by Rivers McCown | Jan 10, 2020 | Baltimore Ravens
Listen, by any numerical measure, the Ravens aren’t likely to lose. They led the NFL in wins, they led the NFL in DVOA, They led the NFL in SRS. They have two home games. From everything we know across the history of professional football, these Ravens are loaded. ...
by Rivers McCown | Nov 15, 2019 | Baltimore Ravens
The Houston Texans, at 6-3, have somehow had two separate seasons on both offense and defense. The offensive nadir came when Deshaun Watson was sacked six times and hit 10 times by the Carolina Panthers in Week 4. The defense lost Jadeveon Clowney before the season,...
by Rivers McCown | Nov 1, 2019 | Baltimore Ravens
One thing that stands out about Baltimore’s recent defense, outside of them being more open to disguise than most teams, is how often they blitz. They were the most blitz-happy team of 2018, and they are the most blitz-happy team of 2019. (You can discuss this on the...
by Rivers McCown | Oct 11, 2019 | Baltimore Ravens
There are many NFL quarterbacks who we forecast growth onto, and what makes Lamar Jackson a little bit special is that we’re already seeing some of it. Let me qualify that statement. If 2018 Lamar Jackson were plopped into the 2019 offense, it would be struggling....
by Rivers McCown | Sep 24, 2019 | Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore went into a 2-0 showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs and turned what we have known of the NFL aggression knob up to 11. They went for fourth-down conversions twice in their opening three possessions. They missed three separate two-point conversions. This is...
