Week 1: The good the bad and the ugly vs Buffalo

[Inqui]

3 minutes ago, jimmypowder said:

Devon Hester looks really really slow . I'm not sure he's the answer for us . 

If you were expecting 2007 Hester you were always going to be in for a disappointment. He's gotta make some better decisions though.

[jimmypowder]

2 minutes ago, AppStRavenfan said:

He only got like 3 real attempts and even then the coverage team was on him pretty quick...The Bills punter and coverage unit is one of the best

He's slow  . Now I know why he was released . 

[jimmypowder]

1 minute ago, Inqui said:

If you were expecting 2007 Hester you were always going to be in for a disappointment. He's gotta make some better decisions though.

Of course I wasn't . But he has lost way more than one step . Rather see him cut and try someone like Chris Moore back there . 

[hen826957]

6 minutes ago, redrum52 said:

We only get 4 more wins so appreciate this one.

SMH. ☹️

[JEEPercreepermd]

3 minutes ago, PolishRifle said:

We saw some good runs and some big plays and generated plenty yards and ToP on offense (We had neither last season). I don't know why people are so down on Trestman. It's Joe's first proper NFL game. I see the potential and think that our offense will be just fine. Lets see how things work out against Cleveland.

 

Of we are gonna smash Cleveland. Watched their game vs Philly. They looked like hot steamy garbage from top to bottom.

[757RavensFan]

Wright was credited w/ 11 tackles. 

[757RavensFan]

1 minute ago, JEEPercreepermd said:

 

Of we are gonna smash Cleveland. Watched their game vs Philly. They looked like hot steamy garbage from top to bottom.

That means we'll beat them by a FG. 

[hen826957]

2 minutes ago, jimmypowder said:

He's slow  . Now I know why he was released . 

I wouldn't say slow. He still got a pretty quick burst just wasn't that much opening for Hester.

[PolishRifle]

Just now, JEEPercreepermd said:

 

Of we are gonna smash Cleveland. Watched their game vs Philly. They looked like hot steamy garbage from top to bottom.

Good. A game for Joe & Co. to regain their confidence. Really, we could start the season 5-0, imho.

[Inqui]

2 minutes ago, PolishRifle said:

We saw some good runs and some big plays and generated plenty yards and ToP on offense (We had neither last season). I don't know why people are so down on Trestman. It's Joe's first proper NFL game. I see the potential and think that our offense will be just fine. Lets see how things work out against Cleveland.

I really want to watch the All-22 tape when it comes out. Aside from a slightly frustrating run-pass balance, I think Trestman did a good job of taking the plays the Bills secondary gave him. He kept them on their toes a lot in the first half (and that 4th down failure mostly owed to a missed holding call so I don't think that was a trainwreck of a decision), and after a rocky couple of drives he managed to start moving the chains again in the 4th with some solid dink and dunk plays. I agree people are being a little hard on him over the way we stalled in the 3rd. We'll see how things play out from here, but I'm confident we'll look more dynamic as the season wears on.

[AppStRavenfan]

11 minutes ago, jimmypowder said:

He's slow  . Now I know why he was released . 

yep, 10 yard runs into great coverage is the best way to tell speed, you've got it

Edited September 11, 2016 by AppStRavenfan

[-Truth-]

Shareece Wright was surprisingly aggressive. I thought he had a great game.

This was somehow reeled in. What a way to earn your first career reception.

[PolishRifle]

3 minutes ago, Inqui said:

I really want to watch the All-22 tape when it comes out. Aside from a slightly frustrating run-pass balance, I think Trestman did a good job of taking the plays the Bills secondary gave him. He kept them on their toes a lot in the first half (and that 4th down failure mostly owed to a missed holding call so I don't think that was a trainwreck of a decision), and after a rocky couple of drives he managed to start moving the chains again in the 4th with some solid dink and dunk plays. I agree people are being a little hard on him over the way we stalled in the 3rd. We'll see how things play out from here, but I'm confident we'll look more dynamic as the season wears on.

I'm just glad to see the Ravens make big plays again. This is a dimension, that our offense was lacking last season.

[PurpleCity5]

The Good: Shareece Wright, he played a monster game and was magnificent, I don't know if he allowed anything and against the run he was fantastic. No big plays either. Buffalo is a great deep passing team and we held it down. 

The Bad: Missed opportunities. Missed sacks, missed tackles for a loss, and the run game struggled some. 

The Ugly: The offense after the second half. Low energy, guys disappeared and some guys didn't step up either. Hope that changes against Cleveland. 

[GrimCoconut]

I was at the game and it's not always easy to pay attention to these things due to the in-person entertainment value but I thought we were pressing to get Steve Smith Sr involved and the Bills knew it. It looked like we really tried to hard to get him the ball. That's just my opinion. Also, the offensive line looks a bit rough in the middle and I don't know why but maybe it's just chemistry now that we lose KO and Monroe. Flacco looks kinda iffy but give him time. 

Wallace and Perriman looked really good. They both need work and so does Moore but I like our WR corps.  They look like they'll grow in the season. 

As for defense, I didn't see a lot out of ZaDarius.  I felt like he could've played better but he is coming off a recent injury himself so we'll see. Pass rush was a real problem. Did Correa play? I don't recall seeing him. McClellan will be doing laps for his gaffe imo. 

I think Jimmy and the secondary played well since there was a lot of time back there for Taylor to be comfortable.  It's hard to cover for as long as they seemed to have.  The Bills are very strong in the middle of their OL.  

[jimmypowder]

4 minutes ago, AppStRavenfan said:

yep, 10 yard runs into great coverage is the best way to tell speed, you've got it

No explosiveness . Several friends at the stadium said the same thing . 

Need a youngster back there , sorry . 

[Inqui]

1 minute ago, PolishRifle said:

I'm just glad to see the Ravens make big plays again. This is a dimension, that our offense was lacking last season.

Yeah, there was still a lot to improve on but I really love how we got Wallace involved. Not just that we got some great mileage out of him, but how we used him to go deep, then hit him on a slant and see how much YAC he could get and that end-around. Getting some really creative uses out of him, which in turn opens things up for our possession guys. He really complements guys like Aiken, Pitta and this year's version of Sr.

[GrimCoconut]

1 minute ago, jimmypowder said:

No explosiveness . Several friends at the stadium said the same thing . 

Need a youngster back there , sorry . 

Yeah he's lost speed and it showed on the field when he tried to reverse on that punt return that lost like a couple yards where he tried to make a play but couldn't. 

[Inqui]

5 minutes ago, GrimCoconut said:

I was at the game and it's not always easy to pay attention to these things due to the in-person entertainment value but I thought we were pressing to get Steve Smith Sr involved and the Bills knew it. It looked like we really tried to hard to get him the ball. That's just my opinion. Also, the offensive line looks a bit rough in the middle and I don't know why but maybe it's just chemistry now that we lose KO and Monroe. Flacco looks kinda iffy but give him time. 

Wallace and Perriman looked really good. They both need work and so does Moore but I like our WR corps.  They look like they'll grow in the season. 

As for defense, I didn't see a lot out of ZaDarius.  I felt like he could've played better but he is coming off a recent injury himself so we'll see. Pass rush was a real problem. Did Correa play? I don't recall seeing him. McClellan will be doing laps for his gaffe imo. 

I think Jimmy and the secondary played well since there was a lot of time back there for Taylor to be comfortable.  It's hard to cover for as long as they seemed to have.  The Bills are very strong in the middle of their OL.  

How did our WRs hold up against the Bills CBs in the second half? All this stuff was off camera so I can really only guess until the coaches' film comes out, but Joe seemed to pause in the pocket for a second or two fairly often only to throw a one-yard pass to Sr, Aiken or a RB and I'm wondering if that had anything to do with guys like Perriman eventually getting locked down by the Bills CBs and just not being open.

Edited September 11, 2016 by Inqui

[PurpleCorsair]

Pitta looking like the Pitta of old. How I missed those diving catches.

[GrimCoconut]

I forgot to mention him but I just looked up his number and Wright had a terrific game.  He was everywhere.  I made mental notes of him because I wasn't sure who he was. He was great. Jernigan had himself a game and was playing on fire out there rushing the QB. 

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

10 minutes ago, -Truth- said:

Shareece Wright was surprisingly aggressive. I thought he had a great game.

 

This was somehow reeled in. What a way to earn your first career reception.

 

Pshhhh. I could've caught that. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After getting knocked out and dropping it on the sidleline. 

 

He's gonna be a beast. 

[Sami84]

2 minutes ago, Inqui said:

How did our WRs hold up against the Bills CBs in the second half? All this stuff was off camera so I can really only guess until the coaches' film comes out, but Joe seemed to pause in the pocket for a second or two fairly often only to throw a one-yard pass to Sr, Aiken or a RB and I'm wondering if that had anything to do with guys like Perriman eventually getting locked down by the Bills CBs and just not being open.

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flacco looked rattled for most of the 2nd period..we were lucky darby didnt pick him off for a pick 6..

could be a different result

we cant have a guy who refuses to run out of the pocket and plays tentative in the air.

[PurpleCity5]

Just now, GrimCoconut said:

I forgot to mention him but I just looked up his number and Wright had a terrific game.  He was everywhere.  I made mental notes of him because I wasn't sure who he was. He was great. Jernigan had himself a game and was playing on fire out there rushing the QB. 

Jernigan played really good. Really liked what I saw from him. 

[Inqui]

Just now, Sami84 said:

flacco looked rattled for most of the 2nd period..we were lucky darby didnt pick him off for a pick 6..

could be a different result

we cant have a guy who refuses to run out of the pocket and plays tentative in the air.

That play with Sr was a classic miscue from not playing preseason together imo. Hopefully we don't have too many more of those, but I guess we'll see. He really didn't want to run though, which could honestly become a lingering issue all season.

[rmw10]

Suggs doesn't look 100% there yet either.  He was really slow getting to the edge on multiple occasions, and looked slow in general.  I hope that's just additional recovery from the injury and him getting back into game shape.

[D_UP]

Is the ravens defense this good or is bills offense just that bad? My enthusiasm is measured because I don't know if it's real or fools gold.

[usmccharles]

2 minutes ago, Sami84 said:

flacco looked rattled for most of the 2nd period..we were lucky darby didnt pick him off for a pick 6..

could be a different result

we cant have a guy who refuses to run out of the pocket and plays tentative in the air.

Yea he could of done better,  but 67% completion percentage,  and made some great throws. Just a little rust and their defense was getting to him.  He's fine.  

[gooftroop]

The good? Wright, of course. I thought Weddle stabilized things back end, too. The bad? Those spots were unbelievable- the critical one on the last drive was only one of 4 or 5 bad ones. I mean, really awful.

[OLD SCHOOL SMASH BALL]

Its all GOOD when you WIN!