2018 is the same old song and dance for the Baltimore Ravens

At 4-5 entering the bye week, the 2018 season feels like a lost one for the Baltimore Ravens. This season has shown to be no different than the past.

Right when we started to believe this was a new Baltimore Ravens squad, they go and prove us wrong. Time and time again, fans invest their hopes and dreams and place their hearts on the line for a team that continually lets them down. Just like a bad relationship, you can only keep going back to this situation for so long until you’ve had enough and decide to break the cycle.

That cycle needs to end as soon as possible.

The Ravens are entering their bye week and sit at 4-5 on the season, making any playoff hopes become more and more of an afterthought with every passing week. The schedule doesn’t become any easier, either, as Baltimore still must face the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, and Los Angeles Chargers. The Cleveland Browns, who beat the Ravens back in week five, also remain on the schedule, as well as a struggling but talented Atlanta Falcons team.

There is legitimately no room for error at this point for Baltimore, and with the way this team is playing it’s becoming increasingly harder to see the team winning any of those games. The offense is far too sporadic and is running on fumes the vast majority of the time. Meanwhile, this defense has completely collapsed and looks like the laughing stock of the NFL. This defense has surrender 83 points over its last three games.

There’s almost nothing positive to take away from this team right now. Very few players seem safe from fans, with guys like Joe Flacco getting completely picked apart. And rightfully so, as Flacco has consistently failed to take this team over the top when needed most.

But the Ravens have a success plan in Lamar Jackson for 2019. What the team currently lacks is the next phase of the coaching staff. Head Coach John Harbaugh has overstayed his welcome and the front office has been far too forgiving with his track record. Offensive Coordinator Marty Mornhinweg can kiss his gig in Charm City goodbye, too.

At this point in the season, it would be most beneficial to call it lost. Fire Harbaugh and Mornhinweg and begin cleaning house. Start identifying positions, both on the team and in the staff, that need to be filled and start playing your younger guys more. The 2019 NFL Draft will come a lot sooner than we all hoped for, but that seems to be the only thing to look forward to at this point for the Baltimore Ravens.