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Ravens Defensive Problems Just Keep Rolling On

For the second week in a row I’m not going to spend any time on the Ravens offense.  Through ten games the only team that has stopped the Ravens offense is the Ravens.  I’m eager to see whether Lamar can finally exorcise his Steelers demons.  But the Ravens defensive problems just continue to roll on.  The risk that these problems are unfixable is growing.  Below, I try to characterize my concerns, take a quick look at what is going wrong, and point to a few dim glimmers of hope.

Zach Orr and the (In)ability to Adapt

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Ravens: Quick Thoughts From the Broncos Win

Short weeks are tough on the players.  But they are even tougher on your humble blogger.  A complete film study of the Broncos victory was not possible, so I focused only on the Ravens “defense” for the week.  Some quick thoughts on that, and trade deadline activity, follow.

Quick Thoughts: Defensive Improvement?

Who wouldn’t be eager to read a post about improvement all across the Ravens defense?  We are all looking (hoping) for it.  Against the Broncos mediocre offense, the defense continued to allow too many chunk plays, particularly in the first half.  But there were a couple of “glimmers” inside of this mess. Continue reading “Ravens: Quick Thoughts From the Broncos Win”

The Cleveland Loss: Defensive Suggestions, and More

The trade deadline is three days away.  There’s a lot for Ravens fans to think about.  Below, I take a look at the pitiful defensive (and sub-par offensive) performance against Cleveland.  Then, let’s focus on some defensive  suggestions and some other stuff.

Lessons From the Cleveland Loss – Lord, The Defense

Wondering why Marcus Williams may start this week against Denver?  Because Eddie Jackson was that awful against the Browns.  Forgetting his dropped interceptions, Jackson continued his season-long assignment confusion.  It was a horror show. Continue reading “The Cleveland Loss: Defensive Suggestions, and More”

Exercising Fifth Year Options on Bateman, Oweh, or Both?

May 2nd is the deadline for exercising fifth-year options on 2021 first-round draftees.  Should the Ravens exercise the option for either or both of Rashod Bateman and/or Odafe Oweh?  An exercise of the option on Bateman would cost the Ravens $14.3 million for the 2025 season.  For Oweh, the number is $13.3 million.  These amounts would count dollar-for-dollar against the Ravens 2025 salary cap.

On the surface the decisions for each player may appear obvious.  Neither has reached the expectations of a first round pick.  Typically, you only want to exercise a fifth year option on a player who has “proven it.”  Generally, a team should choose to exercise a fifth year option to allow it to structure a longer term deal with a player who has proven it.  Conceptually, it’s as if the team is addressing a franchise tag type of situation one year earlier.  Has either Bateman or Oweh “proven it?”  Let’s take a closer look at each player to see what case if any can be made to exercise those options. Continue reading “Exercising Fifth Year Options on Bateman, Oweh, or Both?”

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