that aint it - the analysis of that RGIII drive is completely backwards
-
Welcome to PurpleFlock! Be sure to sign up here so that you can chat with your fellow Ravens fans.
Lamar Jackson
- Thread starter Ice Bowl
- Start date
that aint it - the analysis of that RGIII drive is completely backwards
This remind me of last yr when we beat no team that was +.500.. people really thought we did something by going 8-8
Grim
Ravens Ring of Honor
Joe does have accuracy issues with his deep ball. People herald Flacco for the deep ball but I can’t recall how many times I’ve seen Joe throw a ball short or beyond a WR. Fact is Joe has issues throwing deep just like Lamar so this isn’t just a Lamar issue. I’m not saying you’re saying that just commenting because that’s a common incorrect narrative.
And Bengals
yeah exactly - if you're gonna diminish lamar's win over the bengals because they're trash now then you have to take into account the form of the other teams we played when we played them:
the broncos were trash in week 3, the steelers were trash in week 4, the titans were trash in week 6
tbf the panthers were a good team when we played them, as were the saints
like if you're gonna take away from lamar by saying he's played trash teams even though the bengals havent been trash the whole way then you have to look as finely at joe and all 4 of joe's wins came against teams that were trash when we played them
fine you can say that lamar is 3-0 against bad teams but joe's 4 wins were also against bad teams
so basically all 7 ravens wins were against bad teams
was he? im pretty sure that the only stat where joe rated in the top 10 after week 9 was pass attempts
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Most important part? We're 3-0! It'd be more understandable if we went 1-2 or 0-3, but the fact is that Lamar's presence just changes everything about our offense despite his shortcomings.
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Joe actually did put the offseason work or at least attempted to as shown in these links:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports...co-wants-to-host-workouts-20140306-story.html
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/torrey-smith-defends-joe-flacco-against-offseason-criticism/
Unless Flacco played HORRIBLY the entire season, the only way Lamar was going to play if Flacco got hurt and had to miss some time. I'm not too sure if Lamar got reps with the starters this past offseason.
yeah it literally cannot be overstated how much of an impact lamar's offence has on our defence too - the defence played almost half as many snaps as the falcons defence yesterday
we had 3 offensive drives in the 2nd half and we still had 81 plays of offence in the game - that must be so draining for a defence - and on the flipside our defence is getting energised by these long drives and they're staying rested too
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Indeed. Our defense looks LEGIT again. Of course, this style of offense can't be sustained forever, but it's not like this offense won't evolve as Lamar evolves as a passer. Well........that depends if M***y is still on this team by the end of the season.
balfan23
MVP
Hate to sidetrack the conversation about whether Lamar is having a positive effect on the team (LOL), but I want to throw in the shout out to Bob. In most cases, if you throw your 3rd string QB out there, you're shit out of luck. He basically picked up right where Jackson left off and allowed the team to function in the same capacity - another 8 minute possession that ended in points.
You have to feel good for him. He's worked hard to get anyone to believe in him again. People scoffed when we picked him up (bringing up more tired questions on why we didn't pick up Kap). He's quietly waited for an opportunity. Albeit a small opportunity, he took it.
I firmly believe he's worked his way into a backup gig with this team next year. I believe we go back to a 2 QB roster in 2019 and it will be Lamar and Bob.
You have to feel good for him. He's worked hard to get anyone to believe in him again. People scoffed when we picked him up (bringing up more tired questions on why we didn't pick up Kap). He's quietly waited for an opportunity. Albeit a small opportunity, he took it.
I firmly believe he's worked his way into a backup gig with this team next year. I believe we go back to a 2 QB roster in 2019 and it will be Lamar and Bob.
Last edited:
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
I'm gonna have to deal with Lamar haters for the next ten years aren't I?
*pops open my emergency bottle of Scotch*
I hate all of you.
*pops open my emergency bottle of Scotch*
I hate all of you.
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
I'm gonna have to deal with Lamar haters for the next ten years aren't I?
*pops open my emergency bottle of Scotch*
I hate all of you.
*pops open my emergency bottle of Scotch*
I hate all of you.
3-4ravdef509
Practice Squad
If Lamar is here for ten years, I’m hoping it’s because he’s successful in which case I’ll probably not be down on him.
RavensFan419
Pro Bowler
Nah 9th in passing yards and if I'm not mistaken touchdowns before the Steelers game
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
With the rookie QB, the only stat we should care about are numbers in W and L columns.
Those look better than average right now.
Those look better than average right now.
RavensFan419
Pro Bowler
We were the 9th ranked passing offense pre injury
RavensFan419
Pro Bowler
I also think before the Panthers game even though it doesn't matter Joe was 5th in the league in yards
Grim
Ravens Ring of Honor
Let’s not be unfair to Flacco. He was playing very well early in the season and the offense was clicking big time. Then the Saints shut us down and that was the end of that Joe Flacco. I guess the Bengals did it first but it was really NO who popped that balloon. I don’t think I’m in a very small minority here in how I see our QB situation. Lamar has a lot of work to do but here’s the skinny:
+ good poise, pocket awareness, able to make all the throws, hits WR in stride, football smart, electric with the ball, able to keep defenses on their heels, able to go through progressions, excellent character and seemingly work ethic, shown ability to hit WR in the hands
- inconsistent mechanics that need work and refinement, throws can be off, penchant to turn over the ball in fumbles and interceptions, unknown quality as a pure passer when the run option is gone
That’s my current assessment of Jackson. I think all his issues come from mechanics and the turnovers have to stop. We need to see what happens with him as a pure passer but we won’t know that until Marty allows him and maybe there’s a reason he hasn’t. I feel like I’m missing something here but I’ll leave it with this.
+ good poise, pocket awareness, able to make all the throws, hits WR in stride, football smart, electric with the ball, able to keep defenses on their heels, able to go through progressions, excellent character and seemingly work ethic, shown ability to hit WR in the hands
- inconsistent mechanics that need work and refinement, throws can be off, penchant to turn over the ball in fumbles and interceptions, unknown quality as a pure passer when the run option is gone
That’s my current assessment of Jackson. I think all his issues come from mechanics and the turnovers have to stop. We need to see what happens with him as a pure passer but we won’t know that until Marty allows him and maybe there’s a reason he hasn’t. I feel like I’m missing something here but I’ll leave it with this.