You are correct but I think what people are frustrated about is the lack of adjustments. Excuse my ignorance of play calling terms but why not use quicker throws like if you know our oline sucks. The steelers oline sucks too and Ben's arm strength is definitely gone but look how quick he was getting the ball out. Did we even sack him once? I'm just saying change something lol.
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The Ugly, The Ugly and The Ugly - Steelers Edition
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You are correct but I think what people are frustrated about is the lack of adjustments. Excuse my ignorance of play calling terms but why not use quicker throws like if you know our oline sucks. The steelers oline sucks too and Ben's arm strength is definitely gone but look how quick he was getting the ball out. Did we even sack him once? I'm just saying change something lol.
airconteka
MVP
He forgot the combination years ago
D1City55
Pro Bowler
2013 had a combination of the worst OL and run game and he was pretty bad on top of getting sacked 48(?) times. I think the Dolphins might have been the only team to give up more sacks.
Tank
Hall of Famer
The blind hit from behind in the first half today while he was running was scary.
Nurps
MVP
Yeah. I remember saying “he’s gonna feel that tomorrow”
D1City55
Pro Bowler
Steelers OL sucks but they had a few problems with some of the cover 0 looks we gave them, I think Ben nearly threw two INTs on two cover 0 looks from the defense. We didn't sack him because he had plenty of ATS when we rushed four or five and did a great job of blitz pick ups, something our OL struggle to do. It's not just cover 0 looks, this OL is awful even against four or five man rushes.
I think 2013 gets overrated for how bad they were because of Gradkowski. He was cheeks and then some, but I think if the Ravens didn't have mobile quarterbacks that they'd be in David Carr on the Texans territory.
D1City55
Pro Bowler
That's this entire OL and Lamar has done a lot to cover how terrible it is, I don't think people realize that enough, it's that bad. I think a traditional pocket QB gets sacked 45+ times behind this OL.
Argentina Raven
Practice Squad
In training, when wink's blitz 0 is pitted against the offense, "I don't know how the heck to cope with roman's blitz 0".
Who will win? the existential doubt arose
Who will win? the existential doubt arose
ok but that's a big if... we needed to win the toss and then have a non-2 minute TD drive (something we hadnt put together since the first half) - a lot of stuff there that's up to chance...
when we had the ball with a chance to score from 2 yards away - that's in our hands and you back yourself to get 2 yards there
RaineV1
Ravens Ring of Honor
It feels like other OCs have dealt with bad/banged up lines better. We could spread out the defense and use a lot of short passes.
redrum52
Hall of Famer
We've had a glimpse. People seem to forget that when Lamar started the OL didn't look that good. Couldn't run block and pass blocking was shaky. The team got by on scheme and a huge jump from Jackson in 19. Then what seemingly becoming an annual ritual, the OL fails in the playoffs. A real investment needs to be made there this year and I'm pretty sure the FO agrees.
I can't describe how incredibly hard it is to understand this season. Lamar has played like shit for weeks. The offense as a whole has just been inconsistent or shot themselves in the foot. That said, this is probably at BEST a 3 win team right now without him.
i mean the whole quote is much more nuanced and illuminating and it ended with "but 7 sacks is too many"...
basically he said that taking sacks is a natural by-product of lamar being aggressive and making things happen but that today was too many times
it's not for no reason
Tank
Hall of Famer
and no wide receivers, lost Pitta, etc., etc., etc.. It was a bad, bad year for the home team.
D1City55
Pro Bowler
They recovered a bit because of Eugene Monroe but AQ Shipley was pretty bad when he took over for Kelechi Osemele. Michael Oher was one of the worst starting Ts. Him and McKinnie were the worst tackle duo from what I can recall. I think Monroe helped improve the OL play a lot but him and Yanda were the only players on the unit that weren't a complete liability that year. It was a pretty awful OL.
D1City55
Pro Bowler
People won't like this but Minkah had great coverage on Brown and was step for step with him, if that ball is placed ahead of Brown then Minkah has a good chance of making the play, the under throw turned Brown around and attracted a PI with Minkah turning Brown by grabbing him.
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Anomaly. 2019 we were relatively healthy compared to other teams. It's almost like the Madden Curse had an extended stay......an unwelcomed one at that.
BoredMarine13
Ravens Ring of Honor
I don’t disagree but none of the guys you or I mentioned play OLine and that is huge. Everything starts in the trench’s. Look at Reid last year in the Super Bowl.
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I agree- it was pretty atrocious. But they had Osemele for seven games and Monroe for at least half the season. And of course, Yanda.
With this Ravens offensive line, I can't even point to an above average player (which Monroe and Yanda were) at any point this year. I think Bozeman and Zeitler are the best and they're pretty much league average.
And yes, Shipley, Gradkowski, and Oher were cheeks with Gradkowski being one of the worst offenders, but I mean, Powers, Villanaueva, and Phillips are right there with them.