05-05-2016, 08:35 PM
(05-05-2016, 08:16 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: tbh I think the ravens need a good running game again. When I think of their superbowls I think of Jamaal Lewis and Ray Rice churning out short yardage situations and keeping their D off the field. Until they fix their running problems, Flacco will struggle and the defense in turn will struggle. I was surprised when they didn't go for a RB in round 2 this year.
No doubt. They always won with running and defense. That philosophy seemed to change after Flacco got his big contract and Rice knocked out his GF. In Flacco's first 5 seasons, he averaged 31.1 attempts per game. In 3 seasons since the SB and the contract, he's averaged 37.6 attempts. That's a huge jump.
Fwiw, even though they didn't go after a RB as early as I thought they would, they did double dip with Dixon in the 4th and Reynolds in the 6th.
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