Tag: Keaton Mitchell

Ravens Thoughts Heading into San Francisco

The 49ers are the NFL’s best.  It’s a daunting challenge to beat San Francisco on the road.

This is the litmus test for how good the Ravens are.  But does the game really matter, other than from the perspective of potentially playing them in the Super Bowl?  For purposes of winning the top seed in the AFC, a loss to the 49ers is meaningless if the Ravens can beat Miami and Pittsburgh.  So here’s an unusual Ravens thought: could we think the unthinkable and contemplate resting Ronnie Stanley and Marcus Williams?  I don’t believe there’s any way John Harbaugh would do it, but it might make the most sense for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.

Let’s take a look back at the Jaguars game, and then a peak at San Francisco. Continue reading “Ravens Thoughts Heading into San Francisco”

Ravens Thoughts Heading Into Jacksonville

The Ravens victory over the Rams was marred by some heretofore uncharacteristically poor defensive play.  The offense was inconsistent.  Below are some Ravens thoughts heading into this week’s road matchup with Jacksonville.

Ravens Thoughts: What’s Happening on Defense

Several things really jumped out from the Rams game.  Let’s touch on a few. Continue reading “Ravens Thoughts Heading Into Jacksonville”

Ravens Observations Heading into The Rams Game

The gauntlet begins this Sunday with the Rams potentially presenting the first of several interesting challenges for Mike Macdonald and his defense.  Although the Rams offense lacks the complete talent of the Dolphins and 49ers, there’s enough in both the run and pass games to stress the Ravens cover-two defensive approach.  Let’s take a look at some Ravens observations and lessons from the Chargers game. Continue reading “Ravens Observations Heading into The Rams Game”

Ravens Thoughts Post-Bengals Heading into L.A.

After a solid drubbing of the poor-old Bengals, it’s time to share some Ravens thoughts heading into the Chargers game.  The loss of Mark Andrews was the only thing that went wrong against Cincinnati.  As great as Andrews is – and he is – the Ravens have enough remaining offense to continue piling up the points.  Let’s get into last week a bit, and extrapolate from there.

Give Me More and More Keaton Mitchell, Please

The Ravens didn’t highlight Mitchell much more than they had against Cleveland.  But Mitchell’s reps against the Bengals jumped so far off the tape that I’m more excited for his (and the Ravens offense) upside than before.  I’m focused on Mitchell’s third quarter effort. Continue reading “Ravens Thoughts Post-Bengals Heading into L.A.”

Ravens Cleveland Fiasco – What Does it Mean?

It takes a village to make a successful team, and no more was that evident than in the Ravens fiasco against Cleveland.  We must not forget that a lot went right in this game.  The natural response is to focus on what went wrong and why.  I’ll take a crack at that first.

A Tale of Two Games

The Ravens dominated the first quarter of the game, played to a rough push in the second quarter, and were outplayed in the second half.  There’s a bunch of bad in the second half, but on my game review much of that was isolated to poor play by a handful of players.  So, what did I see? Continue reading “Ravens Cleveland Fiasco – What Does it Mean?”

Share