Game 15: NY Giants at Ravens 12/23 4:20 PM
#1
Posted 17 December 2012 - 11:22 AM
Still, the Giants are feeling very much like us and as bad as we looked yesterday, Sunday is certainly a winnable game. It will come down to the o-line, once again, going up against an elite pass rush. The Giants pass rush isn't as good as it once was, in fact they are league average in sacks, but they still have good pass rushers. Hopefully Yanda can return and we can put the division away and use week 17 to get healthy (if we have the division locked up I don't mind rolling over for Cincy, especially if it helps keep Pitt out of the post-season).
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#2
Posted 17 December 2012 - 11:30 AM
We rank 26th in overall defense, they rank 28th.
We rank 22nd in pass defense, they rank 28th.
We rank 27th in rush defense, they rank 23rd.
We rank 14th in points allowed, they rank 12th.
They can go in to SF, crush the 49ers, go into Lambeau and crush the Packers. You just don't know what you're going to get. That focused, dominant Giants team... or the other team that is very much so middle of the road.
#3
Posted 17 December 2012 - 11:37 AM
The Ravens should have a very conservative offense against the Giants. Even if you spread the field with 3 and 4 wide, Flacco will not be able to get rid of the ball quick enough to find his WR's before he is hit.
Use 2 TE's, (Bajema if Dickson can not go) and utilize Leach. Pound the ball between the tackles (hopefully Pierce can play).
I'd be trying to run the ball 30-35 times, especially with T. Smith dealing with his concussion.
#4
Posted 17 December 2012 - 11:38 AM
I agree. This is the best way to overcome their pass rush.I think Pedro and Ricker basically nailed it.
The Ravens should have a very conservative offense against the Giants. Even if you spread the field with 3 and 4 wide, Flacco will not be able to get rid of the ball quick enough to find his WR's before he is hit.
Use 2 TE's, (Bajema if Dickson can not go) and utilize Leach. Pound the ball between the tackles (hopefully Pierce can play).
I'd be trying to run the ball 30-35 times, especially with T. Smith dealing with his concussion.
Hopefully Yanda is back, that will be key.
#5
Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:22 AM
#6
Posted 19 December 2012 - 08:08 AM
#7
Posted 19 December 2012 - 08:58 AM
#8
Posted 19 December 2012 - 09:12 AM
That, and their front 4 has been giving me nightmares all week... and I'm not even Osemele or Oher, who are the ones who will be getting killed all day Sunday...
#9
Posted 19 December 2012 - 01:38 PM
Run the no huddle and run the ball...that will slow down the pass rush.The thing that scares me about this game the most isn't how the Ravens come to play at all... it's which Giants team shows up. They are pretty much in a must-win situation here, this is typically when they play their best.
That, and their front 4 has been giving me nightmares all week... and I'm not even Osemele or Oher, who are the ones who will be getting killed all day Sunday...
Gotta execute though.
#10
Posted 20 December 2012 - 10:51 AM
#11
Posted 21 December 2012 - 08:35 AM
#12
Posted 21 December 2012 - 08:52 AM
#13
Posted 21 December 2012 - 09:24 AM
For Torrey to practice at all, does that mean he has to have passed his concussion tests? If he passes the tests, I think he definitely plays.CSN Baltimore: T.Smith, Yanda return
http://www.csnbaltim...ack-injury-list
Hopefully Yanda, Pollard, and Ellerbe are back as well.
I think if we get healthy and fix the line, that the team can at least get back to where we were a few weeks ago and have a decent shot in both of the next games and in the playoffs. If we stay injured and the line stays a mess, we've got little chance of winning any of them.
#14
Posted 21 December 2012 - 09:27 AM
I've got zero faith that we'll fix the line. Harbs hasn't indicated any forthcoming changes at all, and has had his head stuck in the sand with Oher/Osemele/Reid/McKinnie, and how to best position them. Who knows, maybe it was Cam, and Caldwell will make some changes there, but I just don't see it happening.For Torrey to practice at all, does that mean he has to have passed his concussion tests? If he passes the tests, I think he definitely plays.
Hopefully Yanda, Pollard, and Ellerbe are back as well.
I think if we get healthy and fix the line, that the team can at least get back to where we were a few weeks ago and have a decent shot in both of the next games and in the playoffs. If we stay injured and the line stays a mess, we've got little chance of winning any of them.
#15
Posted 21 December 2012 - 02:33 PM
Ellerbe, Dickson and Yanda are among the guys I think are likely to return. And like the Giants, I'd expect Ray Lewis back Sunday too
Zrebiec doesn't expect Pollard back though.
#16
Posted 21 December 2012 - 02:37 PM
If they're healthy enough to be effective, Yanda and Ellerbe being back would be a HUGE lift to this team on Sunday.Zrebiec doesn't expect Pollard back though.
#17
Posted 22 December 2012 - 09:54 AM
#18
Posted 22 December 2012 - 10:01 AM
So all 7 national analysts picked the Giants to win there, and the Ravens are dogs in Vegas this week, AT HOME. The Giants lost 34-0 in Atlanta last week. This just goes to how how much the injuries, and poor execution by those healthy have killed this team the past few weeks. Crazy.CSN Baltimore: National Media Predictions
http://www.csnbaltim...s-ravens-giants
#19
Posted 22 December 2012 - 10:07 AM
On the other, we are just so banged up, Flacco is playing bad, and the Giants are quite literally in a must win situation, which is historically when they've stepped up.
I may change my mind again at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon, but I think I'm going Giants in this one.
#20
Posted 22 December 2012 - 01:42 PM
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