Post by redsoxnation58 on Jan 2, 2010 16:21:06 GMT -5
Coach Harbaugh has decided to address the State of the Ravens this season.
The team in my opinion has performed sub par so far. I believe the defense has relied too much on their past successes and need to refocus and get back to the Ravens defense that has made them one of the best in the league. They are getting careless out there with missed tackles and dropped interceptions that hit them in the hands. Starting this week, we are going to get back to the basics of defense. I’m going to run them and make them hungry again. They are missing the fire that led them last year. This 4-4 record starts with the defense. The offense fuels off the defense so that is where I am going to start. The grade that the defense has right now is a C and that is being generous.
Now onto the offense, the same thing that is killing the defense is hurting the offense. The careless mistakes such as not running a smooth route and misplaced throws. These are the issues that they need to address and take care of. Other than that, the offense has done pretty well this year both in the air and on the ground. The new wide receivers are making it a balanced offense and that is something I like. A balanced offense is unpredictable and something that is hard to game plan for. If we can just address the careless mistakes, I might have given them a grade of B+. As of now, they are a B- at best.
Overall, the team has had a little tougher schedule than last year, but our record should be a lot better than 4-4. I restate that this starts with the defense. In the offseason, some key people will be on the blocks. I’m not certain as of yet, but if something doesn’t change in our last 8 games. They will be with a new team next year. Those people know who I am talking about. To name a few, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed could be in a new uniform if they don’t step up and make a change in this defense. I know they have been around a long time, but what I have seen out of this defense so far does not make me happy. Lewis and Reed need to step up and get this defense back to the smash mouth defense that it used to be.
Be looking for change if they do not restore the fire in this defense.
The team in my opinion has performed sub par so far. I believe the defense has relied too much on their past successes and need to refocus and get back to the Ravens defense that has made them one of the best in the league. They are getting careless out there with missed tackles and dropped interceptions that hit them in the hands. Starting this week, we are going to get back to the basics of defense. I’m going to run them and make them hungry again. They are missing the fire that led them last year. This 4-4 record starts with the defense. The offense fuels off the defense so that is where I am going to start. The grade that the defense has right now is a C and that is being generous.
Now onto the offense, the same thing that is killing the defense is hurting the offense. The careless mistakes such as not running a smooth route and misplaced throws. These are the issues that they need to address and take care of. Other than that, the offense has done pretty well this year both in the air and on the ground. The new wide receivers are making it a balanced offense and that is something I like. A balanced offense is unpredictable and something that is hard to game plan for. If we can just address the careless mistakes, I might have given them a grade of B+. As of now, they are a B- at best.
Overall, the team has had a little tougher schedule than last year, but our record should be a lot better than 4-4. I restate that this starts with the defense. In the offseason, some key people will be on the blocks. I’m not certain as of yet, but if something doesn’t change in our last 8 games. They will be with a new team next year. Those people know who I am talking about. To name a few, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed could be in a new uniform if they don’t step up and make a change in this defense. I know they have been around a long time, but what I have seen out of this defense so far does not make me happy. Lewis and Reed need to step up and get this defense back to the smash mouth defense that it used to be.
Be looking for change if they do not restore the fire in this defense.