When the 49ers, who haven’t won since Opening Day, square off with the Ravens (1-4) on Sunday, there’s a whole lot more to be concerned with than family, the Baltimore coach insisted this week. The Ravens certainly didn’t want to make this a commemorative unit, but it is a great replica. “I think you see that consistently across the board. They aren’t quite as bad as 1996, but they are close”.
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Wright also said there had been discussions with Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome about acquiring him in a trade with the 49ers. It’s a lot of trying to get a few rest at the same time, trying to adjust my time clock and trying to learn this defense. One of the stars of the HBO show “Hard Knocks”, which chronicled Texans training camp, James last played in a regular-season game in 2013, when he appeared in 12 with the Giants. Kaepernick said he continues to build on-field rapport with Boldin, even though they have worked together now for more than two seasons. If we were looking long-term, Brooks is the guy I’d grab instead. They don’t tackle consistently, they don’t pressure the quarterback and they can’t get off the field on third down. Celek is a viable-enough target to keep Hill occupied and leave the beleaguered Ravens’ corners in single coverage against unsafe wideouts Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith. “The safeties have been nonexistent”. Impressive in the sense that it’s truly impressive how they are able to find new ways to lose games week after week. But like current running back Justin Forsett, Byner wasn’t going to break a long one for a touchdown. Teams played in preseason past year after holding joint practices….
“We just executed”, Smith said of the offense’s improvements. We’re going to prepare against any team the same way. Perhaps it’s no shock that’s the only game the 49ers managed to win this year. The Ravens could use a player to help set the edge and even get after the quarterback.
The Ravens have been plagued by injuries this season, which have definitely contributed to their struggles so far. That forced them to move Elvis Dumervil to the weak side full-time, and that’s not Dumervil’s forte.
In other words, there’s really no reason – especially for the losing team – to watch the championship-deciding game only 32 months ago. Dumervil had been a part-time pass rushing specialist. Back then, like now, the Ravens had two safeties in Stevon Moore and Eric Turner who were excellent playing the run and coming straight ahead, but didn’t cover much ground in pass defense.
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But it’s not just a lack of playmakers that makes this team comparable to that bad defense in 1996.
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There is also a problem with attitude, according to Burnett.
“I know them both very well, and they both know me very well”, Smith said. “I saw an opportunity, and we made it happen”. They don’t have that swagger.
“I think if things were sour, then maybe I’d feel different, but I don’t feel any different at all”, the 26-year-old receiver said.
Unfortunately, this group might not get much better this year.
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“There’s always going to be turnover in personnel – it’s the National Football League”, Osemele said.
