Changes need to be made.

[Europoljuice]

Suggs was correct. We need some major changes.Besides a few games we looked horrible. I am sorry for all your homers but I refuse to drink the purple kool aid. So where to start? When you win no body points the finger, but when you loose. Its a feeding freind-zee. So let me get to the report card.

Offence - C

Deffence -  C + 

Special Teams - C 

The record speaks for its self. At 8 & 7 with a Pct. of .533 you can't expect to go anywhere but home. 

The good and the bad and the ugly. Well here it is. So if your thin skinned, then stop reading now. 

The O-line was the worst I have seen in years. Poor Yanda what a tuff year from him. Stanley the rookie and Yanda the seasoned veteran were the best O-line men we had. The rest of the crew in the trenches needs to step up and I mean big time. Was it coaching? Was it the horrible Offence play book? We all know you win and loose games because of the guys on the O-line and D-line. So I hope we can get a O line much like the Cowboys have designed. Run blocking and Pass blocking are the ingredients that can can help everyone. From WR's to Joe. Now lets move to the RB's. Considering what I just wrote, they did very well. Dixon and West were a great tag team. But they need help. I would like to to see more plays to the RB's out of the back field. 

Now Wide Receivers (WR). First off I want to tell Steve Smith congrats on a great, great career. I only wish we would have gotten you 16 years ago. You have that grit and fight that Ray Lewis had, that many of those guys had. You deserved to be a Raven and we will truly miss you. The wide receivers have some major issues. Again not sure if its the lack luster play book or the lack of discipline with "tree routs" or execution (dropped balls in the red zone). It was very very disappointing. Dropped balls happened all the time. Mr. Mike Wallace was like lightening when he was able to make a catch, but as always like in the past, he had issues catching the ball. We were suppose to have all these great talents with great speed and depth. So what happened?? I do know we had no creative plays and our WR's had a horrible time getting separation. Get Open. Simple.

Now on to Mr. Flacco. Joe,...Joe...Joe.....where do I start. Consistency Joe. One game your hot and the next 3 your not. I won't start my bashing you Joe, but I will say when you drop back in the pocket and you feel pressure you have to get the heck out of trouble and start running. You wait to long and then you get sacked or get stripped. Run Forest, run! That is just one issue Joe. The other 2 issues are this. When you do decide to go deep. Then please, please, please stop under throwing your wide receivers. I would rather see you over throw a WR then watch him stop running and wait for the ball. It happens way to much. Now the biggie. You need to throw in between zones and coverage. If we are 3rd down and 14 to go. Then we need to create something. Like Ben does. Checking down for a 1 yard pass almost never works. Again it's complicated and it  could be the lack luster play book, but the Steelers sure had no problem making a play when they needed it. 

The D ~ The line was ok and very good at times. Except during the last 4 games. They feel apart. Lack of sacks was evident. The line backers did all they could but they need to shoot the gap and hit the holes before the plays develops. Don't wait for the runners to hit the hole. By then its too late. Now the secondary. Wow where do I even start? Blown coverage and mixed confusion on many plays. Soft coverage was a major down flaw. We all saw it happen like a train wreck. Was it coaching?? or lack of true talent? You tell me.

Special Teams ! Tucker...Tucker....Tucker. Man you are da man A+ . I know you guys muffed the 3 pt at the Steelers and that was painful. In bag games you need to shoulder all those moments. Regardless you you guys were very good.  

Coaching~ I hope Harbaugh stays and he should. But everyone else should be evaluated and if changes are needed. Then don't wait!

Draft Picks - We need to shore up the O line and we need to do it fast! Second...get a few DB's that are shut down corners. We got burned over and over throughout the entire year. It has to stop.

Older Players vs Money - After what I have seen ever since Joe Flacco stole the bank. We need to get rid of some of the older players. I won't say who they are, but we all know. Its not about how much we love them. Its about winning. Not everyone is Harrision from Pittsburgh. Hard to believe he was once a Raven and we let him go. We need some tuff, smart, and talented players if we plan on making a serious run next year. If not then Ozzie may need to step down. Yep I said it. So that is my 2 cents worth. What do you think??

Europoljuice

 

Edited January 2 by Europoljuice

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