Game Thread -- Ravens v. Browns

[Terpsfan82]

On to KC!!! Defense has to get shored up in the next 10 days.

[wickedsolo]

Fuck off. We've given up 300+ yds passing each of the last 3 weeks. And the offense got 16 whole points at home vs the Browns. Do the math, Einstein.

I guess as long as the D keeps them out if the end zone...they can rack up as many yards as they want...

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[Raveninwoodlawn]

People throwing in the towel for the Super Bowl...and even playoffs based on this game?

It's a divisional game people...divisional games are almost ALWAYS tough simply due to familiarity. The Steelers only beat the Browns last year 14-3 (with the last TD with like 2 minutes to go in the game) and 13-9.

This team has some serious issues with defending the pass...pass rush and coverage. But if our offense can continue to produce, they may be able to make up for it.

[veritas]

I guess as long as the D keeps them out if the end zone...they can rack up as many yards as they want...

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They kept Weeden out of the endzone. They have Cassell, R-berger, Romo, Rivers, Schaub and the Manning boys ahead. That's a different story. We better figure something out or we're going to be in trouble.

[LukeDaniel]

This is not a Championship team...

Idiot alert. Idiot alert. Idiot alert.

This was a classic game of just needing to survive after an emotionally draining game 4 nights ago. These are the type of games that average to above-average teams lose on occasion. Championship caliber teams grind out wins.

Yet this isn't just a matter of survival as we clearly outplayed them. We had over 80 more yards, more first downs, and fewer turnovers than the Browns. Take away that superhuman effort from Phil Dawson and this game wouldn't have come down to the final drive. Cleveland, aside from their wide receivers, played great. Their O-line and D-line are probably just as good as our and their LBs tackle quite well. They also didn't committhe same dumb penalties over and and over.

Without Sizzle, we are still one of the top 6-7 teams in the NFL. With him and our revamped offense, we have to be the favorites in the AFC, provided our O-line can avoid these meltdowns.

[Raveninwoodlawn]

The Giants lost twice to a 4-12 team lead by Rex Grossman...I'm sure they had idiot fans saying that they weren't a championship team after those games too (that also goes to prove my point about how tough divisional games are).

[SC_Raven_Fan]

People throwing in the towel for the Super Bowl...and even playoffs based on this game?

It's a divisional game people...divisional games are almost ALWAYS tough simply due to familiarity. The Steelers only beat the Browns last year 14-3 (with the last TD with like 2 minutes to go in the game) and 13-9.

This team has some serious issues with defending the pass...pass rush and coverage. But if our offense can continue to produce, they may be able to make up for it.

you gotta admit that letting Brandon Wheedon throw for 320yds, inside the Bank, is unprecedented. D picked him off, as expected, but he and Andy Dalton will now have the Ravens D on their home turf next time. It could get fugly!

[JettaPA]

They kept Weeden out of the endzone. They have Cassell, R-berger, Romo, Rivers, Schaub and the Manning boys ahead. That's a different story. We better figure something out or we're going to be in trouble.

Every week presents new and different situations, trying to extrapolate stuff like this hardly ever works. There are things to be concerned about, but 4 games in 18 days is a lot of football to play.

That being said, we do need to find a pass rush, man it stinks right now.

[StingerNLG]

Look, ugly but I'll take it.

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[NOLARavenFAN]

This team always makes it interesting. I give the Browns DL credit for keeping it close.
And that to Carey Williams for making me look good.

[Paintballguy]

They kept Weeden out of the endzone. They have Cassell, R-berger, Romo, Rivers, Schaub and the Manning boys ahead. That's a different story. We better figure something out or we're going to be in trouble.

Flacco went toe to toe with Brady he can do it with those other guys


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[Raveninwoodlawn]

you gotta admit that letting Brandon Wheedon throw for 320yds, inside the Bank, is unprecedented. D picked him off, as expected, but he and Andy Dalton will now have the Ravens D on their home turf next time. It could get fugly!

I made a thread about the fact that our pass defense is going to be mediocre/bad all year.

That doesn't mean that we aren't a really good team. And it's because our offense is going to be able to make up a significant portion of the slack there.

We are just so used to if our defense isn't lights out, we don't have a chance...most of the elite teams don't have elite defenses...it's just how the NFL is these days. We'd be in trouble if we didn't have the offense we look to have...another game of 430+ yards is big time and will keep us in the top 2-3 in the entire NFL...I don't think we've ever been that high after 4 weeks.

[Stone]

This game would have been put away much sooner if the offense didn't crap the bed. I see the same shortcomings that have kept us from going all the way regardless of your apologist logic. Keep up that PC tough guy talk though, and have fun kissing your cam shrine before you go night night. Tool...

[Baltimoreboy]

4 games in 18 days. I'll take an ugly win and like it.

Not to nitpick but,

We started the season on 9/10/12
This game was over on 9/27/12
That's 4 games in 17 days.

[RavenScallywag]

point is, basing our whole season off 1 or even 4 games is not always accurate.

After the Jags game last year, who would've said this team would be a play away from a SB berth?

[bacchys]

I made a thread about the fact that our pass defense is going to be mediocre/bad all year.

That doesn't mean that we aren't a really good team. And it's because our offense is going to be able to make up a significant portion of the slack there.

We are just so used to if our defense isn't lights out, we don't have a chance...most of the elite teams don't have elite defenses...it's just how the NFL is these days. We'd be in trouble if we didn't have the offense we look to have...another game of 430+ yards is big time and will keep us in the top 2-3 in the entire NFL...I don't think we've ever been that high after 4 weeks.

We got more pressure this game than in the previous three. If we can keep up this kind of pressure, we're going to force more picks with our secondary.

Weeden played a hell of a game.

[Baltimoreboy]

I hear ya Scally but what's with all this complaining?
They act like it's a big deal 'cause we coasted to a win after playing 4 games in 17 days.

[goldenelite28]

Not to nitpick but,

We started the season on 9/10/12
This game was over on 9/27/12
That's 4 games in 17 days.

You have to include 9/10 when counting days. That's why you're are short a day.

[AirFlacco]

Joe out-played Brady in last 2 games so you're right, he can do
it with those other guys.