[News] The Breakdown: Eisenberg's Five Thoughts vs. Dolphins

[bioLarzen]

Picking on former players when the Ravens got worse players on their team. I.e Brown, Elam, Monrow, soon to be J Smith. Just watch the next 4 games on Jimmy you'll see what I mean.

 

Pardon me? Where did I pick on any former Ravens? In fact, Jacoby is one of my alltime favourite guys, I would never think of "picking on him. When he was released by the Chargers, I was one of the first guys here to say how great it would be to have him back - even if it never seemed too likely.

[verified]

ok im done. last thing I will say it that you guys need to look at the real problem here which is the lack of talent. And the person responsible for talent is none other than the quote on qoute draft God Ozzie Newsome. You guys are so.............. let me stop before I get kicked off of here again

[RavensBaltimore]

I'm not a fan of Trestman. Next game i'm going to count the number of third downs where we pass the ball before the first down marker... and report my findings here. I get it's a philosophy difference, where some say you don't need to throw the ball beyond the first down marker to pick up the first down but in MUST convert situations, you do not throw the ball short of the marker. The reffing is more awful than other years. And i'm just complaining now cause it makes me feel better

It isn't a philosophy difference(unless you're talking about the screen passes), and it's not Trestman's fault. We do have WRs running routes deep enough to move the chains; they just can't get open, so the qb will take the checkdown route, which the defense gives us, because they know where the first down marker is too.  When the defense blankets your deeper receivers and gives you a shorter route, that's the only place to go with the ball. I think you should wait until we have legit starters in our receiving corps before you judge Trestman.

[Ravensfansince03]

Its really not Ozzies fault..  It is directly related to our success. Personnel on successful teams get cherry picked by unsuccessful teams. 

 

Not exactly true. Look how long Dick Lebeau remained in Pittsburgh as D Coordinator.

 

But you are also right lol. I just hope Rex Ryan realizes that he not head coach material, and comes back as our D Coordinator.

[ellicottraven]

Justin Tucker is making it tough for the Ravens to make him the highest paid kicker! Why they will ask his agent when he's missed almost all FG from 50 yds this year? But, I still want him to be a Raven despite his costly misses. There is something about kickers and their confidence levels... once they start missing, it plagues them for a long time. Tucker is no different. He's also a kicker.

[Militant X 1]

"Luckily" the season didn't go south because of that. Just imagine how it would feel if we actaually had a chance to make the playoffs before Flacco went down... Now, THAT would be fury. This way it's funny at most...

 

You're right!  It'd be more horrible to watch and stomach than what we're already witnessing now Bio!

Edited December 7, 2015 by Militant X 1

[boldtown]

i see a major overhaul in coaching and players in january. players need start earning their pay checks instead of receiving them as they are entitled to them. ravens should approach each weekend knowing they are going against two teams and must step up to the challenge mentally and physically. it's obvious that the nfl is targeting teams that play football and the teams that play the quarterback is queen ( yes, i said it). at this point of the season, i am only watching out of habit while hoping to see a game that represents football at its core. the other game that the nfl is trying to shove down our throats is for large market and ignorant fan base. disagree? just turn any sport channel talking football. 90% of the time they are talking about dallas, peyton and new england. then they'll talk about the giants or jets. the rest of the league is brushed through the remaining 4-5%. hell, the block kick returned for a touchdown was merely an afterthought to romo missing another game. the panthers being undefeated is brought up less than the wardrobe that the talking heads are wearing. disagree? turn on the nfl network.

[RavensBaltimore]

oh really? ok then. heres the list. lets Look at our first and 2nd round picks and you tell me  http://www.baltimore...ft-choices.html 

It's not spectacular, but it's pretty solid.

 

2010 was awful.

 

2011 was a success. Torrey and Jimmy played big roles in us winning a SB. Jimmy struggled after his injury this season, but was a shutdown corner in the year and a half before getting hurt, and has been playing better in the past month.

 

2012: 2 quality starters, including a pro bowl caliber talent in KO. Another success.

 

2013: Another massive failure in the first 2 rounds, but Brandon Williams looks like he's going to be a dominant fixture in our D-line for years to come.

 

2014: Pro Bowler and Starting D-lineman, with potential to become great. Another success.

 

2015: Too early to tell, but I think Perriman is going to be a huge part of our offense when he comes back. He was playing with the starters and making big plays in shorts in the summer, which I know doesn't mean much, but with his physical ability, I think he's going to do great things with Joe. 

[Purple Dawg 96]

Two tipped passes cost us a "W"! And Justin gotta focus more maybe he still on his honeymoon!

[crazyboutravens]

Question...An official calls a PI penalty against us. Harbs shows him the replay on the big screen.

Official does not change the call. Is that CHEATING???? Maybe they have gone to the same school as Tom and Bill. That was not the only phantom call of the day. A holding penalty on one of our offensive lineman was called and he clearly never held but did graze the defenders jersey with his

hand. This is getting totally ridiculous.

[crazyboutravens]

My number one wish for this Christmas is to see Marc Trestman with another team.

[crazyboutravens]

Please call one more 2yd pass in the flat that results in no gain or a loss. Trestman gets nervous

when he sees the goal posts. If we need four yards he calls a two yard pass if five yards a three

yard pass. Is this High School play calling or what.

[Zeus]

Trestman play calls are like Cameron 2.0, it's a shame he will be with us for the next 10 years

[Jfravens]

The playbook with schaub is 99% Play action. Fact, Schaub only "works" with play action.

Lets give Jimmy Clausen a chance to be our Qb this season He's younger and more talented.

at least he fights! Our next game is against the seahawks, Schaub will probably throw 2 INTS. Thats not the way you win football games!!

[Baller MD]

My one thought: It's now evident to me that despite the late collapses and secondary issues, our defense is actually better than we originally thought. No matter the opponent, we've been in every game this season right up to the end.

Now, while our special teams has literally won us just about all of our wins, our D has held opposing offenses to little to no points in the 1st half of just about all our games. If our offense wasn't plagued with slow starts and turnovers (under two separate veteran QBs no less), we'd probably be leading the pack for a wildcard spot right about now. So, since we have someone in at QB that isn't number 5, and the results are pretty much the same, I'm going to go out on a limb and credit the close games to the D and special teams.

[mikeld42]

With this team, every point is important. The decision to go left 3 game winning points on the table.

I love Harbaugh's courage, just question his football judgment.

[EddiOK]

8 losses, 34 total pts difference. That's painful. But the upside is that we've not been blown out of any game, always coming down to the final series or play. With a good solid draft next summer, and the healthy return of all our starts (please SSS, come back!), I would like to think half of those L's would be a W instead.

[RavensBaltimore]

Trestman play calls are like Cameron 2.0, it's a shame he will be with us for the next 10 years

We have the most injury depleted offense I have ever seen, and our offense is still ranked higher(11th) than it ever was with Cam, who had far more talent to work with than Trestman. Trestman is able to move the ball better with 3rd stringers than Cam could with starters. Comparing Trestman to Cam is an epic fail.

[OzzieBisciotti]

Oz and Eric and Scout Team need to be evaluated- there are way too many holes on this team with or without injuries- at least the good thing is, and I know this was a Raven's initiative, none of our players got arrested this year- at least we're winning off the field!

Eisenhower- you can write more interesting articles- come on' man.

[Nick04263]

What would happen if a team decided, while being screwed by the refs over and over again in the same game, to boycott the game and just take their ball and go home? Essentially, the head coach says "screw this" and had the team head to the locker room. Sure they might forfeit the game and all but could they be forced to finish the game? That would be quite the protest and force somebody's hand. Definitely embarrass the league a bit.

[J.Flacco#5]

I am a huge fan of Tucker and am not calling for a change but I am starting to lose a strong trust I once had. I know the conditions are poor but these are the situations he is paid for and he needs to make these kicks. I hope he can get it worked out because he is one of my favorite ravens.

[jravens13]

Defense came to play. Schaub turnovers and lackluster execution in scoring territory cost us that game. I want to see Jimmy Clausen play this season. We know what Schaub is. He is 34 with little room for improvement and not good enough to get it done on a consistent basis. Clausen was a 1st Round pick, with the physical attributes to be a potential star, but has not capitalized. I would rather see that, than a guy with little left.

[thecommish]

RYAN MALLET!

[Ravensfansince03]

Very sad season. Just thinking of the fatc that if they have to bench Schaub, the challenge of our WR's having to get used to 3 different QB's, let alone the WR set has been getting mixed up as well. Worst season ever for the Ravens in my book

[nevermorebmore]

Is this season's team on track to have the smallest average point differential of a team in the history of the nfl? It seems like one of those nerd stats that's about to start getting thrown around. I think Cincinnati beat the browns by more than the entire point differential on the Ravens schedule so far. That said, I wanted to point out that this team may have flaws, but they are close - the sky is not falling. There is tons of young talent emerging through these games and the coaching staff is successfully dealing with adversity. It's not back to the drawing board like the aforementioned Browns. Look at the Panthers last year - flawed, losing record, pummeled by the AFC north, and look at where they are now. I think it's important for our fan base to keep an objective head, make appropriate comparisons, and look at the upsides of the bad situation.

[RavensDieHard21]

For us to dominate offensively and defensively and to lose by 2 is nothing short of aggrivating. But let's not lie to ourselves, even with our starters healthy we were failing to punch the ball from the 5-10 yard line all year. Settling for fgs can lose you games when you're facing elite talent, but when it's a dog fight against an inferior opponent sometimes you just are better off taking the points.

We're seeing some real nice development in players though!

[RaRaRavens]

What do you guys suppose is up with Tucker? Also, how will this affect his upcoming contract?

 

I believe he and his agent won't be giving much of a discount despite his long-range aim issues this year, 'cause they believe Tucker has shown enough of what he's capable of. But from Ozzie's side of things, I can't see him making Tucker the highest paid kicker if he is currently the 31st in the NFL in kicking accuracy for this season. We all know about the "what have you done for me lately" mantra. And I'm afraid this is where the two parties won't find mutual ground and I could see Tucker playing next year under the franchise tag.

Edited December 7, 2015 by RaRaRavens

[Hardhitters]

Don't feel too bad Schaub, Flacco threw interceptions in 8 out of 10 games and they didn't say Flacco needs to stop it. You just have to cut back on the pick 6's, that's where y'all differ in that category.

Edited December 7, 2015 by Hardhitters

[Dorota]

This was the most frustrating game for me yet. I hate to complain about the refs, because essentially, every team gets bad calls against them, but it seems to me, that those against the Ravens this year are game changers. Jacksonville 100%. Yesterday, who knows, but when you wipe 6 points off the board for a team for a BS call, then that's out of this world. Both offensively and defensively, we were the better team. We figured out the penalties and didn't get flagged for blatant stupidities, such as roughing the passer, late hit, unnecessary roughness etc as in the start of the season and I'm really really happy to see that. It sucks about Schaub's interceptions, but I have a hard time blaming the game on him. It wasn't that he threw the ball bad or in the wrong direction or miscommunication with the receiver, both were deflections. And if Schaub is responsible for throwing it, our offense is responsible for not catching the deflected ball when Miami defense did. Deflections aren't directional, it's the guys with better reflexes and execution that get that done. So don't throw anyone under the bus. And Tucker has to sort out his long-range issues. It's all the more disappointing because he DOES have the skill. Asking it of any other kicker, we'd be hoping for luck, but he's been making these kicks for us the past two seasons with pinpoint accuracy and we would rely on him almost 99% of the time, regardless of the weather.

[Dorota]

Don't feel too bad Schaub, Flacco threw interceptions in 8 out of 10 games and they didn't say Flacco needs to stop it. You just have to cut back on the pick 6's, that's where y'all differ in that category.

I agree. Flacco has interceptions too, some of them on bonehead decisions, but we all support him through thick and thin. Throwing Schaub under the bus is a bit unfair, considering that he has been propelling our offense forward, despite very few starters being left on the field from the beginning of the season, especially the chemistry with Chris Givens is impressive, he has been making BIG plays with big yardage. No, he's not perfect and he has to work out the interceptions for sure. However, he hasn't been doing a bad job either.