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Call A Spade A Spade, The Ravens Are A Bad Team

By Chris Schisler

Oct 23, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa (81) runs for a touchdown after catching a pass from Geno Smith (not shown) during the first half of their game against the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa (81) runs for a touchdown after catching a pass from Geno Smith (not shown) during the first half of their game against the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 23, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa (81) runs for a touchdown after catching a pass from Geno Smith (not shown) during the first half of their game against the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa (81) runs for a touchdown after catching a pass from Geno Smith (not shown) during the first half of their game against the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports /

The Mark Of A Bad Team

Joe Flacco threw two horrible interceptions late in the game. He threw it 44 times. Marty Mornhinweg only called nine running plays. The purple and black, were 3-14 on third down conversions. A lack of balance is a bad thing to have. A lack of third down success is the mark of a bad football team. The Ravens have shot themselves in the foot so many times this season that we really ought to find out if they still have any toes left.

The Jets benched Ryan Fitzpatrick for Geno Smith. Geno Smith was injured and Fitzpatrick made the Ravens look bad. Matt Forte had 100 rushing yards and 54 receiving yards. The Jets scored one of their touchdowns on a screen pass to Forte. Later in the game the Jets ran the same play for a big first down.

The penalties were actually under control in this game. When they played the Giants, the Ravens were penalized 16 times. Today we have only four penalties however one of them was telling. Za’Darius Smith celebrated like he just made the play of the century on a play where he was penalized for roughing the passer. It was almost as bad of a look as Timmy Jernigan fumbling back the ball to the New York Jets. These are things that good teams just don’t do.

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