low budget bodies....Could have possibly won another Ring with Boldin here last year....Umo, that was the biggest Ozzie blunder ever

[mearzunkies]

Tucker IS a Raven. Pay him and keep him in Charm City!

[trevorsteadman]

I love how Harbaugh forced his offense to get back to the line after the play fast and to keep going. Pushing the players... I love what he is doing when we are in this situation. Trestman called a better offensive game which gave Forsett huge runs. We just need Smith healthy for those passing plays and we will be back to being a balanced attack like last season.

[cbrook1862]

I swear we are just one dynamic young WR away from winning not one but multiple SB's. Just need that one piece, it would break my heart for Joe to retire knowing if we had that one young elite wr, we could've done so much more. I pray Perriman works out.

[Ravensfolyfe]

Seeing Webb drop back so far off the receiver giving up 10 yards or more then running up late to try and make the tackle is concerning too me. He just doesn't fit a top tier corner anymore somebody else should be able to beat him out you would think. I thought Melvin would have stepped up but he not there yet,too many mistakes. They should try out other guys to see what they can do just might work out for us to find that diamond in the rough.

[CQ1]

THANK YOU for getting a win against the Burgh !!! Get a little rest and lets better ourselves! Cleveland next !

[Purple Dawg 96]

0-3 to the Super Bowl is how I'm rollin with it and getting that 1st one will get this thing going in the rite direction! Around this time last season brady wasn't so hot look where he at now! Just be patient and give this team a chance to BUILD! LETS GO!

[Barry S]

Now that they have proven that they can beat the Steelers can we please find away to beat the Bengals, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So disgusted with 4 game losing streak.

[Crusader]

Seeing Webb drop back so far off the receiver giving up 10 yards or more then running up late to try and make the tackle is concerning too me. He just doesn't fit a top tier corner anymore somebody else should be able to beat him out you would think. I thought Melvin would have stepped up but he not there yet,too many mistakes. They should try out other guys to see what they can do just might work out for us to find that diamond in the rough.

Will Davis is looking good. Let see how he does in the next game. I would put money on a interception.  Have you notice Webb flaps his arms around while playing?

[Ravensfolyfe]

Will Davis is looking good. Let see how he does in the next game. I would put money on a interception.  Have you notice Webb flaps his arms around while playing?

Naw i didn't notice that but i will watch the game again and look for it. Should be funny.

[iluvpurple]

No one is saying that the Ravens are "throwing in the towel". What we are saying is that each of these games that they tossed away were winnable. Poor schemes, poor execution. lack of talent, all contributed to losing games that should have been in the win column. Anyone who tninks Flacco is "elite" and in the class of Brady or Rogers is a fool. Flacco cost us the Denver game and the Cincinnati game. The defense was accountable for Oakland. 37 points? To Oakland? Good grief. While Flacco gave Pittsburgh two scores, one on an absolutely dumb throw into the hands of a Pittsburgh defender, then running the ball, carrying it in one hand, and, of course losing it. You want elite? We have one. His name is Tucker. Without him, we lose. Just ask the Steelers.

Flacco bashers again...... There was NO scoring by Pittsburgh from the intercept thrown by Joe, our defense stepped up and stopped them, they had to punt the ball, and yeah, maybe Joe should have held onto the ball better when he fumbled, but 99.9% of the time, that ball goes out of bounds, how that defender did what he did was nothing short of incredible......

Joe never lost his cool during any of these first 4 games, and quite frankly, kept us in the games to actually win them.... I will still take him as our QB over most all others in the NFL....

[iluvpurple]

Oh, and thank you for this article Kevin, I always enjoy them.....

[ellicottraven]

At this point, it is best not to predict our final record. It is what it is and will reflect who we were this season. Pundits, apologists, optimists, pessimists and kool-aid drinkers are all doing what their minds allow them to say and do. ultimately it is this 53 man roster along with the coaches that will determine the course of this season. For one, I am just going to wait it out till the end of the season to see who the 2015 Ravens really are. But, while I'm quietly obseriving our Ravens, I won't fail to support them with all the heart I have.

[Ravensfansince03]

Dear Baltimoreravens.com video editors/producers. Putting the videos in slow motion for replays kills the excitement of the play. It could just be my opinion but I feel that in sports, actual speed replays are more engaging.

[Ravens_Flock]

What to think is that there is nothing whatsoever to get excited about yet. Yes, they technically could win most of the rest of their games, somehow, and make the playoffs. However, they lost three very winnable games to start the season, and did everything possible to lose them. They lost those games because they blundered their way through the course of each game, from top to bottom, from the coaching, to Flacco, to the ST units (minus our three kicking guys). Flacco has been pretty awful this year, and the coaching has been atrocious. The defense has been hot and cold, and until this week, the run game had been fairly non-existent, after being promised we would retain Kubiak's run schemes, which we absolutely have not.

We got a win after once again doing everything possible to lose, against a Steelers team that also just so happens to be pretty mediocre themselves. If our head coach wasn't such a genius, our kicker, one of the best players on the team, could have won us that game without going to OT. That is a sign of the times. And nothing is given from here on out. Our schedule is hardly "easy", at all. And that starts with the Browns at home, who themselves are desperate to get on track.

[Tower of Power]

Alshon Jeffery has a hamstring injury. Maybe now we'll trade for him! [i know, that's not funny]

[20306cab]

What I think is that if Pittsburgh had their QB, their kicker and a half decent head coach, they would have rolled over the Ravens. Looks to me like Flacco is regressing. I don't know why he can't play four quarters a game, instead of one and a half or two.

[stuckonaboat13]

The reality is if Big Ben plays the Ravens are 0-4. We as fans need to take a breathe and understand that this is a rebuilding season , stop talking about all our past success because its not helping this year. We are a good team thats just missing some a few pieces. I think next season is going to be a big bounce back year

[TrooRavenFan]

Flacco has played seasonal but management need to provide him with more than one decent receiver. Boy ol boy, the absence of Torrey Smith and the deep ball threat is obvious and now with Perriman have knee surgery now what's the plan?

[Obie]

Cmon guys, said before, we are 2 catches and 1time management away from being 4-0.

13-3 here we come.

Let Tucker sing the national anthem.

[The Greek]

looks like we have 4 skilled te's on this team that is if pitta is cleared to play mid season. trestman will have to figure out a way to get all of these guys involved during the game. i have been very critical of brown and aiken but admit aiken showed signs of life. hopefully he can become consistent with his play. at his age sss is not built for a full game of reps. the fo must bring in a down field threat asap so he can start to learn the playbook and get reps with flacco these next 2 weeks and hopefully see playing time for the sf game in 2 weeks. like to see maxx williams line up as a slot receiver more often when gilmore returns. 2 te sets more often. have fun with it trestman, think of it as an art project. tinker with it in practice

[BigUgly]

I love the fight of Steve Smith Sr., the stoicism of Daryl Smith, the swagger of Suggs, and the tenacity of Dumervil. Problem is, they are all near the end of their careers and we don't yet know who will fill that leadership void. This team may will itself to 8-8, but if they don't have the players to make the playoffs, then they may as well go 2-14 and reload. Some have suggested we trade a mid-round draft pick for a proven WR like Alshon Jeffery. I think that would be a mistake as we are more than one player away from making a SB run, and I'd like to see Ozzie work with those picks.

[Barry S]

I find it very interesting that Joe found success in the passing game when SSS was injured in the 4th quarter he started to spread the ball around more. I think Joe has tunnel vision consistently favoring one receiver, I know SSS is very good but they have find away to get the other receivers open to make the passing game more effective.

[stampedehero]

At this point, it is best not to predict our final record. It is what it is and will reflect who we were this season. Pundits, apologists, optimists, pessimists and kool-aid drinkers are all doing what their minds allow them to say and do. ultimately it is this 53 man roster along with the coaches that will determine the course of this season. For one, I am just going to wait it out till the end of the season to see who the 2015 Ravens really are. But, while I'm quietly obseriving our Ravens, I won't fail to support them with all the heart I have.

I agree.  The media game predictions are worthless to me and I avoid them.  It is better to enjoy the game, witness the results and keep your heart at a normal rate.  Unfortunately, the Steeler game had me wired out to 3 in the morning. Furthermore, my son and I are going to the Oct 11 game and when your there self control is a distant thought

[cobrajet]

I guess the Ravens are still serious about trying to make the playoffs since Ozzie is still making trades. Hopefully this speedy WR Chris Givens we got from the Rams for a (unknown) draft pick will be a good replacement for Campanero, who was put on IR. Welcome to Baltimore Chris!

Edited October 3, 2015 by cobrajet

[FloridalovesRavens]

I don't know about anyone else but I'm darn sure I am not packing up and waiting for next season. We still can be productive THIS season. Go Ravens!

[EliteRavens]

I love this organization.

[Jason Dawson]

With all the connections with Alabama on defense thought we go offense with them too.We missed on some good wide receivers I hope we can get Joe a true #1. Go Bama

[Crusader]

I get the feeling Ravens are building for the future with all these new and cheap guys recently so that once they get most of the guys in place then they will go get a experienced receiver and any other holes. Question is how many years is this going to take? No matter what Ravens will be on the road during any playoffs runs.

[January J]

I find it very interesting that Joe found success in the passing game when SSS was injured in the 4th quarter he started to spread the ball around more. I think Joe has tunnel vision consistently favoring one receiver, I know SSS is very good but they have find away to get the other receivers open to make the passing game more effective.

yeah I have noticed most of his interceptions were a result of him basically "forcing" the ball to sss. Still better to have him then not, bc he takes the attention off of other receivers. The only problem is we have lacked a burner to take the top off. Combine the attention sss gets with the opponent having to respect the deep threat and we Will actually get this offense rolling. I think perriman going down really put a damper on trestmans plans and play calling and it has taken him awhile to regroup.