[uh-oh]

lamar is in his prime as far as his athleticism goes. but as far as being a developed fully realized qb he will still get better.

i would've preferred we played the patriots. texans or bills as well. although the bills were our second toughest matchup.

if any team gets to the point where they can run the ball, this ravens team is doomed because the front 7 on defense and greg romans playcalling falls apart playing from behind.

we couldn't stop the run all year. we just had the luxury of not having to because we got out on teams early. the only team to beat us consistently through the air was the chiefs, and that was before we made the changes at LBer and got peters and jimmy smith back. this defense was built to hold a lead, and not much else.

so while lamar is gonna shoulder blame alot of it should be on the defense and the coaches.

when playing from behind offensively these dummies shy away from the run. i don't care if its 14-3, its the first fucking half. RUN on first down. run on second down. even if they decide to get pass happy, we went about it wrong, were running 3-4 WR sets. our wr'ing core is abysmal. we got by with them because of the change of pace nature of it. but our passing game was dominant when we had 3 te sets. andrews hurst AND boyle out on the field, was a matchup nightmare. you're less likely to get big explosive plays, but one of them will be open every time, because when you have a big set like that, the D needs their big sets out their with lb'ers. guaranteed 8-10 yards a play.

so basically anyone who actually watches and studies the ravens knew the game plan to beat them. you have to get up on them early, and run the ball. the titans did that.

congrats to them. i hope they win it all.

now moving forward the ravens need to go heavy into improving the defense. we got corners out the ass. our safeties are ridiculous. we just need solid guys at middle linebacker first, and edge defenders. judon is good when its just go hunt the qb mode, but holding the edge against runs? trash. bowser, ferguson, etc trash