AKRNA Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Same song, 12th verse. Run the ball, stop the run. We can't do either and the Ravens are great at both. Nuff said, this could get ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAngryAmerican Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Get-right game for the Ravens after being upset by the Jags last week. Even if we were playing well, it’s an east coast trip and an 11am kickoff, so I wouldn’t like our chances regardless. Ravens 24, Broncos 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 On a related note - ACL injuries, high-ankle sprains, AC injuries - those are bad-luck, game-impact injuries. Can't do much about that. Bolles, Patrick, Jeudy, etc. - not much you can do there staff-wise. But soft tissue injuries - that's all about flexibility/stretching. The sheer number of soft-tissue injuries of late, it's entirely fair to question the training staff practices here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 BTW, in case we hear this from Hackett this week - if he says we need to be better on 3rd down, it once again shows how little he understands. We can definitely be better on 3rd down - but it helps when we're not stuck on 3rd and long so much. This graph shows it better than any other piece of data can: It's not just about 3rd down, it's about being better on 1st/2nd so we have 3rd and short, or better yet, don't have 3rd down. I'm not expecting much will change, but given this is Hackett's go-to line about the O struggles.....well, figured it was relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, Broncofan said: BTW, in case we hear this from Hackett this week - if he says we need to be better on 3rd down, it once again shows how little he understands. We can definitely be better on 3rd down - but it helps when we're not stuck on 3rd and long so much. This graph shows it better than any other piece of data can: It's not just about 3rd down, it's about being better on 1st/2nd so we have 3rd and short, or better yet, don't have 3rd down. I'm not expecting much will change, but given this is Hackett's go-to line about the O struggles.....well, figured it was relevant. The problem is we can’t run the ball and Russ is maybe the worst early down passer I’ve ever seen. It’s incredible how bad he is in situations that favor throwing the ball for easy yards. So there are no good options on 1st and 10 or any other play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, BroncoBruin said: The problem is we can’t run the ball and Russ is maybe the worst early down passer I’ve ever seen. It’s incredible how bad he is in situations that favor throwing the ball for easy yards. So there are no good options on 1st and 10 or any other play. Totally fair - but when Hackett says our problem is 3rd down (again)….well, you get the idea. Edited December 1, 2022 by Broncofan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Broncofan said: Totally fair - but when Hackett says our problem is 3rd down (again)….well, you get the idea. Hackett is totally clueless, that’s for sure. I still would have been interested to see what the offense looked like with your average replacement level QB. I really think they would have moved the ball a lot better. Russ’ struggles on early downs are pretty unique. There is some stat floating around that no team has receivers getting open as consistently as the Broncos, or something to that effect. So as bad as Hackett’s game management and play sequencing is, the play design in the passing game is not really a problem. Edited December 2, 2022 by BroncoBruin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, BroncoBruin said: Hackett is totally clueless, that’s for sure. I still would have been interested to see what the offense looked like with your average replacement level QB. I really think they would have moved the ball a lot better. Russ’ struggles on early downs are pretty unique. There is some stat floating around that no team has receivers getting open as consistently as the Broncos, or something to that effect. So as bad as Hackett’s game management and play sequencing is, the play design in the passing game is not really a problem. Look at the Paton thread. It’s true that Jeudy / Sutton are getting open. It’s 2 weeks old so Sutton numbers may not be as good. Edited December 2, 2022 by Broncofan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Feels like a million years ago, but it’s still hard to believe the Russ we saw in Week 1 is the same guy we see today. He wasn’t perfect but remember the Broncos moved the ball up and down the field all game and Russ was really effective on 3rd down. His receivers and the two RBs blew 4-5 TD opportunities in that game. He has been horrible ever since. How does that happen? Did losing to his old team permanently break his brain? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncos_fan _from _uk Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 This one is going to be ugly. If I’m Baltimore I pull Jackson once you’re up by two scores. Because this team isn’t coming back from that. 31–16 Ravens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Helicopter Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 20 hours ago, AnAngryAmerican said: Get-right game for the Ravens after being upset by the Jags last week. Even if we were playing well, it’s an east coast trip and an 11am kickoff, so I wouldn’t like our chances regardless. Ravens 24, Broncos 6. That is very optimistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosfan07 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 15 hours ago, broncos_fan _from _uk said: This one is going to be ugly. If I’m Baltimore I pull Jackson once you’re up by two scores. Because this team isn’t coming back from that. 31–16 Ravens Mighty bold of you to predict 16 points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 my only good take ever was the broncos should have considered Lamar at #5. i also had Rosen number one on my board that year as well so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaBronco Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I don't mind the attempt to establish the run early. Have to find ways to take pressure off Russ but man do I miss Javonte making plays and getting yards after contact. Latavius is the definition of mediocre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAngryAmerican Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 We actually kind of look like an offense today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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