Defining DVOA and the value of Lamar Jackson
Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders joins Nestor to help consume the concept of DVOA, the numbers on Lamar Jackson and the value of throwing the ball.
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Lessons from weird Thursday win should help Ravens hit stride in November
A bewildering first half reiterated that the Baltimore offense should remain a run-heavy unit with Greg Roman as its coordinator.
Lamar Jackson on Ravens’ complementary players stepping up: “We’ve got the guys to do those things”
After a rough first half, the star quarterback went 8-for-8 for 94 yards and two touchdowns the rest of the way.
Harbaugh proud to see Ravens rebound, finish strong in Thursday victory over Buccaneers
The head coach also said the injuries to Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman weren’t serious.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts (and a prediction) ahead of Week 8 tilt at Tampa Bay
Baltimore aims to win back-to-back games for the first time all season.
Lamar Jackson says opponents different kinds of blitzes compared to last year
The Ravens quarterback touched on several topics, including his second career meeting with Tom Brady.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts following Week 7 win over Cleveland
Despite the 23-20 victory, Baltimore’s woes inside the red zone continued on Sunday.
Special teams jump-start and save Ravens in narrow win over Cleveland
“Special teams is what we preach over here. That’s what it starts off with, and they went out there and did their job.”
#ColumnNes The Ravens should be running first (and second and third) to victory
Perhaps in our haste to throw it all away, we’ve lost sight of the fact that the entire operation has been assembled to run around – and with – No. 8 and still does that better than anyone when they’re doing it the right way.
Lamar Jackson on Gus Edwards’ return: “All that power, we’ve been missing that a lot”
The star quarterback threw only 16 passes in Sunday’s 23-20 victory over Cleveland.
Ravens-Browns: Five predictions for Sunday
With back-to-back road games against Tampa Bay and New Orleans looming, Baltimore can’t afford to lose this one on multiple levels.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts ahead of Week 7 clash with Cleveland
Luke Jones offers his latest purple musings as Baltimore aims to get back on track and stay in first place in the AFC North.
Lamar Jackson says Ravens offense needs to let its talents take over, avoid pressing late in games
“Our job is to score points. We’re not trying to rely on [Justin Tucker]. The only time we should rely on him is for extra points.”
DeSean Jackson excited to play with “new era of Michael Vick” in Lamar Jackson
“In practice, we had a couple of routes I talked to him about and kind of envisioned what I see. I had a great feeling of how he looks at it.”
Bateman, Houston return to field as D. Jackson makes practice debut with Ravens
Quarterback Lamar Jackson was a limited participant with a hip issue on Wednesday.
Ravens’ toughest opponent continues staring them in mirror after latest fourth-quarter collapse
Until showing otherwise, this is a pretty good team carrying a vibe of not being good enough or smart enough in crunch time.
Harbaugh on Ravens’ late-game woes: “Finishing is a habit”
The Baltimore head coach discussed a number of topics Monday in the aftermath of the Week 6 loss to the New York Giants.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts following Week 6 loss to New York Giants
In a performance littered with mistakes, Baltimore offered a master class of self-destruction on Sunday.
#ColumnNes How many meltdowns are too many for self-destructing Ravens?
When Lamar Jackson plays poorly – and most of Sunday was another poor effort throwing the ball where he actually wanted to throw it, especially the long ball – the Baltimore Ravens are going to have a whole lot of trouble trying to finish football games against competent competition.
After two late turnovers, Jackson laments “a lot of missed opportunities out there”
Lamar Jackson’s fourth-quarter interception put the Giants on a short field for the go-ahead touchdown.
After another fourth-quarter collapse, Harbaugh says Ravens must “find ourselves as a football team”
Baltimore blew a 10-point lead in the final 12 minutes to fall 24-20 to the New York Giants on Sunday.
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Ravens-Giants: Five predictions for Sunday
Despite two high-profile offseason additions at safety, Chuck Clark remains the constant at the position.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts ahead of Week 6 meeting with New York Giants
Baltimore will see old friend and former defensive coordinator Wink Martindale on Sunday afternoon.
Jackson says there “ain’t no telling” how many blitzes Ravens will see from Martindale’s Giants
“Those guys are doing a great job at all types of blitzes in different areas — different guys trapping with the blitz, cover 0 blitzes, and stuff like that.”
Finding the differences between life in Canada and here
Longtime Baltimore real estate leader Bill Yerman and Nestor have been close for years. Recently, they both spent time in Canada noticing how much different life is there in the modern world. Of course, there’s some Springsteen tour talk here, too, to go with the Pearl Jam shows of Quebec and Ottawa on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at The Beaumont.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts following Week 5 win over Cincinnati
Luke Jones offers his purple musings after Sunday Night Football in Baltimore.
Jackson credits Ravens defense after offense “missed a lot of opportunities out there” Sunday night
“They’ve been getting a lot of noise about how they’ve been playing. In our eyes, they played lights out.”
A defensive effort in slowing down Burrow
All last week, the Ravens defense talked about last season’s problems against Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. In a heavyweight battle on Sunday night in Baltimore, it was Mike Macdonald and responsible play that allowed the Ravens to prevail to take first place in the AFC North.
A week changes everything
The heat on head coach John Harbaugh was so last week ago. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Ravens important win over Bengals and the road ahead for the AFC North leaders.
Ravens-Bengals: Five predictions for Sunday night
Baltimore will try to avoid the first 0-3 home start in franchise history in Week 5.
Bill Yerman joins Nestor at The Beaumont to discuss rock and roll, Springsteen and Oh Canada
Bill Yerman joins Nestor at The Beaumont to discuss rock and roll, Springsteen and Oh Canada
Twelve Ravens Thoughts ahead of Week 5 showdown with Cincinnati
Luke Jones offers his latest purple musings ahead of an AFC North showdown on Sunday Night Football.
Jackson eager for Ravens to reestablish home-field advantage on Sunday Night Football
“The fans are paying their money to see us go out there and perform the right way, go out there and get ‘W’s’ for them.”
Twelve Ravens Thoughts following Week 4 loss to Bills
Playing in front of a full Baltimore crowd for the first time, J.K. Dobbins scored two touchdowns in Sunday’s defeat.
No shortage of blame to go around for another Ravens home collapse
Back-to-back home losses of that nature are unacceptable and troubling for a team with lofty aspirations.
#ColumnNes John Harbaugh didn’t understand the question; Ravens fans still don’t understand the decision
Welcome to October. The high-ceiling Baltimore Ravens are suddenly a troubling 2-2 and the defending AFC champions are coming to town for Sunday Night Football. And head coach John Harbaugh is under siege from the Baltimore fan base.
Jackson’s late end-zone interception proves costly as Ravens drop to 2-2
“I saw [Devin] Duvernay late. If I would have seen him right off the bat, that would have been a touchdown.”
Get Luke’s pre-game Bills at Ravens analysis here
Every week before the Ravens game, Luke Jones joins Dennis Koulatsos for a spirited chat about this week’s opponent. This week: beating Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the wonders of Lamar Jackson as Bills await showdown
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the wonders of Lamar Jackson as Bills await showdown
Longtime football insider Vic Carucci gives Nestor a primer on Josh Allen and Buffalo Bills
Longtime football insider Vic Carucci gives Nestor a primer on Josh Allen and Buffalo Bills
