Baltimore Ravens Football
Gary Kubiak: Pros and Cons
“He’s great at what he does. He does a good job of game-planning against things they see on film, finding little mismatches here and there. For me, he’s helped my career out a lot. Just moving me around. Before he got here, I just pretty much stayed in one place; I...
Is Jim Hostler even qualified to install an NFL offensive game plan?
Alex Smith or Trent Dilfer, it really doesn't matter for the 49ers' offense right now. Dilfer replaced an injured Smith (shoulder) early in the first quarter but had the same issues. The Seattle defensive backs took San Francisco out of the game by playing aggressive...
Deep Freeze Ravens Roundtable
Dan, Mike, Matt and Chris are back again, thawing out their brains during what feels like the dawning of a new ice age, for another Ravens roundtable discussion. The OC search is on, thoughts on the Ravens mindset after the State of the Ravens presser. Among other...
Weak field of free agent wide receivers
Wide Receiver has been a highly questionable position on the Ravens for what feels like ever since their infancy. Recently, at least since the trade that sent Anquan Boldin to the 49ers for a sixth round pick. It was a six-million dollar salary dump that was justified...
An All-22 Look at Air Coryell
Last week, Mike Randall wrote an excellent piece on the Air Coryell offensive system. He then requested some all-22 visuals to supplement the piece, so I'm going to break down a few of the staples plays from Don Coryell's famous vertical passing attack.Mike also wrote...
The Erhardt-Perkins System
The NFL's top two quarterbacks over the last decade plus will square off this Sunday in the AFC title game. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Both of these QBs run an offensive system called The Erhardt-Perkins system. No matter who you surround your quarterback with, it...
What makes Norv Turner’s Air Coryell system go? (Part 1)
He’s a great play caller. But does his philosophy fit the Ravens current skill set as they search for a new offensive coordinator?Norv Turner’s philosophy is the same scheme the Ravens have run since John Harbaugh, Joe Flacco and Ray Rice’s first day on the job in...
Who Should the Ravens Hire to Replace Jim Caldwell?
With the announcement yesterday that Jim Caldwell will now patrol the sidelines in Detroit as their Head Coach speculation is already rampant about who the Ravens will hire to replace their now former Offensive Coordinator. There are many possible choices some...