Baltimore Ravens Football
Reacting to ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” article on Rice & The Ravens
Friday evening, ESPN's "Outside the Lines" (OTL) provided a comprehensive timeline of events regarding the Ray Rice incident, starting with the night of the February incident and leading up through NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's Press Conference Friday...
Sunday Match-Up: Ravens vs. Browns
The Baltimore Ravens (1-1) pulled out a strong performance last Thursday on a national stage to take out the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-6. The game featured a strong running game, efficient passing and a stout defense that turned the Black and Gold over three times....
Ravens vs Browns Preview: Browns Run Defense Struggles
The Baltimore Ravens will travel to Cleveland for their third divisional match up in as many games. The Ravens have a big opportunity to improve to a 2-1 record with two wins in the division. The Browns sit at the same 1-1 record as the Ravens after two high-scoring...
Ravens Roundtable: Week 3
Every week, the Ravens analysts here at Baltimore Sports and Life will have a Q&A roundtable discussion on the week that was, and preview the weeks upcoming match-up. BSL Analysts include Chris Stoner, Nadeem Kurieshy, Mark Bullock, Mike Randall, and Matt...
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...