Tag: Roquan Smith

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 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 Comments Heading Into Steelers Week

Your blogger apologizes for taking last week off, but I’ll grab for insights from the 49ers game if the Ravens wind up meeting them again.  Let’s focus instead on some Ravens comments coming out of the Dolphins shellacking and into the Steelers finale.

To Rest or Not to Rest, That is the Question

The “rust” concept doesn’t worry me.  Thirty-four of the last 64 number one seeds (going into this year) have made it to the Super Bowl.  The Ravens’ 2019 number one seed fiasco doesn’t mean a thing.  That was a different roster, a different quarterback (de facto), and a different offense.  They got behind early and lacked a complete passing attack.  Of course, all of that is just noise.  What should a prudent coach do with respect to an end-of-the-season meaningless game? Continue reading “Ravens Comments Heading Into Steelers Week”

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