All anyone can do is speculate, but I think a healthy A-Aron Rodgers here would do better, but it would not be a dramatic night and day difference.
I said this in some thread (maybe this one, I'm not sure), but I would rather see a three and out where Joe threw 15 yards+ three times than a three and out where Joe checked down to the backs three times and netted 3 yards.
I think Aaron Rodgers, up there with Andrew Luck, is one of the few that can produce with less just by virtue of his play style. He's so athletic and can throw from such awkward angles with perfect accuracy that I really think this Ravens offense could be one of the best in the league with him.
And largely what it's coming down to for me is that Joe has the highest cap hit in the NFL. Before when he had the big salary and low cap hits, we could still put some quality pieces around him. But now, you really are going to have to sacrifice a little bit because there's only so much cap space to go around and your play should reflect your pay to a degree. I'm not expecting Joe to be the best quarterback in the league, but playing like one of the worst in the league is pretty unacceptable.
It’s absolutely unecceptable,
The thing that gets me is that the running game has been going pretty consistently in most games, but people are upset that we run as much as we do. But then we get upset with the state of the passing game and the way the receivers are playing. It's a bit perplexing.
I’m in total agreement
I can more or less get behind that with how today went.
I have no problem drafting Flacco’s replacement, but I’m not going to overdraft a qb just to have a qb to replace joe in a couple years. However if we truly believe we have a franchise qb available at our pick then we need to pull the trigger. Other than that, wait until the 2nd round and take Nelson or a wr in the first. We need that big time as well.
Most wr take time to get adjusted to the nfl. Not sure this is the best route. I’d like a wr myself, but feel we need to be stout inside. Having a great running game is a great way to help joe. Then take qb in round 2 as you say.
I think there's plenty of time between now and the draft for some one to emerge, but I think a big problem on offense that has persisted longer then the OL is the lack of a play-maker. We've been in desperate need for one and it's a bigger need than anything. We don't have anyone who will make a play when we need it most, I think that's what we missed most in losing Steve Smith Sr. I honestly miss him because when we needed a play, he was always there to make one. Sadly, we don't have that on our offense. I'd take a play-maker at WR over Nelson if I had to make that choice.
We definitely are missing that playmaker and no question, losing Sr. Was a tough loss. I’d be cool with a wr, but I’m also an advocate of winning in the trenches, on both sides of ball. You win in the trenches you can start to develop an attitude as a team. We lost because of turnovers and losing in the trenches. Because we lost in the trenches, we couldn’t become consistent on O.
It doesn't matter much winning in the trenches if no one can get open, I don't think we lost the game primarily because of our OL, the receiver group takes most of the blame to me. At least in this sense, we ran the football, what did we do in terms of receiving? I really cannot agree with us losing primarily because of turnovers and trenches. If you look at the Bears CBs, you can see that they had no fear of pressing at the LOS or making plays on the ball, they had no fear of the Ravens WRs and Joe couldn't progress through his reads long enough because no one could get open, there's were plenty of times in the games where he held the ball for too long without a receiver open. Also, Mike Wallace is turning 32, Jeremy Maclin is on and off the injury report and you're getting nothing from Perriman, I think you have to look at the receiver group as the weakest link on the team.
