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SnA ExclusiVe
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| sp6488 wrote: | | SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | draftguru1234 wrote: | The team is stuck with both (Flacco and Cam) for the foreseeable future.
Its become quite apparent Cam will stay here as long as Harbs is here. And the only way Harbs makes a change at OC is if hes pressured in to it, which wont be for a while. Think about it. 2 AFCC games, a playoff appearance and win in every year they've been here. And barring a major collapse, the team will make it to the playoffs a 5th consecutive year.
The only scenario in which I see Cam getting fired is:
a.) The offense just stops showing up on a consistent basis
b.) The team doesn't win again this year
c.) The team finishes below .500 (next year)
Bottom line is, because the Ravens are a perennial playoff team, something as major as QB or OC isn't going to change. |
Which is also why this team may never win a SB in the Harbaugh era, either. |
This is where i disagree with you. Also, I wouldn't call us "stuck" with Flacco. We've been stuck with much worse over pretty much the entire history of this franchise. |
Why do you disagree?
We are absolutely "stuck" with Flacco right now. We can't let him walk because he's the best QB this franchise has ever had and there's nothing better on the market, but we can't pay him elite money because obviously he's not elite and right now I wouldn't consider him a franchise QB under Cam Cameron's system. That's the definition of being "stuck" with someone.
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GaTechRavens
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Congratulations, you just made me commit suicide.
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| ArrowheadRage58 wrote: | | I'd much rather be in our position now than the Ravens, that's for sure. |
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alfalcone
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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| SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | draftguru1234 wrote: | The team is stuck with both (Flacco and Cam) for the foreseeable future.
Its become quite apparent Cam will stay here as long as Harbs is here. And the only way Harbs makes a change at OC is if hes pressured in to it, which wont be for a while. Think about it. 2 AFCC games, a playoff appearance and win in every year they've been here. And barring a major collapse, the team will make it to the playoffs a 5th consecutive year.
The only scenario in which I see Cam getting fired is:
a.) The offense just stops showing up on a consistent basis
b.) The team doesn't win again this year
c.) The team finishes below .500 (next year)
Bottom line is, because the Ravens are a perennial playoff team, something as major as QB or OC isn't going to change. |
Which is also why this team may never win a SB in the Harbaugh era, either. |
Exactly, Flacco has us stuck with Atlanta Hawks syndrome, better to tear it down, and build it back up than to continuously bump your head against the ceiling.
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diamondbull424
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| GaTechRavens wrote: |
Congratulations, you just made me commit suicide. |
Are you finished yet.. or might there be room for one more? 
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coordinator0
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| diamondbull424 wrote: | | GaTechRavens wrote: |
Congratulations, you just made me commit suicide. |
Are you finished yet.. or might there be room for one more? |
Hold the bus I'm going too. |
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GaTechRavens
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| diamondbull424 wrote: | | GaTechRavens wrote: |
Congratulations, you just made me commit suicide. |
Are you finished yet.. or might there be room for one more? |
It's a little uncomfortable fitting more than one person into this booth. But it's not like it'll matter, right? Hop on in!
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| ArrowheadRage58 wrote: | | I'd much rather be in our position now than the Ravens, that's for sure. |
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sp6488
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| GaTechRavens wrote: | | diamondbull424 wrote: | | GaTechRavens wrote: |
Congratulations, you just made me commit suicide. |
Are you finished yet.. or might there be room for one more? |
It's a little uncomfortable fitting more than one person into this booth. But it's not like it'll matter, right? Hop on in! |
Overcoming the awkwardness and squeezing in with you guys.
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| Tzimisce wrote: | I'm sorry you're drowning in a sea of delusion.
I won't be sorry when the Ravens finish 8-8. |
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sp6488
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| SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | sp6488 wrote: | | SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | draftguru1234 wrote: | The team is stuck with both (Flacco and Cam) for the foreseeable future.
Its become quite apparent Cam will stay here as long as Harbs is here. And the only way Harbs makes a change at OC is if hes pressured in to it, which wont be for a while. Think about it. 2 AFCC games, a playoff appearance and win in every year they've been here. And barring a major collapse, the team will make it to the playoffs a 5th consecutive year.
The only scenario in which I see Cam getting fired is:
a.) The offense just stops showing up on a consistent basis
b.) The team doesn't win again this year
c.) The team finishes below .500 (next year)
Bottom line is, because the Ravens are a perennial playoff team, something as major as QB or OC isn't going to change. |
Which is also why this team may never win a SB in the Harbaugh era, either. |
This is where i disagree with you. Also, I wouldn't call us "stuck" with Flacco. We've been stuck with much worse over pretty much the entire history of this franchise. |
Why do you disagree?
We are absolutely "stuck" with Flacco right now. We can't let him walk because he's the best QB this franchise has ever had and there's nothing better on the market, but we can't pay him elite money because obviously he's not elite and right now I wouldn't consider him a franchise QB under Cam Cameron's system. That's the definition of being "stuck" with someone. |
Because there's nothing that makes me believe that we will "never" win a SB with Harbaugh. There's really no way to back up either side of the opinion. It really comes down to your own personal views on his ability as a coach.
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| Tzimisce wrote: | I'm sorry you're drowning in a sea of delusion.
I won't be sorry when the Ravens finish 8-8. |
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GaTechRavens
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| sp6488 wrote: | | SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | sp6488 wrote: | | SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | draftguru1234 wrote: | The team is stuck with both (Flacco and Cam) for the foreseeable future.
Its become quite apparent Cam will stay here as long as Harbs is here. And the only way Harbs makes a change at OC is if hes pressured in to it, which wont be for a while. Think about it. 2 AFCC games, a playoff appearance and win in every year they've been here. And barring a major collapse, the team will make it to the playoffs a 5th consecutive year.
The only scenario in which I see Cam getting fired is:
a.) The offense just stops showing up on a consistent basis
b.) The team doesn't win again this year
c.) The team finishes below .500 (next year)
Bottom line is, because the Ravens are a perennial playoff team, something as major as QB or OC isn't going to change. |
Which is also why this team may never win a SB in the Harbaugh era, either. |
This is where i disagree with you. Also, I wouldn't call us "stuck" with Flacco. We've been stuck with much worse over pretty much the entire history of this franchise. |
Why do you disagree?
We are absolutely "stuck" with Flacco right now. We can't let him walk because he's the best QB this franchise has ever had and there's nothing better on the market, but we can't pay him elite money because obviously he's not elite and right now I wouldn't consider him a franchise QB under Cam Cameron's system. That's the definition of being "stuck" with someone. |
Because there's nothing that makes me believe that we will "never" win a SB with Harbaugh. There's really no way to back up either side of the opinion. It really comes down to your own personal views on his ability as a coach. |
Exactly. People actually like to act as if there's some kind of magical barrier in place when that just isn't the case. I don't see how anyone can say that after the margin of error has been so close in recent years.
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| ArrowheadRage58 wrote: | | I'd much rather be in our position now than the Ravens, that's for sure. |
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SnA ExclusiVe
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| GaTechRavens wrote: | | sp6488 wrote: | | SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | sp6488 wrote: | | SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | draftguru1234 wrote: | The team is stuck with both (Flacco and Cam) for the foreseeable future.
Its become quite apparent Cam will stay here as long as Harbs is here. And the only way Harbs makes a change at OC is if hes pressured in to it, which wont be for a while. Think about it. 2 AFCC games, a playoff appearance and win in every year they've been here. And barring a major collapse, the team will make it to the playoffs a 5th consecutive year.
The only scenario in which I see Cam getting fired is:
a.) The offense just stops showing up on a consistent basis
b.) The team doesn't win again this year
c.) The team finishes below .500 (next year)
Bottom line is, because the Ravens are a perennial playoff team, something as major as QB or OC isn't going to change. |
Which is also why this team may never win a SB in the Harbaugh era, either. |
This is where i disagree with you. Also, I wouldn't call us "stuck" with Flacco. We've been stuck with much worse over pretty much the entire history of this franchise. |
Why do you disagree?
We are absolutely "stuck" with Flacco right now. We can't let him walk because he's the best QB this franchise has ever had and there's nothing better on the market, but we can't pay him elite money because obviously he's not elite and right now I wouldn't consider him a franchise QB under Cam Cameron's system. That's the definition of being "stuck" with someone. |
Because there's nothing that makes me believe that we will "never" win a SB with Harbaugh. There's really no way to back up either side of the opinion. It really comes down to your own personal views on his ability as a coach. |
Exactly. People actually like to act as if there's some kind of magical barrier in place when that just isn't the case. I don't see how anyone can say that after the margin of error has been so close in recent years. |
And I've seen nothing to show me that we've done anything to overcome that barrier and show improvement. If anything, we've just gotten worse from last year.
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diamondbull424
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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And I've seen nothing to show me that we've done anything to overcome that barrier and show improvement. If anything, we've just gotten worse from last year. |
This team has more heart than the unit from last year. We also have a better receiving core. Our defense is worse, but we still protect the redzone well. But most importantly this team has much more heart. I think we fight harder this year than in the past few seasons. We also have a beastly special teams with both return units and kickers that can get it done.
Sure we're not as good as we were last year, but we're a more connected unit. This team has faced adversity and injuries all over. This is the type of team that could get our defenders back for the playoffs (or earlier) and truly hit the ground running.
We've seen nothing spectacular yet, true. But the playoffs are a different animal. This unit will surely face some tests, but they have potential. Flacco doesn't need to win 3 games in a row because we've proven we can win in so many ways. Even if our offensive and defensive units fail us, we should still have a pretty darn good special teams to fall back on and keep us close.
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SnA ExclusiVe
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Well I hope Ray and Jimmy Smith can fix our schematic issues on defense and Flacco's inconsistency and Cam's play-calling and scheme on offense, otherwise we're in trouble.
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| Leon Sandcastle wrote: | | Torrey Smith is a deep threat, he will never be a top-10 WR...he doesn't posses the raw athleticism that Dez does...sorry |
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| SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | Well I hope Ray and Jimmy Smith can fix our schematic issues on defense and Flacco's inconsistency and Cam's play-calling and scheme on offense, otherwise we're in trouble. |
Honestly, I don't see them helping much. The D has been playing better without them really. You just know Jimmy will be out there biting at the stop and go
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Yeah, definitely not impressed with Jimmy Smith, from the little I've seen from him.
Even if he does come back this year, I wouldn't consider him a game changer in the least. |
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SnA ExclusiVe
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| StRawz11 wrote: | | SnA ExclusiVe wrote: | | Well I hope Ray and Jimmy Smith can fix our schematic issues on defense and Flacco's inconsistency and Cam's play-calling and scheme on offense, otherwise we're in trouble. |
Honestly, I don't see them helping much. The D has been playing better without them really. You just know Jimmy will be out there biting at the stop and go |
He was the worst rated CB in the NFL before his injury. He won't help this team at all this year.
As for Ray, he was getting blown up in the run game and obviously he's not as good as he was once was in the passing game.
Everyone seems to be hyping up these guys returning, but all I see is their return hurting us, really.
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