Baltimore Ravens Football
Some Thoughts on the Ravens Going into Week 11
As we all know, the Ravens beat the Bengals in a must-win division game last week to keep their (still slim) playoff hopes alive. A win against the Bears would put them back at .500 and potentially just a half-game out of first place in the AFC North. Interestingly,...
Torrey Smith would be better suited as the slot receiver
You can make a really great argument that right now, Torrey Smith is the best player on the Ravens offense. That used to be a title held by Ray Rice. Blocking troubles or not, Rice is not the same player he once was, at least for this year. Expectations of Joe Flacco...
10 Thoughts on the Chicago Bears
Having beat Cincinnati this past weekend, the Baltimore Ravens now prepare for a trip to the Windy City with an opportunity to get back to .500.(You can discuss this post on the BSL Board here.)1) To get back to .500, the Ravens will have to beat the 5-4 Chicago...
Open competition at running back
Sounds like a headline saved for training camp, or OTAs. Not week 11. Coach Harbaugh mentioned today that from this point forward, the back who gets the bulk of the carries will have earned it with their play. Sounds like going into Sunday’s game in Chicago, Rice and...
Ravens beat Cincinnati in OT; What did we see?
The Baltimore Ravens used an energetic M&T Bank home crowd; and a strong defensive effort to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-17 in Overtime. With the win, the Ravens improve to 4-5 on the year, while the Bengals fall to 6-4. The Bengals were able to force OT, when...
Sunday Match-Up: Cincinnati vs. Baltimore
Another AFC North battle is set for this Sunday as the division leading Cincinnati Bengals (6-3) travel to Baltimore to play the Ravens (3-5) who are in the midst of a three-game losing streak. The Bengals are coming off a tough overtime loss to Miami and have a...
Is Flacco part of the problem?
Throughout this disappointing season, Ravens fans have placed blame on a number of position groups; the O-line can't block, the RBs look slow/hurt, the secondary can't cover anyone, etc. But if we are to follow the conventional wisdom that the quarterback is the most...
An All-22 Review of the D-Line vs. Cleveland
Well, last Sunday may have resulted in a disappointing loss to Cleveland, but there's still plenty of questions to be answered. Heck, at this point there's probably more questions than answers when it comes to the 2013 Ravens. I decided to take a closer look at the...