Ravens v. Redskins Gameday Thread

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Originally Posted by over the mountain

we are who we thought we were.



our pass rush looked great. balt radio talking heads are worried how rak bested monroe and how kerrigan constantly abused their RT with the same move. saying flacco as under pressure the entire half. their O line got no push as evidenced by the 4-1s.



our secondary has not been tested yet with vanilla offenses, come regular season i think this is going to be a huge problem leading to many losses.





its preseason.

BW and Amerson look good though.

[over the mountain]

our secondary = 5 win season.

come regular season, if the pass rush doesnt get there on every play, the secondary will be exposed. its a calculated gamble and defense approach we are taking this season. probably forcing the scheme choice bc of the personnel we have bc we neglected a huge area of need this offseason. play to our strengths (pass rush) and try to minimize the exposure of our weak spot (secondary) isnt the worst approach but it is limited and one dimensional.

if we cant consistently create pressure bringing 4-5 guys, we will have a huge problem bc you cant bring 6 or more every down.

our achilles heal will be targeted by offensive coordinators come reg season. im not sold on our secondary being serviceable in the reg season bc they werent tested in the preseason.

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Originally Posted by over the mountain

our secondary = 5 win season.



come regular season, if the pass rush doesnt get there on every play, the secondary will be exposed. its a calculated gamble and defense approach we are taking this season. probably forcing the scheme choice bc of the personnel we have bc we neglected a huge area of need this offseason. play to our strengths (pass rush) and try to minimize the exposure of our weak spot (secondary) isnt the worst approach but it is limited and one dimensional.



if we cant consistently create pressure bringing 4-5 guys, we will have a huge problem bc you cant bring 6 or more every down.



our achilles heal will be targeted by offensive coordinators come reg season. im not sold on our secondary being serviceable in the reg season bc they werent tested in the preseason.

I dont think its the greatest secondary of all time, but its honestly the least of my worries at this point. Now if you want to vent about the offense have at it. Lol

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

We sure as hell don't want our QBs running OB and taking a 5 yard sack when just tossing the ball out of bounds would put the ball back at the original line of scrimmage! Pro Quarterbacking 101.

More like High School Quarterbacking 101.

[MTK]

I don't see the secondary has a huge issue either. Certainly not when compared to last year.

[over the mountain]

i ahve to respectfully disagree with you huys re the secondary. i hope i eat crow but ..

paper thin secondary at every single position with the "starters" being below average for starters at every position. hall and amerson = no. 2s, merriweather and clark are probably the weakest starting safety combo in the league.

talent wins. time will tell. a few preseason games where the safeties werent tested is false hope imo.


ps - did anyone else notice RG3 being the only one not knowing the 1st quarter was running down after he hit roberts for that long 49 yard pass play at the end of the 1st quarter against the browns? im starting to question whether i actually saw it now.

[Chico23231]

We really need to remain healthy at safety for the secondary to funtion properly. So far BM and RC have been solid. Now this talk of that bullsh*t helmet to helmet hit could hurt us. Safety depth is still an issue. Rambo has been good, but Phillip Thomas is doing nothing.

[Hog1]

Love Brandon Meriweather...I have become a fan.
Dude brings an urgency and Physicality to the D we desperately need (if he can manage to not get suspended). Haven't seen that kind of banger in a while

[over the mountain]

http://sportadore.com/Away?u=http%3A...o%2FSCHP5hnblX

video of ngata kicking lauvau .. it was a nudge of a kick but still a kick none the less. ngata admitted to the kick saying he was frustrated etc .. tough spot for goddell. while it was a small kick, how can he not suspend ngata for a game or so to be consistent. you have to make a strict bright line for players doing things post whistle, especially considering lauvau was on the ground in a vulnerable and helpless position and this isnt one of those mutual affray situations where both players are grabbing face mask.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

i ahve to respectfully disagree with you huys re the secondary. i hope i eat crow but ..



paper thin secondary at every single position with the "starters" being below average for starters at every position. hall and amerson = no. 2s, merriweather and clark are probably the weakest starting safety combo in the league.



talent wins. time will tell. a few preseason games where the safeties werent tested is false hope imo.





ps - did anyone else notice RG3 being the only one not knowing the 1st quarter was running down after he hit roberts for that long 49 yard pass play at the end of the 1st quarter against the browns? im starting to question whether i actually saw it now.

Hall is not a 2, and can we give Amerson a chance to play before we designate him as below avg? Lol. We do not have a whole ton of depth in the secondary, but you may want to look around the league. Our starters are certainly not the worst.

[over the mountain]

hall is a no 2 at best imo. im not a fan of gauging a players worth by looking at the interest of other GMs but no one wanted to sign him and he came back to us. im not trying to bash hall, he loves the skins, he is the best that we have, plays with heart but his track record is what it is (high completion %, gambler). would hall be a no. 1 on any other team?

amerson - im not designating him below average but he is a no. 2 corner entering this season. he is in his 2nd year, has a ton of time to grow and flourish and has all the tools to be a legit no. 1 at seasons end but ... as of right now, he is a no. 2 at best. would he be any teams no 1 going into this season?

imo our starting secondary going into this season is the worst in the league on paper.

[punch it in]

Hall would be a starter on several other teams. Panthers, jags, steelers, raiders, probably a few others imo.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Merriweather suspended 2 games

[Dirtbag59]

Rak not happy about suspension.


Ironically I think everyone was waiting for this exact situation to emerge. A player receiving a suspension equal to or greater than Ray Rice. Kind of glad to see it happen sooner rather then later, sad though that it was one of our players falling on the sword so to speak.

Side note: SMH means 'Send More Ham.'

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Rak not happy about suspension.


Ironically I think everyone was waiting for this exact situation to emerge. A player receiving a suspension equal to or greater than Ray Rice. Kind of glad to see it happen sooner rather then later, sad though that it was one of our players falling on the sword so to speak.

This suspension is ridiculous. The RB lowered his head at the last instant to cause the helmet-to-helmet hit. Nobody could have reacted fast enough to avoid hitting the RB's helmet.

Glad you brought up the Ray Rice penalty comparison. It illustrates how suspect NFL "justice" is under Goodell.