Tony Lombardi: Do you have any inside information you could provide?

[Ravenblue]

You're saying you don't want the best rushing offense in the league to run the ball on 4th and 1?

No... I want them to not go for it on 4th and 1 in a field position game...

[The Excellector]

I will see what I can find out.

Thank you Tony.

[The Excellector]

If it was tough in the middle, you go elsewhere. Mix in Hill on the outside, use a few screens, do SOMETHING. This looked exactly like the Flacco years, run off tackle or pass out of an empty backfield. Marty would have been right at home with that mess.

Very fair point. It does seem like once Roman lacked confidence that plan A would work, he went straight to emptying the backfield ad nauseam.

[TL24x7]

Any info on what was going on behind the scenes, leading up to the playoff game?
The aftermath of the playoff game?
Hayden Hurst's frustration?
Why Bobby Engram is going for a WR coach gig in Philly?

Leading up to the playoff game the coaching staff attempted to make practices a bit more competitive than normal weekday practices given the layoff time. That didn't seem to work given that the Titans' players in the trenches were clearly more assertive than the Ravens.

Judon and Peanut were seen huddling together. Along with Levine the three are very close. All are free agents and it's possible that none of the three return...Mark Ingram was said to be screaming in the shower incoherently, very upset. In the postgame presser he used "shit" many times, some believe to just sabotage the possible use of the interview...Speculation on Engram is that he wants to be involved with receivers in a traditional passing game. Plus he has some history in the PA area.

As for Hurst, I'm told he was not to be found when the media arrived in the locker room. If he was upset, and maybe that pass that hit him in the chest triggered it, speculation is that he didn't want to be near the media; that he needed more time to decompress.

Hope that helps...

[lobachevsky]

Hindsight is so 20/20.

20/20 hindsight isn't worth much when the only thing one can see is the lining of one's own colon. Not pointing fingers at anyone in particular here...

I didn't have a problem with him going for it on 4th down. Just didn't execute.

The players didn't execute. The coaches deserved to have been executed.

[The Excellector]

Leading up to the playoff game the coaching staff attempted to make practices a bit more competitive than normal weekday practices given the layoff time. That didn't seem to work given that the Titans' players in the trenches were clearly more assertive than the Ravens.

Judon and Peanut were seen huddling together. Along with Levine the three are very close. All are free agents and it's possible that none of the three return...Mark Ingram was said to be screaming in the shower incoherently, very upset. In the postgame presser he used "shit" many times, some believe to just sabotage the possible use of the interview...Speculation on Engram is that he wants to be involved with receivers in a traditional passing game. Plus he has some history in the PA area.

As for Hurst, I'm told he was not to be found when the media arrived in the locker room. If he was upset, and maybe that pass that hit him in the chest triggered it, speculation is that he didn't want to be near the media; that he needed more time to decompress.

Hope that helps...

Thank you Tony. This all makes sense.

[Jeepercreepermd]

4th down aggressiveness worked for us all year long.

The difference is that if you fail on 4th down in Seattle and lose a game in week 8 or whatever there’s always next week. The risk there is FAR less. I understand that the percentages indicate that you’re most likely going to get the 1st down in 4th and 1 situations but what gets overlooked is what the risk is in failure vs what’s actually happening in the game.
Our defense had only given up 14 points off two turnovers until midway the the 3rd quarter. It’s not as if the Titans were scoring at will and we had to go balls out just to keep pace. Like in the KC game

[BearArms]

The special teams penalties were INFURIATING! I was literally walking in circles around my living room going “They’re 14-2 and they can’t even get a damned fair catch right!”

Did that the whole game

[bst3975]

And I’d be ok with that also ...if it wasn’t repeated. Go for it a few times ...but when it keeps failing and we’re losing and we’re in Tuckers range ...get the 3.


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Since they only went for it on 4th twice (once on the 1sr half) until late in the 4Q when there was no other choice, I don't know what your complaint ("go for it a few times") is about, other than you hate the coaching staff.

[Ravenswintitle]

Did that the whole game

same never sat down