Fans in reports Clay Aiken general love clay aken details to play the blame game, blaming one person or one side of the ball, and I don’t think it’s fair to pinpoint one person, but I will say I don’t think the Ravens have the identity offensively that they did last season.2008 was definitely a successful season for the Ravens, as they went 11-5 As a team, they had an identity They knew who they were. They were a dominant defensive team who played smashmouth ball and forced turnovers. Offensively, they were a team with a rookie quarterback who tried to put their newbie in a situation to succeed by putting him behind a very young, talented offensive line, and gave him three good running backs to give the ball to in Le’Ron McClain (All Pro fullback), Willis McGahee, and Ray Rice That’s a team who knows who they are. They know they have to be themselves – a physical, hard-hitting, run-first team – to be successful.That’s exactly why they went to the AFC Championship Game that year. But this year, things have changed – on offense at least – and it’s not positive change.Throwing the ball: Let it be known, I wanted to see quarterback Joe Flacco throw the ball a lot week-by-week this season. That’s why I was glad to see him throw 43, 26, and 35 times in the first three games of the year But it’s really getting out of hand This is not to say Flacco has struggled In fact, he’s having a Pro Bowl season.

His 89.1 quarterback rating is impressive, and he has 2,455 yards (on pace for 3,928), 12 touchdowns, and eight interceptions clay aiken live . On average, the Ravens throw the ball 33.5 times per game, up from 26.75 last year.Flacco is now a game-changing quarterback, something he wasn’t early in 2008, as he was more of a game-manager. But I don’t think the Ravens should be using him as much as they have That’s exactly why he’s struggled recently He’s been overexposed, if that exists live with regis and . In a 17-7 loss to Cincinnati, he had his worst game of the year, as he was 18-of-32 with two picks clay ripa . He was solid in the other three games (Denver, W 30-7, Cleveland, W 16-0, Indianapolis, L 15-17) clay kelley . He threw a backbreaking pick againast Indianapolis, but was 22-of-33 with 251 yards up to that point. The Ravens need to stray away from trying to become a pass-happy team and be themselves.Le’Ron McClain: Since Willis McGahee struggled last year (mainly due to early injuries), and Ray Rice was just a rookie, somebody had to pick up the slack in the backfield, and that guy turned out to be Le’Ron McClain. The second year fullback out of Alabama didn’t ever dominate a game, but did the job of a power back - he wore down defenses, and put games away when the Ravens had small leads.

And he finished with 902 yards and ten touchdowns on 232 carries. He ran for over 120 yards against Dallas, but that was mainly because of an 82-yard run in the final two minutes.So where is he in the gameplan this year? Even with the emergence of Ray Rice, the Ravens need to get this guy far more involved than he is It’s not as if he’s struggled clay aiken ripa . In fact, he’s a better receiving threat (18 rec., 142 yards in 10 games, 19 rec., 123 yards in 16 games in 2008) clay live . His yards per carry is down from 3.9 to 3.5, but I don’t think anybody in their right mind can expect a run-up-the-gut fullback to average much more than 3.4, 3.5 per touch So far, the guy has 26 carries for 92 yards Really, that’s insulting clay invisible . Granted, he’s doing an excellent job as a lead blocker, but offensive coordinator Cam Cameron must utilize this guy, and he’ll be extremely important in December when the weather gets colder.Ray Rice: Not much can be said to adequately describe what a year Rice is having clay show . At 5′8″, 210, he’s not very big, but he’s having a huge campaign. He hasn’t missed a game yet, and has been extremely consistent. He has 148 carries, 733 yards, six touchdowns, and is a dynamic receiving threat, with 56 catches for 515 yards.

All in all, he has 1,248 all purpose yards, which ranks up there with the likes of Maurice Jones-Drew and Chris Johnson But look at the workload he’s had this year . If anything, he’s extremely under-used. I understand that the Ravens don’t want to overwork the guy and have the wheels fall off down the road, but this is ridiculous.Before I introduce, that, let’s talk about another great back aiken ripa . Anyone who watched the Titans 20-17 victory over the Texans knows what makes Chris Johnson so good – speed kellie aiken . He’s able to torch defenses through the run and in the pass – just like Rice .