Ravens News 1/27: Prospect Rankings and more
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We can gripe all we want about Greg Roman’s insistence on making Lamar Jackson the centerpiece of a ground game rather than a bona fide
passer. Those gripes are justified. But if the Ravens smartly refocus in 2021, building around Jackson’s strengths but also beefing up his ability to throw downfield with better protection and targets, there’s no reason they can’t make a run for it all.
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That’s ongoing. There are some different moving parts. So, I’ll sort of answer that question like that, and just say that it’s ongoing,” DeCosta said, via the
Ravens News 1/12: Elite 8 and more
It wasn’t pretty early. Baltimore found itself in a 10-0 first-quarter hole, aided by a Jackson interception on an inexplicably poor throw. Before Jackson and his Ravens teammates even got settled into the flow of the game, they had to confront their, and their quarterback’s, demons.
“The Ravens aren’t built to come back from a double-digit deficit.” That sentiment echoed throughout social media and even on the ESPN broadcast. It was a fair observation, too. The Ravens were 0-6 in the Jackson era when they’ve fallen behind by 10 points or more. Baltimore’s last win after losing by 10 or more points was way back in September of 2016. Simply put, the Ravens, with their run-heavy style, were built to get and play with a lead, not to scratch and claw back into a game. But there’s a difference between a strong preference and an inability, and Baltimore proved that, at least for one Sunday, they were able to hang and persevere even when
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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns will renew their rivalry on Sunday in Week 17, but this game won’t be like the usual Steelers vs. Browns rivalry game. With the Steelers locking up the AFC North championship last Sunday in a come from behind win over the Indianapolis Colts, it made the Week 17 game pretty meaningless.
As for the Browns, this game is huge. Win and make their first playoff appearance since 2002. Lose, and they would need other chips to fall a certain way to get into the postseason. All they’ll have to do is beat Mason Rudolph and several other Steelers backups.
Will the Eagles stick with Hurts beyond 2020? Will the give Wentz another try in 2021, perhaps with a different coach? Or will they be starting someone else entirely at quarterback next season? These are just the broad questions, and each answer only creates a slew of new questions, like what happens to the player (or players) who doesn t earn the starting job in 2020 and if they go in a different direction, will that new quarterback come from the draft or elsewhere?
But for today s edition of What They re Saying, with Hurts currently the Eagles starting quarterback, we ll look at one specific question regarding the team s newest backup and former second-overall pick. If the team sticks with Hurts or opts to go in a completely different direction what happens to Wentz and that massive contract? Does he become the most expensive backup of all time? Does he get traded to a contender and potentially enact his revenge of the Birds? Or will the Eagles come up with some other plan f