I mean I’m hopeful that we can improve and change things but I’m squashing that hope right down because every time I’ve started hoping this season we’ve gone and lost our momentum in a dumpster fire of a game afterwards
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I mean I’m hopeful that we can improve and change things but I’m squashing that hope right down because every time I’ve started hoping this season we’ve gone and lost our momentum in a dumpster fire of a game afterwards
RavensPunkXVX
Pro Bowler
We haven't seen a decline in his play this season?
RavensPunkXVX
Pro Bowler
That's the only downside to stacking more wins and heading to playoffs. Can't have it both ways. I'd rather see the team win, get in, and Flacco turn his season around, at the very least.
Woodhead is back. Maclin is healthy. Collins is a stud. And the defense feeds off of the offense so hopefully they can right the ship this week.
I’d mostly agree on the teams but KC will be 3rd seed at worst and the 2 afc south teams will fight each other for home field advantage in the wildcard round
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Unbelievable. When we're on, we're a playoff contender. When we're off, we look like a team ready to get a top 10 or 5 pick. We're definitely the most inconsistent team in the league this season.
I judge QB play not based on raw stats but by watching game tape and looking at what happened on each play and in that regards he has improved every year (which is good because his first year or two I thought he was going to be one of those 1 hit wonders who got by on a strong defense and will drag us down for years because he happened to have a lot of wins).
Basically there are 3 things I look at mostly when judging a QB but there are others I factor in as well. First and most important is accuracy. Joe has always been fairly hit or miss on accuracy and prone to putting together 10+ completion streaks in a row followed up by going 3-15. This year though I would say his ball is looking a lot better. Even though they are not using the deep ball like they have in the past and it isnt resulting in completions he is hitting his receivers in stride like he has never before (seriously I know Perriman dropped them but everytime he hit him in stride or in a way that was supposed to protect him from the hit though he took a cheap shot anyway). So his accuracy is MUCH better than in years past though the players are dropping a lot more passes then they used to.
2nd is arm strength. By that I mean how much power do his throws have. I think we can all agree that the throws still have the same power that they used to and that nothing more need be said about it.
The 3rd and trickiest to evaluate is decision making. The trick with this one is not to go "There is an open receiver on the right why is he throwing it into a 1 on 1 on the left" the trick is to look at that 1 on 1 and see if it was a good decision or not. The reason I say this is if his first read is to the left and you think you can deliver a catchable ball you throw it you dont keep surveying the field to make sure there isnt anything better once you have an option you like you take it. So in order to evaluate you look at 2 things, is he right when he decides to throw it and also is he hesitating when he should take the shot. On the first he is generally making good reads, not great ones but not worse then he has in years past. On the 2nd there have been a few times when I see that he sees Perriman and its a catchable throw but he is hesitating to pull the trigger. Now do I blame that on him or the fact that Perriman keeps dropping the ball I do not know but its the way it is.
As for why his numbers are not as good you have to look at what is going on in the game. Its very common for the Ravens to send both WRs on routes and then either 1 of the TEs or the RB on a checkdown and keep everyone else in protection. This is why the Ravens tackles (specifically Stanley) are close to leading the league in help received because they are just not sending enough people downfield. You don't even need to blitz when so few routes are being run just sit on routes and force the 3 yard checkdown.
K-Dog
MVP
This is by far the most extreme roller coaster of a season I have ever experienced.
gtalk12
Ravens Ring of Honor
you want to see extreme? wait until the Ravens pull off another magical run in the playoffs and Joe wins a second SuperBowl MVP, THAT WOULD BE A ROLLER COASTER
To me Flacco's deep ball before this year was WILDLY overrated. Yes, he had an arm, but it would miss by 5 or 10 yards and the best case was generally a PI penalty bc of Torrie's awful ball tracking.
Perriman got hurt on an uncalled illegal hit that was placed in a way that no legal hit could have done that, and I remember Camp getting set up once, but other than those 2 his deep ball has been shockingly accurate.
I say that as someone who prior to tgis year thought his deep ball was the most overrated in the NFL and am surprised it changed.
well, I've seen teams win 7 out of 8 games and finish the season missing the playoffs. That's worse
I'm talking about short passes that are behind the target and due to this the WR gets lit up. This has happened on numerous occasions.
Playoffs, Playoffs.......
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
In the Flacco Era, without question. Heck, even in 2013 when our offense was just as bad, I don't believe our margin of victory was high at all and a lot of our losses were by one possession.
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
Harbaugh has been hard at work injuring the league. Giving us a technical advantage for the next few weeks. We suck yet playoffs are still possible.
Soon coaches are going to be dropping like flies.
Chuck Pagano has no health issues in baltimore. Gets cancer in Indy during our SB run. Coincidence? I think not.
HES EVIL.
Soon coaches are going to be dropping like flies.
Chuck Pagano has no health issues in baltimore. Gets cancer in Indy during our SB run. Coincidence? I think not.
HES EVIL.
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Welp, like 2013, we about to fall to 4-6. Brace yourself for the inevitable, folks.
Ellicottraven
Ravens Ring of Honor
We've been so fabulously inconsistent that predicting a playoff scenario at this time is not helpful. With what we've seen from Joe and the offense this year, it is more likely than not, that they falter in a few more games and lose winnable games and end up with a 7-9 record. That to me is the most likely outcome. However, having said that I would love for them to win out and make the playoffs and go on to win the SB! It happened once before in 2012 although circumstances and leadership was different.