Preseason game 1 Skins @ Ravens thread

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Originally Posted by WillH

Look, the first team offense without most of the starting receivers played 6 plays. Brian Quick had 3 catches. Most of the game they were deep into the depth chart at receiver. I wish I had seen more from the RBs but it's not as though they had much of an opportunity to get a rhythm going. Also, the line looked bad, but we know it is probably our strongest unit, they won't continue to play that poorly. This was not meant to be a true representation of our offense, and so I don't think this warrants an overreaction.

Truth is, the coaches were likely more concerned about seeing more of the defense anyway. That may be why they punted all game instead of going for it on fourth for the hell of it. Maybe not, but they did get some good film for the defense to look at. The secondary depth didn't look great, but Clemons led in tackles. The line and linebackers did alright. Allen, Anderson, Brown and Marley all made some plays. Taylor got a good pressure. Lanier got a sack.

It didn't look pretty. And there are clearly some weak spots on this team, but really given the context and the playing time spread out, this is all about evaluating individual performances and I think you can take enough positive away to feel good about it. I'm just going to hope a RB steps up.

Just watched the 1st quarter before going to work (it's 6 am out there):

-Poor offensive line play, Trent Williams got run right by by Suggs on the first drive, then Long got stomped over on the next play. It's pre season, they'll step it up, but I would've liked to see them better prepared than that.

-Excited about Zach Brown!!! Efficient on every play so far. Good to see him next to Foster, even if it's on the second unit, they proved they can handle the middle of the field, making plays in the backfield. They also seemed to like playing together! #Brown&Foster4Starters !