Tank
Hall of Famer
Andrews, it was by design. Great call, poor execution.
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The Ugly, The Ugly and The Ugly - Steelers Edition
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Ludy51
Hall of Famer
If that’s true it’s shit play design. You can’t intentionally leave a guy unblocked on the same side you want to throw to
yes you can lol
also what are you complaining about? the play worked... guys just didnt execute
well this truly might be the end if this is the case
Argentina Raven
Practice Squad
the analysis is simple, a game of lamar disaster, bad readings, doubting, and wanting to be the hero cdo only has to do simple things.
he remembered the other receivers only in the last minute, meanwhile just watch if andrews or marquise get unmarked and wait for them, wait until watt catches him, wormley captured him !!!
For the poor line that we have too good work they did, but of course, lamar and his frustration and the blows to the head ...
on defense well, cdo wink started with the blitzes and put it into play. to ben.
We have cb empty head, we cannot leave them alone man to man they will lose.
we give them the triumph
he remembered the other receivers only in the last minute, meanwhile just watch if andrews or marquise get unmarked and wait for them, wait until watt catches him, wormley captured him !!!
For the poor line that we have too good work they did, but of course, lamar and his frustration and the blows to the head ...
on defense well, cdo wink started with the blitzes and put it into play. to ben.
We have cb empty head, we cannot leave them alone man to man they will lose.
we give them the triumph
Ludy51
Hall of Famer
Football gods really just said “no” this year
there you go - makes even more sense now
even when we lose we can't have nice things
ThatsMyJoeTerback
Ravens Ring of Honor
just call off the dogs and get ready for next year
The defense is a continual source of frustration for me.
They allowed the Steelers to have the ball for 13 minutes in the first three quarters (the Ravens had a 32:13 advantage) and somehow the Steelers just gashed the Ravens over and over. It's not an issue of a poor offensive play; it was just piss poor defensive play. I just have no faith in Wink, honestly. I feel like the Ravens defense was carried by an absurd abundance of defensive talent and Wink just benefitted from the Ravens drafting consistently high defensive players, making trades for defensive players a priority, and spending out the ass for defense. This year, the Ravens have had some set backs and the defense has crumpled and doesn't resemble a "Ravens defense."
Offensively, I truly think Lamar doesn't trust the offensive line or Greg Roman.
Some of this falls onto Lamar because I think he tries to play hero ball a lot and takes some sacks he could throw away, but he's the most sacked quarterback in the league. I'd imagine he's close to the most pressured, too. The offensive line is just garbage.
And then there's Roman... he might know how to design a run game, but holy hell he does not know how to design a passing game. Someone elsewhere pointed this out, but we routinely see opposing offenses cause confusion and busts in coverage against the Ravens. When have the Ravens shown they can do that to an opposing team? And the thing is- this is something Bills/49ers fans warned about. They all talked about how Roman was great for the run game and great for a year, but he would hinder the growth of the quarterback he's working with due to archaic passing schemes.
That's not to say I think Lamar is excused and obsolved of blame, but the Ravens have been consistently shown strong offensive play in the hurry up when Lamar seems to have more control. When they huddle, the offense just seems confused or baffled. Like, did anyone else notice when the offense got the huddle broke at 10 seconds because the play wasn't coming in? This has been a consistent issue all year- the Ravens seem to flirt with the play clock on most snaps.
What's wrong with Lamar? I think Lamar is simply playing behind a garbage offensive line with poorly designed passing plays. I think he's lost faith and confidence. The mechanics are reverting to what they were early when they were a problem and he's just making terrible decisions he wouldn't have in years past, like that back throw interception. I truly think Lamar feels like it's Lamar or bust, and really, he's right. The run game is garbage and the offensive line is a sieve. If the offense didn't have Lamar all year? They'd be one of the worst in the NFL. I truly believe that.
I actually think it's a miracle the Ravens are 8-4. With the injuries and poor play around Lamar, the Ravens should be 4-8, not 8-4. Again, Lamar isn't playing great, but he's still showing some Lamar magic, like the touchdown to Andrews against the Browns, the 99 yard drive, and the touchdown on the final drive. The issue is, how do the Ravens get that Lamar magic to come out consistently? I don't think Roman will figure out how to do that, honestly.
I don't think all is lost. I am a bit bemused, though, because I remember 2013 was a rough year for the Ravens offensively with some poor line play and it resulted in Joe's worst season and all the Joe stans made sure to give him a pass. Lamar has an even weaker line and a way worse running game, but the Joe stans won't give him a pass. It's just a bit funny to me.
Basically, at the end of the day, I think it's a miracle the Ravens are 8-4 and leading the AFCN. Based on how they played the rest of the season, I expected now to be around the time the Ravens started to fall off the map. The team is simply not good and I don't think Lamar even cracks the top 5 areas of biggest concern.
They allowed the Steelers to have the ball for 13 minutes in the first three quarters (the Ravens had a 32:13 advantage) and somehow the Steelers just gashed the Ravens over and over. It's not an issue of a poor offensive play; it was just piss poor defensive play. I just have no faith in Wink, honestly. I feel like the Ravens defense was carried by an absurd abundance of defensive talent and Wink just benefitted from the Ravens drafting consistently high defensive players, making trades for defensive players a priority, and spending out the ass for defense. This year, the Ravens have had some set backs and the defense has crumpled and doesn't resemble a "Ravens defense."
Offensively, I truly think Lamar doesn't trust the offensive line or Greg Roman.
Some of this falls onto Lamar because I think he tries to play hero ball a lot and takes some sacks he could throw away, but he's the most sacked quarterback in the league. I'd imagine he's close to the most pressured, too. The offensive line is just garbage.
And then there's Roman... he might know how to design a run game, but holy hell he does not know how to design a passing game. Someone elsewhere pointed this out, but we routinely see opposing offenses cause confusion and busts in coverage against the Ravens. When have the Ravens shown they can do that to an opposing team? And the thing is- this is something Bills/49ers fans warned about. They all talked about how Roman was great for the run game and great for a year, but he would hinder the growth of the quarterback he's working with due to archaic passing schemes.
That's not to say I think Lamar is excused and obsolved of blame, but the Ravens have been consistently shown strong offensive play in the hurry up when Lamar seems to have more control. When they huddle, the offense just seems confused or baffled. Like, did anyone else notice when the offense got the huddle broke at 10 seconds because the play wasn't coming in? This has been a consistent issue all year- the Ravens seem to flirt with the play clock on most snaps.
What's wrong with Lamar? I think Lamar is simply playing behind a garbage offensive line with poorly designed passing plays. I think he's lost faith and confidence. The mechanics are reverting to what they were early when they were a problem and he's just making terrible decisions he wouldn't have in years past, like that back throw interception. I truly think Lamar feels like it's Lamar or bust, and really, he's right. The run game is garbage and the offensive line is a sieve. If the offense didn't have Lamar all year? They'd be one of the worst in the NFL. I truly believe that.
I actually think it's a miracle the Ravens are 8-4. With the injuries and poor play around Lamar, the Ravens should be 4-8, not 8-4. Again, Lamar isn't playing great, but he's still showing some Lamar magic, like the touchdown to Andrews against the Browns, the 99 yard drive, and the touchdown on the final drive. The issue is, how do the Ravens get that Lamar magic to come out consistently? I don't think Roman will figure out how to do that, honestly.
I don't think all is lost. I am a bit bemused, though, because I remember 2013 was a rough year for the Ravens offensively with some poor line play and it resulted in Joe's worst season and all the Joe stans made sure to give him a pass. Lamar has an even weaker line and a way worse running game, but the Joe stans won't give him a pass. It's just a bit funny to me.
Basically, at the end of the day, I think it's a miracle the Ravens are 8-4 and leading the AFCN. Based on how they played the rest of the season, I expected now to be around the time the Ravens started to fall off the map. The team is simply not good and I don't think Lamar even cracks the top 5 areas of biggest concern.
When Johnson scored the winning touchdown. Great pass by Big Ben. Humphrey tried to punch the ball out and punched Johnsons shoulder pads. He balled up in pain immediately. Was it also johnson that left Humphrey stumbling on the other Pittsburgh touchdown of the quarter? I think so. He tore a pectoral by the look of it.
D1City55
Pro Bowler
Lamar needs to have plays with ATS. Yes teams will continue to blitz and I know this sounds crazy but I think we'll adjust to it, we've seen to be sending more hot reads and Lamar has just either missed them or a play(TJ Watt exp) has disrupted that lane and forced Lamar to adjust his arm angles and disrupted his throwing lane. He did a great job at the start of the game with taking the flat and curl patterns, he needs to understand that not every play is a TD. He was fantastic on the final drive but unfortunately, TJ Watt again disrupted that lane on the 2 point try. Time of possession was 36:30-23:30 in favor of the Ravens and we couldn't make enough plays. He did a good job with ATS but he's going to continue to see the blitz until he and the offense adjusts, that ball needs to come out quicker.
I think Lamar hurt himself trying to extend plays, he needs to do a better job of knowing when to throw and run, even if you only get 1 or 2 extra yards, just take it, even throw the Football away.
Now the OL.....Tyree Philips couldn't handle TJ Watt today, literally got destroyed. Communication on blocking assignments continue to be a problem, I don't think they'll get it together this season. Need to Draft an OT A$AP.
Defense disappointed me in the end, people will say that they held up for the first three QTRs but they were on the sidelines for 36 minutes and had plenty of opportunities for an INT and couldn't make a play, allowed 17(?) on the 4th QTR; breakdowns of miscommunication towards the end.
I think Lamar hurt himself trying to extend plays, he needs to do a better job of knowing when to throw and run, even if you only get 1 or 2 extra yards, just take it, even throw the Football away.
Now the OL.....Tyree Philips couldn't handle TJ Watt today, literally got destroyed. Communication on blocking assignments continue to be a problem, I don't think they'll get it together this season. Need to Draft an OT A$AP.
Defense disappointed me in the end, people will say that they held up for the first three QTRs but they were on the sidelines for 36 minutes and had plenty of opportunities for an INT and couldn't make a play, allowed 17(?) on the 4th QTR; breakdowns of miscommunication towards the end.
Tank
Hall of Famer
Yeah looked like he pulled/tore something in his chest or shoulder.Fucking Hump getting an MRI?!? Good Jesus. The slide starts now. I’m officially convinced.
let’s put together an o line, hope everyone comes back healthy, and kick ass next season like we expected to do this year.
ravenslord
Ravens Ring of Honor
I can’t see us competing with Mekari and Humphrey out along with all the multitude of others .
I think we may have hit critical mass on injuries.
Lamar will have to play stellar to win and he hasn’t been doing that lately.
Argentina Raven
Practice Squad
We have to stop justifying Lamar, we love him, but sometimes he plays like trash, today was one of those days.
If we can avoid trying to be doctors, that'd be great.