jgcrawfish 232 Posted November 17, 2009 WTF??? 13 carries for Willis @ 2.7 ypc??? I'm hoping they're just saving Rice for tougher foes, but good gawd, just the sheer fact that Rice didn't run longer than 19 yrds, split carries with Willis down the stretch and didn't completely shred the Cleveland D is cause for concern. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamageIncVacc 6 Posted November 17, 2009 They had said earlier in the week that they wanted to give Maghee more carries . They need to take it easy on Rice. But Rice will still be the focal point they are smart to give more carries to willis. It will never be a 50-50 split. more like 65-35 . Dont forget Magahee is a great runner and pass reciever himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoBelichickFan 0 Posted November 17, 2009 just when I get a stud Rb guy who is tearing it up......some old rb steals his carries. this better not be for real......I need rice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VinAZ 0 Posted November 17, 2009 Relax...a bunch of the carries were in the 4th Qtr while trying to run out the clock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius 0 Posted November 17, 2009 I believe Rice had 20 or more carries and a couple catches. This is characteristic of a feature back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FeelingMN 273 Posted November 17, 2009 I'd be more concerned Baltimore looked like absolute ass against Cleveland than McGahee coming in for a few series in the game. What an awful, awful display of football tonight. :puke: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreadlocks34 0 Posted November 17, 2009 WTF??? 13 carries for Willis @ 2.7 ypc??? Not that anyone actually wanted to watch this, but if you had you would have seen 10 of those carries come in the last 16 minutes and 6 of them being the last 6 plays from scrimmage for Baltimore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,174 Posted November 17, 2009 Not that anyone actually wanted to watch this, but if you had you would have seen 10 of those carries come in the last 16 minutes and 6 of them being the last 6 plays from scrimmage for Baltimore. Yup. When the game was 16-0 in the last 4 minutes they gave it to Willis to run the clock out. No need having your stud in there to get hurt. Other than that he just spelled Rice several times throughout the game like any other back up running back would do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gridiron whirlwinds 10 Posted November 17, 2009 Make no mistake about it. Ray Rice is the FEATURE back on the Ravens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterMorgan 5 Posted November 17, 2009 This is why you watch the game instead of just looking at the stat sheet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Zeke 0 Posted November 17, 2009 Yup. When the game was 16-0 in the last 4 minutes they gave it to Willis to run the clock out. No need having your stud in there to get hurt. Other than that he just spelled Rice several times throughout the game like any other back up running back would do. Exactly! As a Rice owner, I was happy to see him out of the game at the end (especially since I'm also a Turner owner). Let Willis get the garbage time, and since he was so ineffective on those carries he did get, why would anyone be concerned that he is going to eat into Rice's carries when games are on the line? Rice earned the every down back role on this team, and that ain't changing the rest of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deefree93 0 Posted November 17, 2009 Exactly be happy with your 17+ points from Rice and move on. He was the only player who scored an offensive TD in the whole game anyways. You cant expect him to get 30 carries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
9-Route 0 Posted November 17, 2009 no, just a product of the game and opponent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewbieJr 541 Posted November 17, 2009 Relax. The ravens have a short week coming up. Why run Rice into the ground against the Browns? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgcrawfish 232 Posted November 17, 2009 sorry for the paranoia, however, i was expecting a bigger output, particularly vs Cleveland. The state of the Ravens offense worries me after last night. I'm also a bit worried about his schedule...the next 3 games don't look promising, nor does the Wk 16 matchup again vs the Steelers. 11 11/22/09 1:00pm IND 12 11/29/09 8:20pm PIT 13 12/07/09 8:30pm @GB 14 12/13/09 1:00pm DET 15 12/20/09 1:00pm CHI 16 12/27/09 1:00pm @PIT 17 01/03/10 4:15pm @OAK I've got Rice on the block. Need a WR upgrade and willing to part with him with that schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterMorgan 5 Posted November 17, 2009 sorry for the paranoia, however, i was expecting a bigger output, particularly vs Cleveland. The state of the Ravens offense worries me after last night. I'm also a bit worried about his schedule...the next 3 games don't look promising, nor does the Wk 16 matchup again vs the Steelers. 11 11/22/09 1:00pm IND 12 11/29/09 8:20pm PIT 13 12/07/09 8:30pm @GB 14 12/13/09 1:00pm DET 15 12/20/09 1:00pm CHI 16 12/27/09 1:00pm @PIT 17 01/03/10 4:15pm @OAK I've got Rice on the block. Need a WR upgrade and willing to part with him with that schedule. IND, GB, DET and CHI are all good matchups. Pit is a tough match up but so was Cincy, so was Minnesota. He is match up proof. I actually like him better in tough match ups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgcrawfish 232 Posted November 17, 2009 IND, GB, DET and CHI are all good matchups. Pit is a tough match up but so was Cincy, so was Minnesota. He is match up proof. I actually like him better in tough match ups. GB shut down a potent Dallas rush attack (with some help from the idiot Jason Garrett), Indy ranks in the top half of the league in rush defense more than likely Baltimore will be playing from behind, limiting the effectiveness of Rice (although the kid gets a lot of passing love). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DexterMorgan 5 Posted November 17, 2009 GB shut down a potent Dallas rush attack (with some help from the idiot Jason Garrett), Indy ranks in the top half of the league in rush defense more than likely Baltimore will be playing from behind, limiting the effectiveness of Rice (although the kid gets a lot of passing love). Dallas had 11 rushes (off the top of my head) Playing from behind is when Rice gets his points. See Minnesota game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevinv86 1 Posted November 17, 2009 In my ppr league i love when balt is down... then its dump off passes to rice all day.. Just like the Min game when they were down... So balt being down doesn't scare me as a rice owner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT 137 Posted November 17, 2009 I'd be more concerned Baltimore looked like absolute ass against Cleveland than McGahee coming in for a few series in the game. What an awful, awful display of football tonight. :puke: +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted November 17, 2009 I'd be more concerned Baltimore looked like absolute ass against Cleveland than McGahee coming in for a few series in the game. What an awful, awful display of football tonight. :puke: +1k Their offense only scored 10 points against the hapless Browns and they clearly didn't have anything remotely resembling an offensive strategy last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry jones nephew 0 Posted November 18, 2009 WTF??? 13 carries for Willis @ 2.7 ypc??? I'm hoping they're just saving Rice for tougher foes, but good gawd, just the sheer fact that Rice didn't run longer than 19 yrds, split carries with Willis down the stretch and didn't completely shred the Cleveland D is cause for concern. Dude.....with all due respect this is one of the dumbest threads ever. You obviously got lazy and just read the stat sheet and didnt watch any of the game. Gooober. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
