Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles (5-8) @ Baltimore Ravens (7-6)

[ProfessaPackMan]

Baltimore up 7-3 in the 1st quarter.

[Steven78]

Wentz in his last 9.5 games: 5.9 YPA, 7 TD, 12 INT, 11 fumbles, 3 lost fumbles, 70.3 passer rating.

Kind of concerning?

[RJTurneR]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steven78

Wentz in his last 9.5 games: 5.9 YPA, 7 TD, 12 INT, 11 fumbles, 3 lost fumbles, 70.3 passer rating. Kind of concerning?

Not at all. First year QB, underperforming receivers, inconsistent run game.

Not to mention he didn't play any pre-season football.

[slickdtc]

I mean, it's concerning as much as a QB struggling is concerning. But thinking maybe they whiffed on the pick? Nah, no way.

Shame Eagles didn't convert on the game winning 2PT and make Flacco pay for his late INT and the offense for running right into the Eagles DL in an attempt to run out the clock.

Ravens got gashed today by Ryan Mathews and a practice squad RB, neither passing offenses looked particularly good and it was strange seeing both get ran on like they did.

But hey, Baltimore came up big on the potential game winning play... Insert cliche "find a way to win" mantra here. Setting up a delicious game next week. I personally wanna see the Ravens win the North.

[Bmore Irish]

Games like this are why, even if the Ravens make the playoffs, I don't have a ton of confidence in them to make a run.

This is a game they should win, and sure, they got the W, but they damn near choked it away.

The regularly jump out to early leads only to let them slip away, and they struggle to lead comebacks. God forbid they have to run the two minute drill, it's typically at a snail's pace with check downs galore.

As far as Philly is concerned, I don't think anyone should be all that surprised that a rookie QB is looking like a rookie QB. The hot start was a bit deceiving, and the rookie wall is real. Dak Prescott hasn't exactly been setting byte world on fire these past few weeks either.

But fans are fickle, which is why you still hear Ravens fans calling for Harbaugh's job.

[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bmore Irish

Games like this are why, even if the Ravens make the playoffs, I don't have a ton of confidence in them to make a run. This is a game they should win, and sure, they got the W, but they damn near choked it away. The regularly jump out to early leads only to let them slip away, and they struggle to lead comebacks. God forbid they have to run the two minute drill, it's typically at a snail's pace with check downs galore. As far as Philly is concerned, I don't think anyone should be all that surprised that a rookie QB is looking like a rookie QB. The hot start was a bit deceiving, and the rookie wall is real. Dak Prescott hasn't exactly been setting byte world on fire these past few weeks either. But fans are fickle, which is why you still hear Ravens fans calling for Harbaugh's job.

The offense may be the most inconsistent in the league, and it seems like it has been that way for some time.

And what you said about rookie QBs it true. It is never as easy once defenses have film of you to work off of. The mark of a good play is the ability to adapt, that is why I dislike the tendency by some to overhype QBs after one year.

[Bmore Irish]

Quote: Originally Posted by ggsimmonds

The offense may be the most inconsistent in the league, and it seems like it has been that way for some time. And what you said about rookie QBs it true. It is never as easy once defenses have film of you to work off of. The mark of a good play is the ability to adapt, that is why I dislike the tendency by some to overhype QBs after one year.

It's maddening to watch this offense, over the course of a single game, go from in rhythm and moving the ball at will to totally flat and can't even get a first down.

I don't know how many games they've come out on fire the first drive or two, then completely fizzled. That Redskins game was probably the best indicator of what they would be this season.