Our Buddy Mark Andrews

[wjag]

 

This is just awesome.  You have the most clutch WR in my memory waiting for the ball and Mark Andrews happens.

 

Enjoy.

 

Some crazy calls in that Ravens v Steelers game yesterday..

 

The Likely TD catch that wasn't and the Rodgers interception that wasn't..

[H2o]

The Ravens FO

[ScottishBills]

Missed in the wash of the weeks news - but they just extended Andrews!?! With Likely already there and a clear enough decline from Andrews over the last couple years? Seems a wild decision.

 

Also never really going to get on a players back for trying to make a play, didn't work, but thems the breaks 🤷‍♂️

[Yobogoya!]

Already earning that contract! 

[BuffaloBillyG]

I bet Ravens fans are handling this in a very calm and levelheaded manner. 

[TheFunPolice]

Ravens and Steelers play again and Steelers have the Lions still. Plenty of ball left to play. 

 

That said, Lamar doesn't look right. I think he's playing injured. 

[gonzo1105]

I understand what he’s saying, and it’s definitely intended for Hopkins but I’m not sure that football gets there. He was wide open but the ball kind of comes out funny of Lamar’s hands and either wouldn’t have enough on it to get there or allow the defenders would have closed on it. 

[qwksilver]

Maybe Andrews is looking to make a switch to MLB? Pretty good tip drill there.

[wjag]

2 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

Ravens and Steelers play again and Steelers have the Lions still. Plenty of ball left to play. 

 

That said, Lamar doesn't look right. I think he's playing injured. 

 

Among other things, he apparently got his foot stepped on in practice last week.  I was watching the Bills on one screen and had the Ravens on the other (love watching them lose).  There were so many opportunites for the Ravens in that game.  Bizzzaro rulings/overulings, dropped passes and a Buffalo Bills playoff MVP, Mark Andrews, finished it off for them.

[Cash]

11 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

I understand what he’s saying, and it’s definitely intended for Hopkins but I’m not sure that football gets there. He was wide open but the ball kind of comes out funny of Lamar’s hands and either wouldn’t have enough on it to get there or allow the defenders would have closed on it. 

Yeah, that was my thought as well. With the awkward throw, there’s not a lot of zip on that ball. I think the defender on our right side of the screen probably steps in front of it if Andrews lets it past him. 

[PoundingDog]

15 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

I understand what he’s saying, and it’s definitely intended for Hopkins but I’m not sure that football gets there. He was wide open but the ball kind of comes out funny of Lamar’s hands and either wouldn’t have enough on it to get there or allow the defenders would have closed on it. 

Antonio Brown is not a good human being, but can't deny his football instinct and knowledge. He once said "when I (on a route) look back at the QB and he has the ball in his hand, it's too late." 

 

In this case, Hopkins was WAVING his hand, it is WAY TOO LATE. Lamar has come a long way throwing the ball in NFL, but he's still far behind many in term of anticipation and situational actions. His end of the game time management was atrocious yesterday and this is not the first time, second time, third time ...

[TheFunPolice]

Lamar relies on his electric physical skills to make plays, but by the end of the season he's always beat up and injured and not the same guy. It won't get better as he ages, either. 

 

Henry just looks done. Another guy who starts off great but takes a beating and by the time the biggest games come he is a shell of himself due to nagging injuries. 

 

All this said, the Ravens are nowhere near out of it. 1 game back with another to play vs Pittsburgh, and both teams have some potentially tough games coming up. 

[Ya Digg?]

This is absolutely nothing, ball wasn’t going to be caught anyway. The Steelers defender would have been there in plenty of time to knock down the pass

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

33 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

Ravens and Steelers play again and Steelers have the Lions still. Plenty of ball left to play. 

 

That said, Lamar doesn't look right. I think he's playing injured. 

I think they only play hard when they’re having fun and they’re only having fun when they’re blowing people out 😂. He’s probably a little banged up but they seem like they have motivation issues too

[BeastMaster]

2 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

Lamar relies on his electric physical skills to make plays, but by the end of the season he's always beat up and injured and not the same guy. It won't get better as he ages, either. 

 

Henry just looks done. Another guy who starts off great but takes a beating and by the time the biggest games come he is a shell of himself due to nagging injuries. 

 

All this said, the Ravens are nowhere near out of it. 1 game back with another to play vs Pittsburgh, and both teams have some potentially tough games coming up. 

What's interesting is that Lamar's cap number for next season is something around 75 million, so the logical thought is that the Ravens are going to obviously restructure and or possibly extend Lamar

 

This is something that has the potential to cripple the Ravens down the line because as you have stated and I also believe...Lamar is very dependent on his physical talent and not so much his anticipation and deciphering coverages/making reads and progressions. Let's also not forget how much Derrick Henry has aided his ascension

 

I don't believe that age/father time will be kind to Lamar, and as he loses his supreme athleticism, he will become  much less effective as a player. 

 

The Ravens like the Chiefs are probably headed for a decline in the very near future, and I'm here for it

[TheFunPolice]

22 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I think they only play hard when they’re having fun and they’re only having fun when they’re blowing people out 😂. He’s probably a little banged up but they seem like they have motivation issues too

 

Yeah, they are front runners for sure. They want to beat you up and run up the score (who doesn't)? But that's their style. When it's crunch time or that doesn't work they are a totally different team. 

 

Still, they have a very good shot at making the playoffs this season by winning their division. It'll come down to the wire, and maybe that week 18 matchup vs the Steelers will be a play in game, which would be awesome. 

[PoundingDog]

12 minutes ago, BeastMaster said:

The Ravens like the Chiefs are probably headed for a decline in the very near future, and I'm here for it

What about Allen? I noticed Allen's escape-ability is not as he was in the past this year, just a little. It is natural for all of them , Mahomes, Allen, and Jackson as they age. In fact I think Mahomes and Allen are quite similar in terms of quick decisions and getting the ball to where it needs to be of street football style. There are slight differences. If we include Burrow in the discussion.

 

Throw a football ball from a pocket; Burrow > Mahomes > Allen > Jackson.

Extending plays to throw a football: Mahomes > Allen > Jackson > Burrow

Running the ball in a QB scramble: Jackson > Allen > Mahomes > Burrow

 

All of them are paid big bucks so you know the team they are on have to suffer somewhere in terms of paying for talent. You can see why the Bengals have to have weapons for Burrow but the defense never had the talent. Mahomes had the benefit of a few HoF talent on offense and defense before he joined the team to win it all. I'm of the opinion Jackson himself is good enough to carry the offense by himself and he has to have a HoF talent like Henry to make it into contention. The Bills unfortunately started bare before Allen arrived (the best inherited talent was Kyle Williams, that's it!) and really haven't found a compliment HoF candidate thus far.  

[Goin Breakdown]

Coleman would have caught the rebound.