Ravens get it done with the backups: Questions, Comments and Concerns

Comments

Matt Judon is going to cost a lot of money.

Whether or not it’s the Baltimore Ravens’ money, Matt Judon is going to get paid this off season. And quite handsomely, I’d imagine.

Judon’s strip-sack Sunday makes for a team leading 9.5 sacks and he has also tacked on 33 quarterback hits. He is making quite the argument in a contract season. Luckily, the Ravens have the cap space, and are determined to keep their championship window open.

With the Marcus Peters extension done, expect this deal to be next on the agenda. John Harbaugh said after the game that more extensions are on the way; let’s hope this is one of them.

I want to see more Miles Boykin.

The only thing consistent about Ravens wide receivers over the years is that they’re inconsistent. It seems that we have never had a receiver that can produce week in and week out, at least in recent memory. Of course, there are a few exceptions along the way, but I can count them all on one hand.

Miles Boykin finished the season with 13 catches, 198 yards and three touchdowns. That looks like some of Michael Thomas‘s single game stat lines. Now, I’m not insinuating that Boykin and Thomas are in any way comparable, but just that he’s not being used enough. He’s never played over 54% of the offensive snaps in a game and has four games with zero targets.

The Ravens have a rookie receiver that, in limited opportunities, has shown he can be effective with both his size and speed. He showed it at Notre Dame, he showed it in the combine and he showed it in flashes this season. It’s time that the Ravens get him involved.

Justin Tucker is amazing.

In a league where it seems that good kickers are hard to come by, Justin Tucker continues to increase the value of having one.

In the driving rain, Tucker went 4/4 on field goals and 2/2 on extra points. He even slipped on one of the field goals. He’s made 96% of all his kicks this season.

Concerns

Winning the big one.

That’s it. That’s what it’s all about from here on out.

This has already been the best regular season in franchise history, and in some ways league history. None of it will be remembered without a win in Miami on February 2.

I’m no longer worried about whether or not the Ravens were playing their best football too early. Sunday’s victory proved that from top to bottom, they show up. This team is just different. I can’t remember any team so universally focused on one goal.

This team came into the season wanting to revolutionize the game, and so far they have. Now it’s time to make it final. The revolution has indeed begun.