Dissecting the Ravens Loss: The Aftermath
by Bruce Raffel on Dec 8, 2009 10:11 AM EST
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PrintOnce again, what were we Baltimore Ravens fans expecting? To go into enemy territory, much less the hallowed ground of Lambeau Field and upset one of the best passing offenses and the number one rated defense in the NFL? Taking an offense that has scored only two offensive TD's in the past seven weeks in the first half up against the Packers, the weather, the prime time audience, the referees AND the announcers? Seemed like the entire world was against the Ravens last night, didn't it? Well, guess what, they weren't and it was just the Ravens themselves that were their own worst enemies.
If the Green Bay Packers weren't almost as bad as the Ravens in accumulating penalties, this game would have been the blowout that many Green Bay fans said it would be here on The Beatdown all week long. There was a huge difference between these two teams and it showed on the field in the plays when yellow bean bags weren't being thrown all over in record setting embarrassing numbers.
Green Bay showed it is absolutely a serious playoff contender, as any offense that can spread the ball around and score like that can compete in any game and their defense is solid and very athletic with as good a defensive player in the league this season in the veteran CB Charles Woodson. Conversely, the Ravens are absolutely not a serious playoff contender, regardless of whether or not they sneak into the post season as a Wild Card, which surprisingly, they still could.
There were so many things that went wrong last night, and that was just a microcosm of the Ravens frustrating season. Perhaps it would not have been so frustrating had the expectations not been so high at the beginning. I actually truly believed that we were a Super Bowl contender rather than a playoff pretender. However, we are exactly what our record states we are, an average team. We beat the poor teams that we are supposed to beat and lose to the better teams that look to be better than us (because they are). To me, that is as good a definition of average and hence our 6-6 record.
Our defense is nowhere near the one we had last year but is still not the reason this team is losing these close games that are getting us closer to the edge of the ledge. The offensive line has looked great some games and flimsy others. There are so many issues related to why it appears that Willis McGahee and LeRon McClain have not been used to their abilities, as well as all the positives regarding the stunning growth of 2nd year RB Ray Rice into one of the league's best all-purpose players.
The finger can be pointed at the coaches and I would not try that hard to push it in another direction. The play calling has been questionable, the personnel moves suspect and the seemingly lack of motivation and urgency just not there. However, if the poor playcalling had been executed and the suspect personnel delivering on their chances, then we might not be pointing the finger at the guys on the sidelines.
For the reason we loved him so much last year and hailed him as the Franchise Quarterback we never had, it appears that many Ravens fans are reluctant to point that finger in the direction of Joe Flacco. However, it is very hard not to place more blame on Joe than any other individual player for the team's poor showing in 2009. Flacco may have put up more passing yards, TD's and other passing stats, mostly because he is throwing the ball so much more. However, his progression of slowing down the game like so many successful veteran QB's seem to talk about has not appeared to have happened with him. Too many times he is intent on throwing the ball when he breaks the huddle that no matter how the play develops, he still forces the ball into areas that he has no business doing so. His four Red Zone interceptions in critical times have contributed more to those losses than any other player. It has gotten to the point that it is now expected, which was the exact issue when Kyle Boller was under center. Why this team doesn't just run the ball up the middle or at worst off tackle confounds me but for whatever reason they pop it outside for losses and make horrible passing decisions time and time again that kill drives, momentum and end with frustrating losses.
How does this team rebound? It beats a woeful Detroit Lions team and then perhaps even beats the disappointing Chicago Bears as well, both home games. That puts us at 8-6 and surprisingly still in the playoff race. But this will continue to be a mirage for the Ravens, as they will need to not only go to Pittsburgh and beat the revenge-minded Steelers but then to Oakland, who has proven that they are not the pushover that some teams have thought they were. You just know that somewhere along that way, the train is going to find another way to derail itself and the hope will be squashed and the level of frustration will continue to rise until this nightmare of a season is over and the team can address all the holes, problems and needs it obviously has seen this year.
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Flacco’s QB rating for the game: 27.2
Ouch.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 8, 2009 10:13 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
best of situations
Hey Bruce & MaLoR, neither the Ravens or Steelers have played a great season but here we are coming up on a late season game with the teams fighting for a play off spot. It’s been a season of streaks for a lot of teams, AFC north might still be heard from & path to playoffs could be game in Pittsburgh. Who ever wins that game I hope goes all the way! Great football ahead. Enjoy the ride Guys!
Where Have You Gone Johnny U?
Scary if we both don't make it, huh?
What would the post season be without a hard hitting AFC North team? Even the Bengals don’t fit that mold like the Steelers and us do. However, if we both fail, I will root for the AFC North rep, Cincy.
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Hate to say it
But even the winner of that game I do not think will make the playoffs. I think both the Ravens and Steelers will finish 9-7 with the Ravens 7th loss coming to Pitt and the Steelers 7th loss coming to Green Bay or Miami, I just cannot see you beating both those teams.
Good luck though, but right now both these teams are not built for the playoffs. Sure, we both have some of the best talent in the league on each side of the ball, but it is all about execution. The Ravens and Steelers are not executing like they should, and for this reason it will be the Bengals only in the playoffs.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Dinner With The Harbaughs
John- Howdy Paw
Dad- Hey there little John, what ya up to son?
John- Aw, not much but been meanin’ to speak to ya bout somethin’.
Dad- Yes John, what is it?
(Jim enters and sits besides John and Dad at the table)
John- Well Paw, may as well tell it like it is, see Jim here really embarrassed me the other night with all his hooten and hollerin’ on the field. I means, It’s my team Paw and Jim should see to it that he minds his own business. I like him supportin’ me and all but, but, the fellers. The fellers on the team, well, they laughed at me and said I was kept.
Jim- You gosh darn pussy John, sorry Paw but he is. Ain’t no one gettin’ on those boys of yours John so I seen it my place to crack the whip a little. You knows I just can’t stand by and watch bad football. I don’t need that shit rubbin off on me Johnny. Rather have a skunk ass spray me.
Dad- Well I guess that clears it up boys. John, go fetch me and your brother some supper and bring us a few coldies from the basement fridge. And don’t doddle around. Jim and I have film study tonight.
What were fans expecting?
I wasn’t expecting a win but I thought they had a shot. I wasn’t expecting the team to come out so damn flat and in disarray on offense. Especially after all the talk about playoff ramifications. I guess I’m a sucker (but at least I have the sense to never bet on a game). If the Steelers unleashed hell, I don’t know what the Ravens unleashed. It was across the board dismal. O-line struggled and it was downhill for the offense from there. D-line was bottled up and Rodgers had his way with the secondary. Is it me, or do all their rushes look vanilla? When the Ravens brought in extra rushers (usually telegraphed), the Packers just went into protect mode and ate them up. Where are the stunts to try to sow confusion? Gruden made a comment about the Ravens loving 3rd and 7 because it gives them a chance to get creative with blitzing. He hasn’t been watching this year.
Agreed
Why was it that the Pack got pressure w/ five guys and we were bottled up? Our guys rushed straight up field while the Pack’s stunted and weaved for pressure. Wow, how novel!?
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 8, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Flacco sucks
The problem with the Ravens is Flacco. I am so tired of his sorry ass, and we would have been better with Chad Henne, and you can see that with every game he plays in Miami he gets better. Well that is what we get for putting a division 1 QB in the NFL, Delaware, not a big name school. The recievers have some fault but it is mainly Flacco and his terrible passes. This is not the same Flacco because he depended on his accuracy at Delaware and last year. Now he is the same as last year but with worse accuracy, pathetic. Our D played bad but not that bad, it was on Flacco. Ray Rice had a hard game but people underestimate the Packers front 4.
What about the offensive line?
They aren’t to blame for any of this? The pocket closed in on Flacco every time he dropped back.
The only interception that was solely his fault was the last one. The one in the end zone was an awful play call, he made a terrible pass but Cam should not of had him throwing the ball. When they are on the 1 they need to give it to McClain 3 times in a row (not McGahee).
Interesting you mentioned Henne
When the draft was over in 2008, I saw our first two picks were Flacco and Rice. I thought at that time that I would have preferred to have drafted CB Aquib Talib (Tampa) in the first round and Henne in the 2nd, both of who were avilable when we picked. Also could have gotten Slaton in the 3rd. Talib is 6’1" and has something like 5 INT’s this year and is built in the C-Mac mode. Boy, could we have used him, eh? Henne started for four years at Michigan which is as good prep for the NFL as any (certainly better than Delaware!). Slaton, while not as good as Rice, would have been a solid complement to both McGahee and McClain.
Before the year, most people would have laughed at this thought, but now they may be thinking differently.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 8, 2009 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Et tu Bruce?
I hear what you are saying Bruce, and I guess we will have to wait and see to ultimately know what was the better course of action, but for my money, I’ll take Flacco and Rice every time. Talib is talented, but like to blaze it up, Henne is solid, but Flacco’s ceiling is much higher, and Slaton may have had a fluke season his rookie year, while Rice looks like a young MJD.
Trust me, I realize Flacco has struggled this year (on many levels), but he has a young and inconsistent offensive line and a mediocre group of receivers.
Again, you could be right, but for the Ravens sake. I hope you’re not!
by 60minuteassassin on Dec 9, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
We showed, we played, we lost (again)
After playing into the championship game last season, going 4-0 in preseason and 3-0 to start the regular season, the hype of how good the Ravens were was overwhelming. Since then, repeated punches to the gut have now made me, as a fan, realize that the Ravens are simply not that good. They are a mediocre team (that I still love and cheer for) and I’ll root for them to the end but I no longer have expectations of them making the playoffs. This is fine, I just wish I didn’t get all caught up in the hype… My bad…
I predicted a 9-7 season and I’ll be thankful if they get there. Unfortunately, there are still four games to go and 8-8 might be the real final outcome. With that, good luck Ravens in the rest of your season. I’ll still be rooting for victory, but now at least I’m at peace with the knowledge that you are just a bunch of Average Joe’s…
Funny that Las Vegas
had our Total Wins Bet at 8.5 and I laughed at it and said we should all bet the house on that number. Now it’s looking like they know what they’re doing and we should always bet on the favorite in the Ravens games, regardless of whether the favorite is the Ravens or not. They beat the teams they are supposed to and lose to the teams they are supposed to.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 8, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Ravens one of my fav NFL teams
I have always loved Ray-Ray, Rice is a monster(especially for my FF team) and I honestly thought we could very well lose this one in a big way against a shifty running back with more lateral agility than I’ve ever seen. I’m sorry if other Packer fans were on here being jags or saying it was gonna be a blow out. The Ravens are tough, both teams are turning a corner… maybe Green Bay just turned it first?
Good game guys.
"I feel like I need to issue a formal apology to the Green Bay Packer defense..."'
Trent Dilfer, 12/07
GB played like poop for the most part
But your shitty play is better than our best play.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
football is tough
“shitty” play is subjective.
"I feel like I need to issue a formal apology to the Green Bay Packer defense..."'
Trent Dilfer, 12/07
Appreciate the nice words, but...
…without the refs help on the penalties that were called against you, it would have been a blowout. Even without the penalties called on us, the Pack would still have moved the ball and scored, but not us.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 8, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks
We braved the cold, played like crap and lost number six… Good luck to the Pack the rest of the season. I’d rather see you guys in the NFC Championship game than the likes of the Cowboys or Vikes…
geez ravens! what do you expect to happen when the game plan is ‘go long, ill sit and wait for ya, run around a bit, then get sacked’ every play?!?! EVERY play flacco is looking to throw the ball at least 30 yards downfield. then they line up in a run play, thinking that will really fool the defense. whats with this all-or-nothing mentality weve developed?
the packers defense was over pursuing, yet, we did no counters, telegraphed our screens, and didnt even think about a reverse or end-around…
our defense blitzed on the first play of the game, then we decided to go againist that as well. where are the blitzing ravens we used to know?
The only players I have respect for giving it their all this year are Webb, Rice, Jarrett Johnson and Kelly Washington. Other than those four, this team lacks any drive to win.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
id give a game ball to gregg as well. but i see your point. i simply cant understand what cameron is thinking with some of the playcalling though. we are a very predictable team. flacco is making horrible decision back there too.
what happened to suggs (since were calling people out)? did he get his money and set himself on cruise control in the slow lane or something?
He got a boo boo on his elbow
And is out. How many sacks did he have before he got hurt 3 weeks ago, 1.5?
I love how we always use play action when we do not even establish the run first. All that is doing is giving the front 7 of their defense a half of second more to get at Joe. And once he does that terrible fake hand off, he picks his head up and two guys are in his face. Then the throw into triple coverage happens.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
At this point
I’d IR Suggs to keep him healthy for next season as there is no reason to rush the guy back now. Same w/ Ed Reed and let the other guys prove their worth for next year.
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Fixed your grammar here
Same w/ Ed Reed and let the other guys prove they’re worthless for next year.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I am at a loss for words here.......
What was that last night? That sure wasn’t the Ravens, some aliens must have abducted them and put look a likes in their place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9k1P6tK9BQ
Video from party last night, Bruce you need to see it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxDSxmJtOaE
Me during the game (very short video)
Lonely Ravens fan in Cheese Head country (Watertown, WI)
Doris, great videos!!!
and thanks for the shout-out. Now that we all know ya, we’re coming up your way next time for the brats and sodas, although we might sneak a few cold ones in w/ us to get the party really started with your cheesehead-loving friends!
Thanks again and keep rooting and posting here!
-BR
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Change your name to Bruce Springstein
You are that famous.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Redskins sign Graham Gano
The Redskins signed place kicker Graham Gano to the roster and released Shaun Suisham, the team announced on Tuesday.
Gano, a rookie out of Florida State, was with the Baltimore Ravens in preseason but lost the kicking job to Steve Hauschka.
He was with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League earlier this year. He converted 14-of-16 field goals, including a league-high 53-yarder, and he also kicked the game-winner in the UFL championship game.
At Florida State, Gano won the Lou Groza Award as the league’s best kicker and earned All-America honors during his senior season. He made 24-of-26 field goals, including 18 in a row, for the Seminoles.
Gano, 6-1 and 200 pounds, replaces Suisham, who has served as the Redskins’ kicker since December 2006.
Suisham missed a 23-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of last Sunday’s game vs. New Orleans. It proved to be a critical miss, as the Saints rallied to defeat the Redskins 33-30.
Suisham had connected on 18-of-21 field goals for the Redskins in 2009.
Despite his periodic struggles the last two seasons, Suisham leaves the Redskins as the club’s all-time leader in field goal percentage (minimum 100 attempts). He converted 81-of-101 field goal attempts, an 80.0 percent clip. Chip Lohmiller is second with a field goal percentage of 71.4.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Darn it!
and now double-darn it, as Cundiff is on the injury report with a concussion! Why, oh why are we just a bit late on every kicker (Stover, Gano)!?
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A concussion?
What the hell happened? Did he fall down the stairs?
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Hahahaha lmao
Oh my god. I just laughed for at least 2 mintues straight.
by packallday555 on Dec 8, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
WHAT??
Oh come on…I mean, how much did he seriously do last game? A concussion?
Try kicking
two extra points and two kcikoffs in a pro football game. Your head will hurt too! Damit, I can’t stand when people diss the kickers. Kickers are people too, dammit and they have feelings!
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Raffel's Analysis Right On
The Ravens were totally dominated by the Packers. The coaching was suspect. Joe Flacco is turning out to be just an average Joe. We probably will not make the playoffs. What changes are necessary for a better performance next year? Should there be some coaching changes? Are we satisfied that Flacco is the QB of the future? Will Troy Smith get any playing time? Would Flacco be better without the terrible and predictable playcalling of Cam Cameron? What needs should be met through free agency and the draft? It looks to me as though the Ravens need to rebuild. There are many glaring weaknesses on both sides of the ball. Another lost season.
The more I think about this game, the more completely annoyed I get
i just cant get over being on the 1 yard line, with the prospect of changing the entire momentum for the game, and we dont even try to just pound it in. where was the unbalanced line, why didnt they bring in nagata, yanda, chester, grubbs, use mclain and jam that in. you got 3 tries, dare them to stop us.
And what happened to cool joe? are they just asking him to do too much now, he’s not using his head and trying to force things. ugh
im not ready to say this season is over like everyone else, i mean its not over until its over, and although we lost, we win a few in a row everyone is back on cloud 9, thats the nfl, so until we are offcially out of the playoff race then Ill look forward to next year, but the team in general has to really ask itself, do they want to be in the playoffs like they say, cause they should try playing like it for a full 60 minutes.
Why would we want to run it on 1st and goal 3 times?
Just does not make sense when you have a pro-bowl back who is arguably the best 1,2 yard back in the league (McClain). Rather just have no jukes McGahee bounce it outside, then try to do a play action roll out and throw an interception. Go Cam Go.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
it just keeps going through my head
that was some dumb**s sh*t, if anything run a misdirection with the unbalanced or even have flacco fake the hand off and roll out
I would have loved to see ngata run that ball in.
i actually really like the flee flicker play, not the outcome, but the idea was nice….
Well... the play is called by coach, I think
Joe is fine. The interception, while there is no excuse for bad decision and bad read, is a guy trying best to make a play out of nothing. How about our receivers get open more often? How about the coaches calling some run plays? How about the O-Line protect better, open good holes?
“Joe is fine”
I’m going to take a moment to disagree whole heartedly. I seriously doubt he can move the ball within the 30’s against the Lions either. I’ll give you that he can throw down and outs to his right.
If brown can put what, 20-30 points on lions
we can too… I seriously don’t know what happen between the new england game and the minnesota game or the gap between that. Seems that we lost our mojo right around that time.
Very simple, we will win
We ALWAYS beat the bad teams and ALWAYS lose to the good ones. Yes, that includes SD and Denver. Both were not good when we played them.
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Ngata was in there
but he was on the o-line, not in the backfield like he was when they scored last time that way. Which is why I’m so confounded about how over-coached Cam sometimes gets himself.
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The 1st and goal on the 1 will be a play I will always remember and define Cam with. Just like I remember Billicks 1st and goal on the 1 in Washington when Banks threw the INT and Ogden threw his helmet in discust. Football is a simple game but coaches like to dream up the ‘walk in the end zone play’ when a little smash mouth is all it takes. Both Billick and Cam showed no faith in their O-lines to push it through. How would you feel at practice if you were Birk? I’d be pissed and not very motivated. Rice has to be scratching his head along side McClaine.
The worst was 1st and goal
in the first game of 2007 when Boller hit Todd Heap in the helmet and it was intercepted and we lost that opening MNF game in Cincy. That’s when I decided Billick had to be fired. I guess we can also cite Billick’s spineless choice to kick the tying FG in the Miami game on the six inch line when we were the only team they beat that year. That’s when Bisciotti decided he was gone!
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Make a great post
I’ll put one up about debating the worst first and goal turnovers of the Ravens history. It’s gonna stir the soul, just you watch!
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We have a ways to go
Flacco developed into a Superbowl QB and unless he gets a great WR he will never have that kind of success. All of our recievers except for Kelley Washington were blanketed by the Green Bay corners.. we couldn’t stop the wes coast offense either.. Time’s closing on us, b/c when the dredded day of Lewis’ reitrement approaches, we will begin our demise. Our Defense is mediocre without his leadership.. Even if we sneak into the playoffs, there’s no way that we go all the way. Discipline is just something we don’t have. Hopefully we can make some noise in the offseason, and as painful as those 8-9 months without footabll are, I’m looking forward now to that time period where we will hopefully sign, r trade for a huge WR and get tons of depth in the secondary..
Dominique Foxworth went to the same high school as me, and he is an embarassment, I can’t believe The Ravens shelled out 28 million for someone who hasn’t even proven himself..
Ozzie loves a good story
He saw a home town kid who the fans would love at first. He is a class act guy who does some great things for the league. Ozzie overlooked Foxworht’s talent and went after character.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Because character wins superbowls... :/
I find it hard to talk trash for the Ravens anymore.. we’re .500!
our receivers were open early. flacco threw high a number of times nearly getting his teammates split in half. clayton was arm barred. flacco had receivers but missed them. he also ended drives early with his dumb decisions. i have to point out that rice’s fumble on the opening drive killed this team. it wasn’t entirely his fault as Ohers man got loose and rounded the line, came from behind and punched it out. Oher learned he has to stay with his man until the plays over.
everyone has played a part in screwing up this season. everyone has taken a turn being the village idiot from harbaugh to houshka. dumb mistake after dumb mistake. that is just lack of focus, practice and will.
i think our 3 rb situation is starting to hurt us. i am not so sure McClaine and McGahee are trying their best anymore after being handed undefined roles. it has to be hard on them to feel like they are an integral part of this team when they are hardly used.
We’ve always been .500. Cleveland and Cincy put us over the top for many years. Now that Cincy is good, Cleveland is all we have left to stay above .500.
Outside of the fluke run to the Championship game last year (thank you Tenn. for fumbling it to us) this team hasn’t legitimately tasted extended post season success since 2000. For all the Ray and Ed talk the Ravens haven’t delivered much. We are fortunate to have a competitive team every year but we are always left hanging in the end.
It’s s wonder that the national media portray us as some bad ass team. We don’t deserve it and can’t hold the top 1/4 teams jocks.
Flacco gave us hope. Now that is smashed. Even in a players worst year you couldn’t try to throw that many game losing picks. All his INT"S seem to be at very important times. Most of them come in the 4th quarter. People point ot his 4th quarter stats but’s that misleading because we are usually playing from behind and dumping off to Mason and Rice in the prevent. What you need to look at is INT’s and TD’s. Flacco has that scale tipped the wrong way.
The answer. Harbaugh needs to scare this team. He needs to bench Flacco for a game. He needs to bench McGahee for his dumb decision to bump outside on the goal. He needs to sit Mason for his 3rd Unsportsmanlike…As long as these guys run the game, Harbaugh won’t be taken serious.
Love it, raven
Agree with everything. This team needs a huge kick in the ass so they can realize what the hell is going wrong. Even if Cam and John are making questionable calls, they are still plays that the players should be able execute. Who cares if we dont run it on 2nd and goal on the 2? Joe and the WR should be able to get the TD for two god damn yards.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
I like the idea
But benching flacco might hurt the team, controversy could keep him from reaching his potential
I used to think Joe was just quite and cool. I think he may sadly be retarded. I feel bad for getting on his case now.
Every QB has bad seasons
I’m really disapointed in the team they went from one end of the spectrum (run first) to that pass pass pass nonsense… Flacco will be fine. We seriously need to grab a star reciever, depth on D, and that “Mike Singletary” mentallity.. I thnk Harbagh needs to moon the team before we play Pittsburgh again
When you say "moon the team,"
do you mean he should bench all his low-performing starters next game? If so, that may help. It could also backfire, resulting in a doubly embarrassing loss to the Lions. If that happens, count on Harbaugh getting fired. (Man, this football is a risky business…)
Like you, I also still have faith that Flacco is a talented QB. I think the problem is that he has lost his confidence, but I’m confused about why. Could it be because last year they let him do his thing, but this year they’re trying to control him too much? Or is it the opposite: when he’s given clear direction, he does a good job — but the coaches backed off too soon, before he was ready?
Better receiving will help, but I honestly think there have been just as many bad passes as dropped balls. He also hasn’t been using all of his receivers. One thing I have noticed about successful offenses (e.g., Colts, Packers, Patriots) is that they spread the ball a lot. Everybody is expected to step up and be ready to make a play. This challenges the defense and is TEAM PLAYING. That’s also why it was so frustrating that we didn’t hand the Colts their first loss, because even with their excellent offensive strategy, our defense still made Manning choke. But our offense failed to capitalize on this and score points.
After we ran a mile to get 1 yard and got stuffed at the 4, I had little hope. To show confidence in my line and send a message to the team, I would have run 3 more times. If they don’t get it packem up and get on the bus. Tell them they had 4 chances to get back in the game and they couldn’t do it. That would quite everyone on that offense.
We have
THE BEST SHORT DOWN BACK in the league in McClain.. give him the BALL.. He is the reason why we were so successful last year!
We have been saying it since week 1
If only we coached the team……
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Yup
Totally agree. If they had just given it to McClain three downs in a row, it would have resulted in a TD.
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