More Thoughts

Carey Davis should be a ball carrier. I have had this debate with Matt Wein and Bruce Arians about a billion times now. Dude is an absolute truck, but not really a fullback. In fact, the only reason Bruce Arians has him playing fullback is because he's kind of a fatty and B.A. assumes FB is the only position for fatties. Jerome Bettis was a big man, but that didn't make him a FB by default. I'm not saying Carey Davis is Jerome Bettis, but he shows promise as the big back in our rotation.

Ryan Clark has gotten burnt this season without Troy. Tyrone Carter excelled when playing next to Troy in Clark's spot. I really like Ryan Clark, but these things have happened. His ball skills aren't great, and he has neither the speed nor the instincts to right himself after making a mistake. What he does bring is extreme physicality, which is a huge part of our game plan, when we're trying to scare slot receivers from running over the middle. He's part of the LeBeau philosophy of forcing the other guy to compromise and abandon entire parts of his gameplan. However, it's becoming apparent that what Clark brings comes at the expense of basic coverage technique. If we do happen to re-sign him in the offseason, I don't expect the deal to extend beyond Troy's.

William Gay is probably much better than he's been playing. Cornerback takes a while to develop, and while that's not any great comfort now, I think it's safe to say Gay's better days are coming and they'll be quite good. As it stands right now, he's getting burned on come back routes way too easy.

We didn't go to the 1-5 nearly as much as we wanted tonight. That was thanks to the Ravens' ability to run, which necessitates us being in the 3-4 base. However, when we were in the 1-5, we found a way to generate a very decent amount of pressure.