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    Manuel vs. Ravens D

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    That was the worst game the Ravens defense had all season. Not even Brees, Brady, Ryan or Schaub put up numbers like Fitzpatrick. Not really indicative of how good or bad, their defense was that year. The Bills put up close to 200 yards more then the Ravens allowed on average. No team is fairly measured by their best or worst game.

     

     

     

    2011, the defense was 3rd in points, and 3rd in yards. Suggs was league DPOY and Ngata was also a top candidate. That was the year before last. Not exactly ancient history. Last years defense was average, which is why they basicly cleaned house. They still need some time to gel this year, with all the new pieces. But against Cleveland and Houston, there was no glearing weaknesses, although the front 7 is clearly ahead of the secondary.

     

    I certainly think the Ravens defense is more talented then the Jets. But that was an away game and this is a home game, and the Ravens are kinda schitzophrenic, so who knows what will happen.

     

    They were an above average defense in 2011, but nothing to be feared… They have secondary issues, have for some time. Their pass rush has been inconsistent for awhile… as are many teams.

    Manuel vs. Ravens D

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    They had a bad week 1, but have been great the past 2 weeks.

     

    I'm not really talking just this year. It's been a trend for a few years. They had that historically good defense many years ago and it seems people outside of Baltimore still think of them in that light.

     

    Again, I'm not saying they are bad, but they are far from scary. Their secondary is average. They have some nice pieces in the front seven, but they are not fearsome.

     

    Like I said, if they light it up against us Sunday, it's more on the Bills than the Ravens. Our OL looks pretty bad lately. We have a rookie QB who looked lost last week.

     

     

    Here in Baltimore, there's been lots of complaints about the defense the last few years. Again, this defense isn't that defense of a decade ago. It's not even close.

    Manuel vs. Ravens D

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    I'm not sure why so many people think the Ravens defense is all that. They were great several years ago and they've held onto that label.

     

    I'm not saying we will win or make their defense look bad, but if their defense shuts us down, it's more on our offense than the Raven's defense. They have some good players, but they shouldn't be feared.

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