Tag: Patrick Queen

The Ravens Defensive Mess: Trenton Simpson and a Bit More

Many a local sports voice claim that Trenton Simpson is part of the reason that Roquan Smith has been terrible in pass coverage.  They now claim that Patrick Queen is what made Roquan so effective, not the other way around.  They argue, “if only the Ravens had exercised their one year option on Queen the Ravens wouldn’t be in this predicament.”  The defense would be better if the Ravens replace Simpson, they maintain.

Maybe some of you feel the same way.  Let’s unemotionally examine the Simpson-Smith-Queen issue with some data and film review and see where that leads.  More generally, should Simpson be on the field, or do the Ravens need to acquire an inside linebacker before the trade deadline to help fix the defense, as some now claim? Continue reading “The Ravens Defensive Mess: Trenton Simpson and a Bit More”

Ravens Observations Heading into The Rams Game

The gauntlet begins this Sunday with the Rams potentially presenting the first of several interesting challenges for Mike Macdonald and his defense.  Although the Rams offense lacks the complete talent of the Dolphins and 49ers, there’s enough in both the run and pass games to stress the Ravens cover-two defensive approach.  Let’s take a look at some Ravens observations and lessons from the Chargers game. Continue reading “Ravens Observations Heading into The Rams Game”

Ravens Cleveland Fiasco – What Does it Mean?

It takes a village to make a successful team, and no more was that evident than in the Ravens fiasco against Cleveland.  We must not forget that a lot went right in this game.  The natural response is to focus on what went wrong and why.  I’ll take a crack at that first.

A Tale of Two Games

The Ravens dominated the first quarter of the game, played to a rough push in the second quarter, and were outplayed in the second half.  There’s a bunch of bad in the second half, but on my game review much of that was isolated to poor play by a handful of players.  So, what did I see? Continue reading “Ravens Cleveland Fiasco – What Does it Mean?”

Patrick Queen’s Future: Keep Him or Trade Him?

It’s a given that the Ravens will not exercise their fifth year option on Patrick Queen.  They aren’t going to spend that much more money on the inside linebacker group, and certainly not for a weakside linebacker.  But should they keep him for the 2023 season, or trade him before or during the draft?  What is Patrick Queen’s future?

Readers know that I’m not a Patrick Queen fan.  But I’d be dogmatic to claim that Queen didn’t produce a whole lot more once Roquan Smith took over the strong side responsibilities.  The two play very effectively together.  Smith’s presence allowed Queen to do more of what he does well, and less of what he doesn’t do well.  Playing together, the Smith-Queen duo must be the fastest inside linebacker group in the league. Continue reading “Patrick Queen’s Future: Keep Him or Trade Him?”

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