Ravens Round Table: The One Thing We Want To See Change

Nov 27, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon (30) is forced out of bounds on a run by Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Josh Shaw (26) at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 27, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon (30) is forced out of bounds on a run by Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Josh Shaw (26) at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 4, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) shares a laugh with tight end Dennis Pitta (88) against the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) shares a laugh with tight end Dennis Pitta (88) against the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports /

Chris Schisler, Expert:

I want there to be a rhyme or reason to what this team does when their offense has the football. I want there to be some common sense that goes into the game plan. It’s a bad idea to have Joe Flacco throw the football fifty times or more in a game. The best players on the offense were Kenneth Dixon and Terrance West and they were the most seldom used players on the field.

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I’m not saying that the Ravens have to run the rock on every play. The Ravens have a quarterback, we’re out of the Boller age. Flacco can be successful. You have to give him weapons, protection and a running game, but it can work. It worked in 2014, when he threw for 27 touchdowns and just 12 picks. It can work again. There just has to be a rhyme and a reason for the Ravens decision making.

I would love to see some talent inserted into the offense. I would be happier than a kitten in catnip if the Ravens had a legitimate number one receiver. What I really need though, is common sense to prevail. I need the Ravens to run an offense that sets plays up. I need the offense to be balanced and to keep the defense guessing. Most importantly, I want the offense to entertain me. The Ravens were frustrating, and sometimes agonizing to watch this past season. I really just wanted to give my grandmother the play-call sheet and see if she could do better. I don’t think it could be much worse and that’s the point. The offense has to start making sense, or the Ravens will be more infuriating than endearing to their fans.