Baltimore Ravens Have Potential In Both Directions

Flashing Potential

When you look at how good the Raiders are, and how bad the Ravens played for nearly three quarters, it’s almost miraculous that it was just a 1 point loss. Carr is one of the most up and coming quarterbacks in the NFL. The Raiders got all of their scores from big plays rather than sustained drives. When you set a good team up with golden chances, they take advantage of it. That doesn’t mean the defense isn’t on the hook for giving up big plays. However in bad situations, good things don’t happen with a high frequency.

A defense like this gives the Ravens a chance. In every game this season the offense has gotten off to a slow start and the defense has kept the win within the Ravens reach. How many times have promising Ravens drives been stalled this year? How many times has the offense put the Ravens defense in a bad spot? The offense has to be better.

The offense has clearly shown flashes of brilliance. The Ravens found big plays to comeback every time they have been down this season. Against Cleveland, the purple and black heated up enough to overcome a 20-2 deficit. The Ravens were able to set up Justin Tucker for a game winning field goal against the Jaguars. However these flashes of brilliance have only come when the team has had their backs against the wall. When you wait for it to be a do or die scenario, sometimes it’s too late.

It seems like the Ravens potential for a great offense is there. Joe Flacco is capable, he just needs to play his best. Steve Smith Sr. Mike Wallace and Dennis Pitta seem like a rock solid core of go to players. When you add a talented backfield to the mix, you should see good results. In theory the Ravens offensive roster is amazing. This leads us to the thought that Marc Trestman can figure it out. However, Trestman seems to have a very intimate relationship with Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity.