Baltimore Ravens Bye Week Questions

by jazz20 on Oct 4, 2011 10:15 PM EDT

The Ravens are just coming off a dominating win against the New York Jets and what better way to go to a bye with not only a chance to rest your body/ be with your family but also a record of 3-1/leaders of the AFC North. The Ravens seem to be on the right track and to think that the progress of this team will only get better with growth of the young & veteran’s players should be exciting to see once everything comes together.

I have some questions that will probably be answered once the raven’s bye week is over (you should see them listed below) :

1) Who will be the Ravens number three wide out?

Ravens fans may think that it should be undoubtfully Torrey Smith and its only right to think such things but there are some other talented wide outs waiting in the wings like David Reed, Laquan Williams, and Tandon Doss. I believe the ravens should do a rotation when it comes to the third wide out position at least doing game time situation because it probably can confuse opposing defenses.

2) Will Tandon Doss ever gets his chance to shine this year?

I was very happy when The Ravens drafted Tandon Doss in the fourth round and he was even the player I predicted the ravens will draft in my mock draft months ago. Tandon Doss is said to be similar to an Anquan Boldin/Derrick Mason but just faster/younger but since he has had wide outs like Lee Evans, Torrey Smith, and Laquan Williams in front of him it hasn't been often for him to see the field. Tandon Doss was said to be a steal when the ravens drafted him in the fourth round because he was stated as second round type player and etc.

3) Will Anquan Boldin and Joe Flacco chemistry improve?

Anquan Boldin is clearly The Ravens number one wide out but it seems like the chemistry between him and Joe Flacco is still a work in progress. Anquan Boldin and Joe Flacco chemistry is a lot better than last year but there still a lot of work to be done between the two.Boldin has looked good so far and so has Joe Flacco but better chemistry will be a benefit for the offense as the season goes forward

4) How will Lee Evans turn out this year?

Lee Evans was bought in to help the ravens stretch the field but so far his impact on field has been limited because of his ankle injury but he should be back after the bye week. Evans will most likely help The Ravens offense become better and give Flacco a wide out he's more comfortable with.

5) How will Paul Kruger, Pernell Mcphee, and Arthur Jones develop?

Just about all of these guys have made plays on the defense so far but it should be interesting to see how they progress as the season goes forward.

6) How will Ladarius Webb and Cary Williams develop this year?

Ladarius Webb and Cary Williams are coming off very good performance against the New York Jets by shutting down the Ravens killers (Santonio Holmes and Plaxico Burgess) and if they can get better from their performance against The Jets then the secondary will be in even better shape.

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My question is where Jimmy fit in. Cary and Webb both play best IMO on the iutside. Carr is a slot guy. Gorrer was a good spark against Santonio. All I can say is we are very deep, not to mention we just signed McCann to a two yr deal.

by Raven_all_day on Oct 4, 2011 10:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

My question is where Jimmy fit in

thats a good question but maybe we will get a chance to see once he comes back from the bye week. Jimmy Smith may see time a rotation between him and Webb or Williams

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Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
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yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz

by jazz20 on Oct 4, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Jimmy is the #1 corner, once he’s ready (which I’m guessing will be next year). When he returns from injury this year, we’ll just have to sub him in on the outside until we see where he’s at.

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by El.Dude on Oct 5, 2011 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions

These Are All

Good problems to have. Compare these to questions other teams are facing i.e. squeelers, Jets, dolts, et al…

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by vlad755 on Oct 4, 2011 10:57 PM EDT reply actions

Is it me or does it seems that

Lee Evans is beginning to look like the next Donte Stallworth (without the end arounds)?

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 4, 2011 11:21 PM EDT reply actions

I think Evans will surprise everyone… the dude can straight up ball…

joe in the shotgun will be deadly with Bmore’s WR corps

by Evan Skev on Oct 4, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Definitely not. Evans is one of the most dangerous WR in LEAGUE HISTORY, Stallworth was never close to him. And this was an ankle sprain, not a broken leg. Evans is going to only help us, and in a huge way.

Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.

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by Mr MaLoR on Oct 5, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree, he shall ball.

Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

by jackmca on Oct 5, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

nope. he's hurt, he'll be back.

by Luke E on Oct 5, 2011 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions

It's you

by DT711 on Oct 5, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions

great post, jazzy… reco’d

by Evan Skev on Oct 4, 2011 11:41 PM EDT reply actions

1. I think the answer depends on who you line up as the slot receiver. Torrey and Evans are best split wide, so with Torrey as #3 you put Boldin in the slot. Or you can split Boldin and put Reed in the slot. If you want to run bubble screens, LaQuann seems to be the more physical blocker. So I think we will be seeing a lot of different combinations used rather than a consistent #3 guy.
2. For whatever reason, this seems to be Doss’ year on the bench. I really thought he would emerge as the better slot guy. Not sure what’s going on here.
3. Boldin-Flacco chemistry seems OK to me. If anything I think Cam is trying to get Joe to spread the ball around more and not over rely on Boldin like he did D-mase.
4. Lee Evans will be back, and once healthy, be a key weapon. Joe and Cam will trust him running more patterns than Torrey so the passing offense will be better/more diverse once he is back.
5. So far so good. I have been pleasantly surprised by Kruger’s development. He adds an element of hustle play when he’s in there as a situational rusher. Still not sure he becomes an every down LB though. Arthur Jones gets my award as most improved player through four games. He has really strengthened the D-line rotation. And McPhee gets the surprise player award. The guy just makes plays when he gets in the game.
6. Lardarius seems to have found his mojo again. Some say it takes 2 years to fully recover from an ACL injury, and we are just now starting to see the Webb that showed so much promise in 2009. While Cary has seemed to drop off a bit from what we saw in preseason, I still believe he has performed well overall. I still think the best starting CB combination will be Cary/Jimmy. If only Webb played the nickle as well as he plays outside, that would be a top-tier defensive backfield.

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by Fandemonium on Oct 5, 2011 9:00 AM EDT reply actions

1) Who will be the Ravens number three wide out?

Torrey. I’m not even sure why this is a question after we’ve seen what kind of potential playmaking skills he has.

2) Will Tandon Doss ever gets his chance to shine this year?

That’s up to him earning some playing time in practice. I don’t think this is his year.

3) Will Anquan Boldin and Joe Flacco chemistry improve?

It will continue to get better. What would really help is Lee, Torrey, and Dickson being consistent playmakers. Once Defenses respect those guys more, Boldin should be single covered a lot more.

4) How will Lee Evans turn out this year?

He’ll finish the year strong. Our schedule looks pretty mild. He and Joe are going to eat up average defenses.

5) How will Paul Kruger, Pernell Mcphee, and Arthur Jones develop?

Kruger is going to be a good to great player. He’s got great quickness and reflexes. His spinmove is effective. Once he develops more of a bull rush and speed rush, he should be pretty scary.

McPhee will be one of the top 3-4 Ends in the league by next year. He’s got first round talent.

Art Jones should be a great run stopper. He’s going to push the pocket a lot up the middle. Our outside rushers should be the beneficiaries.

6) How will Ladarius Webb and Cary Williams develop this year?

I could see Ladarius becoming an Asante Samuel type of player that can tackle. He’s shown me a lot this year after I wrote him off. My bad Webb.

Cary looks and plays like Samari Rolle. He should be a good starter in the league for awhile.

The future is bright.

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by El.Dude on Oct 5, 2011 9:20 AM EDT reply actions

Asante Samuel type player?

That is incredible praise. I think Webb has definitely improved since last year, he has pretty good closing speed and is a great tackler. He still however, struggles to cover the deep ball at times. He has a high ceiling and will definitely be a very good player for us, but for now, the closest similarity between him and Asante is their hair

by ravsagain on Oct 6, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions