Baltimore Ravens Football
Elements of the West Coast Offense in Passing Attack Against Pitt
In a West Coast offense, a majority of routes break between the numbers and the hash marks. Examples are short to intermediate routes that target the middle of the field. The west coast offense is based on three main philosophies: creating mismatches, overloading...
Ravens newcomers shine
Former Houston Texans, now Ravens tight end Owen Daniels, opened up the scoring for the Ravens with a short yardage TD grab in the first quarter. It would prove to be all the Ravens needed as they went on to victory over the rival Steelers, 26-6 to open up week 2....
Thursday Match-Up: Steelers vs. Ravens
The Ravens need to rebound quickly after a disappointing loss to the Cincinnati Bengals 23-16 last Sunday. They'll need to refocus as the distractions of Ray Rice's immediate release have had the nation talking about everything but what will happen on the field...
Flacco Struggles Against the Bengals Zone Blitz
What is the Zone Blitz?A zone blitz is where the defense rushes 5 defenders toward the Quarterback and drop 6 defenders into zone coverage. The six coverage zones are as follows:Fire Zone (2) - This is a zone closest to the sideline approximately 12-22 yards from the...
Ravens All-22: Comparing Pierce and Forsett
One of the biggest questions facing the Baltimore Ravens ahead of Thursday night's game against the Steelers is who will start at running back. Bernard Pierce was the starter heading into week one but after managing just 14 yards on six carries, losing a fumble on the...
Ravens Roundtable: Week 2
Every week, the Ravens analysts here at Baltimore Sports and Life will collaborate with a special guest from network partner at 24x7 Networks - Russell Street Report. We'll have a Q&A roundtable discussion on the week that was, and preview the weeks upcoming...
Not what we had in mind
After an offseason that saw the Ravens brass clean house of the offensive personnel, we had hoped that the days of a 30th ranked rushing game, an inefficient passing game, and spotty o-line play were behind us. Well, if you watched the first half of today’s game, you...
Quick Takes: Bengals Bounce Ravens 23-16
There wasn't much to cheer about in Baltimore until Joe Flacco evaded the rush and dropped a 80-yd bomb to Steve Smith Sr. to give the Ravens the lead 16-15 after the the conversion failed with five minutes left in the game. Unfortunately the Baltimore defense which...