JoeyFlex5
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that ref has no sense of humor lol
that ref has no sense of humor lol
that ref has no sense of humor lol
Maybe Earl’s BO got flagged. lolI mean from that I saw ref kinda hugged back, but then threw flag because they had to per rules.
The difference in excitement between the two was striking to me. It has probably got more to do with their personalities but Ingram sounded like he was really rearing to go! Earl Thomas seems to be very quiet much like Mosley.
Not sure if he's the smartest (B. Wagner calls Seattle D plays) but he is smart. The thing about him is that he has the range to go with instincts / smarts, which makes him a special kind of player.
A funny idiosyncrasy of Ravens fans is that we’re the only fan base in the league that gives a flying fuck who wears the green dot lol. Even Harbaugh said it was overblown last year.
Is Weddle a smarter player than Suggs because Suggs didn’t call the plays?
Anyway, huge signing. Makes our defense both simpler and harder to attack at the same time. Agree with others that the pass rush needs work but I have to believe that Williams and Bowser will step up this year. Too much talent between those two to continue to disappoint. I also expect Judon to be next in a long line of guys that ball out for a contract and go elsewhere the following year a la Thomas/McPhee/Jones/Smith etc. etc. etc.
With sizzle now gone it would make sense for us to find an edge rusher to hold onto as a successor/stalwart - we’ve been able to rotate guys in at one edge position because we haven’t had to worry about the other side for 16 years
A funny idiosyncrasy of Ravens fans is that we’re the only fan base in the league that gives a flying fuck who wears the green dot lol. Even Harbaugh said it was overblown last year.
Harbaugh saying it doesn't make it a fact. We looked like amateurs when Mosley was out.
...Mosley was our best player on defense
A lot of guys were way better in coverage. He was a very average blitzer. I respectfully have to disagree.
A funny idiosyncrasy of Ravens fans is that we’re the only fan base in the league that gives a flying fuck who wears the green dot lol. Even Harbaugh said it was overblown last year.
Is Weddle a smarter player than Suggs because Suggs didn’t call the plays?.
Overblown? Maybe, but I think Harbs May have been protecting his players. Here’s a short article that describes what happened with play calling in the Cinci game when CJ went down.
https://www.pennlive.com/baltimore-ravens/2018/09/how_baltimore_ravens_handled_d.html
I think it’s more of an experience thing, but intelligence would certainly enter into it as well.
The point of the article was by the players own description when CJ went down and Peanut took over relaying plays they were in total disarray. When Weddle took over after the half it was much different. Gave up 28 in the first half, 6 after the break.My point is that it’s a matter of position not some type of measure of a player’s ability. For example if your best player by far was say...Aaron Donald, you wouldn’t have him wear the green dot because he is not positioned on the field in a place that is conducive to wearing it.
Yes you are right, when Mosley went down our defense suffered for the remainder of the game due both to communication issues AND because we lost a premiere player that we couldn’t replace.
By the next game we had fixed the communication issue but were still weak up the middle because we didn’t have Mosley.
My original post was observing that only this fan base is fanatical about who will or won’t wear the dot. You want it to be your Mike linebacker because he is the only player (other than perhaps a purely in the box strong safety) that doesn’t have to play out of position to effectively communicate with the whole defense.
Weddle was good at it, but it’s arguable that his turnovers disappeared because he couldn’t play as deep due to the responsibility.
Isn’t this the same point I expressed in my post? If anything that article is an indictment of the coaching staff for not having the appropriate backup plan in place.
And yes, my observation is about the fan base...as expressed in my initial and all subsequent posts. It is an idiosyncrasy I find interesting and it is surely a direct result of the Bengals debacle.
I see you edited your post, thanks for the clarification.Isn’t this the same point I expressed in my post? If anything that article is an indictment of the coaching staff for not having the appropriate backup plan in place.
I’m certainly not suggesting that communication doesn’t matter on the field. Our entire defense is predicated in the players reading the offense and communicating what they see.
And yes, my observation is about the fan base...as expressed in my initial and all subsequent posts. It is an idiosyncrasy I find interesting and it is surely a direct result of the Bengals debacle.
On topic, I’ll be intrigued to see how the ILB rotation works out. As I said previously you’d hope your Mike is taking signals from the DC so that you can be as flexible as possible on the back end.
first and foremost. Harbaugh saying that is overblown is just Harbaugh being Harbaugh. Of course it matters who is calling the plays in the defense. Second we aren't the only defense in the league that cares about those things. Trust me on that one.A funny idiosyncrasy of Ravens fans is that we’re the only fan base in the league that gives a flying fuck who wears the green dot lol. Even Harbaugh said it was overblown last year.
Is Weddle a smarter player than Suggs because Suggs didn’t call the plays?
Anyway, huge signing. Makes our defense both simpler and harder to attack at the same time. Agree with others that the pass rush needs work but I have to believe that Williams and Bowser will step up this year. Too much talent between those two to continue to disappoint. I also expect Judon to be next in a long line of guys that ball out for a contract and go elsewhere the following year a la Thomas/McPhee/Jones/Smith etc. etc. etc.
Re: Ingram
All I know is that if he was ever meant to be a top 5 back in the league, this is his chance to do it. This division is downright soft at the ILB position and I expect Roman to turn him into a monster downhill.
Another underrated trait is his pass protection ability. If Ingram can be a 3 down back for us with Edwards and Dixon giving him spells, Jackson should have every opportunity to take the next step for us at QB.
DeCosta has done well so far, on paper. Let’s see if he can duplicate Ozzie’s wizardry late in free agency/training camp and give us an upgrade at the skill positions in the draft.