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

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Ravens frustratingly leave points on the table. Taking ball out of Terrance West's hands was another self-inflicted wound. Biggest problem is Ravens' passing game.

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[picke]

Yes, Trestman did abandon the running game. No one has to even see the numbers 8 out of the final 45 plays to know that we abandoned the running game.

[MichaelJ34]

So I didn't get to see the game who is this loss on?... and is this a panic time that we may lose a lot cuz of the back loaded schedule that is quite tougher. And what changes need to be made to fix this team.

[ravens4life86]

FireTrestman..or forget about it..Im out.

Im embarrassed as a fan of this team and organization, never seen someone so inept.

If hes here next week, Im not watching

[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

Throwing short of the first down marker too often way too much dink-dunk offense. Play calling is very questionable at best. These guys are getting paid to call the plays and I will just leave it at they are not earning their checks so far.

Edited October 9, 2016 by ALSKAN RAVEN FAN

[Purple Dawg 96]

Joe is done I'm in favor of Ryan Mallet starting and I except all yall criticism because it don't fly over here! Blaming the O line and Trestman is getting old other players are getting replaced or cut but one! It is whut it is! That's two in a row at home SMH!

[drillem]

Lack of protection for Flacco, gambling points by Harbaugh like drunken sailor, and not running the ball when it was called for all contributed to this loss and the one last week. Much improvement is needed all around. Difficult for Harbaugh to get his players to tighten up when he himself gambles points away.

[Jr.Morgan]

Hard to win when you can only score 10 points on offense. Hard to catch passes when they are at the feet of the receiver.

[BmoreRaven1123]

This offensive scheme is basically what got Trestman fired in Chicago. idk why people thought he would come here and switch up his whole philosophy, we should've got Shannahan. Idk what you do now but that was just embarrassing. I literally could've called a better game if they called me out of the stands during halftime with no prep. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

[verified]

cj mosly is a moron

[Jr.Morgan]

As far as the play calling, if I can sit here and tell you what play is going to run, I would imagine a DC can figure it out!

[Scottish Guy]

Joe is done I'm in favor of Ryan Mallet starting and I except all yall criticism because it don't fly over here! Blaming the O line and Trestman is getting old other players are getting replaced or cut but one! It is whut it is! That's two in a row at home SMH!

I agree with you and I've never criticised Flacco in my life but he has been so inaccurate this season that Mallett couldn't be worse.

This loss is still on Trestman though. His offence could make any quarterback look like Cutler.

[robbie29]

Flacco is playing uninspired and unmotivated, Trestman is awful, and Harbaugh is making some poor decisions. This is the second straight week, at home, where Bmore has had the opportunity to lead a game-winning drive in the closing minutes and Failed. And in both cases- they've only needed to take the offense about 25 yards. Couldn't get into Tucker's FG range last week, and couldn't put it in the end zone this week. God help the Ravens if they manage to drop next week's game against the Jets, because their schedule is about to get a whole lot tougher- especially in December.

[smiley4660]

I may be the only one, but this year just like last year is going to be a long one. The quality of play calling remains atrocious. The run game was working quite well today, just like last week and in the end, we lost again. Guess on the bright side, we're still above .500! Go Ravens.

[iluvpurple]

cj mosly is a moron

No he isn't, this one mistake doesn't make him a moron..... He has had 2 intercepts before today, one a game winning intercept. Put the blame where it belongs in this game, offensive play calling and our suddenly way below average special teams.

[Flamengo1265]

Harbaugh's failed decision to go for 2 early in last weeks game contributed to that loss, his failed decision to fake a FG (when we have the best kicker in the league) contributed to this weeks loss. Trestman's decision not to hand the ball to West is a head shaker too. The 1st 4 minutes of this game were awesome, the final 56 minutes were a complete CF.

[law215]

1. This team is trending down. Every team we play looks like a playoff team, a good defense. I'm tired of the apologies and the we'll keep working at it.


2. Joe has been in the league 9 years. Has yet to have a 4,000 yard season. Too many ball are either high or at receivers feet. The 6 yard passes on 3rd and long are embarrassing. There are rookies playing better than Joe. he has a 79.7 rating so far and every team has had a bad defense. Elite? That's not even good.

3. Trestman has to go. I do not consider firing him a knee jerk reaction. We had all of last season to see how terrible he is. Let the rest of the season determine if his replacement is here or somewhere else

4. Harbs is arrogant. Not only does he not own the poor fake field goal call or moving away from the running game, he called out Mosley on 'technique" and mentions it was costly. he could lose some players especially since the defense has been the only bright spot this season.

5. The boo birds were out and who could blame them. Someone seat is getting hot. If there is no improvement before the bye week, expect changes.

[robbie29]

Joe is done I'm in favor of Ryan Mallet starting and I except all yall criticism because it don't fly over here! Blaming the O line and Trestman is getting old other players are getting replaced or cut but one! It is whut it is! That's two in a row at home SMH!

Oh but wait- we have an elite QB because once upon a time he played four really good postseason games and got a Super Bowl MVP. Nevermind the fact that he is ranked in the bottom third of the league THIS year, and was even worse last year.
I hear you though- I am also sick of people blaming Joe's repeated bad performances on everything except Flacco himself. It's always the O line, or poor receivers, or lack of running game, etc....

[thegooddoc456]

Well, the Ravens are terrible. In all my years of watching professional sports, I've never seen a team who's MO is to simply hang around, keep the score close, and then try to win it at the last possible minute. Sleepwalk through the game, and only play with any focus and intensity at the very end. It's been this way for a few years now...I can count on one hand the few Ravens players that bring it every game. My Redskins buddy was shocked when I told him that we were actually expecting to win the game at the very end...he was alarmed because he thought we mailed it in since the 3rd quarter and it was going to take a great deal of luck for us to score on that final drive. I had to explain to him that we frequently win(when we do win) that way...preferably with a last minute FG. I keep asking, and I've never gotten a satisfactory answer; what good is John Harbaugh if he cannot consistently field a determined and motivated team? I sincerely believe Harbaugh has shredded the cherished identity of this team, and it would take some serious work to undo the psychological damage. We're living on past glories, and I'm not even fooled by Harbaugh's lofty win-loss record...I watched all those games and personally witnessed the steady decline of the Ravens. Of course, had we scored on that last drive, Harbaugh would show up to extol 'his team' for a hard fought victory, he'll remind us how truly great of a team the Redskins are...blah blah blah. I've often wondered if he believes some of the words that come out from his own mouth. Someday, one inevitable day, we'll be free of Haarbaugh's clutch...what a great day it would be!! I don't know about anyone else, but I've been done with his shenanigans for a few years now.

[NNITRED]

Tavon Young looked pretty lost to me. You could tell he out of his element playing outside. Their TE gave him the business and Jackson simply ran by him unchecked. Let Sheldon Price have a crack at it.

[llxxGrimxxll]

saw this coming.. at this point this is a 4-12 team at best. the way this team is playing the only team it can beat on the schedule this year that is left is cleveland. Trestman has needed to go since last year, i keep saying he's cam cameron 2.0 and so far he has only proved me right. may as well let it ride this year, but after this, baltimore has no excuse to not completely clean house, from the head coach, down. if it's older than 32, time to go. time for a full rebuild, ozzie's SB recovery plan has failed.

[charenm10]

Well, the Ravens are terrible. In all my years of watching professional sports, I've never seen a team who's MO is to simply hang around, keep the score close, and then try to win it at the last possible minute. Sleepwalk through the game, and only play with any focus and intensity at the very end. It's been this way for a few years now...I can count on one hand the few Ravens players that bring it every game. My Redskins buddy was shocked when I told him that we were actually expecting to win the game at the very end...he was alarmed because he thought we mailed it in since the 3rd quarter and it was going to take a great deal of luck for us to score on that final drive. I had to explain to him that we frequently win(when we do win) that way...preferably with a last minute FG. I keep asking, and I've never gotten a satisfactory answer; what good is John Harbaugh if he cannot consistently field a determined and motivated team? I sincerely believe Harbaugh has shredded the cherished identity of this team, and it would take some serious work to undo the psychological damage. We're living on past glories, and I'm not even fooled by Harbaugh's lofty win-loss record...I watched all those games and personally witnessed the steady decline of the Ravens. Of course, had we scored on that last drive, Harbaugh would show up to extol 'his team' for a hard fought victory, he'll remind us how truly great of a team the Redskins are...blah blah blah. I've often wondered if he believes some of the words that come out from his own mouth. Someday, one inevitable day, we'll be free of Haarbaugh's clutch...what a great day it would be!! I don't know about anyone else, but I've been done with his shenanigans for a few years now.

Preach brotha!! I couldn't have said it better myself. We will not win another Super Bowl as long as Horri-baugh is our coach as well as Dean Pees running our D. Harbaugh's record is inflated by the greats, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed

[ravens4life86]

Its all on Trestman&Harbs

Trestman has been awful since chicago which is why he got fired, and hes been awful for a year and half here. Hes throws it 50x a game regardless of what works...like 9yrds per rush with West. 11 freaking rush attempts?? Thats Trestman in a nutshell. Hes allergic to rushing and he is too pass happy, which is why Cutler and Flacco look like they need a masouse on a weekly basis Trestman leaves em out to get killed w/ 50 passes every game and this isnt a Oline we had in years past with 2 stud Gs Yanda&Gubbs or Yanda&KO. No..Lewis&Uerschel were very respectable today I thought adequate backups compared to Hurst&Jenson but when you OC is Embarrassingly addicted topassing 50x a game even decent backups cant hold up against relentess pass rush.

So if Trestman doesnt get the boot, peace homie..Im out until we get a new OC

[terpmaniac]

The last two games have been two of the worst football games I have just about ever seen from this team. Once again the dropped passes at the worst moments have killed too many drives. No run game(God why is this not being addressed)and our offense is putrid, the play calling a mess.

[BigUgly]

Its all on Trestman&Harbs

Trestman has been awful since chicago which is why he got fired, and hes been awful for a year and half here. Hes throws it 50x a game regardless of what works...like 9yrds per rush with West. 11 freaking rush attempts?? Thats Trestman in a nutshell. Hes allergic to rushing and he is too pass happy, which is why Cutler and Flacco look like they need a masouse on a weekly basis Trestman leaves em out to get killed w/ 50 passes every game and this isnt a Oline we had in years past with 2 stud Gs Yanda&Gubbs or Yanda&KO. No..Lewis&Uerschel were very respectable today I thought adequate backups compared to Hurst&Jenson but when you OC is Embarrassingly addicted topassing 50x a game even decent backups cant hold up against relentess pass rush.

So if Trestman doesnt get the boot, peace homie..Im out until we get a new OC

If Trestman doesn't get the boot, and soon, Harbs may get booted at the end of the season.

[OUravensfan]

58 minutes ago, Purple Dawg 96 said:

Joe is done I'm in favor of Ryan Mallet starting and I except all yall criticism because it don't fly over here! Blaming the O line and Trestman is getting old other players are getting replaced or cut but one! It is whut it is! That's two in a row at home SMH!

Would Ryan Mallet make Wallace and Perriman catch the ball?

[thegooddoc456]

The last two games have been two of the worst football games I have just about ever seen from this team. Once again the dropped passes at the worst moments have killed too many drives. No run game(God why is this not being addressed)and our offense is putrid, the play calling a mess.

No run game? Nah man, we had a solid run game going...I guess you gotta defer to more passing when you fall behind on the score...or whatever today's excuse is.

[Purple Dawg 96]

  1 hour ago, Purple Dawg 96 said:

Joe is done I'm in favor of Ryan Mallet starting and I except all yall criticism because it don't fly over here! Blaming the O line and Trestman is getting old other players are getting replaced or cut but one! It is whut it is! That's two in a row at home SMH!

Would Ryan Mallet make Wallace and Perriman catch the ball?

Joe is done in Bmore except it! He cannot lead this team PERIOD!

[law215]

Every since Flacco had that outstanding streak of playoff games and Superbowl MVP, the Ravens have moved away from their winning formula. They made the mistake of thinking Joe can carry the team.

Ravens winning formula has always been run the ball well and let play action setup big plays. Kubiak understood that and as a result Foresett had a career year and Joe turned in his best season.

Trestman is going to turn Flacco into Cutler. A QB that gets beaten up to point where he loses his technique and can't accurately throw the ball.

Joe is regressing under Trestman. Even before the injuries he was playing bad last year. Give Mortiwig a shot. Trestman is out by the bye week.

Harbs has always been a poor decision maker. Even in the Superbowl that stupid fake FG attempt was based on "Something they worked really hard on".
The stupid challenges and poor time management. When is he going to get better.

OZ owned up to his bad drafting. It's time for Harbs to own up to his failures.

[NeilfromBarbados]

This is getting silly. T West is an absolute battering ram, but he doesn't get the ball as much as he should. The O Line has woes, but that's what practice is for... other guys have to step up. Flacco needs the run game to get popping, and then he can do his thing. He's not the type of QB that can always take over a game, particularly in the regular season. My wife is a Skins fan, so she's happy. But we lost to the Skins? At home? C'mon man!!