ThePeopleShow13
Club Member
I firmly believe yesterday was a wake up call for the players, coaching staff, front office, ownership and fan base.
We have the least talented 53 man roster in the NFL. We have maybe 5 guys who would immediately start on another NFL team and one of them is a kicker. We have guys who started that were cut from other teams a week ago.
I understand people had expectations for our defense, but you have to take a step back and look at things realistically. We barely had the personnel for a base 4-3 last season and now we are running a multiple front. We have no true NT or OLB that can rush the passer. We have one boundary corner and a slot CB starting at FS. Most of our front 7 are playing out of position.
The Ravens won a playoff game last year and totally rebuilt their offense to suit Jackson in the offseason. We put a joke product out on the field and a physical opponent ruthlessly took advantage of it.
You can blame the coaches. I certainly don’t think they deserve a free pass. However, the reality is we aren’t a QB away from being a playoff team. We are 2-3 years from putting a winning product on the field IF, and that is a big IF, we do everything right. I know fans wanted the best of both worlds where we are competitive, but still get a great draft pick...it simply doesn’t work that way.
This is what rock bottom feels like. It sucks, but the point of this season is to see what players and staff want to be here when things are horrible. They are the men and women you build around as an organization. We are going to lose a lot of games this year. I think 16 weeks from now the team will be in a better place even if we fail to win a game.
We have the least talented 53 man roster in the NFL. We have maybe 5 guys who would immediately start on another NFL team and one of them is a kicker. We have guys who started that were cut from other teams a week ago.
I understand people had expectations for our defense, but you have to take a step back and look at things realistically. We barely had the personnel for a base 4-3 last season and now we are running a multiple front. We have no true NT or OLB that can rush the passer. We have one boundary corner and a slot CB starting at FS. Most of our front 7 are playing out of position.
The Ravens won a playoff game last year and totally rebuilt their offense to suit Jackson in the offseason. We put a joke product out on the field and a physical opponent ruthlessly took advantage of it.
You can blame the coaches. I certainly don’t think they deserve a free pass. However, the reality is we aren’t a QB away from being a playoff team. We are 2-3 years from putting a winning product on the field IF, and that is a big IF, we do everything right. I know fans wanted the best of both worlds where we are competitive, but still get a great draft pick...it simply doesn’t work that way.
This is what rock bottom feels like. It sucks, but the point of this season is to see what players and staff want to be here when things are horrible. They are the men and women you build around as an organization. We are going to lose a lot of games this year. I think 16 weeks from now the team will be in a better place even if we fail to win a game.
