That’s why he was inactive last week, but I agree.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Week 5 Edition
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RavensDFan
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LOL Sorry, I just found it amusing and even more so when I realized the Steelers were the #3 seed so we'd be playing them.
I agree with that statement, his 3rd quarter was just so poor that it very well could have meant the game so I ranted. Sorry.
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Ellicottraven
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The most important return will be that of B. Williams for the Minnesota game. I don't see us doing too well against their rush attack without him plugging up the middle. Also, Sam Bradford better stay injured till then!
Against the Bears, Maxx Williams will be active and help out with protection and Jaylen Hill too may spell Webby. I can't wait for him to be a ball hawk for the Ravens.
Against the Bears, Maxx Williams will be active and help out with protection and Jaylen Hill too may spell Webby. I can't wait for him to be a ball hawk for the Ravens.
Oldfaithful
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yeah. That rush attack that lost the stud rookie RB is so intimidating.
jerrick mckinnon has been running well on the edge but that's got little to do with plugging the middle - id be much more interested in brandon coming back vs the bears rather than the vikings but oh well
Ellicottraven
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You seem to be severely underestimating McKinnon! He'll burn us badly if we let him and don't plug the middle.
i mean mckinnon has been getting good yardage but only outside the edges... he's really not done much between the tackles right into the heart of the defence
Ellicottraven
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Yes but the issue you discount is with Williams plugging up the middle along with Pierce, it allows all the linebackers including the inside LBers to run free for tackles even if the edge isn't set very well. It does help contain even the outside runs.
Yep, there is no quetion our defense has had to adjust for the lack of Brandon Williams across the board. Having Williams will definitely help, even the outside runs.
that of course is all true - but i wouldnt describe the bears oline as being anywhere near the abilities of the browns, steelers or raiders or even (surprisingly) the jags - it does have to be said that our dline has faced four of the current best olines in football
Good play design to Mayle
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He doesn’t come here after wins.
Ellicottraven
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On any given Sunday any NFL team can look like the best there is. Remember prior to the Jags game, how reviled our O-line was? Just like the Bears are now? If that doesn't send a sobering demeanor to all of us, then nothing will and we can continue drinking the purple koolaid.
i dont get your point - our oline was trash in the jags game...
Ellicottraven
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My point is any O-line is a function of time together and game planning. Just because they're trash in one game doesn't mean they're trash the next....
that's true but i doubt we see instant improvement from the bears oline...
True, this was also why I didn’t like alternating Skura and Eluemenor. They need to build chemistry together.
On the bright side I think our D played a good game minus one missed tackle that led to a big run in OT. Apart from that the Bears were mostly held in check. Bad game from the safeties though.
There really isn’t a bright side to this game. We lost to the Bears, a game we had to win. That’s it. Yeah the safeties were off today and were a big part of the run and the Cohen TD pass.
We also allowed too many long first and second downs on the ground allowing for short 2nd and 3rd downs. The Bears didn’t have many 3 and outs. They had way too many first downs for a team playing two wr who had never started a game and a rookie qb playing his first game on the road. Not a good game all around.