Conducting a Symphony
by Trip_like_Me on Nov 25, 2011 2:48 AM EST
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PrintI love blitzing. I love the disruption, the violence, the split second read and reactions. Blitzing is beautiful. When done correctly it's a work of art.
Tonight the Ravens created a symphony.
9 sacks. At times I thought I was seeing an illusion. It was almost as if the Ravens were lining up behind the offensive line. My heart went out to Alex Smith as he got bulldozed over and over again by the likes of Terrell Suggs and Cory Redding (what?). 9 sacks. I imagine Alex Smith currently is wondering how his offensive line which has protected him so well throughout this season allowed a linebacker, defensive tackle, defensive end, cornerback AND a safety set up camp in his pocket. A pocket which mind you was smaller than the ones the emo kids have on their skinny jeans nowadays.
9 sacks. Terrell Suggs remembered the wild frenzy he was in to start the season against Pittsburgh racking up 3 by himself. Cory Redding exploded for 2.5. Ngata had 2. Zibby slipped in for one. Heck Lardarius Webb who if he isn't voted into the Pro Bowl this year you'll know its fixed racked up half of one with Pollard bring up the end with one of his one. This wasn't Organized Chaos. This was the proverbial taking of Alex Smith's cookies, standing over his broken body and telling him chocolate chip was better.
Ladies and Gents...for the year we have 38 sacks. Drink that in for a moment. Then account for the fact that we lead the NFL in that category. Not the Steelers. Not the Texans. Not the godforsaken Cowboys or Chargers.
We are spoiled for having such a group of violent heat seekers on our team. I'm never one to say this is our year, we're going all the way or such and such. But even I can see...when the Ravens are on, they're on.
And if the defense keeps this up, theres not a team in the league that can beat us, Packers be damned.
Stage is set for the final section of the season. Rock on Ravens.
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For the last month, people questioned where Suggs and Ngata were. Yea…….um about that.
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.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
We've been questioning the pass rush in general (myself included).
I think they answered those questions tonight. That was ridiculous.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Nov 25, 2011 3:37 AM EST up reply actions
Ngata showed up big but I think it was mostly because of the way the 49ersonly chose to block him. They had to ficus on multiple other people instead of triple teaming the best defensive lineman in the business . Also as for Suggs…just because he’s a monster in the oass rush people automatically assume when he doesn’t notch a sack that he was “shut down” without realizing how much he contributes to the whole effort. When gore only gets 30 somme odd yards you know suggs was lurking on the edge waiting to say hello. Man its 4a in the morning here and I’m still talking shit to all the 49er fans here. I love it when bmore beats California teams.
I love my mom, my girlfriend, nachos and the Ravens. In that order. Except on game days. Then it's subject to change.
by Trip_like_Me on Nov 25, 2011 8:30 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Pagano called an excellent game as well. we had a lot more exotic looks like we did earlier in the year. the last few games we still blitzed, but it wasn’t as creative blitzing as he’s shown in the past. We gave them a ton of different looks yesterday and it clearly confused them.
On Ed Reed:
"I’ve told him to his face many times, ‘You’re the greatest safety ever to play the game,’"
"We all learn from each other, but we all learn most from him."
- Troy Polamalu
It seemed like we were sending just four guys every play. I can’t wait for Filmstudy’s breakdown.
you remember that play, from that game, on that day. sweet, right?... right...
yeah it did seem like that, but he did it so creatively. The big one that came to mind is when Mcphee was lined up inside and then dropped back and I believe it was Redding who looped inside and Gore didn’t know who to block and we got the sack. That was just a great design.
On Ed Reed:
"I’ve told him to his face many times, ‘You’re the greatest safety ever to play the game,’"
"We all learn from each other, but we all learn most from him."
- Troy Polamalu
Yup. Pagano painted a deceptive masterpiece last night.
you remember that play, from that game, on that day. sweet, right?... right...
Seriously, what a difference a creatively aggressive co-ordinator makes. Mattison couldn’t even dream up some of this stuff, much less have the balls to call it in a game.
he was limited by his personnel to be fair
he had a wounded webb and was basically forced to start Carr/Webb, with Wilson earning his spot later on. That’s zone personnel. Right now, with Cary coming into his own and Webb really clicking, plus Jimmy coming up, we can mix up our coverages quite a bit, thus affording ourselves many more risks on the pass rush.
We basically ran a cover-2 last season, and we made it work for the most part. We allowed yards, sure, but not a lot of points.
TO BILL BRASKY!!!
Oh yeah I never thought I would see Pollard get wrecked like that. It was pretty sweet to see Leach pancake Willis even though Willis destroyed Ricky a few plays later lol
On Ed Reed:
"I’ve told him to his face many times, ‘You’re the greatest safety ever to play the game,’"
"We all learn from each other, but we all learn most from him."
- Troy Polamalu
Gore was beastly in pass protection. It appeared like he made only one bad read all night (the one AV mentioned above).
you remember that play, from that game, on that day. sweet, right?... right...
yeah never realized how good he was at it.
On Ed Reed:
"I’ve told him to his face many times, ‘You’re the greatest safety ever to play the game,’"
"We all learn from each other, but we all learn most from him."
- Troy Polamalu
I think
The way we attacked them in the run game at the beginning went a long way towards winning the game. We didn’t get 100 yds rushing but consistently running it and have them calling the defensive backs up to the los set up the touchdown drive. The fact that san fran couldn’t register much pressure the whole night grants kudos to our boys on the oline too. This win was hard fought and earned and it starts with them
I love my mom, my girlfriend, nachos and the Ravens. In that order. Except on game days. Then it's subject to change.
by Trip_like_Me on Nov 25, 2011 10:40 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
well put. I was very pleased that cam stayed with the run. I thought he would abandon it early, but stuck with it. O line played excellent. Grubbs returning has been huge. They are really gelling now and are hitting stride just in time.
On Ed Reed:
"I’ve told him to his face many times, ‘You’re the greatest safety ever to play the game,’"
"We all learn from each other, but we all learn most from him."
- Troy Polamalu
that wasn't a bad read
Gore had to choose who to block, he could only block one guy, the other was going to get the sack. Pagano’s genius there.
TO BILL BRASKY!!!
The mistake
was actually made by the RG, who double teamed someone and let 2 free rushers through.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Nov 25, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
Is the Ravens that good or did the 49ers get exposed?
Still these ravens don’t get the recognition they deserve. Everyone is hyped on Green Bay. We may have the only team that can stand toe to toe with them. Next I guess we will have to beat Brady and the boys in the playoffs to get recognition.
by Raven_all_day on Nov 25, 2011 10:53 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Hype
is overrated.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
by organizedchaos52 on Nov 25, 2011 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s a very entertaining Q&A from Greg Cosell on the few things 9ers and Raven’s:
how dangerous is Joe Flacco?
COSELL: This kid is an elite-arm talent in the NFL. Can make all the throws. Short, medium and long and the ball comes out like a flaming wad of pigskin, a glorious football-shaped meteorite, hurling through the air.
you remember that play, from that game, on that day. sweet, right?... right...
I liked this part also.
Sometimes his decision making is slow and he makes bone-headed mistakes that put his team in 3rd and 30, 3rd and 45, but with that mega-elite-cannon-arm, it doesn’t matter because he will just missile it down the field for a first down, or heck, even a touchdown.
by Raven_all_day on Nov 25, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
a fair analysis.
although what me and my buddies collectively referred to as the “obligatory weekly Joe Flacco brain-fart” seems to have been cut down on considerably in recent weeks.
TO BILL BRASKY!!!
I liked this comment:
It was almost as if the Ravens were lining up behind the offensive line.
aka 'Rexx'
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