It is a tough time having grown up with the Ravens. Years of heartbreaking losses and being unable to beat enemies for long periods of time have taken its tolls. I know this sucks. It has been but on the brightside there always is hope for us. We like playing with our backs to the wall as underdogs, we pull off unexpected wins, and we have a very loyal fanbase win or lose. Enough with the talk let’s get to the show.
Today on a new episode of Charm City Beasts. An escape from Houston with a certain powerhouse coming into town has the entire city buzzing for excitement. Lamar Jackson decided to treat the Monday Night Showdown just like a regular game so he could tune out the hype and distractions. The only injury news of the week was another season ending injury for Tavon Young, ok this is the 3rd time in 4 years he has been on IR what a highway robbery if there was one. The question now with Tavon out was who will be taking the role of slot corner. The answer was moving Marlon Humphrey around.
That thinking would be put to the test against the defending Super Bowl Champs in the Kansas City Chiefs, a team that has been the Ravens new arch nemesis since Lamar Jackson became the starter at QB. The Chiefs had beaten the Ravens the past 4 of the past 5 years and Coach Harbaugh has been snakebitten against them. The main connection is that Andy Reid knows the Ravens coaching staff like a sports record book because most of Baltimore’s coaching staff worked for Reid in Philadelphia 10 years ago. But this time I think it will be different Patrick Mahomes has never played in Baltimore and the Ravens have lost only 2 primetime home games in the Harbaugh era, a glorious revenge is in sight PAUSE THEY LOST TO KC AGAIN! WHY! WHY! WHY!!!!!!! PAUSE! Really, all of those moves this offseason and they still can’t stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. The Ravens got smacked on National TV, and worse it is to Kansas City, STUPID KANSAS CITY! The one team that the Ravens can’t beat when it really matters, the one team that is becoming the Colts of the 2000s in the eyes of Baltimore fans. I need to describe who is responsible for this disaster.
I won’t waste time on Lamar, he got no help from his receivers and running backs because of the Chiefs speed on defense.
Greg Roman is clearly on the hot seat. How many times is he going to get schooled in the biggest games. Look at this, 2nd Quarter the Ravens trailed 13-10 and had the chance at taking the lead. They have a 4 headed monster in the backfield. What does he do call pass plays that result in 3 incomplete passes because the Chiefs corners are very fast just like their offense. Even worse was their final drive. Despite being down 14 the Ravens ran the ball on KC all the way down to the Chiefs 15 yard line. What does he do: 5 wide set incomplete pass, two sacks, 5 wide set incomplete pass. If they lose to Washington he will get the axe like Cam Cameron, and Marc Trestman did.
Martindale I won’t go hard on because he tried everything to stop the Chiefs and failed for the most part, at least they kept them in check in the second half.
Tyree Phillips needs to be benched. I mean yes he has to replace Marshal Yanda but they paid DJ Fluker 8 million a year to replace Yanda and they never use him. Look at what has happened with Phillips, he has given up 7 sacks in 3 games! The reason is because every team has used their top pass rusher on him. Now he gets to face Chase Young or Ryan Kerrigan next week. If I am John Harbaugh I wouldn’t have the marque offensive free agent signing be on the bench for 3 weeks.
I never thought I would say this but I have no choice, Larry Hogan needs to let the fans back in M&T Bank Stadium, THERE I SAID IT! Not having a fan total of over 14,000/71,000 instead of 200/71,000 family members felt like a home game for Kansas City. But let’s be real if COVID didn’t exist 60% of M&T would have been Chiefs fans. All I can say is please let the fans back in by the Pittsburgh game in Week 7, now Week 8. If you do, the daunting home field advantage will be back.
This team for some reason can’t develop Wide Receivers! How many draft picks have we wasted on these guys and for some reason most of them can’t reach their potential. I feel like they will make a move for Antonio Brown or Dez Bryant.
The equipment manager should have been fired last year after the Tennessee game. How many times are these guys going to force the Ravens to wear white pants in big games and for the most part they lose. I would say dump those pants at the end of the year.
Honestly it also doesn’t help that the media has buried Coach Harbaugh, Lamar, and Greg Roman after this game. This always happens with the Ravens every year, they have a bad game one week and usually bounce back the next. It doesn’t help that the media has always hated on us since the Ray Lewis Era. But knowing Eric Decosta, he will make a blockbuster trade for a pass rusher as well as AB or Dez. But not only could their cover be blown off, guess who gained ground. Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Now everyone of their fans think the division is all but theirs. If the Ravens lose to Washington next week there will be serious changes to the offensive staff. Just Win next week for my sake.
Bragging Rights Sports 