[News] Rex Ryan Praises Ravens Defense After Dominant Performance

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The Bills have some speedy offensive playmakers in Tyrod Taylor, Sammie Watkins, LeSean McCoy and more, but the Ravens defense went step-for-step with them. Buffalo's Rex Ryan gave Baltimore's defense a lot of credit.

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[drillem]

The defense starred. Especially in the first quarter.

[Purple Dawg 96]

This is why I said the Ravens do not have to blitz! Them boys showed out today reading and reacting all over the place! Applying pressure and "surgically" breaking them down!WE THE BEST!

[The Mom Gene]

They came out a blazzzzinnn! I loved our "D" today!

[throwback2000]

Tyrod's inexperience still shows. However, the effort was there and but for several missed tackles, it would have been more one-sided.

[Ravenous_Ravens]

Really want to get back to at least seeing 100 yards rushing a game. Hoping that comes as the OL gets into a rhythm.

[Asmodeus1971]

Pees called a good game, but no one will say that with all the haters that come to these message boards.

[bigcatfrank1]

FA acquisitions Weddle, Wright and Wallace were big in this game and our rookies played well. Offense needs to get some continuity, seemed at times they were again, as Flacco put it last year "a bit confused out there". Need to see more same set plays to different options, less confusion more execution. Weapons are one thing but disguising them is another. Good win overall, Defense - B+ , offense - C , Special Teams B. (ps come up with plays to BURN the blitz!)

[AZRaven520]

Good game.
Tensed up at the end because the Bills got the ball back with a chance to win.. I was thinking 'oh man, what's going to happen'.. but they held up and shut them down. Very impressed with how these guys played and I hope more games give them a rhythm that leads to a top ranked defense.

[hen826957]

Shareece Wright proves something today. That guy can ball. He really impress me. Let's hope he can keep it up. ?

Edited September 12, 2016 by hen826957

[dirtybird66]

same old,same old out of the offense and FLACCO,and as usual,no ajustments during the game.sad with all those weapons,i expected more points,on anyone.

[huntrgathrr]

What may be true is that Buffalo has a really good team. Ryan put together an excellent defense with one of the top secondaries in the league. They have a lot of play makers on offense as well.
This game was like a chess match. The performance by the Raven defense was impressive and bodes well for the team's success this year. The offense was up against a very strong defense yet did what was necessary to get and keep the lead.
We lose this game last year. I'm very happy that we showed the talent and determination to come out of this game with a victory. IMO Ryan will get this team into the playoffs and NE should be sweating.

[sizzlingdoom]

Shareece Wright proves something today. That guy can ball. He really impress me today. That number change him. Let hope he can keep it up.

While I love the way he played today, it was mostly against the run. Which is great don't get me wrong. But his coverage is what I and most question. And I don't think today gave any answers about that one way or the other. Tyrod is not a throwing quarterback and the bills don't have any wrs besides Sammy. He'll probably draw Coleman and Pryor each next week which will be a small step up from what he saw today. Then things really get going. I think we'll know what we have with wright after weeks 3-7. If he does well vs hurns, crabtree, garcon/desean, shepard/cruz, and Decker. Then I'll be a believer

[The Greek]

nice job pees

[TheRavenouseD2008]

Remember some of us were calling Deans Job last year......... With healthy talent the man can make Rex even confused that is saying something

[whobilly]

same old,same old out of the offense and FLACCO,and as usual,no ajustments during the game.sad with all those weapons,i expected more points,on anyone.

The other team gets paid too. The offense will get better. We did win this game didn't we?

[757RavensFan]

9 hours ago, bigcatfrank1 said:

FA acquisitions Weddle, Wright and Wallace were big in this game and our rookies played well. Offense needs to get some continuity, seemed at times they were again, as Flacco put it last year "a bit confused out there". Need to see more same set plays to different options, less confusion more execution. Weapons are one thing but disguising them is another. Good win overall, Defense - B+ , offense - C , Special Teams B. (ps come up with plays to BURN the blitz!)

Wright played with us last season.  

[KidNme]

My wife is pissed at me because I wasn't too happy after this game so I'm guessing some of you will have the same attitude but I'm the kid in the fable that mentioned the emperors new clothes.
I LOVE my team and Ya, we got the win but if we continue to play like that, we won't win against better teams. I mean, how many figured we would have to run out the clock to get this win against Buffalo?
1) Our D Line was very good and covered Jimmy Smith's butt so, good thing Buffalo only has one star receiver and our D line kept pressure on Tyrod all day. Buffalo just looked bad and unprepared.
2) Joe looked like a statue many times and even after 9 years, he still hasn't learned how to step up in the pocket. He threw a lot of low balls too. He wasn't pressured as much as some of you think. He had plenty of time most of the time but just stood there too long. I hold him especially accountable because he's one of the highest paid QB's in the game.
3) The running game never got off the ground either. I'm guessing some of these guys needed a couple more pre season games?
4) Buffalo shot themselves as much as we gave them fits. They gave us 30 yards on one drive with penalties and then gave us the ball on their 13 with 4 fresh downs from yet another stupid penalty from Buffalo that took 3 pts off the board. We were lucky we got them back, not to mention the INT right to the Buff defenders chest that was dropped. That play alone could left us in the loss column this week.
5) I only saw one penalty on us from a rookie, the rest were from vets. (This has been a theme for the past few years too BTW!) CIN and PITT won't make those mistakes.
On the bright side, We do have some talent and I do believe we can become the team that goes deep into the playoffs but we have no time for a learning curve. Let's hope our guys pay attention to the game film and make adjustments. We certainly narrowly skirted a disastrous loss and we have a lot of work to do this week.

[757RavensFan]

1 minute ago, KidNme said:

My wife is pissed at me because I wasn't too happy after this game so I'm guessing some of you will have the same attitude but I'm the kid in the fable that mentioned the emperors new clothes.
I LOVE my team and Ya, we got the win but if we continue to play like that, we won't win against better teams. I mean, how many figured we would have to run out the clock to get this win against Buffalo?
1) Our D Line was very good and covered Jimmy Smith's butt so, good thing Buffalo only has one star receiver and our D line kept pressure on Tyrod all day. Buffalo just looked bad and unprepared.
2) Joe looked like a statue many times and even after 9 years, he still hasn't learned how to step up in the pocket. He threw a lot of low balls too. He wasn't pressured as much as some of you think. He had plenty of time most of the time but just stood there too long. I hold him especially accountable because he's one of the highest paid QB's in the game.
3) The running game never got off the ground either. I'm guessing some of these guys needed a couple more pre season games?
4) Buffalo shot themselves as much as we gave them fits. They gave us 30 yards on one drive with penalties and then gave us the ball on their 13 with 4 fresh downs from yet another stupid penalty from Buffalo that took 3 pts off the board. We were lucky we got them back, not to mention the INT right to the Buff defenders chest that was dropped. That play alone could left us in the loss column this week.
5) I only saw one penalty on us from a rookie, the rest were from vets. (This has been a theme for the past few years too BTW!) CIN and PITT won't make those mistakes.
On the bright side, We do have some talent and I do believe we can become the team that goes deep into the playoffs but we have no time for a learning curve. Let's hope our guys pay attention to the game film and make adjustments. We certainly narrowly skirted a disastrous loss and we have a lot of work to do this week.

1.  Jimmy was primarily responsible for covering Sammy, who he held to 4 catches for 45 yds.   The Bills had only 160 total offensive yards.  What are you complaining about?

2.  Rex is known for blitzing the A-Gap.  I'd be willing to bet at least 3 of the 4 sacks on Flacco came from pressure right up the middle. 

3.  The running game was very effective.  The problem was we didn't run enough. 

4. If you're going to use "what if's" to support your argument, you can't overlook that Shareece Wright missed a pick 6 opportunity as well. 

[The Mom Gene]

@KidNme  Come on man...  The Bills had one good play...  Tyrod escapes a tackle, and gets the ball to Clay.  That was the highlight of their game.  Shareece Wright has 11 tackles...  Our Defense played Lights OUT!

As for Joe???  Man, the guy has played how many series this preseason????  After an ACL and MCL tear???  It's gonna take time.  He's not 100% yet.  There's no possible way that he is. 

Forsett and West both a had decent day.  We need to run more....

Those three receptions,  Wallace, Pitta, and Perriman were SWEET!.  Just a peek into what our potential is.

They have also changed the cadence this year.  Joe is getting the ball snapped quicker than previously.  Imagine playing 9 years using the same cadence/snap count, and then changing it, hence why Yanda had the couple of false starts..It will be OK.

It's game 1 man....  stop picking.  We got the "W".

[20306cab]

Well a W is better than an L, no matter how you get it. Thanks to the D yesterday. Fortunate to be playing Buffalo, I guess. Let's hope they can eliminate the penalties and can at least finish in the black in the turnover battle. Not a great start there. Fortunately in the NFL, there's really no rhyme nor reason how teams play each week. Caught a break yesterday, with that Bill DB dropping an easy interception, or Flacco would have pick sixed another opening day victory away, wasting a stellar defensive effort, just like last year. But, it's ABOUT TIME they CATCH a break. They were outbreaked about 50-0 last year. Oh yeah, come away basically unscathed. That's nice, too.

[balfan23]

31 minutes ago, KidNme said:

My wife is pissed at me because I wasn't too happy after this game so I'm guessing some of you will have the same attitude but I'm the kid in the fable that mentioned the emperors new clothes.
I LOVE my team and Ya, we got the win but if we continue to play like that, we won't win against better teams. I mean, how many figured we would have to run out the clock to get this win against Buffalo?
1) Our D Line was very good and covered Jimmy Smith's butt so, good thing Buffalo only has one star receiver and our D line kept pressure on Tyrod all day. Buffalo just looked bad and unprepared.
2) Joe looked like a statue many times and even after 9 years, he still hasn't learned how to step up in the pocket. He threw a lot of low balls too. He wasn't pressured as much as some of you think. He had plenty of time most of the time but just stood there too long. I hold him especially accountable because he's one of the highest paid QB's in the game.
3) The running game never got off the ground either. I'm guessing some of these guys needed a couple more pre season games?
4) Buffalo shot themselves as much as we gave them fits. They gave us 30 yards on one drive with penalties and then gave us the ball on their 13 with 4 fresh downs from yet another stupid penalty from Buffalo that took 3 pts off the board. We were lucky we got them back, not to mention the INT right to the Buff defenders chest that was dropped. That play alone could left us in the loss column this week.
5) I only saw one penalty on us from a rookie, the rest were from vets. (This has been a theme for the past few years too BTW!) CIN and PITT won't make those mistakes.
On the bright side, We do have some talent and I do believe we can become the team that goes deep into the playoffs but we have no time for a learning curve. Let's hope our guys pay attention to the game film and make adjustments. We certainly narrowly skirted a disastrous loss and we have a lot of work to do this week.

Wow, you are really the glass half empty kind of guy!

1) For those complaining about the win, 1/2 seem to want to blast our lack of pass rush and the other 1/2 want to say that the pass rush saved Jimmy. I think these two camps need to get together and figure out what really happened. Jimmy's assignment was a very dynamic WR named Watkins. His stat line: 4 Rec 43 Yds 0 TD. I'll take it ... all ... day ... long. 

2) Joe was definitely not comfortable. We all have heard he's shown no sign of lingering effects on his injury ... in practice. We had to see whether that was true in live play - against a pretty good D. Answer: He's got a ways to go. Just so glad for a somewhat forgiving opening part to the schedule, so we can work some of this out before hitting the big boys. 

3) Run game - or really any part of our offense - struggled to find consistency

4 & 5) Penalties ... yes Buffalo was definitely their own enemy. As for us, Yanda in the early going was very uncharacteristic, but we had none of those bone head, undisciplined penalties .... THAT was the theme in recent years. Also on the penalty front - the worst of the worst are those illegal contact or defensive holding in the secondary on 3rd and long that keep drives alive. We had zero of those. IMO our penalties - both in count and in impact were a major positive.

The bright side ... we absolutely, positively needed this win. A home game against a middle of the road conference opponent following the travesty of a season we had last year is as close to a must win as you can get for week 1. Agreed, lots of work to do. We have to keep getting better ... everyone, including the coach and players, will agree to that. 

 

[balfan23]

4 minutes ago, 20306cab said:

Well a W is better than an L, no matter how you get it. Thanks to the D yesterday. Fortunate to be playing Buffalo, I guess. Let's hope they can eliminate the penalties and can at least finish in the black in the turnover battle. Not a great start there. Fortunately in the NFL, there's really no rhyme nor reason how teams play each week. Caught a break yesterday, with that Bill DB dropping an easy interception, or Flacco would have pick sixed another opening day victory away, wasting a stellar defensive effort, just like last year. But, it's ABOUT TIME they CATCH a break. They were outbreaked about 50-0 last year. Oh yeah, come away basically unscathed. That's nice, too.

No doubt, I'm happy that we have a bit of a back loaded schedule and starting at home with a winnable game is a bit of good fortune, I agree. 

On being basically unscathed ... great point. After last year, that should have been in the front of all of our minds. 

[KidNme]

OK , I hear ya but here's my rebuttal....

(757)- 1. Jimmy was primarily responsible for covering Sammy, who he held to 4 catches for 45 yds. The Bills had only 160 total offensive yards. What are you complaining about?
1) (KidNme)- Sammy was held to 4 catches because Tyrod didn't have time most of the time, hence my statement on our D line looking good but did you see Jimmy get juked time and time again?

2. (757) Rex is known for blitzing the A-Gap. I'd be willing to bet at least 3 of the 4 sacks on Flacco came from pressure right up the middle.
2) (KidNme) Nope. 3-4 came from the edge.

3. (757) The running game was very effective. The problem was we didn't run enough.
(KidNme) That could be true. 34 passes to 22 runs but I kind of expected that due to all the weapons we have at Receiver and TE. Although Perryman disappeared after his 2 targets.

4. (757) If you're going to use "what if's" to support your argument, you can't overlook that Shareece Wright missed a pick 6 opportunity as well.
4) (KidNme) yep, forgot about that one. Shareece was a monster out there no doubt. One of the many highlights of the game but he did "miss" the opportunity.


(MOM GENE)- Come on man... The Bills had one good play... Tyrod escapes a tackle, and gets the ball to Clay. That was the highlight of their game. Shareece Wright has 11 tackles... Our Defense played Lights OUT!
(KidNme) I mentioned that so I'm not sure what the "Come on man" is all about.

(Mom Gene) As for Joe??? Man, the guy has played how many series this preseason???? After an ACL and MCL tear??? It's gonna take time. He's not 100% yet. There's no possible way that he is.
(KidNme) Seriously? Not 100%,he looked 100% to me. A 9 year vet! Gonna take time? Are we using real games to get our guys up to par now? and for how many series he's played, that could be the reason he didn't look sharp but again, that's why they practice (or not).
(MOM GENE)Those three receptions, Wallace, Pitta, and Perriman were SWEET!. Just a peek into what our potential is.
(KidNme) I mentioned that however, you have to realize that potential.

(MOM GENE) They have also changed the cadence this year. Joe is getting the ball snapped quicker than previously. Imagine playing 9 years using the same cadence/snap count, and then changing it, hence why Yanda had the couple of false starts..It's game 1 man.... stop picking. We got the "W".
(KidNme) Seriously again? Changed the cadence and Joe doesn't know what it is? Come on man. We have a few good teams coming up and we'll lose more of those games than we'll win if we don't get on ball. Do you think the position coaches aren't "picking"?

Look, I saw some really good things from us and like I said before I DO BELIEVE that we'll get better as the season goes on. I'm just picking out some of the things that weren't mentioned in the article. There was some good but there were some problems that I don't think we should have had, 1st game or not. When the games count, you have to be ready and it barely looked like we were. With as bad as Buffalo played, it shouldn't have been a nail biter.

[objective view]

OK , I hear ya but here's my rebuttal....

(757)- 1. Jimmy was primarily responsible for covering Sammy, who he held to 4 catches for 45 yds. The Bills had only 160 total offensive yards. What are you complaining about?
1) (KidNme)- Sammy was held to 4 catches because Tyrod didn't have time most of the time, hence my statement on our D line looking good but did you see Jimmy get juked time and time again?

2. (757) Rex is known for blitzing the A-Gap. I'd be willing to bet at least 3 of the 4 sacks on Flacco came from pressure right up the middle.
2) (KidNme) Nope. 3-4 came from the edge.

3. (757) The running game was very effective. The problem was we didn't run enough.
(KidNme) That could be true. 34 passes to 22 runs but I kind of expected that due to all the weapons we have at Receiver and TE. Although Perryman disappeared after his 2 targets.

4. (757) If you're going to use "what if's" to support your argument, you can't overlook that Shareece Wright missed a pick 6 opportunity as well.
4) (KidNme) yep, forgot about that one. Shareece was a monster out there no doubt. One of the many highlights of the game but he did "miss" the opportunity.


(MOM GENE)- Come on man... The Bills had one good play... Tyrod escapes a tackle, and gets the ball to Clay. That was the highlight of their game. Shareece Wright has 11 tackles... Our Defense played Lights OUT!
(KidNme) I mentioned that so I'm not sure what the "Come on man" is all about.

(Mom Gene) As for Joe??? Man, the guy has played how many series this preseason???? After an ACL and MCL tear??? It's gonna take time. He's not 100% yet. There's no possible way that he is.
(KidNme) Seriously? Not 100%,he looked 100% to me. A 9 year vet! Gonna take time? Are we using real games to get our guys up to par now? and for how many series he's played, that could be the reason he didn't look sharp but again, that's why they practice (or not).
(MOM GENE)Those three receptions, Wallace, Pitta, and Perriman were SWEET!. Just a peek into what our potential is.
(KidNme) I mentioned that however, you have to realize that potential.

(MOM GENE) They have also changed the cadence this year. Joe is getting the ball snapped quicker than previously. Imagine playing 9 years using the same cadence/snap count, and then changing it, hence why Yanda had the couple of false starts..It's game 1 man.... stop picking. We got the "W".
(KidNme) Seriously again? Changed the cadence and Joe doesn't know what it is? Come on man. We have a few good teams coming up and we'll lose more of those games than we'll win if we don't get on ball. Do you think the position coaches aren't "picking"?

Look, I saw some really good things from us and like I said before I DO BELIEVE that we'll get better as the season goes on. I'm just picking out some of the things that weren't mentioned in the article. There was some good but there were some problems that I don't think we should have had, 1st game or not. When the games count, you have to be ready and it barely looked like we were. With as bad as Buffalo played, it shouldn't have been a nail biter.

Jimmy was fried all day, what game were you watching? The only reason the total receiving yards were not really high was that the pressure kept Taylor from getting the ball out or Jimmy Smith would have been responsible for a total team loss.

[billiejean]

2 hours ago, The Mom Gene said:

@KidNme  Come on man...  The Bills had one good play...  Tyrod escapes a tackle, and gets the ball to Clay.  That was the highlight of their game.  Shareece Wright has 11 tackles...  Our Defense played Lights OUT!

As for Joe???  Man, the guy has played how many series this preseason????  After an ACL and MCL tear???  It's gonna take time.  He's not 100% yet.  There's no possible way that he is. 

Forsett and West both a had decent day.  We need to run more....

Those three receptions,  Wallace, Pitta, and Perriman were SWEET!.  Just a peek into what our potential is.

They have also changed the cadence this year.  Joe is getting the ball snapped quicker than previously.  Imagine playing 9 years using the same cadence/snap count, and then changing it, hence why Yanda had the couple of false starts..It will be OK.

It's game 1 man....  stop picking.  We got the "W".

Are you saying that the ravens changed the cadence because the ball got out faster or did you read that somewhere. The cadence has nothing to do with the amount of time it takes to snap the ball. It has more to do with when Joe begins the cadence. If Joe makes an audible or changes formations he is going to start the cadence after these things happen which means it is going to take longer for the ball to be snapped. If he gets up to the line and likes what he sees he will begin the cadence right away. Which means the snap will come sooner. In many of our away games we use the silent count. In these instances Joe pats the centers bum when he wants the snap. If he is in a shotgun formation the center has took between his legs and watch for Joe to give him a hand signal to snap the ball. Everyone else on the offense has to look at the ball using their peripheral vision. Once they see the ball snap they fire out of their stance and start the play. The cadence changes a lot during the game. Its Joes responsibility to mix up line calls so the defense isn't able to determine when the ball is going to be snapped. Even if the cadence was changed it is such a minor change that it wouldn't effect Joes performance.

[KidNme]

  1 hour ago, KidNme said:

OK , I hear ya but here's my rebuttal....

(757)- 1. Jimmy was primarily responsible for covering Sammy, who he held to 4 catches for 45 yds. The Bills had only 160 total offensive yards. What are you complaining about?
1) (KidNme)- Sammy was held to 4 catches because Tyrod didn't have time most of the time, hence my statement on our D line looking good but did you see Jimmy get juked time and time again?

2. (757) Rex is known for blitzing the A-Gap. I'd be willing to bet at least 3 of the 4 sacks on Flacco came from pressure right up the middle.
2) (KidNme) Nope. 3-4 came from the edge.

3. (757) The running game was very effective. The problem was we didn't run enough.
(KidNme) That could be true. 34 passes to 22 runs but I kind of expected that due to all the weapons we have at Receiver and TE. Although Perryman disappeared after his 2 targets.

4. (757) If you're going to use "what if's" to support your argument, you can't overlook that Shareece Wright missed a pick 6 opportunity as well.
4) (KidNme) yep, forgot about that one. Shareece was a monster out there no doubt. One of the many highlights of the game but he did "miss" the opportunity.


(MOM GENE)- Come on man... The Bills had one good play... Tyrod escapes a tackle, and gets the ball to Clay. That was the highlight of their game. Shareece Wright has 11 tackles... Our Defense played Lights OUT!
(KidNme) I mentioned that so I'm not sure what the "Come on man" is all about.

(Mom Gene) As for Joe??? Man, the guy has played how many series this preseason???? After an ACL and MCL tear??? It's gonna take time. He's not 100% yet. There's no possible way that he is.
(KidNme) Seriously? Not 100%,he looked 100% to me. A 9 year vet! Gonna take time? Are we using real games to get our guys up to par now? and for how many series he's played, that could be the reason he didn't look sharp but again, that's why they practice (or not).
(MOM GENE)Those three receptions, Wallace, Pitta, and Perriman were SWEET!. Just a peek into what our potential is.
(KidNme) I mentioned that however, you have to realize that potential.

(MOM GENE) They have also changed the cadence this year. Joe is getting the ball snapped quicker than previously. Imagine playing 9 years using the same cadence/snap count, and then changing it, hence why Yanda had the couple of false starts..It's game 1 man.... stop picking. We got the "W".
(KidNme) Seriously again? Changed the cadence and Joe doesn't know what it is? Come on man. We have a few good teams coming up and we'll lose more of those games than we'll win if we don't get on ball. Do you think the position coaches aren't "picking"?

Look, I saw some really good things from us and like I said before I DO BELIEVE that we'll get better as the season goes on. I'm just picking out some of the things that weren't mentioned in the article. There was some good but there were some problems that I don't think we should have had, 1st game or not. When the games count, you have to be ready and it barely looked like we were. With as bad as Buffalo played, it shouldn't have been a nail biter.

Jimmy was fried all day, what game were you watching? The only reason the total receiving yards were not really high was that the pressure kept Taylor from getting the ball out or Jimmy Smith would have been responsible for a total team loss.

What post are you responding to? That's just what I said....
1) (KidNme)- Sammy was held to 4 catches because Tyrod didn't have time most of the time, hence my statement on our D line looking good but did you see Jimmy get juked time and time again?
Jimmy got juked time and time again.

[FloridalovesRavens]

  4 hours ago, KidNme said:

OK , I hear ya but here's my rebuttal....

(757)- 1. Jimmy was primarily responsible for covering Sammy, who he held to 4 catches for 45 yds. The Bills had only 160 total offensive yards. What are you complaining about?
1) (KidNme)- Sammy was held to 4 catches because Tyrod didn't have time most of the time, hence my statement on our D line looking good but did you see Jimmy get juked time and time again?

2. (757) Rex is known for blitzing the A-Gap. I'd be willing to bet at least 3 of the 4 sacks on Flacco came from pressure right up the middle.
2) (KidNme) Nope. 3-4 came from the edge.

3. (757) The running game was very effective. The problem was we didn't run enough.
(KidNme) That could be true. 34 passes to 22 runs but I kind of expected that due to all the weapons we have at Receiver and TE. Although Perryman disappeared after his 2 targets.

4. (757) If you're going to use "what if's" to support your argument, you can't overlook that Shareece Wright missed a pick 6 opportunity as well.
4) (KidNme) yep, forgot about that one. Shareece was a monster out there no doubt. One of the many highlights of the game but he did "miss" the opportunity.


(MOM GENE)- Come on man... The Bills had one good play... Tyrod escapes a tackle, and gets the ball to Clay. That was the highlight of their game. Shareece Wright has 11 tackles... Our Defense played Lights OUT!
(KidNme) I mentioned that so I'm not sure what the "Come on man" is all about.

(Mom Gene) As for Joe??? Man, the guy has played how many series this preseason???? After an ACL and MCL tear??? It's gonna take time. He's not 100% yet. There's no possible way that he is.
(KidNme) Seriously? Not 100%,he looked 100% to me. A 9 year vet! Gonna take time? Are we using real games to get our guys up to par now? and for how many series he's played, that could be the reason he didn't look sharp but again, that's why they practice (or not).
(MOM GENE)Those three receptions, Wallace, Pitta, and Perriman were SWEET!. Just a peek into what our potential is.
(KidNme) I mentioned that however, you have to realize that potential.

(MOM GENE) They have also changed the cadence this year. Joe is getting the ball snapped quicker than previously. Imagine playing 9 years using the same cadence/snap count, and then changing it, hence why Yanda had the couple of false starts..It's game 1 man.... stop picking. We got the "W".
(KidNme) Seriously again? Changed the cadence and Joe doesn't know what it is? Come on man. We have a few good teams coming up and we'll lose more of those games than we'll win if we don't get on ball. Do you think the position coaches aren't "picking"?

Look, I saw some really good things from us and like I said before I DO BELIEVE that we'll get better as the season goes on. I'm just picking out some of the things that weren't mentioned in the article. There was some good but there were some problems that I don't think we should have had, 1st game or not. When the games count, you have to be ready and it barely looked like we were. With as bad as Buffalo played, it shouldn't have been a nail biter.

Jimmy was fried all day, what game were you watching? The only reason the total receiving yards were not really high was that the pressure kept Taylor from getting the ball out or Jimmy Smith would have been responsible for a total team loss.

Some people are never happy. This was definitely a team win and Jimmy was part of it. Stop the whining. Things will only get better with more playing time for offense. Go Ravens.

[FloridalovesRavens]

  6 hours ago, KidNme said:

My wife is pissed at me because I wasn't too happy after this game so I'm guessing some of you will have the same attitude but I'm the kid in the fable that mentioned the emperors new clothes.
I LOVE my team and Ya, we got the win but if we continue to play like that, we won't win against better teams. I mean, how many figured we would have to run out the clock to get this win against Buffalo?
1) Our D Line was very good and covered Jimmy Smith's butt so, good thing Buffalo only has one star receiver and our D line kept pressure on Tyrod all day. Buffalo just looked bad and unprepared.
2) Joe looked like a statue many times and even after 9 years, he still hasn't learned how to step up in the pocket. He threw a lot of low balls too. He wasn't pressured as much as some of you think. He had plenty of time most of the time but just stood there too long. I hold him especially accountable because he's one of the highest paid QB's in the game.
3) The running game never got off the ground either. I'm guessing some of these guys needed a couple more pre season games?
4) Buffalo shot themselves as much as we gave them fits. They gave us 30 yards on one drive with penalties and then gave us the ball on their 13 with 4 fresh downs from yet another stupid penalty from Buffalo that took 3 pts off the board. We were lucky we got them back, not to mention the INT right to the Buff defenders chest that was dropped. That play alone could left us in the loss column this week.
5) I only saw one penalty on us from a rookie, the rest were from vets. (This has been a theme for the past few years too BTW!) CIN and PITT won't make those mistakes.
On the bright side, We do have some talent and I do believe we can become the team that goes deep into the playoffs but we have no time for a learning curve. Let's hope our guys pay attention to the game film and make adjustments. We certainly narrowly skirted a disastrous loss and we have a lot of work to do this week.

Wow, you are really the glass half empty kind of guy!

1) For those complaining about the win, 1/2 seem to want to blast our lack of pass rush and the other 1/2 want to say that the pass rush saved Jimmy. I think these two camps need to get together and figure out what really happened. Jimmy's assignment was a very dynamic WR named Watkins. His stat line: 4 Rec 43 Yds 0 TD. I'll take it ... all ... day ... long. 

2) Joe was definitely not comfortable. We all have heard he's shown no sign of lingering effects on his injury ... in practice. We had to see whether that was true in live play - against a pretty good D. Answer: He's got a ways to go. Just so glad for a somewhat forgiving opening part to the schedule, so we can work some of this out before hitting the big boys. 

3) Run game - or really any part of our offense - struggled to find consistency

4 & 5) Penalties ... yes Buffalo was definitely their own enemy. As for us, Yanda in the early going was very uncharacteristic, but we had none of those bone head, undisciplined penalties .... THAT was the theme in recent years. Also on the penalty front - the worst of the worst are those illegal contact or defensive holding in the secondary on 3rd and long that keep drives alive. We had zero of those. IMO our penalties - both in count and in impact were a major positive.

The bright side ... we absolutely, positively needed this win. A home game against a middle of the road conference opponent following the travesty of a season we had last year is as close to a must win as you can get for week 1. Agreed, lots of work to do. We have to keep getting better ... everyone, including the coach and players, will agree to that. 

 

Getting better will be on everyone's agenda. If everyone is expecting the offense to set the field on fire after one game sorry that is not in the cards right now. It's going to take a few games to get on the same page on offense. I have every reason to believe we will get better with the good weapons we have. Go Ravens!

[FloridalovesRavens]

same old,same old out of the offense and FLACCO,and as usual,no ajustments during the game.sad with all those weapons,i expected more points,on anyone.

Zip it already lol. It is going to take time for all to gel.