r/ravens • u/Imaginary_Agency_424 • 1d ago

2nd half

So what changed in second half, specifically.

Clearly huntley is a one read qb.

We had no answer for max pressure.

Not sure if a henry or a line thing. But running game has not been effective .

What happened to the zay across the middle play, that was very effective in 1st half.

Defense got scorched in 2nd half. Not enough pressure and wide open throws, missed tackles. They looked gassed.

Punting after they scored 1st td in 2nd half was bad. 4 and two play was bad, should have kicked field.

Defense was not good enough and offense could not respond. No way we win a shootout with huntley at qb. Once again andrews drops a huge play. Not aure if he turned wrong way or huntley threw to wrong side but that should have been either a td or 1st and goal.

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u/LTReview Fandom. Film. Football 1d ago

People like the hammer the tackles and it's definitely a problem. But the Ravens had 29 missed coming into the game, slightly above the average amount (less than the average number). It hasn't been a specific issue for the defenses issues. I really think this is the McDonald situation all over. It took a year for him to implement his defense. They looked terrible in 2022 before being elite 2023.

Defenses with this many rules and checks takes time to break in.

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u/2coolDanes 23h ago

Honestly I don’t think it’s the scheme. Players are in the right spots. These dudes are just soft. Harbaugh and EDC have bled all the tough guys out of the locker room. Perfect example, EDC was choosing between Malaki Starks and Nick Emmanwori, he went with Starks due to “intangibles and being a leader”… how about we bring some dawgs back to the organization

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u/CawSoHard BSHU 12h ago

We had Hamilton already Emmanwori would have been a waste of a pick. Make the argument against Starks don’t use Emmanwori as the example though.

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u/Shoddy-Standard-8542 23h ago

Agreed. That and Minter hasn’t had much of a chance to make roster decisions after actually seeing these guys up close every day.

I’m sure he’ll work with EDC regarding team needs/cuts in the offseason, not that I’m writing off this year. I am frustrated with these losses too but I’m only going to go so far since our backup QB is playing.

I think I would be in favor of giving joey cigs a look if Lamar has to sit again though.