Disappointed by Baltimore's FFL Output (1 Viewer)

[LA Playa'z]

Is anyone else disappointed - from a FFL standpoint - in the Baltimore Defense?

I play in a non-PPR league with the typical default scoring for defenses. I picked up Baltimore's defense because it was ranked as one of the top D's in the league - made sense, right? However, they have put up a pathetic 22 points for me this year - fourth from the bottom above Houston (who hasn't scored against Houston), Denver, and Buffalo.

At this point, I am not asking if I should drop them (this is the wrong forum for that), but I am curious what other people think about the Ravens D in FFL terms.

1. Why are they not getting the interceptions, turn-overs, and sacks that would put them up at the top of the FFL scoring?

2. What is it that teams like Tennessee, Pittsburgh, and Detroit are doing to be more successful (points-wise)?

3. How successful do you find looking for good week-to-week matchups instead of holding a Defense for long stretches?

Thanx!

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Ed Reed would be part of it

 

[puckalicious]

Reminds me of Pittsburgh last year w/o Polomalu. Main reason it's not worth drafting a defense before the 2nd to last round. Only kickers are less predictable so they get drafted in the last round.

 

[skillz]

Some ongoing discussion in this thread already.

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...0&hl=ravens

 

[Pip's Invitation]

They are old and Reed is out. There was no reason for them to be ranked as high as they were going into draft season. I avoided them in all my leagues for that reason.

 

[Lash]

well as an owner of Terrell Suggs in an IDP league who is putting up pedestrian numbers, i'd guess they aren't getting to the QB anymore

Ray is another yr older, Ed is out, Suggs lost a step, and they have not added top talent to this side of the ball focusing instead on drafting and signing offensive help :

Draft 2007 1st ... OG Grubb

Draft 2008 1st ... QB Flacco

Draft 2009 1st ... OT Oher

Draft 2010 1st ... traded out of 1st rd

and big $ signing FA's has gone mostly Offense too

Boldin, McNair, Birk, Mason (signed and re-signed)

you are what you emphasize and harbaugh and co have slowly but sure leaned to the O side of the ball

but hey they are 4-1 so who's to argue they are wrong

now that being said you can be a good NFL def and not wrack up alot of big play fantasy points, which is probably still the case here

but look at the QBs who BAL has faced and STILL not been able to make plays (training-wheels-in-week-one Sanchez, Batch, Wallace, CPalmer ... Orton so 4 of 5 just plain awful)

that's one reason i hate that kind of scoring ...(i.e. DST gives up 35 points but returns a fumble for a TD and gets 3 sacks outscores the DST who has 1 sack and 1 TO and holds opponent to 3 points)

 

[menobrown]

They did this back in 2005 as well. Played solid defense but could not produce a lot of turnovers and they were an average at best fantasy defense. Injuries were the culprit that year including Ed Reed. Ed's expected return should help but big difference between now and 2005 is this defense is a lot older so not sure Reed is going to save the day.