Last night's game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Washington Redskins was suspended in the third quarter because of the weather, which was making more noise than either team's offense.
Two weeks ago Baltimore fans had travel plans to Phoenix all but booked for next year's Super Bowl, and now they're clamoring to figure out why exactly the offense can't put points on the board. Yes, it's "only preseason," but the fact remains that Baltimore's offense has been, year after year, one of the worst in the league.
To whom should the finger of collective ire be pointed? That's easy: Head coach Brian Billick, who for the better part of a decade now has had tried and failed to put together a decent offense for the Baltimore Ravens.
Yes, there have been problems at quarterback, and even today, leadership skills aside, there are still problems with Steve McNair (namely a weak arm that prevents deep threats from materializing). But in the age of the salary cap, all teams have shortcomings. Deal with it.
The team needs to reestablish itself in the running game, and it needs also to find ways to be less vanilla in its execution. McNair can't throw the deep ball, but there is no reason that the offense shouldn't be able to more effectively spread the field, particularly now that Willis McGahee is coming out of the backfield as opposed to Jamal Lewis, who despite his strength in the trenches always had hands of stone.
Photograph: Baltimore Sun
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I would say the offense is right where it needs to be; not showing other teams what the Ravens will be doing in the regular season.
The Ravens put up points in bunches last year, and there's no reason to think they won't do it again.
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