Suddenly, it all falls apart for Ravens

Bisciotti Sux wrote:

absolutely pathetic effort out there by the team and the coaching staff. for a former special teams coach, harbaugh has had our special teams looking worse than ever. Mcgahee should be charged w/ highway robbery for the contract he got, and Bisciotti should pay the PSL owners back for a couple of games if this mess continues.

FireTrembley wrote:

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Troy was in a different system last year. He and Flacco both have the same amount of experience in this system. New head coach this year. There really is no argument for starting Smith over Flacco. Smith is not an NFL starter...Flacco could be. It was not ideal to start Flacco this season, but he had to start...you can't pull him now. Sorry but Smith lost his shot...and even if he would have gotten it, it would just have been a placeholder shot for Flacco. Flacco is going to toss 25-30 INT's this year and less than 10 TD's. It'll be awful to watch but hopefully next year he can produce...and hopefully he'll be a cornerstone in the Bmore offense for a bunch of years to come. Troy Smith will be lucky to make a career out of backing up NFL QB's.

DavisMi2 wrote:

<quoted text> I'm sorry but I don't agree with you about Smith. I know the team does miss his leadership and he could have another shot at leading this team. If he gets better he will be in the game. I do agree with you that Flacco will be the cornerstone of years to come, let's just make sure the coaches can soothe his mental after tossing 25-30 interceptions vs 10 Td's.

DavisMi2 wrote:

<quoted text> I'm sorry but I don't agree with you about Smith. I know the team does miss his leadership and he could have another shot at leading this team. If he gets better he will be in the game. I do agree with you that Flacco will be the cornerstone of years to come, let's just make sure the coaches can soothe his mental after tossing 25-30 interceptions vs 10 Td's.

Jopa-n wrote:

<quoted text>So what happens if you pull Flacco for Smith? One of two things-
He does marginally better (you get maybe 1 more win at best) and nobody is happy including Flacco- Or- He does just as poorly and everything is a mess for next year since both QB's will be watching over there shoulder for the hook while trying to grow as a field general. I think they went through that for six years with the Boller vs. the new/other guy scenerio. How'd that work out?

jon dey wrote:

Well Fire Trembley shut me up. He called this game spot on. I really didn't think the Colts would run rough-shod over the Ravens like that but they did and they usually do. 119-40 the last four times we've played them! Hate to admit it but "You Da Man"

Sports_nut wrote:

Harbaugh is the problem, plain and simple!
Yes, he is likeable and he is a nice guy, but so am I!
And, as a head coach for the Ravens, I, or any other nice
guy, would have gotten exactly the same performance from
this 2008 Ravens team - it is a team functioning on auto-pilot!!!
More auto-pilot is this team's fate because the head coach is out of his element, sadly enough.
When nothing works, head coach, step forward and take all the hits because the players cannot be faulted for an auto-pilot
performance; the players are just going through the motions without a clue and when the players have no clue, it's because the head coach has no clue!
I see a head coach who appears to be completely lost, without
a clue. This means no more wins in 2008 and a dismissal of Harbaugh at the end of the season - the front office will have no choice, just as the Orioles had no choice with another clueless leader, Phil Regan!!
Ravens fans want a winner now, just like all other NFL fans want one. Asking Ravens fans to watch a 3 year development program will only get those endorsing such a pipe dream run out of town along with Harbaugh - patience is surely a virtue
but NFL fans endorse "Not For Long" and NFL fans will not wait even 2 years for a winner - you'll see empty stands first!
Like everyone else, I like a nice guy and I like Harbaugh, but, like Regan, he is not there, and so he should not be here - not his fault, he was handpicked!
Long story short, 2-14, Harbaugh gone, Flacco, career backup!!!
Finally, Mr. Bischotti, check with me before you choose the next head coach and I will save you a lot of grief the next time!
Have a good one!!!

afmca wrote:

The problem is the teams have now scouted Flacco and, since the Ravens are playing a condensed offensive playbook, it doesn't take much to stop the offense now. The coaches have to open up the offense or the Ravens will continue to be ineffective on offense. Flacco is now making the rookie mistakes. It scares me he is starting to resemble Boiler with short arming long passes and constantly stumbling in the backfield. The young offensive line is undegoing growing pains. You need to stick with them. I would play McLain and Rice more. Our receivers are atrocious and, except for Mason and Heap, need to be replaced.
The defense has one strategy .. blitz. Unfortunately if the blitzers do not get to the quarterback, then this defense is DOA. Poor coverage and sloppy tackling is killing them. As for the special teams, that coach should resign in shame. What a lousy group of athletes we have on those teams. They don't seem to block on run backs and don't really seem to want to tackle on coverage. When is the last time you saw a Raven specialty team's player blow up a return. It just doesn't seem to happen.
The Ravens will win about 5-6 games this year. They are still evolving. Harbaugh needs a year or two to get rid of the dead weight. I am not ready to give up on him yet.