Let's Talk About Baltimore (AFC Championship)

[SHOWTIME]

Headed back to the AFC Championship Game!!!! Discuss.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by St. Patty's Fire

what

I think he's trying to say that the Chiefs will have Toney (former QB) play Lamar on scout team offense.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Coochie liquor

Holy shit, this knuckle dragger is high as a kite on that purple drank!! Put the sizzurp down kid. Lamar a HOFer??

Your team hasn’t proved shit THIS postseason. Beat a team who drafted number 2 last year. So now you’re in here banging your chest, and straight talking ridiculousness! You say those other teams didn’t win the SB or make it to the SB. Neither has this version of the Ravens. Beating the Texans means shit. Most those teams didn’t make the SB, because Patrick vanquished them to Cancun. Same thing that’s gonna be happening on Sunday. We’re not worried about you, or your team. KC gonna come into your house, repeatedly punch your team in the mouth, and leave with another Lamar Hunt trophy.

If Lamar gets a SB ring, he's going to the HoF.

I can't think of anybody 2 time MVPs with a championship who aren't in there. Hell, are there any 2 time MVPs WITHOUT a ring that didn't make it?

Lamar's a unique player - doesn't fit any conventional mold. But as an offensive weapon, he's dangerous as hell. He does things that nobody else has. That'll get him in the Hall.

Would I trade Mahomes for him? Not in a million years. I wouldn't trade rosters with Baltimore even if I think Baltimore has a better team at present. Because our guy is easier to build around and will last longer. He's the key ingredient and will be for another decade.

I don't think you can say that about Jackson. He has 3-5 years left at a high level - tops.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

The game may very well be decided in the first half. The Ravens absolutely thrive on being ahead and are all but crippled when being behind.

If they jump on us early it allows them to run Jackson a lot more and let their defense pin the ears back and try to force mistakes that ultimately snowball into the blowouts we've seen them put on other top contenders.

If it goes the other way and we're up early they may be forced into relying on the arm of Jackson more than they'd like to and their defense, while still very good, is relatively vulnerable.

It sounds so cliche, but this is still true.

Lamar had 148 rushing attempts this year. 6th all time for a season.

Of the top 15 on that list, 5 are Lamar Jackson. The rest of the list is a group of QBs that we don’t believe can win it all (without a ton of help) with their arms:

Hurts, Fields, Jackson, Murray, Cam Newton, and a few old timers.

Is Lamar Jackson actually Russell Westbrook or is he Steph Curry?

Is he an incredible athlete who puts up crazy stats in the regular season that don’t translate to postseason wins?

Or is he the guy who breaks the mold and proves you can win in a different way?

History says he’s Russell Westbrook, but we’ll see if that changes.

[PurpleOrange]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Spags was very conservative in the Bills game until the very end. Chris Jones wasn't even rushing most of the game so they could force Josh to stay in the pocket.

It feels like now is the time to put Sneed/Trent on islands and bust out the blitz packages like he did to Burrow last year.

Speed up Lamar and he'll crack. Especially since he isn't making the throws outside the numbers.

Against the blitz on Saturday, Lamar was 13 for 18 for with 120 yards and 2 TD's

[O.city]

Lamar is dangerous, really electric. Almost boogeyman like...

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by PurpleOrange

Against the blitz on Saturday, Lamar was 13 for 18 for with 120 yards and 2 TD's

It was the ****ing Texans. There are two very good pieces in that unit but by and large they still need a massive infusion of talent.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by PurpleOrange

Against the blitz on Saturday, Lamar was 13 for 18 for with 120 yards and 2 TD's

Texans allowed the third worst yards per attempt in the league this year.

They also allowed among the most passing yards and highest completion percentages.

That pass defense sucks.

[Whogotitbetter]

There might just not be a way to actually defend lamar especially with andrews coming back, he can beat the blitz, the 49ers have a better pass rush they tried to contain and it didn't work, make him beat you with his arm and he does what he did against the lions, guy is on his way to the hall of fame for a reason. Tough matchup

[PurpleOrange]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

It was the ****ing Texans. There are two very good pieces in that unit but by and large they still need a massive infusion of talent.

A blitz is a blitz is it not, should he be penalized because of the team that was blitzing him?

There is a good read right now on PFF about the improvements in Lamar's numbers this year against the blitz and what KC may do to try and slow him down. I would link to it, but apparently as a new poster I don't have that ability.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Whogotitbetter

There might just not be a way to actually defend lamar especially with andrews coming back, he can beat the blitz, the 49ers have a better pass rush they tried to contain and it didn't work, make him beat you with his arm and he does what he did against the lions, guy is on his way to the hall of fame for a reason. Tough matchup

pump the brakes inner harbor, joe flacco has a better case right now

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by PurpleOrange

Against the blitz on Saturday, Lamar was 13 for 18 for with 120 yards and 2 TD's

Sneed and McDuffie say hello...

[Whogotitbetter]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

pump the brakes inner harbor, joe flacco has a better case right now

anyone who has 2 mvps is in the hall of fame, that's what he's about to have, not first ballot but he's getting in, this is why this is a legacy game for pat, on the road against the team who has the #1 defense and a hall of famer at qb.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by PurpleOrange

A blitz is a blitz is it not, should he be penalized because of the team that was blitzing him?

There is a good read right now on PFF about the improvements in Lamar's numbers this year against the blitz and what KC may do to try and slow him down. I would link to it, but apparently as a new poster I don't have that ability.

Wut? A blitz is not just a blitz. There's a metric ****ton of variables, personnel on the field, where exactly the pressure is coming from, how many blitzers, etc.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by Whogotitbetter

There might just not be a way to actually defend lamar especially with andrews coming back, he can beat the blitz, the 49ers have a better pass rush they tried to contain and it didn't work, make him beat you with his arm and he does what he did against the lions, guy is on his way to the hall of fame for a reason. Tough matchup

All of your TD drives against the 49ers came off of Purdy picks and/or good field position.

53 yards, 44 yards, and 9 yards.

Not sure that’s a great comparison.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by Johnny8

If we lost that game I could say it was because we spotted you 7 points on the first play. But guess what, he did fumble, and you lost. Mahomes is amazing, best QB statistically in the game not only right now but [one of the best] all time.

With that said, Ravens win 34-20.

this ain’t the Ravens defense… we haven’t given up that many points all year. Won’t happen again on Sunday. Make sure you stop back by and tel us good game after it’s over, and we’re preparing for our second straight SB.