7 hours ago
(8 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: Wow, we went from people predicting Henry and Jackson would combine for 400 yds on the ground and losing by 30 to losing on a muffed snap in OT, and everyone wants the DC's head. Typical
If Joe Burrow doesn't have a near-perfect 5 TD day, we lose that game far more comfortably.
We did well 1st half and generally did well containing the run. But Harbaugh said at the half that there was plenty of big play passes opportunities they needed to take some advantage of, and they literally did so on repeat for an entire half of football. We went into the game with the plan to limit them on the ground (good idea), but the second they moved away from that, they just destroyed us through the air instead. It's not some wonderous success that we took away what they're good at, only to get obliterated in the pass game instead.
We had three separate double-digit leads and they all felt incredibly temporary because the defence had zero answer for the Ravens passing attack. The best example of this today, was them screwing up the Kickoff return leading to them starting the drive at their own 8... that same drive they ended up backed up at 1st & 20 (don't think that even became a 3rd down, they picked up the yards no problem)... it took them 5:14 to drive 92 yards, with penalty setbacks as well.
I'd love for the defence to turn this around... we only need them to be passable for us to be successful, but there have been no signs to suggest they're any good this year.
