Plusses and Minuses vs. Ravens

Another minus...John Harbaugh is a effing dickhead. The yelling at Gruden thing was like "wtf, its preseason. chill" and then the reporter thing at halftime was just unacceptable. What a dick for zero reasons.

It was 13-7 when the Ravens 1s left the game. Hardly an ass kicking and nowhere near as brutal as the Lions game.

Didn't the Ravens 1st team defense play on that 2 minute drive?

You do love your rhetorical questions and hyperbole.
And for the 1000th time I don't care about the off the field stuff, so it has no bearing on me. I am remain unaffected by the drama.

And obtw Willie Smith prolly won't ever start at LT for us ever again. Even though the way most fans talked about the Lions game, there isn't much of a drop off lol.

Have any opinion about the rest of my comments about the preseason game or just QB/Cousins/Griffin based stuff?

it's not really rhetorical or hyperbole, his career average is 1 sack every 7 attempts, his preseason average this year was 1 sack per 4 attempts. compare that to the other QBs behind the same offensive line, it's not even close.

I'm glad the off field stuff doesn't affect you, but i guarantee the guys actually playing the game are annoyed by it, at least a little bit.

you can keep making excuses for him all you want, but he's sucked for over two years. it's time to be accountable.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/09/01/grades-for-redskins-ravens/

Redskins:

–QB Colt McCoy led all Redskins with a +3.5 overall grade, playing 36 snaps. He didn’t attempt any throws over 20 yards, but connected on all four attempts traveling between 10-19 yards. He was nearly perfect when passing while not under pressure, grading at +2.6 and throwing two TDs.

–Linebackers Perry Riley and Preston Smith both had multiple defensive stops and QB hurries. Riley graded better in run defense at +2.3, while Smith finished with a +1.9 pass-rush grade. Combined they had five of the six QB hurries for the Redskins on the night.

–Rookie guard Arie Kouandjio out of Alabama bounced back from two disastrous games and finished at a +1.3 overall grade. In his first two games, he was a cumulative -4.3. His snaps have decreased each game, however — a strong sign he’ll be relegated to the backup role.

Top 5 graded players:

1. LB Perry Riley (+3.6)

2. QB Colt McCoy (+3.5)

3. OL Ty Nsekhe (+3.1)

4. WR Ryan Grant (+2.0)

5. LB Jackson Jeffcoat (+1.9)

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https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/09/01/grades-for-redskins-ravens/

Redskins:

–QB Colt McCoy led all Redskins with a +3.5 overall grade, playing 36 snaps. He didn’t attempt any throws over 20 yards, but connected on all four attempts traveling between 10-19 yards. He was nearly perfect when passing while not under pressure, grading at +2.6 and throwing two TDs.

–Linebackers Perry Riley and Preston Smith both had multiple defensive stops and QB hurries. Riley graded better in run defense at +2.3, while Smith finished with a +1.9 pass-rush grade. Combined they had five of the six QB hurries for the Redskins on the night.

–Rookie guard Arie Kouandjio out of Alabama bounced back from two disastrous games and finished at a +1.3 overall grade. In his first two games, he was a cumulative -4.3. His snaps have decreased each game, however — a strong sign he’ll be relegated to the backup role.

Top 5 graded players:

1. LB Perry Riley (+3.6)

2. QB Colt McCoy (+3.5)

3. OL Ty Nsekhe (+3.1)

4. WR Ryan Grant (+2.0)

5. LB Jackson Jeffcoat (+1.9)

What did you think of Cooley's film breakdown on Kirk?

It's just a preseason game and that tempers expectations of course. That being said, I am really encouraged how many blitzes the Ravens brought and how our line held up in front of Kirk and how he delivered the ball under pressure.

Just needs to carry over to the regular season.

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And what did you think of not drafting a QB this year?

This is the bad part:

Defensive film breakdown

Audio Vault | ESPN 980 (http://www.espn980.com/audio-vault/)

Wasn't really a fan of the Smith pick at first, but he's looked good so far in preseason.

I wish PFF's report was more comprehensive, not a lot of info there.

What did you think of Cooley's film breakdown on Kirk? I didn't hear/watch Cooley's breakdown of Cousins pre-season snaps vs the Ravens.

Here are my thoughts from that preseason game:

They have got to find a competent TE in base personnel. I think the lack of success in the 1st unit base personnel runs is because Compton at TE invites teams to sell out run commit or at the very least commit his defender to 100% run. Gotta find a better answer.....or don't run from base personnel/formations?

Good to see the screens game, which was missing in the 1st 2 preseason games. We saw 2 screens in the 1st 2 series 1 WR screen(intercepted) and 1 RB screen against 2nd and long. Even saw some hurry up which is good.

If Kirk was playing as short a stint as Griffin vs the Lions he would have been 3-5 with 1 INT and 1 Fumbles snap.

Kirk took a helacious hit against a blitz on a pass that was broken up which luckily wasn't picked off and almost got Grant sent to the hospital. If it was Griffin throwing that pass he would have crucified, that would have been used in the referendum rhetoric.

Kirk and 1st unit offense didn't cross the 50 yard line til 6 minutes left in the 2nd qtr.
And the 2 minute drill TD drive was against the Ravens 2nd unit defense.

But it was good to see the offense get going eventually.
I like seeing Keenan suplex that WR.
Nice seeing 1st unit defense get a goalline stop even though it was against their 2nd O.

o I saw Reed make an effective block in the 1st qtr....maybe there's hope?

o Grant, Crowder and Jones looked good again

o Colt is the master of the bootleg, even under duress


It's just a preseason game and that tempers expectations of course. That being said, I am really encouraged how many blitzes the Ravens brought and how our line held up in front of Kirk and how he delivered the ball under pressure.Not to take away from the rest of your statement but I couldn't help but laugh at the 'its just a preseason' game statement based on what just happened.

I want to be/feel more encouraged but his snaps vs the Ravens didn't do it for me. I have seen Cousins play much better then that during actual games. But I guess unlike most of the fanbase/some members of the coaching staff preseason performance/results aren't the end all be all. I expect Cousins to play better then he did during this preseason game.