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10-24-2012, 08:45 AM #25Veteran Poster
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Re: We need to let go of the notion that the Ravens can be a run-first team; not this year
The Ravens are not built to do any one thing effectively. There needs to be balance and creativity. The offense is not successful when they are run happy and and they are not successful when they are pass happy. Last year the Ravens offense tried the run happy approach. The Ravens were consistently in 3rd and greater than 5 situations.
The Ravens are not a good running team. They are slightly above average. Everyone assumes because Rice is such a good all around back that the Ravens are a good running team. The Oline was not good enough to go toe to toe with defenses running the ball last year and that line was much better than this year's version. Some OCs can make changes to their scheme and game planning to account for a weak oline but that is not the case with Cam.
If we become a run happy offense we will see short gains on first and second. On third down everyone in the stadium will know it is a pass. The defense will pin its' ears back and the oline will not be able to stop them. Our receivers will not get separation and we will still have 3 and outs. That has been the Cam offense since he has been in Baltimore.
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