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Zim’s Grades For The Game: Week 10 Edition

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WTF?? Where was this coaching all year (Defensively Anyway)??? That was a MASTERPIECE of defensive coaching. Buddy Ryan would have loved every minute of it. On to the grades:

QB’s — C + They were playing behind the WORST OL in the league…With too many receivers that don’t get separation….. And the horrible play calling that did very little that shocked anyone…. BUT The QB’s weren’t that bad. Brissett wasn’t good….But how much of that was due to the factors listed above? Tua took some time to warm up….He definitely wasn’t great…But the throw on the wheel route to Wilson was perfectly timed and a great play. Yes…. The defense won this game. No… Neither QB was great or even very good…. But they did enough to win.

RB’s — C + : Again… They were victims of a line that couldn’t move anything nor anybody. Just like with the QB’s they get credit for that. Gaskin had some tough yards near the goal line there. The problem is we had a total of 37 yards from our RB’s. The good news is….This unit did enough to win.

WR’s — B - : Wilson, Ford and Waddle all had 4 catches apiece. Wilson on the wheel route ended up sealing the game. Great play there. There was some holding by Baltimore that didn’t get called… But not bad in general. Obviously, this unit needs to do more…But tonight…They played a good game and contributed to the win.

TE’s — C - : Gesicki was shut out tonight. Smythe had a clutch catch for 23 and Shaheen had 3 for 34 yards. We definitely needed more from this unit.

OL — D - : I’m in a good mood so I won’t hand out the F here. Even though I probably should. Especially with all the penalties at the worst times. Also, Eichenberg was awful tonight. However, I did see Jackson with a nice play or 2. This group remains the worst OL in the league (BY FAR) But for one night….They we’re good enough to win.

DL — A : Talk about creating confusion. This unit was all over the place. FINALLY. They played hard. Ogbah was great and every lineman pretty much contributed tonight. Highly Impressive.

LB’s — A : Again….This unit was VERY GOOD. Creating confusion. Pressure. Making tackles. Nice to see Phillips play a good game and get another half sack. Brilliant.

DB’s — A + : When Xavien Howard wants to play….He’s the best DB in the league. Period. Javon Holland is a stud. Plays all over the place tonight by multiple guys. Great game by this unit and they shut down one of the best QB’s in the game.

ST — B - : Palardy was barely pedestrian tonight except for 1 punt. But…He nailed that punt. Sanders was good. No real returns to speak of.

Coaching and Front Office — B - : Where has this defensive play calling been all year?? It’s a damn shame it took them this long to call a game like this. Baltimore had no answers at all for the zero blitzing and the fake blitzes. Amazing game by Boyer and his guys. Offensively….Not so much. Some really bad play calling tonight. However, Tua hit Wilson when we needed it. That was a good play call and something we need to see more of. Note to Flores…GET EICHENBERG OFF THE FIELD!!! He’s terrible.
 
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Fair calls Zim
Think Ford deserves a mention for the 52 yard catch that helped spark the Fins.
The Wilson catch was good coaching, if I'm correct they set up the same play before running Gaskin for a yard or two and Wilson looked open then. So good adjustment.
 
DZimmer000 said:
WTF?? Where was this coaching all year (Defensively Anyway)??? That was a MASTERPIECE of defensive coaching. Buddy Ryan would have loved every minute of it. On to the grades:

QB’s — C + They were playing behind the WORST OL in the league…With too many receivers that don’t get separation….. And the horrible play calling that did very little that shocked anyone…. BUT The QB’s weren’t that bad. Brissett wasn’t good….But how much of that was due to the factors listed above? Tua took some time to warm up….He definitely wasn’t great…But the throw on the wheel route to Wilson was perfectly timed and a great play. Yes…. The defense won this game. No… Neither QB was great or even very good…. But they did enough to win.

RB’s — C + : Again… They were victims of a line that couldn’t move anything nor anybody. Just like with the QB’s they get credit for that. Gaskin had some tough yards near the goal line there. The problem is we had a total of 37 yards from our RB’s. The good news is….This unit did enough to win.

WR’s — B - : Wilson, Ford and Waddle all had 4 catches apiece. Wilson on the wheel route ended up sealing the game. Great play there. There was some holding by Baltimore that didn’t get called… But not bad in general. Obviously, this unit needs to do more…But tonight…They played a good game and contributed to the win.

TE’s — C - : Gesicki was shut out tonight. Smythe had a clutch catch for 23 and Shaheen had 3 for 34 yards. We definitely needed more from this unit.

OL — D - : I’m in a good mood so I won’t hand out the F here. Even though I probably should. Especially with all the penalties at the worst times. Also, Eichenberg was awful tonight. However, I did see Jackson with a nice play or 2. This group remains the worst OL in the league (BY FAR) But for one night….They we’re good enough to win.

DL — A : Talk about creating confusion. This unit was all over the place. FINALLY. They played hard. Ogbah was great and every lineman pretty much contributed tonight. Highly Impressive.

LB’s — A : Again….This unit was VERY GOOD. Creating confusion. Pressure. Making tackles. Nice to see Phillips play a good game and get another half sack. Brilliant.

DB’s — A + : When Xavien Howard wants to play….He’s the best DB in the league. Period. Javon Holland is a stud. Plays all over the place tonight by multiple guys. Great game by this unit and they shut down one of the best QB’s in the game.

ST — B - : Palardy was barely pedestrian tonight except for 1 punt. But…He nailed that punt. Sanders was good. No real returns to speak of.

Coaching and Front Office — B - : Where has this defensive play calling been all year?? It’s a damn shame it took them this long to call a game like this. Baltimore had no answers at all for the zero blitzing and the fake blitzes. Amazing game by Boyer and his guys. Offensively….Not so much. Some really bad play calling tonight. However, Tua hit Wilson when we needed it. That was a good play call and something we need to see more of. Note to Flores…GET EICHENBERG OFF THE FIELD!!! He’s terrible.
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Oline definitely deserves an f :)
 
Ozfin said:
Fair calls Zim
Think Ford deserves a mention for the 52 yard catch that helped spark the Fins.
The Wilson catch was good coaching, if I'm correct they set up the same play before running Gaskin for a yard or two and Wilson looked open then. So good adjustment.
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Thanks Oz…. And you’re right…. I should have given Ford some credit.
 
Nice write up. It bugs me that we used a pick on a TE last year when we have so many capable guys at the position and one stud in MG. I mean, Shaheen and Smythe are no joke. Solid players.

Palardy gets an D- in my book. One great punt and a ton of crap ones that continued to give Balt a short field.

Zimm - love ya but I’m not down w the “when X wants to play” thing. I’ve heard this lately on the board and I don’t buy it. He’s a competitor and comes to play every week. Some games a star CB doesn’t make plays. Happens w all of the greats week in and out. But this guy makes more plays on defense for us during the course of a season than anyone since Jason Taylor. He’s that good. And I’m so glad he’s on our team.

The QBs played gritty / gutsy games. JB made a couple of nice plays but I’m not sure we win had he stayed in. We needed some plays from the QB in the 4th quarter and Tua made them. The first down play to Smythe so we didn’t go 3 and out and punt it right back. The long ball to Wilson. Big pass to Waddle in the 3rd I think. The TD run. His finger affected his accuracy but he made enough plays to help win the game. Kudos.

Jerome Baker showed why he’s so important on that play he forced a punt w that run down of the ball carrier - great speed on full display.

Zach Seiler’s rag doll of the RB was emblematic of how our D ball gagged this Ravens offense and rode them around the field. Love it.

A little love for Albert Wilson. I thought he was done prior to tonight.

Ravens keyed on MG and shut him down - was good to see other guys step up - including Shaheen w a great catch and Ford as well.

Finally, and this may not be popular, but Flores coached a brilliant game. Pre game plan on D was awesome. The in-game decisions like the challenge we all thought was stupid, not putting JB back in, managing a 4th and 1 smartly when emotion said “go for it” - he outcoached one of the best tonight.

Finally - Robert Hunt - lol that is priceless.
 
VanzGinkel said:
Im thinking Hunt needs to go back to RT, and Eichenberg needs to play guard.
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Hunt needs to line up as eligible from time to time. Dude showed good ability to track the ball, soft hands, and a nose for the end zone. Lol

But I don't think it's where they're lining up as much as it's the coaching and play calling. There is a lot of undeniable talent on that line and it's the worst line in the league. All offensive coaching needs to go in the off-season
 
DZimmer000 said:
I can’t really argue with that. I was in a good mood…. So I gave them the D -
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To be fair the Ravens defense has pretty much manhandled us the past two decades. They always play physical and we usually don’t have an answer. I know we have the worst OL in the league, but for one night (on a short week) they deserve a D for helping us get a huge team win.
 
Holland was a beast yesterday. Looking forward to his career here. Thought Tua played very well coming in relief, he’s growing as a QB imo, will he be great? Who knows at this point but he’s impressive with the ineptness around him and untalented WRs except for Waddle.
It was a clear game plan from the Ravens to take Gesicke out of the game and they did a good job of it.
I hope to never see Brissett again, although I don’t want the guy hurt at all.
We need to grow from this game.
What I want for Christmas, a new experienced OLine coach and OC
 
Delvin said:
There's got to be something out there better than Palardy.

If you are going to consider special teams an integral part of the game, you can't have a crap punter. You continually lose field position.
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I do not get why we don’t bring guys in during the week?
 
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