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[BSLChrisStoner]

BSL: Ravens Win OT Thriller In Cincinnati; Returning Home To Host DC In Week 6

https://baltimorespo...t-dc-in-week-6/

[Pedro Cerrano]

Divisional win on the road. You take it however you can get it. Like Ricker at last call.

[BaltBird 24]

Lamar is the MVP..... again.

[bmore_ken]

Daniels is going to smoke our defense

[Mackus]

Daniels is going to smoke our defense

Just like Josh Allen shredded us.

I think the most foolish thing a fan can do is think that what happens one week has anything to do with what happens the next. There is no associative property in the NFL and that seems especially true for our defensive unit so far this year. I have no idea if the defense shows up for some, all, or none of next week's game. Possible Daniels and Washington torch us, but also think a Ravens beat down is possible.

[BaltBird 24]

Won't be surprised at all if we make Daniels look like the rookie he is.

[Biggsy]

Daniels is going to smoke our defense

Maybe. But he ain't Burrow. And the Commanders don't have a Chase.... or even a Higgins.

Jamar Chase has kept the spirit of AJ Green alive when it comes to Bengals WR's absolutely demolishing us.

[bmore_ken]

Maybe. But he ain't Burrow. And the Commanders don't have a Chase.... or even a Higgins.

Jamar Chase has kept the spirit of AJ Green alive when it comes to Bengals WR's absolutely demolishing us.

Our play calling is hurting us. Thank God Henry shows up when called and needed, but they don't use him enough. This shouldn't have been an ot shoot out

[BaltBird 24]

Our play calling is hurting us. Thank God Henry shows up when called and needed, but they don't use him enough. This shouldn't have been an ot shoot out

What? Henry's on pace for 323 carries and 1,945 yards. He really didn't do much at all today before the OT run. He had 41 yards on his first 14 carries.

Won't find much complaints with the offensive play calling when they're scoring 41 points.

[Biggsy]

Our play calling is hurting us. Thank God Henry shows up when called and needed, but they don't use him enough. This shouldn't have been an ot shoot out

He didn't show up in his first 14 carries today. They were down by 10 points pretty much the whole 2nd half, and Cincy was stacking the box and run blitzing all day. No problem whatsoever with anything on the offensive side this week.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

That damn Monken. I tell ya. What a bum

[You Play to Win the Game]

That damn Monken. I tell ya. What a bum

He’s pretty damn amazing isn’t he? Love this offense.

[hallas]

He didn't show up in his first 14 carries today. They were down by 10 points pretty much the whole 2nd half, and Cincy was stacking the box and run blitzing all day. No problem whatsoever with anything on the offensive side this week.

 

I thought he played okay outside the safety (which looked like Ricard blew a blocking assignment.)  He wasn't Henry from last week but he converted some 3rd and shorts.

 

Of course he then breaks out that 50 yarder to ice the game.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

If the OL blocks he is still a stud. Its that simple.

[hallas]

Maybe. But he ain't Burrow. And the Commanders don't have a Chase.... or even a Higgins.

Jamar Chase has kept the spirit of AJ Green alive when it comes to Bengals WR's absolutely demolishing us.

 

We'll probably let Terry McLaurin put up 150 against us.

 

With the amount of talent we have in our secondary and given how they've played in past seasons I just don't understand what Orr is coaching these guys.  I don't think it's a playcalling thing - every team runs some form of these zones - but for some reason our communication and teamwork on these plays is absolutely horrid.

[Biggsy]

I thought he played okay outside the safety (which looked like Ricard blew a blocking assignment.) He wasn't Henry from last week but he converted some 3rd and shorts.

Of course he then breaks out that 50 yarder to ice the game.

He was alright. His normal grinding self for 14 carries. I don't put the safety on him at all. Wallace letting the ball bounce at the 20 is unacceptable. Harty should never be inactive again if he's healthy. And how the line and FB don't pick up the DE standing right in front of then is unreal. Someone blew their assignment. And I can't imagine Monken has a designed run where the RG and RT split and neither picks up the DE. Henry was dead to rights. As soon as he got the ball, Hubbard had a free run at him.

Game script and effectiveness of the passing game are what limited him to 14 carries through regulation.

[Mackus]

And how the line and FB don't pick up the DE standing right in front of then is unreal. Someone blew their assignment.

Way I saw it, it wasn't a blown assignment. Ricard picked him up, he just whiffed on the block.

[hallas]

Way I saw it, it wasn't a blown assignment. Ricard picked him up, he just whiffed on the block.

 

Looked like both Ricard and Rosengarten both went outside.  Ricard realized (a bit late) that Hubbard was uncovered and tried to adjust but whiffed.  Rosengarten didn't have an OLB over him so he looked for a 2nd level block.  Fa'alele picked up the 3 technique tackle over him.  And Likely picked up the OLB.  So either Fa'alele was supposed to block Hubbard to his right, or Rosengarten was supposed to go inside and block Hubbard, or Ricard was supposed to pick up Hubbard.  Ricard picking up Hubbard makes the most sense here but it's tough to know for sure.

[Mackus]

So the mistakes are less painful to discuss when you still get the win, and I wanna bring one up. This one, again, is a Harbaugh time and game management question.

What the hell was he doing going for it on 4th and 1 from our own 23 or wherever it was? That worked, fortunately...but then after that you've got an incomplete pass and a run for no gain, and with under a minute left and looking at 3rd and 10 from their own 24....he calls a timeout!? Why? Let the clock run, or make the Bengals take a timeout. Then there was an incomplete pass on 3rd and long, rather than a safe pass or just a run to eat more clock. Bengals get the ball back with about 35 seconds left.

I think allowing a TD in that scenario was unbelievable and I won't put that on Harbaugh and instead put that blame where it belongs on the defense and Eddie Jackson in particular, but moving the ball 30 yards so McPherson could try a long kick that he'd probably make was quite plausible and that is on him.

The defense dropped the ball after the above scenario unfolded and was close to invisible except for the pick by Humphrey the rest of the game. But up until that point, the defense had played quite well. Which I bring up just to negate the only one rationale for going for it and being so offensively aggressive on that drive that I can think of, which is if Harbaugh thought the defense would allow a TD no matter what. If the defense is gonna give up a TD whether Cincy gets the ball with 2 minutes on our 20 or if they get it with 30 seconds with the ball on their 20, then sure, be aggressive. But despite watching that reality unfold, I don't think it was particularly intelligent to think each scenario was an equal opportunity. And even if you doubted the defense that much, then just run out the clock more. Don't use your timeout and run the ball on 3rd and 10 and the Bengals might not get the ball back at all or if they do, they have less time and/or fewer timeouts left.

[Biggsy]

Looked like both Ricard and Rosengarten both went outside. Ricard realized (a bit late) that Hubbard was uncovered and tried to adjust but whiffed. Rosengarten didn't have an OLB over him so he looked for a 2nd level block. Fa'alele picked up the 3 technique tackle over him. And Likely picked up the OLB. So either Fa'alele was supposed to block Hubbard to his right, or Rosengarten was supposed to go inside and block Hubbard, or Ricard was supposed to pick up Hubbard. Ricard picking up Hubbard makes the most sense here but it's tough to know for sure.

I just don't see that being the designed blocking scheme for a play called at the 2 yard line. No way Monken called something where the RT and RG let the DE go clean into the backfield hoping Ricard could seal the block. That would be the dumbest decision by an OC in that situation that he could possibly make.