@@benguensche I'm not using it as excuses but the last year, there was the fumble with Zay Flowers and the year before the fumble with Huntley that cost them the game
Most likely wrong. The ravens brought in pass rush specialist Chuck Smith last year. McDonald was there last year and the Ravens defense was mid until Roquan showed up. Remember the blown lead against the Dolphins? Guess who the coach was
@huntermorris7421 I like Mike, but I don't understand how fast people forgot about the blown leads narratives that were leading national segments. Dr. Rush was working with the best rushers in the league long before the Ravens signed him.
Queen was NOT a major loss for the Ravens until he proves he can play at a high level without Roquan. Simpson will fill the gap with no problem.The O-linemen were old and slow ! Zach will have that defense in the top 5 with no problems.
I'm still a firm believer in the fact that if the ravens run the ball more than 6 times in the AFC championship, they win the bowl. Let's hope they get back for another chance.
We'll never know... If Zay doesn't fumble the ball at the goal line, who knows how that game goes... (and that isn't a shade on him, he was great throughout the season.) Not saying that the "run the ball" trope is not fair - just saying I don't necessarily think it was passing too much was the culprit.
As a ravens fan I’m stoked we kept monken and think we’ll make the afc championship again. As long as we RUN THE FUCKING BALL we should be in New Orleans this February ⚜️
When Roman was the OC everyone was up in arms demanding a more pass-heavy offense and more pass catching weapons for Lamar... Go figure ;) Monken might be the best thing that happened to the Ravens O. You're picking out one game and try to evaluate him based on that one game. Go and check the Ravens O stats - and compare them to the corresponding stats from Romans and Mornhinweg's tenure... A different planet. I seriously think the past 10 years the Ravens only had one better OC than Monken: Gary Kubiak.
Both him and Harbaugh are still silent and dodging any questions about why they only ran 6 run plays in the AFC game.. that game was so blatantly rigged for the Chiefs to win because of the money and ratings $wift brought it.
The ravens currently have 2 teams that get in their head, KC and PIT. They need to over come thier issues with KC and not let PIT ruin seeding for them.
@@tigerwoods373 That question will be answered in Week 4. Why? Because when the Ravens got ousted by the Bills the last two games, Greg Roman was the OC and Leslie Frasier coached circles around him. Neither are there anymore. So right now, I don't know if the Bills are in the Ravens heads.
On paper, the Ravens are in a tough situation but let me put it this way. They remind me a lot of the Boston Celtics. A franchise that has been one of the best at developing talented players, coaches, and executives, they're always championship contenders no matter who they have, they have a vision and stick to it no matter how rough things get, and if they don't succeed at first, it won't stop them from trying until they get it done. No matter how many people they've lost, they always find ways to fill those voids. Also, I'm not buying the whole they got lucky last year because everyone was injured crap. The Ravens were the ones who knocked out most of those QBs, and they played 14 out of 17 games against teams over 500. (The only three games that were against sub-500 teams saw them playing in London, in Arizona 2 weeks after the London game, and playing the Chargers in LA with a still-healthy Justin Herbert.) They had as difficult a schedule as you could have last year and they still made the AFC Championship Game only to lose to KC. The funny thing about this year is that this year has the potential to be identical to their championship season of 2012. The AFC Favorite to reach the Super Bowl the year before, suffers a devastating loss in the AFC Championship against a dynasty, loses a ton of depth in the offseason, including the defensive coordinator and some of his staff, the franchise QB gets roasted for not getting it done in the playoffs, Harbaugh being victimized by a few bad decisions and terrible luck, the media saying that their best years are behind them and that they won't make the playoffs, all of the injured star QBs from the previous year are now healthy, the AFC North is stacked, a franchise icon dies prior to the start of the season, they have a brutal schedule, the AFC QB room is loaded, the Super Bowl is in New Orleans, and its been 12 years since the most recent championship. YOU! CAN'T! MAKE! THIS! CRAP! UP!
People thought pass rush would be a weakness for the '23 Ravens after losing Justin Houston etc, then they led the NFL in sacks. Ravens get defensive staff & players more than most teams, and still have a top defense every year. If there's 1 team that finds ways to be competitive every year, it's the Ravens.
As a Ravens fan since ’97 recently there have been 2 RBs I almost feared. Henry & Chubb. One thing you didn’t mention, imagine being on D and having Lamar, Pat Ricard & Henry in the backfield while Zay moves into motion just before the snap?! As a former OLB that’s a fracking nightmare!
This guy makes a good point about how all the cards seemingly fell to the Ravens last year, but they couldn't take the fullest advantage from those circumstances. I don't see how anyone can seriously think they will do better this year than last. In general, when teams suffer a big letdown, they aren't necessarily capable of shrugging that off the following year. This is what's called having a monkey on your back.
@@Keno-115 We had to beat Brady and Manning in their primes on the road nonetheless to get to Super Bowl XLVII with a team that wasn't as talented as they were in 2010 and 2011. If you get enough cracks at the old bully who has beaten you so many times, eventually you'll knock the bully off. That is my hope for this year.
If the Ravens stay healthy they will be fine. The secondary has improved from best in the league to flat out best, the pass rush is what we'll have to see how it pans out. The OLine will improve and 2nd year Zay will be a monster. Most importantly, Lamar FINALLY has a monster running back next to him and that is a huge improvement. If we don't forget our identity when playing against the Chiefs then I can see the team being as competitive as any other.
Last year we beat good teams with a tough schedule - if these guys wanna be great this is what it takes - I’m a believer we were plays away from a SB - Lamar not running full speed when he broke out - the Zay Fumble and Forcing the TD to Likely. Defense came out slow and even they will tell you they had to be perfect in the 2nd half and they were but everyone could have been better you can win 13-10 or 17-16 or 10-7 we didn’t get it done - if they have that thought process everyone from GM to Lamar to D to special teams they will be fine - They didn’t wanna pay Lamar and this is what we got from him he was great last year. I think the Ravens will be very good and get to the AFC championship game again and have to beat Pat at home. Go 🐦⬛
That's not even the most devastating loss of the Lamar Jackson Era. The Titans game in 2019 was a level of pain that I've never felt before or since. The Chiefs game was tough to swallow but at least we made it to the AFC Championship for the first time in a decade. 2019 was a loss that I thought would be one they'd never recover from at the time.
@@michaelhession2105Underestimating how painful that afc championship game was. It was a total disappointment. From the first drive it just felt weird. Hosting the afc champ game, #1 defense, #1 offense left in the playoffs, MVP, best rushing team, and it still somehow fell apart
@@nonewthing I was at both of those games, and believe me. The Tennessee game was much more painful than the Kansas City game. At least we lost to a dynasty who is almost impossible to beat in big games. 2019 they couldn't win a game hell they didn't even a touchdown if I recall against the Titans, and it wasn't even close.
Scheme and coaching matters the most during the playoffs because of team preparation time and any adjustments needed. Why doesn’t Harbaugh get more grief about the losses
He does from Ravens fans, but national media always seems fixated on Lamar's miscues, for some odd reason. So Harbaugh's ineptitude never really gets talked about in the world
Not even a ravens fan but felt so bad for their defense after last years game against KC in the playoffs. Lamar may be a 2-time MVP QB but he's nothing special in the playoffs up to this point and until that changes, the ravens will have a tough time post season. They play the type of football I love but I think you are right, I think this year is going to be much more of a challenge.
@yaiba3531 that's what ppl don't understand. It was about balance, defenses feast on teams being 1 dimensional. Ravens dropped back 82 percent of their offensives plays. That absurd.
@@renaldobuckjr5994 Hey, I agree the OC in this game definitely abandoned the run and Lord knows why, but that play calling didn't make Lamar throw into triple coverage in the red zone for an int. either. Here are some stats from Lamar's Post season efforts. 57.4 completion percentage. 6 TD's and 6 int's. These are not MVP stats, these are not even average stats. I'm just saying, his MVP play hasn't materialized in the playoffs and until it does, it's going to be disappointing to Raven fans. I hope whatever the issue has been gets resolved, nothing against Lamar, simply stating what is.
@@nicklove3963 pass interference or not, throwing into triple coverage isn't a good idea. Like I said, I'm not anti-Lamar so there's no need to go ultra Defensive about him. I just gave the stats on the man in post season, forget a play or even a single game. They are not MVP stats in the playoffs, they are subpar and while I'm sure you can excuse Lamar for every bad play/game (I have experience with this, Justin Field fans... at least Lamar has had genuine MVP seasons), I kinda hold players accountable over a span of games. Just going to be a chip on his shoulder till he actually proves otherwise. There ain't any amount of jibbering you or anyone else is gonna do that's going to change that. Nor am I trying in any way to change an opinion about Lamar, he's great, just needs to bring that game with him into the post season.
That 2015 Broncos defense is a really unique all time defense. They weren't always a lockdown, dominant defense, like the Ravens were for long stretches last year, but when it was late in the game they won like 6 games themselves
To me, not running the ball is not what lost the Ravens the AFC Championship, it’s the two redzone turnovers. A fumble on the goal line and a pick in the end zone are inexcusable if you want to go to the Super Bowl. Because, if you score on those drives, the ravens lead and beat the chiefs. How does running the ball more negate those two redzone turnovers?
Isaac is on the non football IR and has not practiced yet this year due to major leg muscle issues. TJ Tampa had sports hernia surgery and is out for year. Patrick Mekari will likely start the year at right tackle, with Rosengarten working his way into rotation as year progresses.
Fans will be fans ;) Take a look around the NFL and you'll find basically every team's fandom is like that. (And I didn't mean it as a shade - fans are supposed to be partial and get easily overjoyed/worried, because they are... well, fans :D)
PQ played well FINALLY because we brought smith in. Clowney and van noy had good seasons because they came to the ravens. Plus im positive we'll trade for a pass rusher.
To me the O-line is the only real question mark on this iteration of the team, as compared to last year. Orr will be running the same scheme as Mike Mac and even if he lacks the gameplanning / playcalling acumen of his former boss, the star talent alone should keep us a top 10 defense. Offensively this might be the most continuity we've seen for a Ravens QB/OC/weapons trio ever. Can't wait to see what wrinkles Monk has in year 2. I think Stanley can still hack it at LT and Linderbaum is rapidly ascending toward being a top 10 center. Other than that, it's question marks all the way through. That being said, I think this year was the perfect time for a retool in the room - we've been drafting developmental OL for several years now, at some point you've gotta let the youngsters play. If we can get decent play out of 1-2 guys between Vorhees, Cleveland, Sala, Faalele, and Rosengarten, I think we'll make do. I'm just hoping we avoid a 2021 repeat where almost the entire line sucks ass and Lamar gets hurt
Imo, the final nail in the coffin for PQ was Baltimore not picking up his 5th year option. It was clear he was gone after that. Simpson balled in week 18 against starters that were in an all out win mode. I think the ravens will get at least 80% of PQ at a fraction of the price.
I diagree with the concerns over Queen leaving. He had been considered a bust up until the Ravens traded for Smith, then he was suddenly having career numbers. No reason to think Simpson can't benefit from that same effect playing next to Roquan. With that being said, I do somwhat share your concern about the edge rush situation. Ojabo has shown nothing as a pro, and Oweh reminds me of a young Clowny; disruptive in the backfield but rarely ever able to actually make the play. Hopefully Oweh can do what Za'Darius Smith and Matthew Judon have done in the past and have a breakout year in his contract year. Also completely agree with yout about the stars aligning last year. This time around the Ravens can't count on a weakened Bengals and Chiefs.
I think Roquan Smith is the reason Patrick Queen had a career year. Playing alongside Roquan gave him more freedom. Not saying Simpson will slip right in there, but I don’t think Queen will be the guy he was for the ravens last year
Being a Ravens fan, my concerns for this team remains in the trenches, primarily at edge rusher and offensive line. The fact that the Ravens lack a premier edge rusher when our rivals in the AFC North have their man remains a sore spot for me, cause I don't like it that they have someone who can collapse the pocket and make Lamar comfortable, whereas we can only rely on our interior guys for the same purpose. Oweh needs to break out, and fast, cause the pressure that guys like Suggs and Judon brought as Ravens? We are sorely missing that right now, while Lamar has to constantly worry about Garrett/Hendrickson/Watt getting their hands on him for the sack. The offensive line is also another concern, cause look no further than the Steelers to see what happens when you don't have a good protection for your skill players. The Ravens lost 3 starters to free agency, and while they have depth pieces, it only takes one weak link to bring the whole line down. We need a good line if we are going to bull rush through opposing defenses, be it Lamar or Henry with the ball. Until we can definitively shore up our edge and offensive line, while I trust our offensive and defensive units, the schedule and the AFC North "arms race" makes it hard to say "yes, we will be playing football in January". Every team in the AFC North has a shot, and like in every division, one team inevitably has to draw the shortest straw in the standings, so the whole "every team has a shot" narrative also means it is possible the Ravens finish in last place, especially if the injury bug plagues us yet again like prior years. The Ravens have the higher odds, but I am not betting all my eggs in this basket just yet.
Roquan’s 2021 season with the bears was better than his output last year. He didn’t have a “career year”. He played to his standards and can be expected to continue that
Stone himself couldn’t “replace” the defensive production of Geno Stone last season. You know why? Because most if not all of those ints were a simple matter of “right place, right time” not due to a talented ball hawk safety. He just happened to be behind overthrown receivers, in the area of a horrible pass or deflection. It was insane how fortunate & lucky he was. People see the int numbers & think he’s an amazing safety… but he was slightly below average at best.
Vorhees will start LG, it been reported that Hardbaugh & Jeff Ziebric openly said that Faalele is the leading candidate at RG & Makari at RT at this point in training camp
I don’t expect the ravens to copy last year but as long as they are close to winning these games and Lamar is healthy they will make the playoffs. Ravens been known to fix their issues midseason unless Lamar isn’t healthy.
I love how people are like "Ravens are at their limit" like all they have to do is not ditch their elite run game in playoffs, and they'll get Andrews healthy. They beat the 9ers without Andrews, who's been their best non-Lamar player on offense for years.
Ok so I think I have a bit of a different philosophy on the counter to the good qb play. I don’t think a great secondary is necessary, I think it’s more effective with a dominant front seven. Examples the current lions, the ravens of yesterder year, the current Steelers. Examples of going to the dominant secondary, the packers for the last decade, the chiefs and the bears. None of those defenses are anything to fret about. Food for thought, anyone think of an example to disprove me or can explain how a better secondary is more productive to qb play over the front seven?
Hey football analysis! Just wanted to ask what do you read in the offseason to learn more about the game? I didnt play but i love the game and want to start my own show or channel soon and want to know what im talking about.
Sure, the Ravens have lost a lot of players. Yet, there are only three I think will hurt: Gus Edwards, Kevin Zeitler and Devin Duvernay. What makes me think losing this many players and coaches won't be a problem too big is that the organization knew it all along. They had a year to make plans and start making the necessary moves. The two questions we can't answer yet are: 1) how good a DC Zach Orr will be; 2) how Simpson will do at ILB. These are genuine questions. Personally, I have a lot of faith in Zach Orr - he was my top replacement candidate when McDonald left, anyway. As for Simpson, I genuinely have no idea. The camp will be telling. I'm positive EDC wouldn't have allowed Queen to walk if they didn't think he they could replace him to the extent required - whether they thought of Simpson or another player, I have no idea. But they had someone in mind, of that I'm sure.
I told people during the 2022-23 season that after the ravens got Roquan they had the best defense in the league and it wasn’t close, a lot of people I’d talk to didn’t believe it. Last year they picked right back up and everyone bought into the hype. This year they lose a ton and everyone just gives them the benefit of the doubt 🤣 if they couldn’t get there one of the past 2 seasons I highly doubt this is their year.
Tavious Robinson is 4th rusher, geno was 3rd string, clowney was a product of the ravens defense not the other way around ... if lamar is healthy 13 wins is the floor for ravens
Stone was the only defensive player I saw as a loss. Roquan made queen better. Before Roquan got there, queen was suppose to be the top middle LB and he didn't live up to the 1st round pick that he was. If roquan can make queen look all pro, I'm sure he can do the same with Trenton Simpson. And as far as clowney, the same ones who laughed when then Ravens signed him are now the same ones claiming he's a loss.
Derrick Henry will be the x factor, he will make things much easier for Lamar, PQ only played well because Roquan Smith was the anchor in the middle, before trading for Smith, PQ was inconsistent and average at best. And dont forget we have the best secondary in the league, Kyle Hamilton, Marcus Williams, Marlon Humphrey, Eddie Jackson and the rookie Nate Wiggins(best CB in the draft). The Ravens will be even better in 2024.
This is first round pick Rashad Bateman's first healthy training camp coming off of a healthy season. Odell Beckham was like a bridge receiver. Like organizations always get a experienced veteran quarterback when they draft a unready rookie or have a starter that's coming off oh pretty bad injury. Rashod Bateman z flowers are great receivers this is their year. Not to mention this is going to be a tight end running team so you got Andrews and Isaiah likely who also can play receiver and showed how great he is going to be last year. The Ravens are going to use a lot double tight end sets with Derrick Henry in the backfield they're going to go heavy a lot Bateman and Jay are both going to get a lot of single coverage and mismatches and Bateman is always open if you'd have watched any of his game film or any of their training camp you would know that rashod Bateman is going to be a star. But this is going to be a run-heavy team
Im alright with the Ravens sitting in the 3-5 spot for preseason power ranks. All I’ll say is, don’t be surprised if they do it this year… It’s not always about being the best team. Chiefs showed us that last year. Stay healthy enough, play good ball at the right time, maybe get a call or two going your way… last time they lost a heartbreaking AFC Championship to the Pats they came back and beat the 49ers in New Orrleans… the Bowl this year is in New Orleans…. DONT BE SURPRISED 😈
The Ravens breed linebackers and defensive lineman David Ojabo and Trent Simpson are Future Stars. They will get their reps this year obviously and they will show their ass.
The Derrick Henry signing is sexy but my one concern is when was the last time a Baltimore RB made it through an entire season healthy? The Lamar breakout season with Mark Ingram hollering “Big Truss”?
Good for you. Zeitler was rock solid for us (and for the teeams he played before us). Great guy,k not one negative thing to say about him. Great person, great player, great teammate, great mentor, no drama only productrion... He is the guy I'm the saddest to see leave (besides Gus Edwards - of whom I could say the very same things). He should still have at least two seasons' woorth of gas in the tank, easily. Take good care of him ;)
clowney was a huge loss for sure. I thought he would re sign but he didnt. PQ was a baller last year but im confident in Roquans incredible ability to build players. but like you said they need to run the ball
The Ravens got worse and the Chiefs got better. I think the Ravens are still a good football team but last year was their peak. They won’t get another shot like that again. (1 seed, no Burrow, unseasoned Texans team, bad chiefs offense)
Our Offensive line goes into 2024 weaker/unknown, It could be the demise of the Baltimore Ravens in the bigger picture. It's a good thing Lamar can play Superman mid game.
All the running they did last year and they only ran the ball eight times in the AFC championship and the game was never out of hand to where they had to stop running. They never make adjustments in the second half they always stick with the game plan even when it's not working and I hate that.
They aren't really in a tough situation, yes they lost some key players, but it's just what the Ravens do and they are the best or one of the best teams are drafting and find value in the draft. In las year draft they already found some key rookies that this year will replace the players that were gone like always have done.
@@3rdandForever868 I agree but you have to consider that like the SF, they are the 2 teams that are really great are promoting inside people, and that's what they have done for the past 20 years
@@3rdandForever868 Eagles are a totally different situation though. Eagles didn't plan properly for losing their DC, and replaced him with Desai, who didn't know the team at all. Macdonald's replacement is a former Ravens LB that's been with the team for years and helped design their current scheme. Ravens are 1 of the NFL's most consistent teams, largely cuz they plan years in advance. Their current GM got offered the GM job like 7 years in advance, very few teams are good at planning that far ahead like Bmore is.
@@3rdandForever868 To be fair, Sean Desai was an outside hire for the Eagles, so he brought in a whole new scheme. Zach Orr was an inside hire, so they'll still have generally the same scheme, just some different wrinkles
Joe Burrow wasn’t healthy in week 2 when the Ravens beat them last year. He had a calf strain in training camp that wasn’t better until like week 4. You are going to see what a healthy Joe Burrow can do to the Ravens this year. When Burrow was better last year they went to San Francisco and easily beat the 49ers and they did the same thing to the Bills. But yea I agree with you that the Ravens will regress this year. The only place to go is down. Let’s look at what they lost. Their LG, RG, RT and their RG was a Pro Bowler. Their RB1 and RB2 and they replaced both of them with 1 30 year old RB. Yes I know it’s Derrick Henry but I said he was 30! He will be 31 before next season ends. They lost a still good WR OBJ. They lost an All Pro MLB, Their top edge rusher in Clowney. He led the team in pressures and was 2nd in sacks 1st among the edge players. They lost a safety that pulled down 7 interceptions for them. And they lost a brilliant Defensive Coordinator which is probably the biggest loss. And who did they replace all these people with? Derrick Henry who I already discussed and a safety that’s past his prime at age 30. Not all safety are past their prime at 30 but Eddie Jackson is. He has missed 18 games in the last 3 seasons too. And that’s it folks. They replaced 2 RBs with 1 RB and a safety in his prime for a safety past his prime. They will have a rookie RT a rookie LG. It’s his second year but he was hurt all year last year. And a backup will be playing RG. Oh and their LT is an injury waiting to happen. They are replacing All Pro Patrick Queen with a guy who has only played 40 or so snaps so a rookie. They didn’t replace Clowney with anyone and they didn’t replace OBJ with anyone. And they might have jumped the gun on Justin Madebeke. I don’t think he is worth anywhere near where they paid him. I don’t think he is a difference maker and a lot of his sacks were clean ups.
The only real losses were Clowney, Zeitler and PQ. The Ravens develop offensive lineman and sign and get production out of veteran defensive players like no other team. The Ravens are a farm system for developing defensive coordinators into head coaches. Next man up. The Ravens would have won the division, even if Joe Burrow had stayed healthy. Lamar owns him. Laura has had the Ravens in contention for the number one seed every year he has been on the team other than his rookie season.
Ravens are better-off on both sides of the ball than last year, Queen won’t be missed because they didn’t even offer Queen an a 5th year extension. Queen learned how to be an effective LB from Roquan Smith. Simpson will do same. O-line is the weakest link but they’re young and will get it together. Oweh has a lot of pressures and Ojabo is back to play the position he was drafted for in place of Clowny. Talking heads on RUclips are saying a lot better things about Ravens than they were last year. Henry will have a career year and so will Bateman and Likely ✌️
How does adding Derrick Henry to the league-leading rushing game, that reached the AFC Championship Game, with a first year OC, and a QB running a full NFL offense for the first time equal "a tough situation"? lol. The schedule will be tougher but that's nothing new. The Ravens have a full buffet in front of them to eat.
Nate Wiggins is VERY thin. And also when is the last time a CB came out of Clemson that made it in the NFL? No one playing today. Andrew Booth was a 1st round pick in 2022 and has been a bust so far for the Vikings. Wiggins is like 6’2’’ 173. Guys like him get hurt a lot. Yea this is the Bengals year. They finally got an easier schedule after 2 years in a row of the hardest schedule in football. Did you know last year the Bengals played 11 playoff teams and 14 teams that finished above.500? Yea they did. It’s the hardest schedule that any team has had since the year 2000. Anyway they went from the hardest schedule in 2022 and 2023 to the 18tb hardest. I think the Bengals will go 14-3 and will be the 1 seed.
Until Joe Burrow figures out how to beat the Browns (1-5 against them in his career) and Lamar and the Ravens (1-4 against them in his career), they will not go 14-3. Best they will go is 11-6, maybe 12-5
as a ravens fan, patrick queen was only that good because he got to play off of roquan. We still have Madabeeks, Roquan, Kyle Hamilton, Marlo, Nate Wiggins. Our defense will be fine lets calm down
@@Jasoncj099 Still with some of the depth pieces they lost in a competitive division the difference between playing the Bucs and the Saints or the Texans vs the Jags could make a difference.
Joe wasn’t healthy for either game last year, granted that’s not why we lost, not stopping the run and joes costly interception to now bengals geno stone is why we lost
Bro’s tryna push a narrative with no evidence. The system is why these players had great years. Next man up. Losing Macdonald is the only valid reason for skepticism
Burrow was not healthy in week 2. His calf had him very limited for the first 4 weeks. Ravens were really good, but they would have won less than two bengals games had burrow been fully functional.
You do realize that the Ravens were missing half of their starting Offensive Line, half of their starting Secondary, and most of their Pass Rush, Kyle Van Noy wasn't on the team yet, no JK Dobbins, OBJ got hurt late in the 1st Half, Mark Andrews wasn't 100% either, Rashod Bateman also got hurt in that game, plus that game was in Cincinnati and the Bengals still ended up losing that game. The only reason why that game was even close was because the Ravens had 2 TDs called back by penalties, Tucker missed two field goals, and the Bengals had a punt return TD that should have been called back. Baltimore was the better team in both games by a significant margin. Don't tell me that Burrow being injured was the reason they lost because it wasn't. Not with Todd Monken coaching circles around Lou Anarumu.
@@michaelhession2105 you are entitled to your opinion. Our entire offense was barely functional until a third of the way thru the season, but I was more thinking of the thursday night game where we were looking really good until your linebacker landed funny on our qb’s wrist.
@@duncanohio I was at that Thursday Night game. The Bengals had issues that night on offense even before Burrow got injured. They were forced to burn two early timeouts because of how loud it was in the stadium, (The Blackout is a death sentence for anybody) Evan McPherson missed a field goal, and most of their yards came from Joe Mixon because the Ravens took away Chase and Boyd. ("But Tee Higgins wasn't playing!" The Ravens didn't have Marlon Humphrey either) Not to mention this was also the game where the Ravens lost Mark Andrews for the season and they were without both starting tackles for most of the game. The reason why the Ravens won both of those games was because Cincinnati couldn't stop the run, or Lamar Jackson from the pocket. The Bengals would have had to score over 30 points at minimum to win that 2nd game, which is nearly impossible because the Ravens have given up over 30 points once in a home primetime game under Harbaugh.
How far do you think the Ravens go this year? 🤔
Should be same as last year, around the 12 Win season, and an NFC football game or at least close to it depending on who they face,
until they run into the chiefs
Long as LJ is healthy the sky’s the limit #RavensFlock💜🖤
@@benguensche I'm not using it as excuses but the last year, there was the fumble with Zay Flowers and the year before the fumble with Huntley that cost them the game
I wouldn't be surprised if they beat the Chiefs week one. I'll give 'em 12 and 5
I think the Ravens are the reason why Clowney and Van Noy had career years, not the other way around.
Correct not everyone knows ball
i’ve been saying this, thank you!
*I think MacDonald is the reason why they had career years, not the team. And he is now gone
Most likely wrong. The ravens brought in pass rush specialist Chuck Smith last year. McDonald was there last year and the Ravens defense was mid until Roquan showed up. Remember the blown lead against the Dolphins? Guess who the coach was
@huntermorris7421 I like Mike, but I don't understand how fast people forgot about the blown leads narratives that were leading national segments. Dr. Rush was working with the best rushers in the league long before the Ravens signed him.
Queen was NOT a major loss for the Ravens until he proves he can play at a high level without Roquan. Simpson will fill the gap with no problem.The O-linemen were old and slow ! Zach will have that defense in the top 5 with no problems.
I wasnt gonna drink today. But now the afc championship game came up.
I've been drinking everyday since.
To be honest everyday before😂
Yup, still stings. Worse than 2011, but hey, we all remember what happened the very next season…
I'm still a firm believer in the fact that if the ravens run the ball more than 6 times in the AFC championship, they win the bowl. Let's hope they get back for another chance.
That was baffling in hindsight.
Let's hope not. F the Ravens
After that game you gotta be a small child or willful id10t to not recognize that playoff football is fixed.
We'll never know... If Zay doesn't fumble the ball at the goal line, who knows how that game goes... (and that isn't a shade on him, he was great throughout the season.) Not saying that the "run the ball" trope is not fair - just saying I don't necessarily think it was passing too much was the culprit.
@@bioLarzen no bro you’re right to say that
Im not falling for it. The Ravens at the least are still making Division and Winning the Division again
Healthy bengals gonna own the ravens
@@apolace7242since when Lamar always beats burrow ?
@@jaylen6760 Healthy bengals with the new o-line and more veteran heavy defense is gonna be hard to beat for the 2024 Ravens team.
@@apolace7242 heard it before we’ll see
All this ravens talk is disgusting we all know who owns the north 😅
As a ravens fan I’m stoked we kept monken and think we’ll make the afc championship again. As long as we RUN THE FUCKING BALL we should be in New Orleans this February ⚜️
Monken will never be a head coach in the nfl so we are blessed to have him with QB1
When Roman was the OC everyone was up in arms demanding a more pass-heavy offense and more pass catching weapons for Lamar... Go figure ;)
Monken might be the best thing that happened to the Ravens O. You're picking out one game and try to evaluate him based on that one game. Go and check the Ravens O stats - and compare them to the corresponding stats from Romans and Mornhinweg's tenure... A different planet. I seriously think the past 10 years the Ravens only had one better OC than Monken: Gary Kubiak.
abso(fucking)lutely. This is the Ravens year are deep as long as Lamar stays healthy and they RUN THE BALL in the AFC championship 🏆
Both him and Harbaugh are still silent and dodging any questions about why they only ran 6 run plays in the AFC game.. that game was so blatantly rigged for the Chiefs to win because of the money and ratings $wift brought it.
The ravens currently have 2 teams that get in their head, KC and PIT. They need to over come thier issues with KC and not let PIT ruin seeding for them.
Might get worse with Queen over there now too
@@brandonhallam51 PQ aint gonna be a factor if he was he would still be in Baltimore and Roquan would be somewhere else
How bout those bills?
@@tigerwoods373 That question will be answered in Week 4. Why? Because when the Ravens got ousted by the Bills the last two games, Greg Roman was the OC and Leslie Frasier coached circles around him. Neither are there anymore. So right now, I don't know if the Bills are in the Ravens heads.
@@tigerwoods373 what about them?
On paper, the Ravens are in a tough situation but let me put it this way. They remind me a lot of the Boston Celtics. A franchise that has been one of the best at developing talented players, coaches, and executives, they're always championship contenders no matter who they have, they have a vision and stick to it no matter how rough things get, and if they don't succeed at first, it won't stop them from trying until they get it done. No matter how many people they've lost, they always find ways to fill those voids. Also, I'm not buying the whole they got lucky last year because everyone was injured crap. The Ravens were the ones who knocked out most of those QBs, and they played 14 out of 17 games against teams over 500. (The only three games that were against sub-500 teams saw them playing in London, in Arizona 2 weeks after the London game, and playing the Chargers in LA with a still-healthy Justin Herbert.) They had as difficult a schedule as you could have last year and they still made the AFC Championship Game only to lose to KC.
The funny thing about this year is that this year has the potential to be identical to their championship season of 2012. The AFC Favorite to reach the Super Bowl the year before, suffers a devastating loss in the AFC Championship against a dynasty, loses a ton of depth in the offseason, including the defensive coordinator and some of his staff, the franchise QB gets roasted for not getting it done in the playoffs, Harbaugh being victimized by a few bad decisions and terrible luck, the media saying that their best years are behind them and that they won't make the playoffs, all of the injured star QBs from the previous year are now healthy, the AFC North is stacked, a franchise icon dies prior to the start of the season, they have a brutal schedule, the AFC QB room is loaded, the Super Bowl is in New Orleans, and its been 12 years since the most recent championship.
YOU! CAN'T! MAKE! THIS! CRAP! UP!
People thought pass rush would be a weakness for the '23 Ravens after losing Justin Houston etc, then they led the NFL in sacks. Ravens get defensive staff & players more than most teams, and still have a top defense every year. If there's 1 team that finds ways to be competitive every year, it's the Ravens.
4:13 The #4 edge rusher is Tavius Robinson, a 4th round pick in 2023.
As a Ravens fan since ’97 recently there have been 2 RBs I almost feared.
Henry & Chubb.
One thing you didn’t mention, imagine being on D and having Lamar, Pat Ricard & Henry in the backfield while Zay moves into motion just before the snap?!
As a former OLB that’s a fracking nightmare!
This guy makes a good point about how all the cards seemingly fell to the Ravens last year, but they couldn't take the fullest advantage from those circumstances. I don't see how anyone can seriously think they will do better this year than last. In general, when teams suffer a big letdown, they aren't necessarily capable of shrugging that off the following year. This is what's called having a monkey on your back.
except the exact thing happened in 2011 when they choked in the AFC championship. They won the chip the next year.
The best team rarely wins the superbowl lol
Niners in the same boat. 😭
@@banan4084 don’t get your hopes up. You still gotta beat Mahomes and if Lamar doesn’t beat himself then you might have a shot.
@@Keno-115 We had to beat Brady and Manning in their primes on the road nonetheless to get to Super Bowl XLVII with a team that wasn't as talented as they were in 2010 and 2011. If you get enough cracks at the old bully who has beaten you so many times, eventually you'll knock the bully off. That is my hope for this year.
If the Ravens stay healthy they will be fine. The secondary has improved from best in the league to flat out best, the pass rush is what we'll have to see how it pans out. The OLine will improve and 2nd year Zay will be a monster. Most importantly, Lamar FINALLY has a monster running back next to him and that is a huge improvement. If we don't forget our identity when playing against the Chiefs then I can see the team being as competitive as any other.
The oline lost 3/5 of starters..
Last year we beat good teams with a tough schedule - if these guys wanna be great this is what it takes - I’m a believer we were plays away from a SB - Lamar not running full speed when he broke out - the Zay Fumble and Forcing the TD to Likely. Defense came out slow and even they will tell you they had to be perfect in the 2nd half and they were but everyone could have been better you can win 13-10 or 17-16 or 10-7 we didn’t get it done - if they have that thought process everyone from GM to Lamar to D to special teams they will be fine - They didn’t wanna pay Lamar and this is what we got from him he was great last year. I think the Ravens will be very good and get to the AFC championship game again and have to beat Pat at home. Go 🐦⬛
i love your outro "love u guys" awesome breakdown!
@@icculusburly thank you so much!
That 2023 playoff loss was heartbreaking and I’m not even a Ravens fan 😅
That's not even the most devastating loss of the Lamar Jackson Era. The Titans game in 2019 was a level of pain that I've never felt before or since. The Chiefs game was tough to swallow but at least we made it to the AFC Championship for the first time in a decade. 2019 was a loss that I thought would be one they'd never recover from at the time.
@@michaelhession2105Underestimating how painful that afc championship game was. It was a total disappointment. From the first drive it just felt weird. Hosting the afc champ game, #1 defense, #1 offense left in the playoffs, MVP, best rushing team, and it still somehow fell apart
@@nonewthing I was at both of those games, and believe me. The Tennessee game was much more painful than the Kansas City game. At least we lost to a dynasty who is almost impossible to beat in big games. 2019 they couldn't win a game hell they didn't even a touchdown if I recall against the Titans, and it wasn't even close.
Scheme and coaching matters the most during the playoffs because of team preparation time and any adjustments needed. Why doesn’t Harbaugh get more grief about the losses
He does from Ravens fans, but national media always seems fixated on Lamar's miscues, for some odd reason. So Harbaugh's ineptitude never really gets talked about in the world
@@ColinFlynn1665 Harbaugh didn't coach the throw into Triple Coverage. It's on both of them.
Not even a ravens fan but felt so bad for their defense after last years game against KC in the playoffs. Lamar may be a 2-time MVP QB but he's nothing special in the playoffs up to this point and until that changes, the ravens will have a tough time post season. They play the type of football I love but I think you are right, I think this year is going to be much more of a challenge.
No quarterback in special with a pass run ratio that unbalanced lol.
@yaiba3531 that's what ppl don't understand. It was about balance, defenses feast on teams being 1 dimensional.
Ravens dropped back 82 percent of their offensives plays. That absurd.
@@renaldobuckjr5994 Hey, I agree the OC in this game definitely abandoned the run and Lord knows why, but that play calling didn't make Lamar throw into triple coverage in the red zone for an int. either. Here are some stats from Lamar's Post season efforts. 57.4 completion percentage. 6 TD's and 6 int's. These are not MVP stats, these are not even average stats. I'm just saying, his MVP play hasn't materialized in the playoffs and until it does, it's going to be disappointing to Raven fans. I hope whatever the issue has been gets resolved, nothing against Lamar, simply stating what is.
@@lathankilbrandthat was a pass interference that the refs swallowed the whistle on🙄thanks for playing but you don’t know too much about football
@@nicklove3963 pass interference or not, throwing into triple coverage isn't a good idea. Like I said, I'm not anti-Lamar so there's no need to go ultra Defensive about him. I just gave the stats on the man in post season, forget a play or even a single game. They are not MVP stats in the playoffs, they are subpar and while I'm sure you can excuse Lamar for every bad play/game (I have experience with this, Justin Field fans... at least Lamar has had genuine MVP seasons), I kinda hold players accountable over a span of games. Just going to be a chip on his shoulder till he actually proves otherwise. There ain't any amount of jibbering you or anyone else is gonna do that's going to change that. Nor am I trying in any way to change an opinion about Lamar, he's great, just needs to bring that game with him into the post season.
You need to start a in season game prediction show.
That 2015 Broncos defense is a really unique all time defense. They weren't always a lockdown, dominant defense, like the Ravens were for long stretches last year, but when it was late in the game they won like 6 games themselves
Guess we just forgot about Tez Walker
Included a text blurb about him during the rookie portion
To me, not running the ball is not what lost the Ravens the AFC Championship, it’s the two redzone turnovers. A fumble on the goal line and a pick in the end zone are inexcusable if you want to go to the Super Bowl. Because, if you score on those drives, the ravens lead and beat the chiefs. How does running the ball more negate those two redzone turnovers?
Because it sets up the pass there’s no way you don’t run the ball when you the most dominant run team in the league literally.
Nate Higgers is going to be a solid pro.
That bude is the dest!
@@billwhitacre703 Sost mlept rn oookie
Autocorrect 1 letter away from doom
First off great video, I enjoy most of vids on this channel. As a fan I keep waiting on a Washington analysis. Bless our fans bro
Washington will have a special guest! It will be a few weeks but I can't want to share
Isaac is on the non football IR and has not practiced yet this year due to major leg muscle issues. TJ Tampa had sports hernia surgery and is out for year. Patrick Mekari will likely start the year at right tackle, with Rosengarten working his way into rotation as year progresses.
Season didn’t even start yet and folks panicking it’s hilarious🤣🤣🤣
What? This is just Video of a season preview for the ravens and what could happen
Nah ! He needed to make a video this week. RUclips requirement.
Fans will be fans ;) Take a look around the NFL and you'll find basically every team's fandom is like that.
(And I didn't mean it as a shade - fans are supposed to be partial and get easily overjoyed/worried, because they are... well, fans :D)
PQ played well FINALLY because we brought smith in. Clowney and van noy had good seasons because they came to the ravens. Plus im positive we'll trade for a pass rusher.
To me the O-line is the only real question mark on this iteration of the team, as compared to last year.
Orr will be running the same scheme as Mike Mac and even if he lacks the gameplanning / playcalling acumen of his former boss, the star talent alone should keep us a top 10 defense.
Offensively this might be the most continuity we've seen for a Ravens QB/OC/weapons trio ever. Can't wait to see what wrinkles Monk has in year 2.
I think Stanley can still hack it at LT and Linderbaum is rapidly ascending toward being a top 10 center. Other than that, it's question marks all the way through. That being said, I think this year was the perfect time for a retool in the room - we've been drafting developmental OL for several years now, at some point you've gotta let the youngsters play. If we can get decent play out of 1-2 guys between Vorhees, Cleveland, Sala, Faalele, and Rosengarten, I think we'll make do. I'm just hoping we avoid a 2021 repeat where almost the entire line sucks ass and Lamar gets hurt
Imo, the final nail in the coffin for PQ was Baltimore not picking up his 5th year option. It was clear he was gone after that. Simpson balled in week 18 against starters that were in an all out win mode. I think the ravens will get at least 80% of PQ at a fraction of the price.
I diagree with the concerns over Queen leaving. He had been considered a bust up until the Ravens traded for Smith, then he was suddenly having career numbers. No reason to think Simpson can't benefit from that same effect playing next to Roquan.
With that being said, I do somwhat share your concern about the edge rush situation. Ojabo has shown nothing as a pro, and Oweh reminds me of a young Clowny; disruptive in the backfield but rarely ever able to actually make the play. Hopefully Oweh can do what Za'Darius Smith and Matthew Judon have done in the past and have a breakout year in his contract year.
Also completely agree with yout about the stars aligning last year. This time around the Ravens can't count on a weakened Bengals and Chiefs.
I think Roquan Smith is the reason Patrick Queen had a career year. Playing alongside Roquan gave him more freedom. Not saying Simpson will slip right in there, but I don’t think Queen will be the guy he was for the ravens last year
2023 was theirs for the taking, and I felt the same way about the 49ers. History indicates that they could both take a step back this year.
True, the Ravens are indeed in a tough situation. Their head coach is the top of the spear in the tough situation.
Being a Ravens fan, my concerns for this team remains in the trenches, primarily at edge rusher and offensive line.
The fact that the Ravens lack a premier edge rusher when our rivals in the AFC North have their man remains a sore spot for me, cause I don't like it that they have someone who can collapse the pocket and make Lamar comfortable, whereas we can only rely on our interior guys for the same purpose. Oweh needs to break out, and fast, cause the pressure that guys like Suggs and Judon brought as Ravens? We are sorely missing that right now, while Lamar has to constantly worry about Garrett/Hendrickson/Watt getting their hands on him for the sack.
The offensive line is also another concern, cause look no further than the Steelers to see what happens when you don't have a good protection for your skill players. The Ravens lost 3 starters to free agency, and while they have depth pieces, it only takes one weak link to bring the whole line down. We need a good line if we are going to bull rush through opposing defenses, be it Lamar or Henry with the ball.
Until we can definitively shore up our edge and offensive line, while I trust our offensive and defensive units, the schedule and the AFC North "arms race" makes it hard to say "yes, we will be playing football in January". Every team in the AFC North has a shot, and like in every division, one team inevitably has to draw the shortest straw in the standings, so the whole "every team has a shot" narrative also means it is possible the Ravens finish in last place, especially if the injury bug plagues us yet again like prior years. The Ravens have the higher odds, but I am not betting all my eggs in this basket just yet.
Ceiling is a Super Bowl win
😂😂😂 ceiling is a playoff win
@@kiaadams104 🤡
@@kiaadams104nah that’s ur team
Ceiling is a SB win and if they do get one, I wonder if it could be against Green Bay.
@@vancecarlson1672 I predict ravens vs eagles
Roquan’s 2021 season with the bears was better than his output last year. He didn’t have a “career year”. He played to his standards and can be expected to continue that
Watch this....Lamar will get the regular season MVP while Winning a Superbowl with King Henry Winning that MVP! Queen will not be Missed Truzz!
Stone himself couldn’t “replace” the defensive production of Geno Stone last season. You know why? Because most if not all of those ints were a simple matter of “right place, right time” not due to a talented ball hawk safety. He just happened to be behind overthrown receivers, in the area of a horrible pass or deflection. It was insane how fortunate & lucky he was.
People see the int numbers & think he’s an amazing safety… but he was slightly below average at best.
Vorhees will start LG, it been reported that Hardbaugh & Jeff Ziebric openly said that Faalele is the leading candidate at RG & Makari at RT at this point in training camp
I don’t expect the ravens to copy last year but as long as they are close to winning these games and Lamar is healthy they will make the playoffs. Ravens been known to fix their issues midseason unless Lamar isn’t healthy.
If espn hired actually hired good analysts, this is what they would sound like. Can’t believe this isn’t the biggest football page on YT
1% better every day. We’re going to get there. Believe it
I love how people are like "Ravens are at their limit" like all they have to do is not ditch their elite run game in playoffs, and they'll get Andrews healthy. They beat the 9ers without Andrews, who's been their best non-Lamar player on offense for years.
Ok so I think I have a bit of a different philosophy on the counter to the good qb play. I don’t think a great secondary is necessary, I think it’s more effective with a dominant front seven. Examples the current lions, the ravens of yesterder year, the current Steelers. Examples of going to the dominant secondary, the packers for the last decade, the chiefs and the bears. None of those defenses are anything to fret about. Food for thought, anyone think of an example to disprove me or can explain how a better secondary is more productive to qb play over the front seven?
Hey football analysis! Just wanted to ask what do you read in the offseason to learn more about the game? I didnt play but i love the game and want to start my own show or channel soon and want to know what im talking about.
Still wondering when packers are coming, I thought it was going by division lmao these are all bangers tho
yeah he needs to stop dodging us and make the fucking video
Sure, the Ravens have lost a lot of players. Yet, there are only three I think will hurt: Gus Edwards, Kevin Zeitler and Devin Duvernay.
What makes me think losing this many players and coaches won't be a problem too big is that the organization knew it all along. They had a year to make plans and start making the necessary moves. The two questions we can't answer yet are: 1) how good a DC Zach Orr will be; 2) how Simpson will do at ILB. These are genuine questions. Personally, I have a lot of faith in Zach Orr - he was my top replacement candidate when McDonald left, anyway. As for Simpson, I genuinely have no idea. The camp will be telling. I'm positive EDC wouldn't have allowed Queen to walk if they didn't think he they could replace him to the extent required - whether they thought of Simpson or another player, I have no idea. But they had someone in mind, of that I'm sure.
That schedule will determine what kind of team we have 💜💜💜💜💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
I told people during the 2022-23 season that after the ravens got Roquan they had the best defense in the league and it wasn’t close, a lot of people I’d talk to didn’t believe it. Last year they picked right back up and everyone bought into the hype. This year they lose a ton and everyone just gives them the benefit of the doubt 🤣 if they couldn’t get there one of the past 2 seasons I highly doubt this is their year.
Raven will do what they always do, trade for a pass rusher midseason that absolutely tears it up
Excited for the 2024 season and the content you will make for it, will you do anything on the Bears hard knocks series?
Tavious Robinson is 4th rusher, geno was 3rd string, clowney was a product of the ravens defense not the other way around ... if lamar is healthy 13 wins is the floor for ravens
Stone was the only defensive player I saw as a loss. Roquan made queen better. Before Roquan got there, queen was suppose to be the top middle LB and he didn't live up to the 1st round pick that he was. If roquan can make queen look all pro, I'm sure he can do the same with Trenton Simpson. And as far as clowney, the same ones who laughed when then Ravens signed him are now the same ones claiming he's a loss.
Derrick Henry will be the x factor, he will make things much easier for Lamar, PQ only played well because Roquan Smith was the anchor in the middle, before trading for Smith, PQ was inconsistent and average at best.
And dont forget we have the best secondary in the league,
Kyle Hamilton, Marcus Williams, Marlon Humphrey, Eddie Jackson and the rookie Nate Wiggins(best CB in the draft).
The Ravens will be even better in 2024.
They'll win less in the Regular Season (12-5) but will go 4-0 in the playoffs.
Monken must redeem himself from choking in the AFC championship game.
That Trevor Lawrence throw at 6:38 was absolutely maniacal
?? What?
@@wickyboi55 he threw it 5 yards behind the receiver, my guy
? Are you commenting on the wrong video or something
Must have Had a stroke or something. Fixed the time stamp.
@@wc6046 had a stroke or something, my bad. Corrected 🫡
Outside of Kansas City, they are front runners only teams that threaten them is Kansas City and the AFC north that’s it
Bengals are the chiefs biggest threat in the afc and than maybe the Texans, they literally lost last year to the worst chiefs team at home
But the Bengals and texans cabt beat the ravens. So how are they a threat to the chiefs.@LSD99991
Jets-Texans AFC Championship. You heard it here first
@@inazumaprimex100lmao. Say no to drugs
@@inazumaprimex100 Not that infeasible. The Jets were surprisingly decent last year with no QB play.
This is first round pick Rashad Bateman's first healthy training camp coming off of a healthy season. Odell Beckham was like a bridge receiver. Like organizations always get a experienced veteran quarterback when they draft a unready rookie or have a starter that's coming off oh pretty bad injury. Rashod Bateman z flowers are great receivers this is their year. Not to mention this is going to be a tight end running team so you got Andrews and Isaiah likely who also can play receiver and showed how great he is going to be last year. The Ravens are going to use a lot double tight end sets with Derrick Henry in the backfield they're going to go heavy a lot Bateman and Jay are both going to get a lot of single coverage and mismatches and Bateman is always open if you'd have watched any of his game film or any of their training camp you would know that rashod Bateman is going to be a star. But this is going to be a run-heavy team
I’m a ravens fan and we’re not gonna get that far won’t be surprised if we go 8-9
Im alright with the Ravens sitting in the 3-5 spot for preseason power ranks. All I’ll say is, don’t be surprised if they do it this year…
It’s not always about being the best team. Chiefs showed us that last year. Stay healthy enough, play good ball at the right time, maybe get a call or two going your way… last time they lost a heartbreaking AFC Championship to the Pats they came back and beat the 49ers in New Orrleans… the Bowl this year is in New Orleans…. DONT BE SURPRISED 😈
The Ravens breed linebackers and defensive lineman David Ojabo and Trent Simpson are Future Stars. They will get their reps this year obviously and they will show their ass.
Feels like we already saw a Ravens video.
The Derrick Henry signing is sexy but my one concern is when was the last time a Baltimore RB made it through an entire season healthy? The Lamar breakout season with Mark Ingram hollering “Big Truss”?
Last year. Gus Edwards played every game
@@ColinFlynn1665 thanks. Here’s to hoping that’s a trend
I just hope all the turnout on the defensive side of ball don't negate their gains on the offensive side.
Both Northern divisions are the two toughest divisions in football.
We have lamar, we'll be fine
Very excited Lions fan here happy we snatched up their guard.
Good for you. Zeitler was rock solid for us (and for the teeams he played before us). Great guy,k not one negative thing to say about him. Great person, great player, great teammate, great mentor, no drama only productrion... He is the guy I'm the saddest to see leave (besides Gus Edwards - of whom I could say the very same things). He should still have at least two seasons' woorth of gas in the tank, easily. Take good care of him ;)
clowney was a huge loss for sure. I thought he would re sign but he didnt. PQ was a baller last year but im confident in Roquans incredible ability to build players. but like you said they need to run the ball
The Ravens got worse and the Chiefs got better. I think the Ravens are still a good football team but last year was their peak. They won’t get another shot like that again. (1 seed, no Burrow, unseasoned Texans team, bad chiefs offense)
Our Offensive line goes into 2024 weaker/unknown, It could be the demise of the Baltimore Ravens in the bigger picture. It's a good thing Lamar can play Superman mid game.
Tbh I don’t think there is a single thing rough about the situation the ravens are in😂
All the running they did last year and they only ran the ball eight times in the AFC championship and the game was never out of hand to where they had to stop running. They never make adjustments in the second half they always stick with the game plan even when it's not working and I hate that.
They aren't really in a tough situation, yes they lost some key players, but it's just what the Ravens do and they are the best or one of the best teams are drafting and find value in the draft.
In las year draft they already found some key rookies that this year will replace the players that were gone like always have done.
Take into consideration the DC change, look at how badly the Eagles defense performed a year after they lost their coordinators
@@3rdandForever868 I agree but you have to consider that like the SF, they are the 2 teams that are really great are promoting inside people, and that's what they have done for the past 20 years
@@Jasoncj099 good point
@@3rdandForever868 Eagles are a totally different situation though. Eagles didn't plan properly for losing their DC, and replaced him with Desai, who didn't know the team at all. Macdonald's replacement is a former Ravens LB that's been with the team for years and helped design their current scheme. Ravens are 1 of the NFL's most consistent teams, largely cuz they plan years in advance. Their current GM got offered the GM job like 7 years in advance, very few teams are good at planning that far ahead like Bmore is.
@@3rdandForever868 To be fair, Sean Desai was an outside hire for the Eagles, so he brought in a whole new scheme. Zach Orr was an inside hire, so they'll still have generally the same scheme, just some different wrinkles
Joe Burrow wasn’t healthy in week 2 when the Ravens beat them last year. He had a calf strain in training camp that wasn’t better until like week 4. You are going to see what a healthy Joe Burrow can do to the Ravens this year. When Burrow was better last year they went to San Francisco and easily beat the 49ers and they did the same thing to the Bills. But yea I agree with you that the Ravens will regress this year. The only place to go is down. Let’s look at what they lost. Their LG, RG, RT and their RG was a Pro Bowler. Their RB1 and RB2 and they replaced both of them with 1 30 year old RB. Yes I know it’s Derrick Henry but I said he was 30! He will be 31 before next season ends. They lost a still good WR OBJ. They lost an All Pro MLB, Their top edge rusher in Clowney. He led the team in pressures and was 2nd in sacks 1st among the edge players. They lost a safety that pulled down 7 interceptions for them. And they lost a brilliant Defensive Coordinator which is probably the biggest loss. And who did they replace all these people with? Derrick Henry who I already discussed and a safety that’s past his prime at age 30. Not all safety are past their prime at 30 but Eddie Jackson is. He has missed 18 games in the last 3 seasons too. And that’s it folks. They replaced 2 RBs with 1 RB and a safety in his prime for a safety past his prime. They will have a rookie RT a rookie LG. It’s his second year but he was hurt all year last year. And a backup will be playing RG. Oh and their LT is an injury waiting to happen. They are replacing All Pro Patrick Queen with a guy who has only played 40 or so snaps so a rookie. They didn’t replace Clowney with anyone and they didn’t replace OBJ with anyone. And they might have jumped the gun on Justin Madebeke. I don’t think he is worth anywhere near where they paid him. I don’t think he is a difference maker and a lot of his sacks were clean ups.
The only real losses were Clowney, Zeitler and PQ. The Ravens develop offensive lineman and sign and get production out of veteran defensive players like no other team. The Ravens are a farm system for developing defensive coordinators into head coaches. Next man up. The Ravens would have won the division, even if Joe Burrow had stayed healthy. Lamar owns him. Laura has had the Ravens in contention for the number one seed every year he has been on the team other than his rookie season.
Ravens are better-off on both sides of the ball than last year, Queen won’t be missed because they didn’t even offer Queen an a 5th year extension.
Queen learned how to be an effective LB from Roquan Smith. Simpson will do same. O-line is the weakest link but they’re young and will get it together. Oweh has a lot of pressures and Ojabo is back to play the position he was drafted for in place of Clowny.
Talking heads on RUclips are saying a lot better things about Ravens than they were last year. Henry will have a career year and so will Bateman and Likely ✌️
In EDC we trust. Ravens winning it all
There gonna be inna Super Bowl this year
The only thing that stops the Ravens, and 9ers too, is the Chiefs. Nothing more, nothing less
Lamar great quarterback. Gotta just stay consistent in every game
Matt, I know you’re in here some where
why do you guys doubt us so much. We’re obviously gonna finish top 2 n not 2 for the ENTIRE season
How does adding Derrick Henry to the league-leading rushing game, that reached the AFC Championship Game, with a first year OC, and a QB running a full NFL offense for the first time equal "a tough situation"? lol. The schedule will be tougher but that's nothing new. The Ravens have a full buffet in front of them to eat.
😂😂😂😂 Ratbirds ain't that team. Last year was there best chance at winning a SB
As much as I hate the ravens as a steelers fan. I feel them or the Bengals still win the division
Nate Wiggins is VERY thin. And also when is the last time a CB came out of Clemson that made it in the NFL? No one playing today. Andrew Booth was a 1st round pick in 2022 and has been a bust so far for the Vikings. Wiggins is like 6’2’’ 173. Guys like him get hurt a lot. Yea this is the Bengals year. They finally got an easier schedule after 2 years in a row of the hardest schedule in football. Did you know last year the Bengals played 11 playoff teams and 14 teams that finished above.500? Yea they did. It’s the hardest schedule that any team has had since the year 2000. Anyway they went from the hardest schedule in 2022 and 2023 to the 18tb hardest. I think the Bengals will go 14-3 and will be the 1 seed.
Until Joe Burrow figures out how to beat the Browns (1-5 against them in his career) and Lamar and the Ravens (1-4 against them in his career), they will not go 14-3. Best they will go is 11-6, maybe 12-5
Why didn’t we run it!!!! 😢 we woulda won the Super Bowl had we run the ball against the chiefs… great now I’m
Upset
How when the bangles still won without borrow 🤔
as a ravens fan, patrick queen was only that good because he got to play off of roquan. We still have Madabeeks, Roquan, Kyle Hamilton, Marlo, Nate Wiggins. Our defense will be fine lets calm down
Very bad year for them to have to face that first place schedule.
It's not harder than last year
@@Jasoncj099 Still with some of the depth pieces they lost in a competitive division the difference between playing the Bucs and the Saints or the Texans vs the Jags could make a difference.
Shoot, the Bengals getting to play the Pats, Panthers and Titans could make a difference.
Interestingly, the Ravens is the type of team that tends to play better against better teams... See our Jags-49ers-Dolphins stretch last season...
@@NealBrownnBeers Yeah, it could. On the other hand, better opponents prepare you better for the playoffs ;)
Baltimore Ravens floor is 13 wins. FLOOR.
Ravens top 5 Offense
Ravens top 3 Defense (Legendary Secondary). In 2024 up coming season.
No the Floor is 11, the ceiling is 13. They'll end at 12, with losses to KC, CIN, BUF, PIT, HOU
@@thomassankara1391
Lose to nobody.(they may lose. But there no set team to lose to). The floor is 13 like I said.
Not my ravens😢
You don't know what's going to happen man all this is speculation I cut this video off cuz all that's just speculation you just got to wait and see
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King Henry now
Joe wasn’t healthy for either game last year, granted that’s not why we lost, not stopping the run and joes costly interception to now bengals geno stone is why we lost
Yeah it was very clear his calf wasn't right until that 49ers game where Joe looked a bit more normal.
When are you getting to the NFC East.
@@johncraig1431 couple of weeks
Bro’s tryna push a narrative with no evidence. The system is why these players had great years. Next man up. Losing Macdonald is the only valid reason for skepticism
I am betting under on win total.defense will be worse to.last year was as good as Lamar will ever be.
Burrow was not healthy in week 2. His calf had him very limited for the first 4 weeks. Ravens were really good, but they would have won less than two bengals games had burrow been fully functional.
You do realize that the Ravens were missing half of their starting Offensive Line, half of their starting Secondary, and most of their Pass Rush, Kyle Van Noy wasn't on the team yet, no JK Dobbins, OBJ got hurt late in the 1st Half, Mark Andrews wasn't 100% either, Rashod Bateman also got hurt in that game, plus that game was in Cincinnati and the Bengals still ended up losing that game. The only reason why that game was even close was because the Ravens had 2 TDs called back by penalties, Tucker missed two field goals, and the Bengals had a punt return TD that should have been called back. Baltimore was the better team in both games by a significant margin. Don't tell me that Burrow being injured was the reason they lost because it wasn't. Not with Todd Monken coaching circles around Lou Anarumu.
@@michaelhession2105 you are entitled to your opinion. Our entire offense was barely functional until a third of the way thru the season, but I was more thinking of the thursday night game where we were looking really good until your linebacker landed funny on our qb’s wrist.
@@duncanohio I was at that Thursday Night game. The Bengals had issues that night on offense even before Burrow got injured. They were forced to burn two early timeouts because of how loud it was in the stadium, (The Blackout is a death sentence for anybody) Evan McPherson missed a field goal, and most of their yards came from Joe Mixon because the Ravens took away Chase and Boyd. ("But Tee Higgins wasn't playing!" The Ravens didn't have Marlon Humphrey either) Not to mention this was also the game where the Ravens lost Mark Andrews for the season and they were without both starting tackles for most of the game. The reason why the Ravens won both of those games was because Cincinnati couldn't stop the run, or Lamar Jackson from the pocket. The Bengals would have had to score over 30 points at minimum to win that 2nd game, which is nearly impossible because the Ravens have given up over 30 points once in a home primetime game under Harbaugh.
@@michaelhession2105 agree to disagree. See you this season!
This Michael guy is still aggressively defending his Ravens and expects people outside the Ravens fanbase to care 😂
LAMAR has 2MVP'S and 2 playoff wins. I guess Dak Prescott is Lamar Jackson without the MVP'S.
Peyton Manning had damn near the same start to his career as Lamar as had... Winning in the playoffs is hard, not everybody is Mahomes/Brady