Dean Pees is starting to grow on me.

**alienrace** · 11-29-2012, 11:05 PM

Maybe it's the move to the booth, maybe it's the return of Suggs, but this defense has steadily improved since that shellacking by the Texans.

Multiple line shifts, more creative blitzes, and vastly improved secondary play are just a few things that have steadily gotten better the past four games...and...they seemed to have gotten back to playing solid run defense.

It will be interesting, and hopefully fun to see what they do with the Steelers this week with that wretched OL they have.

**PerpetuallyBored74** · 11-29-2012, 11:40 PM

So all we are saying is give Pees a chance?

**lobachevsky** · 11-29-2012, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by PerpetuallyBored74

So all we are saying is give Pees a chance?

So, where do you want these Internets that you won for the evening?

**PerpetuallyBored74** · 11-29-2012, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by lobachevsky

So, where do you want these Internets that you won for the evening?

I guess the best place to put them for safekeeping is in my computer's memory bank.

Although I don't think it's FDIC insured...hmm

**kronusthebonus** · 11-30-2012, 05:14 AM

Also gotta understand that he is the Ravens 3rd DC in 3 years. I know the defense has basically stayed the same, but it takes a while for coordinator and players to get used to one another. I think we're seeing that maturation process on the field. Hopefully the upwards trend continues, especially given our injurious nature this year.

**Ravenblue** · 11-30-2012, 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by PerpetuallyBored74

So all we are saying is give Pees a chance?

A+

**highwater** · 11-30-2012, 05:21 AM

Originally Posted by PerpetuallyBored74

So all we are saying is give Pees a chance?

Where's my groaning head-in-hand emoticon?

**HKusp** · 11-30-2012, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by PerpetuallyBored74

So all we are saying is give Pees a chance?

That.
Was.
Awesome.

**Mr OC** · 11-30-2012, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by PerpetuallyBored74

So all we are saying is give Pees a chance?

Well played sir. However the hot coffee that came out of my nose was not pleasant.

**JAB1985** · 11-30-2012, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by alienrace

Maybe it's the move to the booth, maybe it's the return of Suggs, but this defense has steadily improved since that shellacking by the Texans.

Multiple line shifts, more creative blitzes, and vastly improved secondary play are just a few things that have steadily gotten better the past four games...and...they seemed to have gotten back to playing solid run defense.

It will be interesting, and hopefully fun to see what they do with the Steelers this week with that wretched OL they have.

after the shellacking was basically after the bye week as well. New DC that needed time to adjust. I think the move upstairs helped him, but i think it was just as much the players getting adjusted and him getting a feel for play calling again.

**Captain Silver** · 11-30-2012, 08:16 AM

I said all along people were in to quick a rush to label him Mattison 2.0. The loss of Suggs couldn't be greater. Plus, last I checked, they figure your defensive rating at the end of the year. Not the first 8 games.

**Rxdoxx** · 11-30-2012, 08:23 AM

I think a number of reasons are at work for the improved D.

1- is players adjusting not only to a new DC but we have to remember that there are changed cogs in the wheel, Suggs returning, Lardarius exiting, Ray exiting, not Graham entering... Tyson didn't play much early did he? IIRC not until McPhee's knees
That is a lot of chaos to smoothly absorb.

2- I think the move to the booth helped. Remembering the KC shellacking we were getting and the D-line shift/adjustment at halftime shut Charles pretty much down for the rest of the game. Maybe Dean realized that he would have seen it sooner from up-high. Harder to realize looking at pictures, some things are easier to see watching live.
Plus Pees doesn't seem to be a rah-rah coach (Ryans) so his emotional impact is minimal.... and speaking of that, maybe we have to add in a couple of points for Ray's return to the rah-rah sideline.

3-have to add in time of possession (Ravens 39:20 Chargers 34:51 OT), number of plays run (they had 65, can't find Ravens totals) OT should have skewed the numbers higher but they don't look bad even ignoring overtime play totals... so yep improvement was even better.

If Pees can make his tweaks faster he will grow on a lot more of us

**moose10101** · 11-30-2012, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Captain Silver

I said all along people were in to quick a rush to label him Mattison 2.0.

Pees' 3-man rush in the red zone seems to work a heck of a lot better than Mattison's 3-man rush ever did. QB's are just throwing the ball away or running out of bounds.

**Beau Petard** · 11-30-2012, 09:00 AM

PB-74--
EGG-cellent!

alien--
Cameron was starting to grow on me, but a trip to the proctologist fixed me right up!

**Boulderraven** · 11-30-2012, 12:12 PM

Pees and the the defense has been trending in the right direction for a while now. I think Suggs coming back was a big addition, he isn't the burst in the pass rush as usual, but is very smart and has basically shut down the run game. The addition of Ray back in December will only make them better, he wasnt the problem. The Special Teams group on both sides is also improved alot. The offense not so much.

**RedSkins Fury** · 11-30-2012, 12:37 PM

Sorry to disturb the Pees here, but I need to play Devil's advocate for a moment....

After the bye we've played these Overall Offensive Rankings:

Cleveland - 29th
Oakland - 15th (We played them without any running backs)
Pitt - 19th (we played them with a backup QB)
SD - 25th

I agree that we may have solidified some things but these teams are also ranked at the bottom half of the NFL as far as offensive performance goes, and on top of that a couple of them (the 2 of highest ranked offenses) have barely put NFL caliber players on the field at a couple key positions.

Ok, continue to Pees out.

**RedSkins Fury** · 11-30-2012, 12:41 PM

And while I'm at it, let me post the rushing rankings of these teams... since stopping the rush was a huge problem for this D.

Clev - 26th
Oak - 29th
Pit - 22th
SD - 25th

**ActualSpamBot** · 11-30-2012, 12:52 PM

And the only pro bowl QB the 2000 Ravens faced was Mark Brunell who torched them one of the times. Gotta play who lines up across from you and since the bye, we have and we have well.

**RedSkins Fury** · 11-30-2012, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by ActualSpamBot

And the only pro bowl QB the 2000 Ravens faced was Mark Brunell who torched them one of the times. Gotta play who lines up across from you and since the bye, we have and we have well.

I agree... I was just throwing that out there. I also think that many times the difference between two players is miniscule. Also (I haven't looked) there can be 5-10 teams stacked up in the middle of the pack in rankings that are only separated by a few yards per game.

**alienrace** · 11-30-2012, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by RedSkins Fury

And while I'm at it, let me post the rushing rankings of these teams... since stopping the rush was a huge problem for this D.

Clev - 26th
Oak - 29th
Pit - 22th
SD - 25th

Agreed, but we also allowed the Cowboys and some others to run pretty easily on us who weren't offensive juggernauts previous to this 4 game stretch. There has definitely been some improvement.