Lamar Jackson plays the hero, lifts Ravens over Browns in NFL's best game this season

@dutch-oven said:

It is? Really? 

Yes, it is.  Now you have learned something. 

@the-gipper said:

Well, when your defense is poorly manned, and apparently poorly schemed,  it is hard to jump out to that lead. 

It is? Really? 

??

Also, I thought the Baker pick-6 hit harder than the missed kicks. 
 

ir was an exciting game but I agree with others that the game plan was incorrect. 

@dutch-oven said:

The single best way to combat the Ravens is to jump out to a big lead on them.

It's how the Browns beat them early on last season, and it's how the Titans beat them in the playoffs.

Unfortunately, the Browns were trailing for big chunks of the game. 

Well, when your defense is poorly manned, and apparently poorly schemed,  it is hard to jump out to that lead. 

@sambai23 said:

I really was disappointed with Joe woods’ game plan...several teams have given good examples on how to slow down the ravens offense and it looked like woods just decided not to try to employ anything from these examples...playing Jackson like an ordinary qb and aggressively rushing the passer and blitzing just doesn’t work especially when you don’t focus on containing the edge...the most successful teams have not forced the rush but contained the pocket with 4 while having a spy focus on lamar...I don’t remember a single play where the browns had a spy on Lamar or when the line made an effort at just containing the pocket...

The single best way to combat the Ravens is to jump out to a big lead on them.

It's how the Browns beat them early on last season, and it's how the Titans beat them in the playoffs.

Unfortunately, the Browns were trailing for big chunks of the game. 

@jcam222 said:

Many things contributed to losing. Relative to our defense the truth is overall our secondary and linebackers were over their heads. Not enough talent to compete. IMO the inexcusable reason was our kicker. For the most part it’s just him , the holder and the ball. The extra point and FG distances were gimmes for a pro. He blew it!

He did, but, still, when you score 42 points, you should still win. 

@canton-dawg said:

They’re ranked #5 in team defense.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/opp.htm

OK, so, that means that our offense shredded that #5 defense.   

Of course, to be repetitive, that means our defense reverted to being  worse than pathetic. 

@the-gipper said:

I ask this question:

Are the Ratfuckers  really considered one of the best defenses in the league?   I am not so sure. 

They’re ranked #5 in team defense.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/opp.htm

@canton-dawg said:

I recall reading somewhere today, that Baltimore’s defense gives up 19 points a game on average.

I ask this question:

Are the Ratfuckers  really considered one of the best defenses in the league?   I am not so sure. 

@comeonman said:

42 points on a great defense. Damn. 

I recall reading somewhere today, that Baltimore’s defense gives up 19 points a game on average.

@the-gipper said:

I was looking for the game's stat sheet but could not find it online.  Has anyone seen it? 

Maybe Tour or Flugs gots it!

@canton-dawg said:

Ordinarily, when an offense scores 42 points that team should win the game.

Fixing the defense should be priority #1 going into the 2021 draft.

42 points on a great defense. Damn. 

@brownsfan4evr said:

our defensive secondary

Can't just blame the DB's -- our "LB" are not NFL-caliber pass defenders.  To be as generous as possible, our LB's are "Dragging down the league average"

This is similar to including TE&FB in discussions of team runblocking.

The Browns are a better football team right now than they have been for a long time, but as they sit, they are not good enough to win the division and after last night's frustrating loss, they are going to have to go 2-1 just to make the playoffs. 

They are trending in the right direction under Kevin, but that defense is going to take more than a single offseason to overhaul, and until it is, we won't be able to win the division. 

I'll set the over/under at 10 days before this game has a kool name attached to it too...... Poop Bowl? Shitz Creek? Pepto Bowl? 

I'll take the under. 

@canton-dawg said:

Ordinarily, when an offense scores 42 points that team should win the game.

Fixing the defense should be priority #1 going into the 2021 draft.

That is clearly evident.   

Note:   ONLY 12 teams in NFL history have scored more points in a game than the Browns did yesterday and lost.   Including Browns vs. Bengals in 2004 where they lost  58-48.    Plus there were 5 others that also scored 42 points and lost.

If that doesn't tell you this defense needs work, nothing does. 

@canton-dawg said:

Ordinarily, when an offense scores 42 points that team should win the game.

Fixing the defense should be priority #1 going into the 2021 draft.

I support this move wholeheartedly...... Our D line is long in the tooth... Richardson and Vernon are near the twilight of their careers... Were gonna need some young fasts studs so we can utilize Garretts prime form... We need Lber's that can enforce the middle....getting Greedy and Ward back alone would be monumental... Delpit?... You still have uncertainty.. What is the extent of his damage?.... A very Defense heavy off season... Lets do this...

Fixing the defense should be priority #1 going into the 2021 draft.

@brownsfan4evr said:

IMHO, our defensive secondary, and missing the field goal and extra point, cost us this game. Baker and the offense were BALLIN'!!

Yeah when they rack up 89 points it wasn't a defensive game.