oldmanfan

You are right about Simmons and I thank you for correcting me on that. And if Beane and his staff and the coaches thought Simmons was the answer he’d be here.

Helluva play design and throw.

I stand corrected in Simmons playing one game last year. I think Beane has shown he keeps an eye on what is going on around the league, and that he and the coaching staff, together with his pro scouts, discuss guys constantly.

Call ‘em as I see ‘em. Other than Oliver and Bosa in the second half no one on the defense played well last night. I give credit to their offense for playing great. Others pick a player for criticism.

Agreed.

Much better in the second half. I was shocked how a vet like him gave up the edge in the first half.

Running at a freight train from the side and expecting to stop it doesn’t have great odds. You have picked out the guy you want to rag on all year. Enjoy. So a guy that hasn’t played in over a year is your definition of a stud? Ok.

Our front 7 in general had a lot of problems the first 45 minutes. Give credit to their O line.

People are concerned about his tackling ability

There’s a reason Simmons hasn’t played in over a year, and why Peppers got cut by Vrabel. And it’s easy to just say we can trade for a stud safety without any clue whether anyone is available.

If I was going to make any change right now I’d consider Lewis for Rapp

Their O line dominated the first 3 quarters.

And how did Coleman look yesterday? Sometimes young players need time. Who is the stud you refer to?

Sure. Let’s just order up a stud. I hear they’re on Amazon Prime. I think Jackson has shown that his tendency is to falter in big games.

The Ravens are a pretty unique challenge with Henry and Jackson. Improvement is needed and the younger guys need more experience to be sure. Everyone was saying how great the Ravens D is; wonder what their fans are saying this morning.

Not as good as they could be, but not nearly as bad as many believe.

Agreed . Without Oliver we lose for sure.

I don’t mind Collinsworth. Color analysts always get criticized no matter what.

Their O line flat out dominated us until the 4th quarter, outside of a couple great plays by Ed. The Ravens are pretty unique in the league being able to run the ball with Jackson and Henry.

I absolutely do. Being able take Henry on head to head is way different than trying to grab him from the side when he’s running with a full head of steam. Bishop clearly has room to improve, as most second year guys do, but it seems he is going to be the guy singled out by the fans this year for criticism. That is a tradition that goes back to 1960; find a punching bag and beat on it. From Richie Lucas through Bishop, including guys like Kelsey, Edmunds, Jeff Wright, and many others, it’s a time honored tradition.

Bro, I asked about safeties and you give me word salad. As I put in my other thread, sometimes the other guy is just better, and their O line dominated the first 3 quarters.

Look at the angle this guy has vs. the angle Bishop had. You’ve given us a classic example of over the top criticism.

Thinking back the best safeties in franchise history were Saimes, Tony Greene, Henry Jones, Leonard Smith, Hyde, Poyer, maybe guys like Jeff Nixon and Kelso a tier or two behind. Other than Hyde were any converted CBs?

I completely agree.

Is there a safety in the league that tackles Henry there?