Not at all. The 2019 was one dimensional on offense and defense. Diversity and adaptability make the 2023 special since both units have a multitude of ways to exploit the opposing team…now let’s see what happens.
The 2024 Baltimore Ravens thread
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First half had nothing to do with Lamar playing tight or Ravens playing not to lose.
Outside of the Texans punt return for a TD, Ravens still scored 10 points on offense. Ravens simply changed their route concepts to support shorter/intermediate concepts instead of long developing plays. Once again Ravens adaptable and adjust. Ravens have an answer to the blitz.
Texans had no offensive possessions in their red zone. Ravens defense caused an intentional grounding call. They generated consistent pressure to stiffle the Texans offense.
This is where watching the game>>>box score reading.
It’s lazy to read a stat sheet of “0 sacks” and be concerned when the offense couldn’t even get to their red zone lol
Let’s get back to nuance of watching the game instead of surface level box score takes.
The sacks matter...hitting the QB matters. The Chiefs ain't the Texans. The Chiefs have much better coaches and a better oline than the Texans. They didn't sack CJ against a subpar oline. If they can't hit Mahomes, he's not going to be scared to drop back and hold the ball longer to extend plays.
I played the game at a high level. I never watch the game like a fan because I know to much about this game then to watch it like a fan.
The Ravens allowed 3 points on offense
The sacks matter...hitting the QB matters. The Chiefs ain't the Texans. The Chiefs have much better coaches and a better oline than the Texans. They didn't sack CJ against a subpar oline. If they can't hit Mahomes, he's not going to be scared to drop back and hold the ball longer to extend plays.
I played the game at a high level. I never watch the game like a fan because I know to much about this game then to watch it like a fan.
The Ravens didn’t allow the Texans a single snap in their red zone
Nobody said sacks doesn’t matter. There’s more components of an effective defense than sacks.
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This is the main thing if you watched the game. Hell I think evne the announcers said it in one of the slow mo replays highlighting the defense getting to lamar. All the receivers still had their back to him when he was being pressured lol.
Exactly - “if you watched the game”.
Dudes watched highlights, then start putting extras like “played tight”, “couldn’t beat the blitz”.
Highlight my ass. Never said he couldn't beat the blitz. You the one injected "extras."
Lamar was holding the ball in the first half for over 3.5 seconds. In the second half he was holding it for 2.7 seconds. If you watch the All22, you'd see that receivers where open in the first half, but Lamar didn't throw it. He looked like he didn't want to make a mistake and was playing tight.
You can ignore my post if you're going to input your extras. This will be the last time I address you. Women like to input extras. If I wanted to waste my time talking to a woman online, I wouldn't be in the Coliseum.
The major reason why Lamar was holding the ball is cause they were calling longer developing routes to beat zone, but the Texans were playing heavy blitz/man coverage. The pass game plan against the Texans was to deal with zone since the Texans were the lowest in the league at blitzing and using man coverage during the season (heard this on pff).
It’s why the passing game switched to more quicker routes and reads after halftime.
I think he was rusty. Took him a half to readjust to game speed.
"Dudes" plural...wasn't directed at a singular person (you).
The receivers had their back facing Lamar, and they weren't open.
You should ask, is why Lamar held the ball for over 3.5 seconds? Easy...the routes were still developing.
Lamar said it in the post-game conference, suggesting quicker throws and shorter routes during half-time.
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