Defense:
The first thing I'll say is just wtf? This offense we were going up against has legitimately a young, mediocre but ascending QB, one good running back, and a fringe WR1/2. Outside of that it's fringe replacement level guys.
The defense was totally up down in a way that makes no sense. It's hard to even rationalize.
1st quarter, dominant play.
2nd quarter, we start letting screens destroy us and the run defense goes out the window.
3rd quarter, good adjustments and play
4th quarter, the years 4th 2 score blown lead for the loss.
This team really went out there and gave up 18 points in the 4th. When anything mattered, like on 4th down and longs, we just capitulated. When all we had to do was not give up a TD, we capitulated. And we did this TWICE. When all we had to do was just not give up a 2 point conversion, we capitulated.
Ultimately this defense is soft as shit. And it has so many parallel analogies to how the offense just blew it. Like the offense dropping TD passes, every time this team got a 1st down sack they just immediately gave up a 25 yard play the very next down. Every time they were in 3rd or 4th and long when it mattered we gave it up. If the defense makes even just one more play on any of about 5 occasions, we don't lose this game.
Pass rush was on the outside was nonexistent.
Oweh is ass. You cant do nothing for an entire season buddy.
Marcus had his worst game as a Raven
Chuck was ass
Geno played slow today
Run defense gave up critical plays to backups.
Outside of Broderick Washington and Marlon Humphrey who were excellent, the defense just didn't show up. Like the offense, if they make even one of many plays, we don't lose this game.
This one frustrates me to no end though because I feel like there were coaching issues that bled into the defensive issues. Ffs why is Stephens matched up against the one WR who caught all their passes on the goal line stand? Why couldn't we find a way to help out Peters when we saw what was happening? Why did we just give them free access to screens constantly? You mean to tell me Ojabo has had 3 whole weeks of being a full participant but he was what's his fuck PS LB who won't be in the NFL next year gets the nod instead? WTF at so many levels on this side of the ball.