Ministry of Pain
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**Panthers at Ravens** (-13, 41.5) (1 Viewer)
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rockaction
Footballguy
YES!
rockaction
Footballguy
MoP, are you up wicked early or closing down the bars?
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I'll go with wicked early
-There is a 3 minute mandatory break between thread launches which is a great idea I'm sure except when you have to launch 10-15 game threads and 3 minutes between thread starts, it takes a little while to get them all up. I start early because I play tennis around 7:30 on Sat and Sun mostly so i don't feel guilty drinking all those "Hi-Neighbors" in the afternoon watching the NFL
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Early word is Gus Edwards is unlikely to play today. That's not official but that information will have a big impact on Kenyan Drake today.
The_Man
Footballguy
Gonna miss watching this live as I’m driving home from Boston. AFC North teams have been punishing NFC South this year. Ravens D is rounding into a very strong unit. Feel like it stays close for a while, Ravens gradually grind them into dust, win 27-13 in a game that doesn’t feel that close and is over by 3:45
FairWarning
Footballguy
Well damn.
I keep waiting for Carolina to implode and for Balt to turn it up. Both could happen today, but Lamar needs a healthy Andrews.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I had started some game notes, this is about the only one I finished.
-Lamar Jackson will have the luxury of a below avg pass rush from the Carolina Panthers. We know he will find room to run and attack the Panthers defense with whatever they give him but he should have time to set up and throw down field. He has some injuries at different receiver spots but he has some good role players if starters are unavailable.
Panthers have made more than 1 QB look foolish this season and there is always a chance they get up for this contest but Baltimore has had 2 solid weeks to prepare and rest, I expect a big game out of them. I’m sure they will want to establish the run and that moves us to the next part.
-At RB, Kenyan Drake has 2 solid if not strong performances but you don’t hear his name mentioned a lot. If other Ravens’ RBs are up and available it just muddies the waters further. What happens if Drake gets a couple touches and he doesn’t break one immediately? I can tell you, he’ll be watching from the sidelines until they are ready for him to try again in a couple drives or maybe the 2nd Half if they get a lead and want to bleed some clock. There is no set script for him as far as I can tell and I don’t see that as a positive this week.
Harbaugh said this: “Like I said, I think the blocking is improving, obviously all the reads, all the things we do. We have some good scheme stuff, so give everybody credit; it’s a team effort. Also, he is getting a feel for the way that the schemes work, the footwork. We run a lot of different kind of mid-line footwork schemes that a lot of people don’t use. He’s getting a feel for where his feet are going to be, where his eyes are going to be, where the blocks are coming from, the different fronts sometimes, where those guys are lined up and how those plays are going to be blocked. He’s probably getting a better feel for all of that.”
-I read this as he’s proud of his OL and feels like he can plug more than 1 guy in at RB with this kind of blocking effort. I would say the hot hand is most likely the script week to week. I hope Drake continues but I can also see him with 30-40 yds and disappointing his FFM.
-Carolina has little to offer, I would not want to be trying to start Marshall this week. I think the rookie will get his ears full of Ravens mind games we’ll say and they will have no problem rerouting him all day. DJ Moore will be fine, lot more experience and won’t panic.
Duvernay seems like an easy flex option. Check Mark Andrews status, especially if Baltimore is a heavy favorite to win. He might be on a pitch count at best.
Final Score: Baltimore 34…Carolina 8
-I will again remind everyone of the Inter-Conference big point spread Rule…take the POINTS!!!
-Lamar Jackson will have the luxury of a below avg pass rush from the Carolina Panthers. We know he will find room to run and attack the Panthers defense with whatever they give him but he should have time to set up and throw down field. He has some injuries at different receiver spots but he has some good role players if starters are unavailable.
Panthers have made more than 1 QB look foolish this season and there is always a chance they get up for this contest but Baltimore has had 2 solid weeks to prepare and rest, I expect a big game out of them. I’m sure they will want to establish the run and that moves us to the next part.
-At RB, Kenyan Drake has 2 solid if not strong performances but you don’t hear his name mentioned a lot. If other Ravens’ RBs are up and available it just muddies the waters further. What happens if Drake gets a couple touches and he doesn’t break one immediately? I can tell you, he’ll be watching from the sidelines until they are ready for him to try again in a couple drives or maybe the 2nd Half if they get a lead and want to bleed some clock. There is no set script for him as far as I can tell and I don’t see that as a positive this week.
Harbaugh said this: “Like I said, I think the blocking is improving, obviously all the reads, all the things we do. We have some good scheme stuff, so give everybody credit; it’s a team effort. Also, he is getting a feel for the way that the schemes work, the footwork. We run a lot of different kind of mid-line footwork schemes that a lot of people don’t use. He’s getting a feel for where his feet are going to be, where his eyes are going to be, where the blocks are coming from, the different fronts sometimes, where those guys are lined up and how those plays are going to be blocked. He’s probably getting a better feel for all of that.”
-I read this as he’s proud of his OL and feels like he can plug more than 1 guy in at RB with this kind of blocking effort. I would say the hot hand is most likely the script week to week. I hope Drake continues but I can also see him with 30-40 yds and disappointing his FFM.
-Carolina has little to offer, I would not want to be trying to start Marshall this week. I think the rookie will get his ears full of Ravens mind games we’ll say and they will have no problem rerouting him all day. DJ Moore will be fine, lot more experience and won’t panic.
Duvernay seems like an easy flex option. Check Mark Andrews status, especially if Baltimore is a heavy favorite to win. He might be on a pitch count at best.
Final Score: Baltimore 34…Carolina 8
-I will again remind everyone of the Inter-Conference big point spread Rule…take the POINTS!!!
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Drake 4 carries for -1 yds
Good job KD
Looking terrible so far
Good job KD
Looking terrible so far
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
My entire NFL Pool, everyone took Carolina +13, that's a lot of people all taking 1 team
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
It's a perception thing. The Ravens aren't good/consistent enough to strike people as a team that SHOULD be favored by that much. Also, the Panthers have mostly been less dysfunctional since they fired their coach.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I'm dumb as a box of rocks
ghostguy123
Footballguy
How many times can Lamar get sacked out of FG range??
Statorama
Footballguy
cue Marshall getting two chunk plays in a rowchad in Indy
Footballguy
Darnold would have been better than Mayfield. Mayfield's shortcomings were severely masked by how good the Browns O-line was. Not saying Darnold is the answer, but better than Baker
Judge Smails
Footballguy
Beyond flat. Extremely poor showing by the offense. No excuses. Hope they can rebound.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I told you all to take the points
Inter-Conference big spreads, take the dogs because the teams typically never see each other and very unfamiliar with personnel and such
That betting rule has reared it's beautiful head quite a lot this year. I gotta research it but the more I point it out the more it seems to occur.
I always say if you can limit your bets to just 1 game a week, heck 1 game every other week or just go after the low hanging fruit, but who has that type of discipline?
Inter-Conference big spreads, take the dogs because the teams typically never see each other and very unfamiliar with personnel and such
That betting rule has reared it's beautiful head quite a lot this year. I gotta research it but the more I point it out the more it seems to occur.
I always say if you can limit your bets to just 1 game a week, heck 1 game every other week or just go after the low hanging fruit, but who has that type of discipline?
