https://youtu.be/HV-JMBdFtB4?si=aeK5I5kY8O7S8Oma
Great analysis by a well respected Ravens fan here. Coach describes exactly how I was feeling while watching this game and what I’ve been feeling overall this season. We continue to underperform consistently and it seems that our margin for error is way smaller than other good teams. We had no turnovers and scored 4 times on offense while turning them over multiple times and the margin of victory was just one score. We should expect more from our team than this. And it’s ok to call that out while appreciating that we won.
Here’s where this post rubs me the wrong way. What “good teams?”
3 weeks ago, the “good teams” were the Niners, Chiefs, Bills, Lions, Dolphins, and Eagles. The Eagles have been pretty consistent, I suppose, but they were losing most of yesterday to the Commanders. Niners have dropped three straight and get to dwell on that during their bye. Chiefs just lost to the Broncos. No need to bury the Lions, and I’m figuring them to come out and murder the Raiders tonight – but we’ll see!
Cards are underrated. -I- underrated them. I specifically said “There’s no reason we shouldn’t trounce them” even tho I had not seen the Cards play once this year. THEY LOOK GOOD! They’re an NFL team with dramatically improved coaching, a borderline elite run game, and a bunch of players who are out there trying hard to win.
Did we look past them? Maybe. I don’t honestly think so. I think they were coached well, and are short on talent, but I think they deserve a better record than 1-6.
TLDR, being exceptionally good is hard. I get that it’s hard to know where we sit, but thinking that we aren’t in the same tier as the Chiefs or Niners is a bridge too far. I wouldn’t trade with either one of them.