Do you really believe Flacco was that good today

[bensmotorcyclehelmet]

Flacco certainly looked the best of all the young QBs yesterday.
Curtis Painter was abysmal until his 4th Q drive.
Bradford was in a daze when the blitzes started coming.
Matt Ryan was a fumble machine.
Josh Freeman threw more completions to the other team than his own.

[paluka21]

by the way,did anyone notice no TD's in the 2nd half today. That is scary to me. If you truly think this offense has no problems with consistency, you are in la la land

It was pretty evident the Ravens didn't need to go out in the second half and light up the field like they did in the first quarter. They knew the game was pretty much over at the half, and saw no reason to go out and keep running up the score. Sure, they were trying, but they didn't need to be as aggressive with play calling. That's the bottom line.

[mehatestagliapoo-poo]

We should get a much better idea of where he is in his development next week, that's for sure.

Fire, have you read this whole thread? That is the point to the other thread. Now a 30 point win is not enough.

So in review, the Ravens are no good unless they win by shutout and score in every quarter, or is it every time they touch the ball?

But I am to positive. Again they are a very good franchise and are not as good as week one or three; and not as bad as week two. However, I am very happy with the team I support, 18-87-44-29 should be on suicide watch this week.

[bmore_ken]

Flacco certainly looked the best of all the young QBs yesterday.
Curtis Painter was abysmal until his 4th Q drive.
Bradford was in a daze when the blitzes started coming.
Matt Ryan was a fumble machine.
Josh Freeman threw more completions to the other team than his own.

No other DC in the NFL would have allowed Smith to catch 3 long TDs like that without an adjustment. Just sayin'

[mehatestagliapoo-poo]

But you said Bradford would decimate our seconday. No comments to that?

I have him on suicide watch this week. His Colts lost his idle beat and his every team is better then the Ravens was smashed. If I were his dad he'd be on timeout. He's like the kid that always ran his mouth while get'n his *** kicked. Next day he came to school bloody and battered,yet the mouth ran on for the next round!

[Peej7245]

No other DC in the NFL would have allowed Smith to catch 3 long TDs like that without an adjustment. Just sayin'

I'm not sure what adjustment could have been made to shut down Torrey Smith on Sunday. He scored on three different routes and on three different parts of the field.

• On the first TD, the safety bit on a play-action fake (not a very good one I'll admit) and Smith just outran the CB down the right sideline to catch a perfectly thrown ball.
  
• On the second TD, the safety momentarily froze as Boldin was on a crossing route while, you guessed it, Smith beat the CB again this time on a post pattern. In my opinion, had T Smith been double covered, a pass to Boldin would have resulted in 7 points. Flacco must have learned from his previous incompletion to Smith and put more air under this pass - allowing Torrey to accelerate under it and catch another TD pass.
  
• On the fade route to the left corner of the end zone, Smith outjumped the DB and "attacked the ball" as the pundits like to say.

Face it, Torrey Smith and Joe Flacco were on the same page on Sunday. Let's hope it gets better from here.

[LukeDaniel]

No other DC in the NFL would have allowed Smith to catch 3 long TDs like that without an adjustment. Just sayin'

Cmon Ken. This comment makes you look awfully foolish.

The 2nd touchdown came with Smith being double covered. What do you think the Rams DC should have done? Put a 2nd safety on him. It was a very good throw by Flacco and an insane move by Torrey Smith. The whole beauty of that play is that Smith was running stride-for-stride with the CB and the S and then, at the las moment, after the ball was already in the air, just blew by them. There is no DC in the world who can defend that play if the two players he assigns to cover the WR lack the foot speed to catch up with him. That actually was not bad coverage by the Rams. They were right with him until he just outran them.

The 3rd TD was on a jump ball fade to the corner of the end zone. No team in the NFL defends that play with safety help. Doing so would leave the middle of the field wide open. It's always a one-on-one play. Again, this was just a case of Smith making a great play.

Smith made three superb plays today. Flacco made three marvelous passes. This wasn't a case of the Rams defenders blowing a coverage. The coverage was decent in all three spots and Torrey still made the play.

[LukeDaniel]

I'm not sure what adjustment could have been made to shut down Torrey Smith on Sunday. He scored on three different routes and on three different parts of the field.

• On the first TD, the safety bit on a play-action fake (not a very good one I'll admit) and Smith just outran the CB down the right sideline to catch a perfectly thrown ball.
  
• On the second TD, the safety momentarily froze as Boldin was on a crossing route while, you guessed it, Smith beat the CB again this time on a post pattern. In my opinion, had T Smith been double covered, a pass to Boldin would have resulted in 7 points. Flacco must have learned from his previous incompletion to Smith and put more air under this pass - allowing Torrey to accelerate under it and catch another TD pass.
  
• On the fade route to the left corner of the end zone, Smith outjumped the DB and "attacked the ball" as the pundits like to say.

Face it, Torrey Smith and Joe Flacco were on the same page on Sunday. Let's hope it gets better from here.

One minute apart, but essentially the same thought process.

[LukeDaniel]

The only really benefit of this thread for me is that I at least determined one more person who deserves to go on my ignore list. I'm sorry, but I have no time to read the idiotic nonsense of someone who feels that a 390 yard, 3TD-0INT was anything but spectacular.

[bmore_ken]

I'm not sure what adjustment could have been made to shut down Torrey Smith on Sunday. He scored on three different routes and on three different parts of the field.

Face it, Torrey Smith and Joe Flacco were on the same page on Sunday. Let's hope it gets better from here.

Cmon Ken. This comment makes you look awfully foolish.

It was the Rams, who prior to this game were 0-2 and had been outscored 59-29. Face it, this was a team they were supposed to beat.

[paluka21]

The only really benefit of this thread for me is that I at least determined one more person who deserves to go on my ignore list. I'm sorry, but I have no time to read the idiotic nonsense of someone who feels that a 390 yard, 3TD-0INT was anything but spectacular.

I thoroughly agree. Some people are never happy unless they have something to complain about.
I understand the fans who want to see the Ravens perform like this against a team like the Jets or Patriots, however, the Ravens and Flacco beat the Rams like they were supposed to. They also trounced the Steelers who are their #1 rival just two weeks ago.

[jonsensback]

It was the Rams, who prior to this game were 0-2 and had been outscored 59-29. Face it, this was a team they were supposed to beat.

Of course they were supposed to them, but 3 TD's to the same WR in the first qtr is a bit impressive

The thing is they couldn't adjust to Smith because they don't have the speed and they would give up man coverage to Smith and let Boldin tear them up.

Cam called a great game and Joe saw the breaks in coverage like you read about.

[SinceU]

Cmon Ken. This comment makes you look awfully foolish.

The 2nd touchdown came with Smith being double covered. What do you think the Rams DC should have done? Put a 2nd safety on him. It was a very good throw by Flacco and an insane move by Torrey Smith. The whole beauty of that play is that Smith was running stride-for-stride with the CB and the S and then, at the las moment, after the ball was already in the air, just blew by them. There is no DC in the world who can defend that play if the two players he assigns to cover the WR lack the foot speed to catch up with him. That actually was not bad coverage by the Rams. They were right with him until he just outran them.

The 3rd TD was on a jump ball fade to the corner of the end zone. No team in the NFL defends that play with safety help. Doing so would leave the middle of the field wide open. It's always a one-on-one play. Again, this was just a case of Smith making a great play.

Smith made three superb plays today. Flacco made three marvelous passes. This wasn't a case of the Rams defenders blowing a coverage. The coverage was decent in all three spots and Torrey still made the play.

Have to agree. Good routes by Torrey nice touch by Joe. As they work together on this it should become a thing of beauty. Joe's interview revealed his desire to keep this kind of offense going. Harbaugh needs to make sure it does even if it means interfering with Cameron's decisions.

[bt12483]

No other DC in the NFL would have allowed Smith to catch 3 long TDs like that without an adjustment. Just sayin'

FALSE.

It has already happened before, by one of the greatest.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4...-viking/page/6

In fact I can pick out several games where a WR has burned a team over and over again. To say no other DC would allowed such a thing to happen is a lie. In fact, I remember Boldin repeatedly burning Eric whatshisface from the Browns last year for 3 TDs. Over and over he exploited that DB.

Can't say I am surprised that you would downplay positive Ravens developments. You are just trying to downplay the Ravens, as usual.

[18-87-44-29]

FALSE.

It has already happened before, by one of the greatest.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4...-viking/page/6

In fact I can pick out several games where a WR has burned a team over and over again. To say no other DC would allowed such a thing to happen is a lie. In fact, I remember Boldin repeatedly burning Eric whatshisface from the Browns last year for 3 TDs. Over and over he exploited that DB.

Can't say I am surprised that you would downplay positive Ravens developments. You are just trying to downplay the Ravens, as usual.

No....he is one of your team's few realistic and objective fans you have....and for that I respect his words.

[Ravenchamp]

Don't anyone start on Joe, I can't believe fans here . He is an elite now in the NFL, even the commentators said that.

Joe has it, and he can also have bad days, it's allowed.

[LukeDaniel]

It was the Rams, who prior to this game were 0-2 and had been outscored 59-29. Face it, this was a team they were supposed to beat.

That has nothing to do with the flawed statement you made about the Rams not making any adjustments to Smith.

[Iron Lion Zion]

Ah....but let's see Manwich attempt to (keyword there: attempt) fling it all over the field v. Big Rex and co. O/U: 150 passing yds.

sorry to quote this d bag.

but joe put 280+ on the jets last year. sorry locker combo, pwned again.

[bensmotorcyclehelmet]

No other DC in the NFL would have allowed Smith to catch 3 long TDs like that without an adjustment. Just sayin'

Yeah, I don't think that wasn't a DC or scheme problem.
That was Flacco and Smith pickin' on a guy.

Flacco looked off Boldin on the second or third TD, who was WIDE open, and threw it to Torrey just because he knew that CB was having a bad day.

[bmore_ken]

That has nothing to do with the flawed statement you made about the Rams not making any adjustments to Smith.

Maybe not but it has a lot to do with the question asked in the thread title. He had a field day against the 31st ranked defense, and not such a field day with #1 and #2. I doubt Torrey Smith repeats that feat. Then again I take that back, we do play the Browns twice