allblackraven
Hall of Famer
We need to put extra protection for Lamar on passing plays Unlike Niners and Dolphins, these guys will rush off the edge. We do that, we golden.
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Next Up: vs. Texans (Divisional Round)
- Thread starter Simba
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my only concern about that stretch is there's now a lot of film on how we defend that shanahan tree offence
I can feel the anxiety building in me already
this week until Saturday is gonna be horrible
this week until Saturday is gonna be horrible
airconteka
MVP
Fucking Poms, such fragile creatures.
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
It's also a fact that we were able to quickly adjust on D all year.
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
Imagine if he was around here. We have to wait until Sunday.
ultimately mike mac has given us no reason to doubt him
and the most defining trait of both of our coordinators this season has been their flexibility and adaptability with game plans
SaltyDog
MVP
Should be a fun one. The early line is Ravens 9.5 point favorite. That will tighten up as the week goes on but we are the early (heavy) favorite, as we should be. We are the better team. Talent all over the field, on both sides of the ball, and we’re playing in our yard. Two very good coordinators. If the Texan had any edge it would be on ST’s. Having said all that, there’s that old
Cliche……you know the one.
GO RAVENS!!!
Cliche……you know the one.
GO RAVENS!!!
yep, I was a big fan of Derek Stingley. Loved both him and Hamilton in the 2022 class.
ravenslord
Ravens Ring of Honor
No way we lose this game unless we beat ourselves with turnovers.
OURavensFan
Ravens Ring of Honor
Ravens -8.5 makes me feel better
SaltyDog
MVP
Actually I would feel better if we were the dogs, but it is nice to know that others agree that we have a really good football team this year.
Baltimorican
Practice Squad
Yeah so do I. Too many mismatches in the Ravens favor to be worried about this one. They are down to 1 real threat on offense, the tackles are beat up, the secondary has plenty of holes to exploit. It's going to take somebody who can commit to the run to oust B-more and Devin Singletary on the road is not that guy.
Baltimorican
Practice Squad
I got 30-17. The weather and some rust should bog the offense down a bit and Stroud will go down swinging. But I think we get our turnovers, the Texans youth makes a couple mistakes and we'll be up comfortably heading into 4th qtr.
We match up real well here. When I say I'm not worried, I don't mean that directly. If we play our game like we have been, this game shouldn't be a problem. The worry that we shit the bed always exists. But theoretically this game shouldn't be a loss AS LONG AS we don't beat ourselves.
Think the much tougher matchups are the AFC championship ones if we make it - Buffalo with their usage of 2 TEs (assuming they play more consistently than they have been) and KC with Pacheco in the run game, Rice looking good as a pass catcher, and actually a good defense.
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
Stroud can do the thing that MacDonald's defense has most trouble with - pass accurately to WRs on the outside. He had some success doing it in Week 1. The Colts hurt us with it, so did Stafford and even the Steelers the first time. Luckily, Stephens and Marlon have improved as the season has gone on.
Houston has found a running game (our other defensive weak point) but I don't think slow Singletary is the type of RB we really struggle against. He's not going to get to the outside and gash us too often.
I don't want to get too high based on the last few games - it isn't so long ago that the Jags dominated both lines of scrimmage and we only won due to some Lamar heroics - but I think we should win.
Every home team has had been on the right side of the refs' decisions so far in the playoffs. Any chance that continues next week?
Houston has found a running game (our other defensive weak point) but I don't think slow Singletary is the type of RB we really struggle against. He's not going to get to the outside and gash us too often.
I don't want to get too high based on the last few games - it isn't so long ago that the Jags dominated both lines of scrimmage and we only won due to some Lamar heroics - but I think we should win.
Every home team has had been on the right side of the refs' decisions so far in the playoffs. Any chance that continues next week?
Baltimorican
Practice Squad
Agreed on all those nice points. I'd chime in however that the WR's that have hurt us with those accurate outside shots have mostly been precise route runners, Kupp and Puka, Amari Cooper for example. Not so much the big bodied phenoms like Deebo or Metcalf. Nico Collins falls in the latter category with the route runner on that team being Woods. A 6/61 afternoon out of Woods isn't going to ding our armor.
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QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
Big WRs like Pickens and Pittman have hurt us too so I still think Nico will be dangerous.
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
You really tempted fate by putting that out there?
Baltimorican
Practice Squad
Pittman was held to 9/77 and 34 of that came on the strike in OT. We locked him down but let the Colts hang around so damn long he finally got one. Pickens I'll give you but that was against a gimpy Humphrey.