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That just isn't true anymore. The guy threw 41 TDs last year and you don't think he did that throwing into some tight windows? This is like when people still call Allen reckless with the football. We have to adjust our perspective when players improve. Lamar is pretty clearly the 2nd best QB in the NFL right now IMO. But it turns out the Ravens weren't the super team that everyone thought. Their OL has problems in pass protection, Starks is making rookie mistakes, their front 4 just isn't talented enough, their CB2 is still a big question mark. I think their coaching has a lot to answer for as well.

He does seem noticeably slower this season (except when the opposing defense gives him a monster truck sized gap to run through). And he's not getting any younger as the season goes along.

Yeah and KC racking up losses while Rashee Rice is out is important too. They are a team that could easily get hot in the back half of the season so you want them to fall behind way behind in the AFCW.

My brain says yes but my heart is going to root for KC to get embarrassed

The reason that it was a great play call is they didn't care about the potential criticism. They called a winning play and trusted their guys to execute.

Ravens or Chiefs are going to be 1-3. Just crazy.

Week 1 for the Lions feels like a million years ago

Bad case of fumbleitis

Could have ran it or hit the wide open pass on the move. He did neither.

Also their gap discipline. Henry is running into a wall of defenders on every rush.

Detroit's QB contain and tackling is as good as I've ever seen

They need an automatic review for plays like that. Handing 15 yards to Baltimore for free, can't have it in a competitive game that everyone is watching.

The NFL didn't plan it this way but this has turned into an awesome game because two great teams are desperately trying not to fall to 1-2.

Ben Johnson left but they kept his playbook. What a call.

The Ravens front is weak to begin with, when you subtract Nnamdi Madubuike they just don't have enough there.

Lmao that hot mic was not very Disney friendly

This game is living up to the hype

Getting to a point where I want to split the tier 1 QB group in half, there's a pretty clear drop off from the top 2 as of right now.

Can't drop 2 INTs on one drive against this offense, you're guaranteed to get punished for it

If you're still not calling Lamar Jackson an elite QB, you're not paying attention. It's him and Allen and then it's everyone else.

That's what I'd like to see happen but I really doubt it will. I think Tre is giving them exactly what they want from the CB2 - hit your landmarks and keep everything in front of you. He is giving up catches but no explosive plays which is what McDermott wants from that position. His limitations do become a problem when matched up against legit WRs, and we saw him totally wash himself out of the play on a CB blitz against Tua who is not exactly an athletic QB. So I would prefer to get the player with athletic upside out there ASAP and let him get his feet wet before the playoffs. But nothing this coaching staff has ever done makes you think Hairston is going to suddenly supplant Tre unless he gets injured.

Joe Buscaglia brought up a pretty crazy stat from the Dolphins game - we allowed just 3.4 yards per play on 1st and 2nd down, but 7 yards per play on 3rd down. That is where the defensive improvement needs to come from, which unfortunately is the same story from last year. It's hard to pin down the exact reasons behind the 3rd down issues, feels like it's a bit of everything. Some of the play calls were bad. Sometimes the coverage breaks down right away or fails to make a tackle short of the sticks. Sometimes the pass rush takes too long to make an impact or lets the QB break contain. They just need to get it figured out because being good on 1st/2nd down but poor on 3rd down has the added downside of letting the other team control time of possession. There are some reasons to be optimistic about improvement there. Oliver will come back so him next to Bosa could make our pass rush potentially a legit impact unit. Ditto but less so for when Hoecht gets back. Benford hasn't been playing his best so there's reason to think he could get back to his level of play from last year. As far as Babich's issues, we're going on 2 years now where 3rd downs have been a problem under his leadership so it's hard to find reasons to feel optimistic about him. We'll see where it goes.

I know it is the NFL and you have to respect your opponent etc. etc., but the Saints are a level of bad that you just don't see anymore. There is no one on defense that you really have to worry about. Their special teams has been abysmal. They have okay offensive talent relative to the rest of the league but it's spearheaded by a QB who wouldn't even considered to be one of the better backups in the league. I honesty think we could run our preseason offense and defense and come away with a win in this one. I'd rest anyone who is even a little bit banged up and get some reps in for Landon Jackson and Jordan Hancock.

Lmao incredible goal to go sequence. 10/10