The past three weeks have been dissappointing to say the least.  3 consecutive close losses and our once thrilling prospects seem much more mediocre.  Missing the playoffs feels like a real possibility.  Pro Football Focus has numerical assessments of every Ravens player to point, and I thought it would be cool to identify who has been struggling for the Ravens and what the solutions might be.

Offense

Marshall Yanda - Yanda is a very solid guard, but not really a fit for tackle.  He's been repeatedly dominated over the past two games in both the run game and the passing game.  He's playing out of position and we've got to get better production at RT.  The solution here is easy.  Jared Gaither gets healthy, Oher moves to RT, and we have an elite offensive line again.  This is not a serious concern.

Mark Clayton - Mark's a hardworking player who does the little things but has trouble getting separation and can drop some serious passes.  He had a great catch last week and will occasionally have those, but he's far from a consistent second WR.  The solution to this problem is not easy at all.  Washington and Williams have played well in limited opportunities, but no-one really believes they are ready to be the #2 WR.  Clayton is going to need to improve and consistently get open.  Signing Joey Galloway might be a solution but he struggled in New England.

Defense/Special Teams

Dwan Landry - He's been really bad.  Probably the worst player on the Ravens team according to 2009 performance.  I think it's bad enough that he needs to be benched.  Our corners are not strong enough to survive without help and Landry has just been a huge liability on the field.  It's time to bring in Haruki Nakamura or Tom Zbikowski.  Hopefully Landry can recover some of his skills in practice and make a comeback, but we simply can't afford for him to play at the level he's been playing at.

Chris Carr - Chris Carr is the other major competitor for the worst performing Raven.  He's already been benched on kickoffs for Lardarius Webb and Webb has clearly and overwhelmingly been an improvement.  Carr also has stunk in coverage, and has been an overall liability.  Frankly, I'd like to see him cut from the team and replaced with just about anybody.

Frank Walker - Frank's not as bad as he often seems, but the penalties are just too much.  I'm fine with him down the depth chart, but his tendency to draw far too many penalties make him a liability.  Again, with the major issues with the secondary!  This is a position that needs some serious work. 

Trevor Pryce - I think the Ravens are already on this with subbing in Dwan Edwards more.  Pryce gets held a lot and that hurts his performance and wears him out.  We need him to be fresh to get anything out of him, and even though Edwards is not great, he's an adequate substitute for an aging player.

Pass Rush - we don't have an elite pass rusher.  If you look at the defensive numbers, we've got tons of guys who are excellent against the run but very few guys who are solid against the pass.  It's a big issue.  This is probably on Coach Mattison at this point.  We don't have a superb pass rusher, and we need to adjust our scheme to get to the QB more consistently.