Tag: Zach Orr

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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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”

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”

Tampa Win, Defensive Mistakes – It Was Worse Than You Thought

In the last several posts I’ve pointed out the unstoppable nature of the Ravens offense.  I’m not going to spend much time in this post reviewing the wonderful play by the offense against the helpless Buccaneers defense.  It has all come together for the offense at the highest possible level.  Rather, the focus here is on the atrocious Ravens defensive play by the back seven.  Against Tampa, the Ravens defense was even worse than it appeared on the broadcast.

After weeks of mediocre to downright poor performances, last week was disheartening.  Scoring 41 points helps to hide all of this, but the mistakes against Tampa were downright alarming.  Folks, it hasn’t gotten one iota better.  I’m going to review some of this in even more (hopefully not boring) detail than usual. Continue reading “Tampa Win, Defensive Mistakes – It Was Worse Than You Thought”

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