Baltimore Ravens Football
Importance of Shotgun with Ravens Rookies Protecting the Blind Side
Opposing defensive fronts have to be licking their chops when preparing for the Ravens and seeing two rookies lined up on the offensive line. First round draft pick Ronnie Stanley at left tackle. Fourth round pick Alex Lewis beside him at left guard. Neither of them...
Offensive line root of Ravens’ offensive struggles
The Baltimore Ravens shouldn't panic, certainly not after a Week 1 victory over a fellow AFC opponent. However, the first game of the season appeared to reveal a major weakness for the team: the inability to keep franchise quarterback Joe Flacco off the ground.The...
Previewing Week 2: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
Week 1 saw the Ravens come away with an important win at home. The Ravens trotted out a number of new faces, and also returned a number of veterans who were making their first appearance since injury knocked them out of the 2015 season. Overall, the results were...
Ravens and Browns: Drive Analytics from Week 1
Ravens are 1-0 and quickly as we look ahead to week 2, a trip to Cleveland looks like a very nice way to end up 2-0. The Browns are still..... trying to find a winning combination. Good article by Stoner on Ravens Week 1 covering personnel and unit performance as the...
Initial Impressions: Ravens Beat Buffalo
The Baltimore Ravens began their 2016 season with a 13-7 win over the Buffalo Bills.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)1st Half Notes:- In the first half, Flacco completed 13 of his 19 attempts. Was able to spread the ball around effectively, with 8...
Ravens offense seeks new identity in 2016
The moment of Baltimore Ravens selected him in 2008, quarterback Joe Flacco became the main catalyst behind the team's offensive attack. A year later, running back Ray Rice produced the first of four consecutive 1,000-yard campaigns, providing the offense with needed...
BSL Roundtable: Thoughts on the 2016 Ravens
Tonight, the 2016 NFL season will kickoff as the defending champion Denver Broncos play host to the Carolina Panthers in a Super Bowl 50 rematch. The Baltimore Ravens get their season underway this Sunday, hosting the Buffalo Bills.It's been a long and somewhat crazy...
Recent History of 5-win Teams
Since 2009, there have been 10 teams that rang up 5 wins in a season. In this article I take a close look at each team and how they did the following season. How did they respond to their 5-win campaign? This game is so much an issue of properly dealing with both...