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Well Mahomes was mvp and didn't exactly have a disatrous season
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Well Mahomes was mvp and didn't exactly have a disatrous season
Mahomes was on it and won the SB. That means you guys will be the SB champs.
Dom McRaven
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He got hurt though. It's that AB has extended his curse which offsetted Mahomes's
JoeyFlex5
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Really like this post.
I hope I’m never on it. That means 2020 would be the last year I live
Dom McRaven
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Well.....unless you become a NFL superstar overnight, you don't EVER have to worry about being Madden Cursed.
Anyone who is a member of this board is a superstar.
Ravensnation5220
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We picked an LSU player and didnt pick any Bama players lol.
Next year were gonna have to pick like 3 Bama guys to make it up for Ozzie lmao
Next year were gonna have to pick like 3 Bama guys to make it up for Ozzie lmao
Watching the steelers week 17 game to get a look at ben powers and to see what i think of him vs the 2 guys we just drafted
but peripherally some other things are standing out that i thought i'd share:
James Hurst is awful - single-handedly he's able to ruin plays that are well set-up on a consistent basis
more disappointingly - RGIII cannot operate the passing game - he doesn't see the field well, doesn't have any comfort in the pocket (sees ghosts) and is pretty inaccurate... he's great operating the running game and running it as a field general but we definitely should not be satisfied with our backup situation - there will come a point where his mentorship and leadership are not enough to keep him here in baltimore
LJ Fort is fine but I'm glad we've upgraded at the position enough that he will be part of a platoon and not relied upon
Matt Judon is a man among boys playing against that 1st team Steelers OL
but peripherally some other things are standing out that i thought i'd share:
James Hurst is awful - single-handedly he's able to ruin plays that are well set-up on a consistent basis
more disappointingly - RGIII cannot operate the passing game - he doesn't see the field well, doesn't have any comfort in the pocket (sees ghosts) and is pretty inaccurate... he's great operating the running game and running it as a field general but we definitely should not be satisfied with our backup situation - there will come a point where his mentorship and leadership are not enough to keep him here in baltimore
LJ Fort is fine but I'm glad we've upgraded at the position enough that he will be part of a platoon and not relied upon
Matt Judon is a man among boys playing against that 1st team Steelers OL
Some other non-Powers notes:
Justice Hill and Gus Edwards ran really well - their roles both look to reduce with the drafting of Dobbins but they both showed that there's something to them
Parker Ehringer did fine at G and showed some things but I really dont understand why he got any snaps at all in stead of Powers - it's near the end of the 3rd quarter and Ben Powers has only had 2 drives... what's the point of having Ehringer in there?
Justice Hill and Gus Edwards ran really well - their roles both look to reduce with the drafting of Dobbins but they both showed that there's something to them
Parker Ehringer did fine at G and showed some things but I really dont understand why he got any snaps at all in stead of Powers - it's near the end of the 3rd quarter and Ben Powers has only had 2 drives... what's the point of having Ehringer in there?
Dom McRaven
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I think it's unfair to write off Hill so quickly (not you, but in general). I felt that he started to show more towards the end of the season (especially the last two games). I still got hope for him.
and when he's clean he explodes through the hole with that speed - later in the year he started to show much better contact balance too
JoeyFlex5
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Maybe the ravens saw enough of powers and they kinda used this as a tryout for the playoffs?
JAAM
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This is great to hear. Wasn't paying attention to him much in that game. Him looking at Henry though face to face and whiffing really pissed me off. You have to think someone like Clowney makes that tackle. Maybe I'm being delusional. If Judon is here next season and many more seasons after that, I'll adjust. Not going to root against my players.
JAAM
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Ross is probably on his way out, but man, I'd love to nab Boyd lol
OK, so I'm a little frustrated with how much Powers ultimately got to play in week 17 and I don't think I've seen enough snaps to make any solidified opinion in the passing game
but i do have some notes - and they're pretty exciting:
he plays with outstanding leverage and controls defenders really well at the point of attack to create holes and manipulate defenders out of gaps - ravens were able to run behind him all game - was able to create loads of movement when doubling with Mekari but some of his most impressive snaps came against Javon Hargraves - really strong anchor - he's at best in close quarters but does have length to use when extended and when defenders get hands on - id like to see him do better when he has to get his arms extended but he does enough
solid anchor in the passing game on limited snaps and surprisingly clean footwork to mirror but wasn't really challenged - did nearly get beaten by hargraves once when he was slow out of his stance but did enough to push him past the pocket - only beaten once where he set anchor against hargraves and literally got pushed back like he was on ice skates (was pretty rainy that day and he wasnt the only person to lose grip that day)
now he's clearly limited with his movement skills - not athletic and looks a little bit lost in the 2nd level - wasnt really used on pulls at all or screens or anything - did show a really nice ability when the line was slid one way to beat the defender across to the spot and then leverage and flip his hips to create a hole (really high level block which i saw him attempt twice and accomplish twice)
really promising game and i fully expect him to be the leader to start at RG - there might be a ceiling on how good he can be but i think he's shown enough that we can expect steady play if he wins the starting job
he certainly looked better than bozeman did against the steelers
but i do have some notes - and they're pretty exciting:
he plays with outstanding leverage and controls defenders really well at the point of attack to create holes and manipulate defenders out of gaps - ravens were able to run behind him all game - was able to create loads of movement when doubling with Mekari but some of his most impressive snaps came against Javon Hargraves - really strong anchor - he's at best in close quarters but does have length to use when extended and when defenders get hands on - id like to see him do better when he has to get his arms extended but he does enough
solid anchor in the passing game on limited snaps and surprisingly clean footwork to mirror but wasn't really challenged - did nearly get beaten by hargraves once when he was slow out of his stance but did enough to push him past the pocket - only beaten once where he set anchor against hargraves and literally got pushed back like he was on ice skates (was pretty rainy that day and he wasnt the only person to lose grip that day)
now he's clearly limited with his movement skills - not athletic and looks a little bit lost in the 2nd level - wasnt really used on pulls at all or screens or anything - did show a really nice ability when the line was slid one way to beat the defender across to the spot and then leverage and flip his hips to create a hole (really high level block which i saw him attempt twice and accomplish twice)
really promising game and i fully expect him to be the leader to start at RG - there might be a ceiling on how good he can be but i think he's shown enough that we can expect steady play if he wins the starting job
he certainly looked better than bozeman did against the steelers
that's a great point - they werent thinking about 2021 in that game, they were thinking about the divisional round (as they should have) and powers wasnt going to be active because he's only cover at 2 spots whereas ehringer technically could do emergency cover at tackle (which he did in the steelers game when Orlando came out for a few snaps)