Ravens Run Over, Embarrass Lions 48-3
by Sean Yuille on Dec 13, 2009 4:29 PM EST
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Where to even begin?
It's tough for me to even describe what transpired in Baltimore today, but the term "epic fail" seems to sum up the offense, defense, and special teams. It was just a complete embarrassment in all areas of the game, and Baltimore blew the Lions out of the stadium, winning 48-3.
Believe it or not, but this game was actually close early on. It didn't stay like that for long, though, because the Ravens proceeded to essentially kick the Lions between the legs over and over and over and over en route to this ridiculous blowout. I don't even feel like discussing how the score became 48-3 on a specific play-by-play basis right now (I will save that for the drive-by-drive breakdown), so let's just run through today's events in bullet form.
- Ray Rice ran for 166 yards and 1 touchdown on only 13 carries. He added 53 yards on 4 catches, meaning he ended up with 219 total yards despite only touching the ball 17 times. On top of that, he exited the game fairly early on in the second half since it was basically over with. Most of his stats were accumulated in the first half, yet he still managed to put up some ridiculous numbers.
- As a team, the Ravens ended up with 548 total yards (240 passing, 308 rushing). Even the Ravens' backups were making the Lions' defense look like a joke. (The Lions only ended up with 229 total yards, by the way.)
- You know what also looked like a joke? Daunte Culpepper and the Lions' offense except for Kevin Smith. Culpepper just absolutely sucks. There's not much else to say about him. For some reason the coaches decided to leave him in the entire game, which makes me wonder how bad Drew Stanton must be for him to not even get a chance to play. Culpepper went 16/34 and finished the day with 2 interceptions and 135 yards. I think Jason Hanson would be a better option at quarterback than him at this point.
- Kevin Smith played fairly well considering the circumstances and ended up with 69 yards on 21 carries before his day came to an end in the fourth quarter. Smith made an awkward cut and immediately went to the ground in serious pain. It appears that he injured his left knee very badly, as he had to be carted off the field. I'm not a doctor, nor do I attempt to play one on this site, but my guess is that he tore his ACL and possibly some other ligaments. At the very least I expect his season to be over. Let's just hope that he can get back in time for training camp. That seems like a long time from now, but the injury seemed to be that bad.
(More fail after the jump)
- I have never seen such a pathetic tackling effort in my entire life. Jim Schwartz looked like he was about to murder someone every time the Lions missed an easy tackle, and I wouldn't have blamed him one bit if he had. The defense had made some progress before today, but all of that progress was erased by their awful play in Baltimore. Even on the last real play of the game Le'Ron McClain managed to shake off about four or five Lions defenders to move the chains on 4th and 1. It looked like the play was over multiple times, but the defenders couldn't manage to bring him down.
- Daunte Culpepper sucks. Yes, it needs to be repeated. Why the coaches left him in all game is beyond me. If I ever see him on the field again in a Lions uniform I may throw up.
- Some things Jim Schwartz can't really be blamed for, such as having a really crappy group of players. But some of the decisions he made today were just mind-boggling. Leaving Culpepper in, as mentioned, is one of them. I don't care how bad Drew Stanton may be in practice or whatever the reason is for him not getting to play, but give him a freaking shot. There is no way he can be worse than Culpepper, and even if he is just as bad, at least we would find out for sure. Other questionable decisions include leaving players like Kevin Smith and Calvin Johnson in when the Ravens were already up by a score of 40-something to 3. I can understand wanting them to not give up regardless of the score, but when you're down 48-3, Calvin Johnson should not be in the game, especially after Smith already suffered a serious injury when the score was 41-3.
- There's plenty more to talk about, but I'm spent after watching this game (and I only really saw the second half). This was quite possibly one of the worst games I have ever seen, and that's saying something considering how bad the Lions have been in the past. All I will say to close out this post is let's hope Matthew Stafford returns next week, Kevin Smith's injury isn't as serious as I think it is, and the coaches finally realize what a piece of garbage Daunte Culpepper is and demote him to third string. Seriously, Culpepper is freaking terrible. I can't repeat this point enough.
Leave your thoughts in the comments and let this serve as the official meltdown post. It's not often I am quite this negative, but today's performance sent me over the edge. At this point I have officially lost all interest in the 2009 season, though I suppose having Stafford back could change that a little bit. Even so, who else is ready for April?
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stafford mic'd up with more commentary from sabol
nfl.com knew this debacle was coming so they threw us a bone
http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/09000d5d814e74fb/Stafford-wired-and-uncut
The most important question definitely is
Why were the starters in that game past the 3rd quarter
It was a blow out, let some of the other guys get a chance.
Stanton probably got hurt looking @ the Ravens’s D
PIZZA?!?
And I would not be surprised if Smith has an injury like that of BP
But there’s no reason for him to even see the field the rest of the season now.
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Dec 13, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
suh
they r playing for him now so they need to lose out with the browns and bucs needing more wins so for now i m rooting for tampa and cleveland.
Browns have OAK & KC Left I think
good chance to win 1 of those 2.
I dunno about TB, they’re really inept on the offense lately. Should’ve had like 4-5 wins if they could score.
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Dec 13, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
Kepp your heads up guys
Respectable fans and a respectable team. Hope to see all the young talent you have flourish over the next few years. Sorry about Kevin Smith, I was really upset to see him go down like that in this type of game.
Keep fighting and you will get there, I promise.
Been a real enjoyable time shooting the shit with everyone here. Good luck the rest of the way.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Good game by the Ravens.........I hope we learned something from you
Good luck on your drive to the playoffs.
What? He can’t block a dead gopher? Humph, details.
How can you call us a respectable team?
We just got blown out similarly to a number 1 college team playing a division 2 team. No team in the NFL should ever get beat that bad, regardless of who they’re playing. What an embarassment. We have at least 3 years of incredibly good luck with draft picks and free agency to even begin to think about a winning season. The tackling was unfuckingreal at least 25 missed tackles. And have we never seen fucking rain? Rice had no problem running all over us in it but we’re slipping and sliding like a bunch of retards that have never seen that weird stuff falling from the sky. What a fucking joke of a game for us and an embarassment, at least keep it within 20
by ImPuLsE on Dec 14, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I rec'd you ImPuLsE.............unfortunately.
On the plus side I was busy most of the afternoon and missed most of the game. I caught some on the radio and saw a few plays early on TV. Let’s just say I did not make much of an effort to watch the last quarter and a half.
On the negative side, all the progress we had been seeing on the defence versus the run seemed to go out the window. The offence? OFFENCE!?! OFFENCE?!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!!
So Culpepper has been awful in 2 or 3 starts......
…..and I mean awful….at least he isnt hurting the teams draft position….maybe thats why Schwartz doesnt want to start Stanton.
by BennieBladesFan on Dec 13, 2009 4:49 PM EST reply actions
Culpepper is done in this league...
…no one is going to start him again. No one.
GO LIONS! RESTORE THE ROAR!
He won't even make it
in the CFL or UFL.
"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five." ~Groucho Marx
hill levy JP foote delmis that is all that i want to see back here next year as far as D
Just Remember matt... what would Daunte do??
Foote.....
……missd his fair share of tackles today….I couldnt 6……he can leave with Daunte…..You left Peterson off that list….Hes played just as well as Foote.
by BennieBladesFan on Dec 13, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Get foote the hell out of here
He has not done anything to impress me whatsoever. Sims is a joke too.
how did they do that??? i mean good god was a squrel trying to cross the traks??
Just Remember matt... what would Daunte do??
That is one crazy pic
2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).
Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind.
by Hyperion Ecta on Dec 14, 2009 2:39 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe Culpepper was a conductor when he wasn't healthy enough to play football.
Pride of Detroit, SB Nation's Lions Blog
Schwartz
I’ve been fully behind the guy from the jump and that hasn’t changed with just this game. However, we quit today, just flat out fuckin quit and that doesn’t bode well for a young coach. It will be interesting to see how we respond next week from this abortion. Even in games we’ve gotten blown out in (new orleans, Minnesota) we’ve had fight and at least been competitive throughout. But you don’t lose by 45 in the NFL unless you flat out don’t care and don’t try. That was fucking despicable and if they come out like that again next week I’m fucking done.
That's what happens when you're the Lions
And it’s late in the season and you’re clearly outmanned.
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Dec 13, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
Schwartz was clearly pissed...
…I can tell he’s doing everything we can and our personnel on defense is just piss fucking poor.
GO LIONS! RESTORE THE ROAR!
It'd be interesting to know how many of the defensive players are
Cast-offs or rookies/young players
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Dec 13, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
What the hell happens at half time ?
How many games this year have we been in it at the break and afterwards, it’s time to fold the tent. I know teams make adjustments, however, these guys are not prepared to play hard in the second half. I know we’re outclassed, but, try and make the effort. Attitude is infectious and I hope someone steps in and kicks some ass…
ya i agree
with all the good schwartz has done, this is one area i think he has miserably failed at!
this team seems to go into the locker room, and come out high in the second half
The beginning of the end of the misery
We were losing by 17 at the half and were outplayed worse than that from what I saw/heard.
How do you figure we were in this one?
Total team failure. Thanks to the refs for that lame roughing the passer call that saved an INT for Daunte. Unfortunately it gave Hanson a chance to miss a FG.
imo
they left cpepp in for a few of reasons:
1. “give him his nfl try out for play time on another team next year”
2. shut him the hell up
3. prove to him that even when they do put him in he is much smaller than his words
4. shut him and his ego the hell up
5. make him realize that staff is the better of the two qb’s for good reason
PS…i hope you get better soon k smoothe…really starting to show your worth the last two games…
i think he got the point by the end of the first half
being a former farmington guy, i would have looved to see staton play some NFL ball
The beginning of the end of the misery
thankfully they left Stafford rest during this debacle
At least Stafford wasn’t out there getting beat up anymore and had some time to rest his shoulder. That’s about the only positive thing I can say about the whole day. Kevin was running hard and actually had some nifty moves in there before he got hurt. I was proud of Kevin, but the defense was absolute garbage. That TD by Mason was embarrasing……….WRAP UP!!!!!
All I can say is we better get Suh next year to get an anchor to build our defense around……..this was ridiculous
Words can't describe this game
Truly beyond awful. So many questions including:
1.) Why on earth leave CPep in?? He sucks beyond belief
2.) How did our DLine get outmuscled so easliy?? Our run defense has been the only good thing ab out our D this year and that sucked royally.
3.) How do you keep the young players motivated?
4.) How do you keep CJ in town?
5.) What the hell do we do at halftime?? Do the coaches say stop playing??
6.) What ramifications does this game hold for some?? Clearly Schwartz was pissed beyond belief. Something’s going to happen to someone.
Anyway, what a huge bust. I thought we would keep this one close. How wrong can I be. This team looked like last year’s team – getting outmuscled on defense, no offensive production whatsoever and teams gashing us with the run. Progress??? Besides the 2 wins this game set us right back to 2008 IMO. Very disheartening.
I spray paint my dog Honolulu Blue and Silver
Pic - me vs. Bears fans
It all starts with the guy under center
That’s the constant from 2008.
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Dec 13, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
I hate fat ass Cpep
He was terrible. Beyond awful.
I spray paint my dog Honolulu Blue and Silver
Pic - me vs. Bears fans
how can you justify being an nfl qb
and constantly underthrow your #1 wr by 10yrds? you can say timing & time together all you want…but cpepp said he didn’t care if cj was double covered or not he was going to throw him the ball…too bad the ball never made it past the underneath coverage
writing on the wall
With Stafford here CJ… I hope… will not leave …we got him for a few more years… Jim is a great coach.. I believe we will move forward.. the off season can’t come any sooner.. we will get out of this.. somehow…. the pieces will come today
GO LIONS in 2010! the transformation starts now.. they have much to do.
Play Follet at Linebacker
Give this kid a shot at hittin’ some people. He sure as hell has to be better than what is out there now. Frickin’ sad these people are suppose to be professional football players. I say let some of the players on the bench get a chance to play……..Drew was looking pretty good in preseason.
Cut Culpecker now.
Don’t wait. Get rid of his sorry ass. Now.
Play Stanton the rest of the season. Keep Stafford on the bench to let him heal so his shoulder doesn’t become a career lingering problem.
Make the entire team run until they puke and then make them run some more. (That’s just me. They sucked today, badly).
The team needs to play like men, full out, until the last second of the last game. Who cares if your team sucks. you’re paid to play hard. Do it and shut up.
Start looking at next years team. FA available? Draft in 5 months.
"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five." ~Groucho Marx
Yes, cut Culpepper NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sadly, it won’t happen, though. Right after Schwartz said he was “mad as a hornet” and that “there will be accountability”, in answering the very next question Schwartz said that Culpepper is the backup QB and that if he’s healthy, he’ll play.
I’ve said that maybe the issue with Drew Stanton and the coaches (past and present) is something personal. Well, to take that a step farther, maybe the Culpepper thing is something personal, too. Maybe he’s buddies with Mayhew or something. All this time some of us were waiting out the season, waiting for the time when Pep and his “non-existent trade value” (translation: worthless ass) were finally off this team. But you know the scary part? Maybe he won’t be leaving. Maybe Mayhew will sign Pep for another couple years (since nobody else in their right mind would sign PeP now), and we’ll be stuck watching more games like this from Culpepper.
Get well soon, Staff!
What? He can’t block a dead gopher? Humph, details.
what a fuckin disgrace....
If K Smooth tore his ACL? It will take a whole season for him to come back. Runningbacks dont recover too quickly from this kind of an injury.
TB keeps losing.. So what do the Lions do with the 2nd or 3rd pick? McCoy is not a very good consolation prize to Suh.
if the shoe fits...get another one just like it - George Carlin
I'm hoping his knee is just a season ender
It’s probablyjust a partial though
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Dec 13, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder
2nd team free agents are welcome to try out for the Lions.. there will be many changes… i wonder if some are playing “shi**ty” to go to a better team? There will be more house cleaning…
GO LIONS in 2010! the transformation starts now.. they have much to do.
hope the ravens make the playoffs
this will make this loss sting a lot less.
The beginning of the end of the misery
A definite low point of the season
Hopefully the saying, ’It’s always darkest before dawn’ applies here. To be honest, I knew Culpepper would be shit, so I didn’t expect much from the offence, although Kevin Smith tried hard all day before his injury (which by the way is just our luck), the thing that depressed me most though was our defence. They were horrible. After the game against the Bengals I thought we would show more grit, but apparantly not. One thing I did notice was Delmas’ absence, he didn’t seem to be on the field much, I don’t know why, maybe he is carry a injury, but without him out there I think we struggle, which says a lot for the young bloke.
Well, we gotta pick up our feet for next week, keep on truckin. I’m still gonna refrain from offseason talk but damn it’s tough…
2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).
Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind.
It’s always darkest just before the dawn, and then the sun mocks you, flips you off, and drops back down behind the horizon, then you lose your starting RB for the rest of the season and possibly part of next, your coach promises accountability, but seems content to leave shit quality on the field at the QB position rather than giving a young, long-term backup a shot in a real game, and your team quits on you, but they still managed to put together enough wins that you can’t draft Suh.
Thanksgiving 2008
This was like watching the Titans run through us last year, it sucked. I thought the 2nd half was going to be in game tryouts to get Zack and Drew and a bunch of other guys in there for some major game time. I mean if the guys on the field can`t get it done then bring someone else. I have no faith in either of our coordinators, Scott sucked at St. Louis and Gunther sucked at K.C. I didnot understand bringing them in at all. And it shows up every 2nd half, i don`t know what the hell they are adjusting to but it sucks. And i still don`t trust Martin Mayhew and Tom Lewand, they brought in Scott and Gunther on top of being Millens clowns.
It sucks
This shows that we really have alot of work to do. I do not care if staff was out or not a pro football team that is worth a damn should not loose by that much. This shows that our team is weak in almost all areas. I dont know if they actually suck that much or they were mentally screwed up for the game or both. All the other games we lost we mostly looked as though we were trying and competing. If not having Staff in makes this much of a difference then we obviously need a shit load of new players.
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