[News] Ravens Confident Their Offense Will Take Off, And It's Not Far Away

[BR News]

Baltimore is 25th in the NFL in average yards per game and 24th in points per game (19). The Ravens have scored just four touchdowns in three games. But Head Coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Joe Flacco see improvements coming as the unit gets more time together.

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[RavenLunatic]

I was already depressed about our offense before reading this article. Now I'm ready to jump off a bridge! LOL

Seriously though. I hate hearing how "we are close" or "we're confident...". Just fix it and prove to the fans that you (coaches) know what you are doing. There is too much talent on this team to be squeaking out wins against teams that we should beat soundly. I don't want to hear excuses.

[ravens4life86]

Need to run the ball from traditional formations.. undercenter, with a Lead FB.
Stop with the Oregon style sweeps,tosses..bs. We dont have Darren Sproles on this team. Trestman is a not being smart, and if Harbs doesnt call him into the office and say look were going back to "Ravens smashmouth" run style its a bad look for him as a coach. Because for decades this franchise could run the ball up to kubiak.. giving healthy Line/RBs.. but now we have a Coordinator trying to run some foreign plays to whats been successful around here. And we dont have the personnel for it.
1 play with a lead fullback and West got 15yrd gainer. Enough said.

Put the ball in the Endzone more too

[RavensBaltimore]

I'm confident the offence will take off soon too. Literally every one of our starting skill players is new to the team or coming off a major injury. No one knew who would regain their form or how long it would take, and several of them missed most or all of training camp and the preseason, so we have had to figure it all out on the fly during real games. Trestman has had to figure out what sets to run, who to put on the field, and where to line everyone up, all without knowing what each player is capable of, since he hasn't been able to evaluate SSS, Pitta, or Perriman much in preseason. The miscommunication between Flacco and his receivers and the presnap penalties should get cleared up with more repetitions. We have speed on the outside, guys who can work the middle of the field and move the chains, and a QB who can make all the throws. We just need to put it all together.

[terpmaniac]

This is not all on Joe. There were some drops against the Jags that you can't put on Flacco. Periman, Wallace, Smith all had passes made that they couldnt hold on to. Not all on Joe.

[Flamengo1265]

The Ravens' running game is horrible and the Ravens need to get rid of that stupid "4 foot pitch out" play to Forsett. That thing fools nobody. Passing attack is good, defense is good, special teams is good.....the weak link is the running attack.

[Bandwagon]

I was already depressed about our offense before reading this article. Now I'm ready to jump off a bridge! LOL

Seriously though. I hate hearing how "we are close" or "we're confident...". Just fix it and prove to the fans that you (coaches) know what you are doing. There is too much talent on this team to be squeaking out wins against teams that we should beat soundly. I don't want to hear excuses.

im one more week away from that bridge

[BigUgly]

17 minutes ago, terpmaniac said:

This is not all on Joe. There were some drops against the Jags that you can't put on Flacco. Periman, Wallace, Smith all had passes made that they couldnt hold on to. Not all on Joe.

No, it isn't all on Joe.  The line has allowed pressure from the edges, receivers have been off on some routes and had some drops, and there is little threat of a running game.  Point is, Joe is paid at a level where he should be more consistent in his ability to overcome those issues or else the offensive coordinator needs to shake things up.  My biggest concern with Joe is lack of consistency with his mechanics.  When he ripped off 21 in a row, he was stepping up in the pocket, stepping into his throws, and making quick decisions.  In the third quarter, he was back to standing flat-footed, throwing without a step, and holding on to the ball too long.

[The Greek]

too many weapons on this team for the lack of offensive output. the offense as a whole is struggling whether it is bad throws, dropped passes, poor running game, penalties and play calling. i personally believe a change in blocking scheme and personnel on the o-line will fix the running game issues. the running game stunk the year before we had kubiack. the zbs is no longer effective because of the new chop block rule. need to figure it out soon before we get to the tougher part of the schedule.

[Ravenous_Ravens]

  31 minutes ago, terpmaniac said:

This is not all on Joe. There were some drops against the Jags that you can't put on Flacco. Periman, Wallace, Smith all had passes made that they couldnt hold on to. Not all on Joe.

No, it isn't all on Joe.  The line has allowed pressure from the edges, receivers have been off on some routes and had some drops, and there is little threat of a running game.  Point is, Joe is paid at a level where he should be more consistent in his ability to overcome those issues or else the offensive coordinator needs to shake things up.  My biggest concern with Joe is lack of consistency with his mechanics.  When he ripped off 21 in a row, he was stepping up in the pocket, stepping into his throws, and making quick decisions.  In the third quarter, he was back to standing flat-footed, throwing without a step, and holding on to the ball too long.

All those things you mention are also the effect of the opponents defense trying to win a close game.

[The Greek]

i am a joe flacco fan and it seems like yesterday that he was drafted but the fact is he is in year #9 and i understand he is coming off a knee injury but excuses can no longer be made. he finally has the weapons so hopefully soon it all comes together. too many periods where the offense is stagnant and for a qb in his 9th year with the elite contract that is unacceptable. flacco should be calling his own plays because after 8 years he should know what works for him. the offense is so reminiscent of the cam cameron years. hopefully harbs does not wait until week 12 to make a change if this keeps up

Edited September 27, 2016 by The Greek

[Purple Dawg 96]

Stop running on 1st and 2nd down this will keep the opposing team guessing and hit them up! Outta ten plays the Raven should run the Rock 3 times and when I look around the league "ALL" QBs are under tremendous pressure and making clutch throws so stop thinking the Ravens are the only team this is happening to! If teams don't respect the pass the run game will never open up! You run to finish a game not start it but I'm confident they are gonna bust this thing wide open or maybe Joe almost breaking a record Sunday is a bad thing because they want to see the run instead! Smh keep slinging that Rock because WE THE BEST!

[FloridalovesRavens]

I was already depressed about our offense before reading this article. Now I'm ready to jump off a bridge! LOL

Seriously though. I hate hearing how "we are close" or "we're confident...". Just fix it and prove to the fans that you (coaches) know what you are doing. There is too much talent on this team to be squeaking out wins against teams that we should beat soundly. I don't want to hear excuses.

I don't think anyone was making excuses just stating facts. Yes we do have talent and it needs to jell before working properly. It's going to take probably until after the bye week so hold your breath. In the meantime I am hopeful we continue to win those close games! Go Ravens.

[designermaryland]

They are confident? Not me. We will continue to kick 5 FG's a game until we get another qb. (at least on a consistent basis) They have been saying this for 9 years. We need to get better, we need to stop making poor decisions. Frankly it is ridiculous at this point for Flacco to be so stymied by defenses that he cannot make audibles and correct reads. I personally just think although he is an accurate passer and can get hot against the right team, he just can not perform any better than what he has shown thus far. Inconsistent and questionable control of the offensive scheme. They run the exact same handoff play on every first down and get no yardage. That is not effective offense. No pulling lineman. No blocking down with motion. Just hand it off to Forsett and run into the pile for no gain. Completely inept either on the players or coaching staff. Wake up Baltimore.

The awfulness of his play is proven by the fact that he completed 20 passes in a row, and we failed to score a touchdown and his passing rating ended up with a 64 rating and 5 yard per completion average. Meaningless stats if you cant convert. There is no attacking mentality in this team and every time they secure a lead, they sit on it and completely shut down.

[designermaryland]

I was already depressed about our offense before reading this article. Now I'm ready to jump off a bridge! LOL

Seriously though. I hate hearing how "we are close" or "we're confident...". Just fix it and prove to the fans that you (coaches) know what you are doing. There is too much talent on this team to be squeaking out wins against teams that we should beat soundly. I don't want to hear excuses.

it is just disappointing to see this every game. i hear the same excuses every week. they have been through how many OC's and still the same problems remain. The only constant is Flacco and Harbaugh. I dont think they will ever figure it out and have a potent offense. This is just how it is and we are stuck with crappy execution, save 2 or 3 drives a game. hopefully the defense will be good enough to keep us in games.

[b93333]

Hopefully Joe will start living up to his contract. If not our "O" will have to keep scratching and clawing for points.

[Drew P]

The tempo sucks. They let the opposing D dig in and the O line isn't good enough to win the battles upfront.

I don't understand why they use a "speed" guy like Perriman for 1 yard patterns.

I can see trying to hit him in stride but Sunday I believe on 2 of his drops he would have gained about 2 total yards.

[Minionhunter]

too many weapons on this team for the lack of offensive output. the offense as a whole is struggling whether it is bad throws, dropped passes, poor running game, penalties and play calling. i personally believe a change in blocking scheme and personnel on the o-line will fix the running game issues. the running game stunk the year before we had kubiack. the zbs is no longer effective because of the new chop block rule. need to figure it out soon before we get to the tougher part of the schedule.

Denver still runs zbs. Cut blocking is not chop blocking.

[The Greek]

  2 hours ago, The Greek said:

too many weapons on this team for the lack of offensive output. the offense as a whole is struggling whether it is bad throws, dropped passes, poor running game, penalties and play calling. i personally believe a change in blocking scheme and personnel on the o-line will fix the running game issues. the running game stunk the year before we had kubiack. the zbs is no longer effective because of the new chop block rule. need to figure it out soon before we get to the tougher part of the schedule.

Denver still runs zbs. Cut blocking is not chop blocking.

denver is averaging 83 yards a game and our avg. is 76 so that is not much of a difference. the new rules have definitely affected the zbs.

[dirtybird66]

yeah.it all starts with the running game ad they know that,everything in the league starts with the run game,so atleast they know that.

[TheConquerorWorm]

  4 hours ago, RavenLunatic said:

I was already depressed about our offense before reading this article. Now I'm ready to jump off a bridge! LOL

Seriously though. I hate hearing how "we are close" or "we're confident...". Just fix it and prove to the fans that you (coaches) know what you are doing. There is too much talent on this team to be squeaking out wins against teams that we should beat soundly. I don't want to hear excuses.

it is just disappointing to see this every game. i hear the same excuses every week. they have been through how many OC's and still the same problems remain. The only constant is Flacco and Harbaugh. I dont think they will ever figure it out and have a potent offense. This is just how it is and we are stuck with crappy execution, save 2 or 3 drives a game. hopefully the defense will be good enough to keep us in games.

This is the NFL - there are no "easy" wins. Every team has issues. Did you see the Bills destroy the Cardinals? How about the powerful Pittsburgh offense only scoring 3 points? Or the Vikings without their starting QB, RB & LT beat up Cam? Julio Jones only had 1 catch - he must be terrible and the Falcons should fire their OC.....smh.

The offense has so many new/different players playing together for the 1st time - Trestman is trying out every combo to see what works, what doesn't. They will narrow down those that work.

3-0! 3 AND 0! Quit whining.....

[hen826957]

If Trestman gets fired for his play calls, why don't they give Jim Zorn a call? Joe loves him as a QB coach when he was here and he could be a decent coordinater for us. Just thinking; if the Trestman play calling continues the way there are and no running game. But l think Trestman can change it around.

[OUravensfan]

3 hours ago, Purple Dawg 96 said:

Stop running on 1st and 2nd down this will keep the opposing team guessing and hit them up! Outta ten plays the Raven should run the Rock 3 times and when I look around the league "ALL" QBs are under tremendous pressure and making clutch throws so stop thinking the Ravens are the only team this is happening to! If teams don't respect the pass the run game will never open up! You run to finish a game not start it but I'm confident they are gonna bust this thing wide open or maybe Joe almost breaking a record Sunday is a bad thing because they want to see the run instead! Smh keep slinging that Rock because WE THE BEST!

The 4th down throw to Steve Smith was pretty clutch 

[fusuymada]

The Raiders are the 32nd ranked defense out of 32 teams. If we don't totally blow these guys out at home, we have serious problems. They are equally bad against the run and pass and we should eat these guys up. Also, the Raiders offense is highly touted and they scored 30+ points in two games, but they did it against the 30th and 31st ranked defenses in the league. The only team worse on defense is them. They played the Titans ranked 11th and scored 17 pts. and zero pts. In the second half. Wait til they get a load of us. From what I see by the numbers, this is going to be an absolute, enjoyable blowout like we haven't seen in years. Joe will throw for 350+ yards and West will break 100 (providing they sit Forsett).

[Purple Dawg 96]

  3 hours ago, Minionhunter said:

  5 hours ago, The Greek said:

too many weapons on this team for the lack of offensive output. the offense as a whole is struggling whether it is bad throws, dropped passes, poor running game, penalties and play calling. i personally believe a change in blocking scheme and personnel on the o-line will fix the running game issues. the running game stunk the year before we had kubiack. the zbs is no longer effective because of the new chop block rule. need to figure it out soon before we get to the tougher part of the schedule.

Denver still runs zbs. Cut blocking is not chop blocking.

denver is averaging 83 yards a game and our avg. is 76 so that is not much of a difference. the new rules have definitely affected the zbs.

Thank you!!!!!! I like facts and that rite there is good enough for me! The run will be rite on time just keep slinging that Rock! Lol

[Purple Dawg 96]

  5 hours ago, Purple Dawg 96 said:

Stop running on 1st and 2nd down this will keep the opposing team guessing and hit them up! Outta ten plays the Raven should run the Rock 3 times and when I look around the league "ALL" QBs are under tremendous pressure and making clutch throws so stop thinking the Ravens are the only team this is happening to! If teams don't respect the pass the run game will never open up! You run to finish a game not start it but I'm confident they are gonna bust this thing wide open or maybe Joe almost breaking a record Sunday is a bad thing because they want to see the run instead! Smh keep slinging that Rock because WE THE BEST!

The 4th down throw to Steve Smith was pretty clutch 

Big time! Joe is a gunslinger and he hasn't used both barrels yet Lol!

[designermaryland]

  4 hours ago, designermaryland said:

  7 hours ago, RavenLunatic said:

I was already depressed about our offense before reading this article. Now I'm ready to jump off a bridge! LOL

Seriously though. I hate hearing how "we are close" or "we're confident...". Just fix it and prove to the fans that you (coaches) know what you are doing. There is too much talent on this team to be squeaking out wins against teams that we should beat soundly. I don't want to hear excuses.

it is just disappointing to see this every game. i hear the same excuses every week. they have been through how many OC's and still the same problems remain. The only constant is Flacco and Harbaugh. I dont think they will ever figure it out and have a potent offense. This is just how it is and we are stuck with crappy execution, save 2 or 3 drives a game. hopefully the defense will be good enough to keep us in games.

This is the NFL - there are no "easy" wins. Every team has issues. Did you see the Bills destroy the Cardinals? How about the powerful Pittsburgh offense only scoring 3 points? Or the Vikings without their starting QB, RB & LT beat up Cam? Julio Jones only had 1 catch - he must be terrible and the Falcons should fire their OC.....smh.

The offense has so many new/different players playing together for the 1st time - Trestman is trying out every combo to see what works, what doesn't. They will narrow down those that work.

3-0! 3 AND 0! Quit whining.....

stating facts there buzz. its great they are winning, but at some point they are going to play an opponent who is not going to bail them out with a stupid penalty. the steelers have a stinker once in a while, but are not lethargic and non productive almost every game for 6 years. Atlanta scored 45 points. I am not too worried about who catches the TDs as long as they are occurring. if you cant see the pattern here with this offense and its lack of production, you are wearing blinders. they are 23-25 from 2013-2015 and the O doesn't look any better this year.

[Fastynart]

I have seen absolutely NO improvement since the Buffalo game. The line still can't run block or give Joe time to throw. When he does have time, he still short arms passes, underthrowing receivers, throwing off his back foot like he is shooting a fade away jumper. An honest assessment would be that Trestman's offense doesn't work. Throwing the ball three yards behind the line of scrimmage on third and three is ridiculous. Where is all this offense that the Ravens media crowed about before the season? Perriman stinks. He is the same ball dropper now that he was in college. Another wasted number one pick, just like Elam.

[RaRaRavens]

The only thing holding back our offensive breakthrough is Marc Trestman and his incompetence to game plan and call a running game. His incompetence is even more highlighted considering he had the working blueprints left by Kubiak and his system. So seeing how Trestman struggles with run game is impressive in a bad way. And until he's at the offensive helm, our offense will remain below average for most games.

[Purple Dawg 96]

Blaming Trestman for a lack of a run game is so premature and just goes to show people are not looking around the league at other teams run average! Smh Trestman is gonna shut alot of you up and "I can't wait"!