Baltimore Ravens Grades, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Edition
By Brett Foote
Oct 12, 2014; Tampa, FL, USA; Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh (C) reacts to fans after they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at Raymond James Stadium. The Ravens won 48-17. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Coaching: A
We tend to give Gary Kubiak a hard time about his run/pass ratio, and even John Harbaugh has come out and disputed the fact that they are an unbalanced team. It’s hard to pick a bone following week six because the Ravens had an easy decision to finish the game running the ball since they jumped out to a huge lead.
Joe Flacco obviously deserves the credit for making the coaching staff look good, but they called a good game regardless. Give the team props for getting two rookies ready to go on the offensive line. James Hurst was coming off a bad performance against the Colts, and John Urschel was a last second fill in for Kelechi Osemele.
We will also give Dean Pees credit for being very aggressive, though he could afford to be while the Ravens were nursing a huge lead. When you know the other team is going to pass, you can simply tee off on the quarterback. But they could have played prevent, and while the D did back off a bit, it stayed aggressive for the most part.