Baltimore Ravens Week 3 Reaction

Sorry for getting this out so late. I've had a busy couple of day.

Man the Raven' s don't make it easy on us fans. It never felt close besides the score board. While typing this I am watching the highlights to refresh my memories. I know that while watching i was generally impressed with both sides of the ball.

Coaches - B

I think coaching was very well this game. The 2 minute drill for the ravens was well done. The defense could have done more to prevent the huge gains at the end of the half. Penalties are a major reason that this isn't an A and won't be an A until they get the penalty's under control. They are one of if not the most penalized team in the league. They needs to get fixed if the raven's plan to win the Super Bowl this year.

QB - B+

Lamar continues to show why he is worth the money. He brings an element that no one else does. He has a mistake every game which hurts and he still isn't stretching the field enough North and South. He does it with his legs, Just not his arm.

RB- A

Both RB's get an A today. I know a lot of this is based on stats but watching the game unfold as you could tell that henry was cooking. Hill is a very good change of pace back to henry. The NFL is in trouble if Keaton Mitchell comes back in the form he was when he got injured. They would have the pounder, Scat back, and Speedster. Could cause trouble if utilized correctly.

WR - B

If anyone reads these you know I'm a huge Algohor hater. He had his one catch that puts him as the leading receiver. Granted this wasn't a passing game. The Ravens threw the ball when necessary but mainly Ran the ball. None of the receivers did anything that hurt the team. Zay needs to get more looks down the field.

TE - C

3 TE's combined for 2-34. Blocking wise they did really good. Kolar is becoming sneaky good. He doesn't get the attention of Likely or Andrews but he is consistently making catches when needed and a better blocker then likely. Andrews needs to get more involved in the offense. I hope this injury isn't the end for his career but its certainly trending that way.

O-Line - A+

Damn they shut me up. I've been very critical of them recently. But from what I've seen of this past week they played more smashmouth football. Which certainly suits how this line is constructed. Granted they played a Cowboys team that doesn't have the greatest interior line but did really well in shutting down Micha Parson

Offense - A

D-Line - A

The D-Line did their job on Sunday. They shut down a pretty terrible Run defense and create pressure all game. Some times its not the stats that matter but how the game is played. Madubuike is the only one that i think will get alot of sacks but Pierce is always pushing the pocket. Van Noy played a great game and is having a great season. Oweh played a good game. It didn't show up on the stat sheet but you could tell watching the game that he was always right there about to make the play or pushing Dak towards Van Noy.

Linebackers - C

Linebackers struggled in coverage again. Ferguson was the cowboys leading receiver. Roquon was about half a second late one every coverage. I'd like to see Simpson getting more plays in coverage and hope he can help with his speed.

Secondary - B

I would say Secondary played at an A for 3 quarters and a C for 1 quarter. Wiggins got more played time and play decent. Got burned on some plays but did make a huge play that swung momentum back to the ravens. Hamilton was the leading tackler for the Ravens. Not also a good thing. He was behind in coverage on guys he should be locking down pretty frequently. Humphrey actually played good today with getting a few pass defenses.

Defense - B

Special Teams - D

Man, Tucker is struggling. He needs to get whatever is going on and figure it out. I still love the guy but he is getting paid as the best kicker in the league and right now we are losing games or almost losing games because of him. Stout bombed a bunch of kicks and made it hard for them to return any punts. When you have an onsite kick recovered against you. That is 100% going to bring your grade down.

Final Thoughts.

I think that the ravens are 10 points from being 3-0 and 13 points from being 0-3. Crazy how the NFL is. I hope they can get a nice pressure less win shortly. My heart rate and blood pressure need it. I think this very easily could have been a blow out. We are still in the running for AFC North because i believe that the steelers will start to struggle on offense and their defense won't be able to save them all season. I am going to start doing a power ranking and I will hope to get back on track of uploading stuff. Thanks for reading and let me know if you disagree with my grades or not