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When they looked at the replay how did they not call targeting?

If we lose this game , Caleb will still be the starter but he is going to have to show improvement because a couple more of these typeof games will get him put on the bench.

We still have time to get this game but Caleb is going to have to pick his game up.

This loss is on Caleb.

Even thou a bad defense they are creating because they are playing physical. We have to match that.

He had Rome beyond the first down and throws it underneath and did not look like he was under pressure. I dont get it.

That was IG, but he could have rolled to the right and made something happen.

Caleb should have run out of bounds instead going down. Pretty stupid decision.

Penalties by the young guys keep killing us. The Ravens DL is out playing us at the line of scrimmage. We need to make adjustments.,

Its nice we're moving the ball, but yet again FGs. We need to change that to be a true playoff contender. I seen them show a stat that Caleb holds the ball the longest in the NFL. I wish that improve. Also, accuracy is off, again.

I just noticed their defense only have 8 sacks on the year and we have 12. They only have 3 TOs and we have 16. I dont think this game will be as close as everyone expects. Ravens defense is awful.

So who gets game balls this week? I think Loveland has a breakout game and Brisker for his contributions to stopping the run. Caleb for going over 300 yds and 3 TDs, no TOs.

This game is really hard to call. Baltimore has more urgency and is at home. No Lamar is huge but the effort and physically will be there. So can we out physical the Ravens? If we run the ball and can limit Henry we will win the game. As we have seen most games this year seem to go down to the wire and I think this will to. 28-23 Bears.

Statement was made before he got put on IR. Do you think this is Braxton giving the finger to the Bears for benching him? I dont remember any injuries mentioned when Theo got put at LT. The one thing I think this coaching is doing that wasnt here before is developing players. Theo, Dom Robinson, Sewell, DuShon Wright all seem to be contributing.

Benedet handles the bull rush better than Jones did what I expect is because he is stronger. He got walked back several times but if Caleb got rid of the ball quicker it never matters. He went from a UDFA to starter so I think he is growing into the position as he gains more experience. There was only one sack in that game so the general pressure is getting better. Someone has to play LT and of our choices they think Theo has the most potential. OLs always look better once their QBs make quicker decisions, throw to their dump down targets, and show more accuracy in the short throwing game. Our growth in the passing game is focused on Caleb getting better. Does anyone else notice Caleb gets a lot of passes knocked down at the line? Is that a vision problem, or timing problem? That is the only think about his growth that bothers me. The rest are all fixable.

Braxton Jones is the most likely to be traded with LT starting experience . They have clearly moved on but if they still have doubts with Theo, they may keep him for depth. Probably a 4th or 5th round pick. Is that worth losing valuable depth? I doubt they trade anyone.

He is not playing , I watched several Doctors comment on his injury and said it was to early to come back. Full practice but run the Scout team tells you everything you need to know. With Hundley being the QB that helps us with aninjury plagued DB room. Henry is what we have to stop to win the game. Its the power run game up the middle that matters. He is not as effect if he has to go laterally to find a hole. Our LBs, and Ss are intact so we have a shot at limiting him to under a hundred yards by plugging every middle lanes. Effective tackling is important. The passes will be all in the front zone with the short passing game.

Lamar Jackson has a limited practice designation. I would say with a short week Thursday game against their division rivals Miami, he doesnt play on Sunday. I dont think they think they need him to beat us . I could be wrong. The key in this game is stopping Derrick Henry.

He not only is playing well, but is a team leader. On X I remember people saying after the first few games that he has slowed down because of his age. I'm not sure they say that now. When you judge a player in a short window, you can't properly measure a players worth. Look at the RB position tons of people on X, (we need another RB). That narrative changes now. We have to let this season play out and see the results. If we finish 5-6 we still end up with a winning record. I would say 11 wins are our ceiling. Can we go 7-4 the rest of the year? We will find out Sunday.

I hope Fields finds a place that use him right whether a starter or backup. I just wish him well, he's not here anymore so actually dont think about him . Caleb is the guy I rout for now. He needs to make better decisions with the ball, get rid of the ball sooner and be more accurate. I think BJ will get him where he needs to go. These hopes are not any different from the same things people complained about when Fields was here. The trait I see different with Caleb is what he has shown at the end of games. He gets us in a position to win even under the worst of odds. Not every QB in the league can do that. He needs to clean up the rest of his game. BJ came here because of Caleb and I trust him to get Caleb there.

Easy to look at people to move but a lot harder to do. I dont think there will be a big contract coming back if we do trade for somebody. That will just create next year cap chaos. Crosby will be paid 120 mil from 2026-29. Any contract they take on will end before we have to pay Caleb. Simmons 53 mil over the next two yrs. I think they may add a CB to help but not a big contract. I think , like the RB room, they will expect players to play better on the DL and stick pat with money. Poles set the team contracts to be done when Caleb expects to get paid in 2028. Then they will play with the rest of the roster.

Jesse Morse, MD evaluates every NFL injure every week. He said today will determine if Lamar plays this week. If he is not a full practice, he thinks they wont play him until a Thursday night game for week 9. If he does play , he will not be 100% and usually a players first game coming off an injury is below par.

I think every team can find those plays. We definitely seem to have more. Maybe being a winning team will grant us some less obvious calls.

I think that the season's success will determine who stays and who goes. Besides cutting players there could be restructuring of their contracts. Of course trades could come into play. I think after the season ends teams look for the draft to fill holes before they decide to trade for high price players. I also think to fill needs we will also address them in the draft. Everyone was worried about the RB room and the team stuck with their players and the problem seems to have went away. If we go 5-6 with the rest of the schedule , we end up with a winning record.(9-8). Most people on here seen that as the ceiling. I think we do a lot better than that. Does Minny look unbeatable? Anything you seen from GB telling you we arent capable of beating them. I think this team is a work in progress and we will fill some needs by our roster. We look at this team from our past problems but with BJ in the room, it is different. Can Theo become the LT? He is improving and I dont think the team is deciding at this moment in time, we need to draft a LT. They're not thinking about trading assets when we are on a 4 game winning streak. The team will be evaluated at the end of the year, not after 6 games. I see Edmunds being the most obvious cut or trade but if he keeps making plays, do you think Dennis Allen is going to say its okay to get rid of him? Zaccheaus is on a one year contract and plays the same position that Burden plays. Getting rid of Moore doesnt seem like a logical step to me. Bengals have Chase and still kept Higgins around. Jarrett is obvious but his contract has guarantees that prohibit that. Kmet will be asked to restructure since his value has lessened .before they just cut him. Someone will have to go because of our cap situation now but I think it is not decided yet. We are on the verge of becoming a playoff contender, I think we need to enjoy this season before we tear it down because of future issues.