Baltimore Ravens Football
Projecting the Ravens offensive output
Double tight ends sets, play action, bootlegs, zone blocking scheme, H-backs. All buzz words pertaining to Gary Kubiak’s offensive system that he’ll employ in Baltimore this year. Another phrase capturing attention is “run first offense”, despite being a west coast...
Ravens 2014 Positional Preview: Running Backs
One of the positions that still appears shrouded in uncertainty is the Baltimore backfield. It seems a bit strange considering just two seasons ago the Ravens had what many would have considered a strong one-two punch from that position on the road to a Super Bowl...
Will Flacco have freedom? Schaub didn’t
Here is a question that was brought up often during the Cam Cameron era of Ravens offenses here in Baltimore. When will Joe Flacco have the freedom to make audibles on his own? During the 2012 season, the Ravens executed a “Sugar Huddle” offense that was up tempo, and...
After overachieving rookie season, is Marlon Brown’s roster spot safe?
When Aaron Mellette was waived prior to the start of rookie minicamp, my first thought wasn't of surprise or shock that the Ravens would release a seventh-round draft pick that made the 53-man roster out of training camp a season ago.(Discuss this on the BSL Board...
NFL Z-Score All-Decade Team: 1970s
Missed out on the previous parts of this series? Check out our review of the 1950s, and 1960s. The 1970s started off with the AFL/NFL merger that was completed in 1970, expanding the NFL from 16 teams to 26. The Steelers, Dolphins, Raiders, Cowboys, Vikings and Rams...
Ravens 2014 Positional Preview: Defensive Line
The defensive line was one of the top priorities over a year ago for the Ravens brass to attempt to fix.Overall the changes up front worked to a degree as Baltimore ranked 12th Defensively overall and were 9th against the run giving up 105 yards per contest. Now the...
Courtney Upshaw’s ups and downs
Courtney Upshaw played a key role as a rookie in 2012, holding his own playing opposite Paul Kruger while Terrell Suggs rehabbed a torn Achilles tendon. Upshaw played 708 snaps in 2012 and was poised to take over a larger role with Kruger heading to Cleveland in free...
NFL Z-Score All-Decade Team: 1960s
Missed out on the first part of this series? Check out our review of the 1950s.The 60’s brought us the most innovative decade the game had ever seen. The AFL was born and despite many attempts by other leagues, the AFL actually rivaled the NFL for the entire decade....