AngusMcFife Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Just noticed that the Texans only got inside the Ravens 15 yard line once, due to a facemask penalty, and then were immediately sent back to the 20 by a sack. Bend but don't break executed to perfection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKid Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 9/9/2023 at 8:33 PM, DreamKid said: It might take a couple weeks for the starters to really start feeling comfortable within the new offense. I'm not going to discount that transition and just assume they'll be full steam ahead right out of the gate. ^^^^Called it. A new system, no preseason work, and less intense practices brought about expected results. The guys looked rusty, undisciplined, and tentative at times. It's nothing earth shattering or something to be upset about, it's just kind of how things work in the NFL. It will take time for all the new parts to come together. Only issue I had with Monken in this one was how often he ran on 2nd & long, that's not conducive to winning football and against a soft opponent like the Texans it was a good chance to get more passing work in. The game, while not super pretty to watch, was never competitive. So I liked Monken hammering executional stuff that the guys will be getting used to. It was essentially a rare opportunity to practice concepts in a live game, with no real threat of defeat. Long way to go but I think we saw an encouraging skeleton underneath it all. Positive - The WRs: Flowers is as advertised, and both OBJ and Bateman looked comfortable in their return from injury. - EDGE: Clowney is a great fit for our system and it's easy to see why the FO has pursued him years. He's stout against the run and can be deployed all across the front. Oweh looks really good and could reestablish the hype train he built as a Rookie. That's 2 games 2 Strip Sacks for Ojabo. The kid has a knack for dislodging the ball upon impact and has a great start to build off of going forward. Ojabo's preseason was uneventful but that's not always a great indicator for how they'll far in real games. Oweh had a forgetful preseason as a Rookie then brought all kinds of impact the rest of that year. Arrows are pointed up for our guys on the edge. - LB: Roquan and PQ are frequently billed as the best off ball duo in football and they didn't do anything to shake that designation. They were all over the field with decisive impact play. - Darby & Washington: #28 & #29 flashed a lot, specifically as physical downhill tacklers. I felt they deserved a special shout out. Negative - Injuries: The injury rate in football is what holds it back globally and even domestically. For how massive the sport is in the US, it would be even bigger if participants weren't guaranteed to be injured and fanbases didn't have such a high percentage chance of seeing their entire season derailed after one game. Injuries to Dobbins, Stanley, Williams, and Linderbaum represent the utter black pill devastation that one game or even a half of football can bring upon fans. If you made a Top 10 list of our most important players all 4 of those names would be on it. Dobbins is on the fast track to one of the most depressing careers in football history, a legit 2K capable rusher that may be forced to retire before 25. Fingers crossed the other three aren't serious. Summary There's only one true negative from this game and that's the injuries. Sure a lot of guys were rusty, didn't play to their expected level, and in general it wasn't a strong day of football... but it's Week 1. The ramp up process begins now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 14 hours ago, Nobellythrower said: And then when he get hurts then what? IIRC the only time he's gotten injured was from staying in the pocket. He's generally very smart when scrambling to not take unnecessary hits. I'd rather Lamar play to his full potential than hide in the pocket because he's afraid of getting hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobellythrower Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: the only time he's gotten injured was from staying in the pocket This O line looks pretty bad he wont have much time to scramble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, Nobellythrower said: This O line looks pretty bad he wont have much time to scramble The OL being awful benefits him scrambling more than it benefits him trying to force staying in the pocket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 One other thing that stood out to me after re-watching the game just now: We had ZERO designed QB runs for Lamar yesterday. That seems very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKid Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 30 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: We had ZERO designed QB runs for Lamar yesterday. That seems very strange. It was the Texans, and this is a new offense. We know Lamar can run, he and the rest of the offense(as we saw) needed reps and work in other areas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMcFife Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, DreamKid said: It was the Texans, and this is a new offense. We know Lamar can run, he and the rest of the offense(as we saw) needed reps and work in other areas. I generally agree but the way Lamar was running yesterday holding the ball out and fumbling, he might need some reps running the ball as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Reed Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Things you love (and we need) to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobellythrower Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 7 hours ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: We had ZERO designed QB runs for Lamar yesterday. That seems very strange. Use that later in the szn jackson needs to be protected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMcFife Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Ray Reed said: Things you love (and we need) to see Watching Oweh, it looks to me like he might be more of a DE than a LB. I don't like him in space at all, but he can give a strong push at the LOS. It's not a bad thing at all, it just seems that's more his body type. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Nobellythrower said: Use that later in the szn jackson needs to be protected It's a trickle down effect though. We can't run the ball -> Jackson's legs open up the run game for the entire offense -> defenses have to respect and prepare for it, usually by loading the box -> it makes throwing the ball much more effective. We were at like 2.5ypc yesterday, I'd say using our best rushing weapon effectively is something we need to do ASAP. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 yikes (click the link for more clips, it's a thread of videos and good analysis of how bad our offense looked) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensTillIDie Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Apparently Simpson was our highest graded offensive lineman against the Texans, according to PFF. Just so random this guy went from a capable starter as a rookie to being waived by the Raiders and now is seemingly one of the best parts of our starting O-Line. We definitely lucked out with this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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