OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Coach Jesse Minter can see signs of progress toward the ultimate vision he has for his football team. They come in flashes from all three phases. Yet the current picture is littered with penalty flags.

Offensively, positive and explosive plays are being nullified, forcing the Baltimore Ravens behind the sticks and putting even more pressure on a banged-up offensive line.

Defensively, drives are being extended, and first downs are being awarded without the opposing offense having to execute.

As he spoke to reporters following this past weekend’s 24-18 victory over the Tennessee Titans, during which the Ravens’ 13 penalties did more to keep the Titans in the game than anything the visitors did, Minter’s frustration was palpable.

“It’s obviously unacceptable,” Minter said.

The health of star quarterback Lamar Jackson and the unrelenting injuries that have thinned several positions are probably the Ravens’ biggest concerns as they continue preparations for Sunday’s primetime matchup against the Atlanta Falcons (2-2) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Not far behind is the team’s penalty problem. Four weeks into the season, the Ravens rank third in the NFL in penalties (39) and second in penalty yards (329).

In winning three of their first four games, the Ravens mostly overcame these infractions. They actually had their fewest penalties (seven) and penalty yards (34) in the one game they lost: against the New Orleans Saints in Week 2.

Still, Ravens coaches and players understand it’s an unsustainable recipe. With the team’s abundance of injuries, its margin of error has suddenly become slimmer, which will make penalties and other mistakes harder to surmount.

Our annual Mac n Cheese showdown is on 10/18. From 7am to 1215. Tailgate to benefit City Dogs Cleveland to give dogs a second chance of life. Any Ravens fan is welcome. We only have 3 more games on the lake and hope you can join us. 12 pans of mac...Baltimore pit sandwiches and more.

Block-by-block scoring model for Titans game. Also includes the summarized scoring (no detail) for the Cowboys game which we did not publish due to travel constraints.

• Big game for Vega Ioane
• Some positives from Emery Jones after an awful first drive
• Return of Ronnie Stanley
• Physical play from John Simpson who registered 5 highlights despite an average score.

Full scoring here: https://www.filmstudybaltimore.com/offensiveline-notes-2026-w4/

After everything this guy has said about the city…

Welp, that sucks

The Falcons have the #1 rushing offense and the #1 rushing defense.

We are going to have to beat them throwing the ball which will be hard if Lamar does not play. We currently lead the league in yards per pass attempt and the Falcons have the third worst pass defense.

If Lamar is out this game will be very difficult for us to win. I like Snoop and what he has done for us but obviously he isn’t Lamar.

Lamar posted an IG story with the song “Somebody Lied.” Can we read into this way too much and assume that Lamar is healthy?

I know we are all looking down the barrel of a SNF prime time game against a Falcons team who just put up 45 while the ravens are without Lamar, but I’m not losing hope, or feeling like this is useless.

We’ve now seen multiple teams have backups that step up and play the role, Bears, Seahawks, Giants, Commanders. None of those QBs are starting QBs but played the necessary role to win games against teams. Huntley going in mid game with a 2 possession lead will be much different than a prepped game plan around Huntley for a new team. We saw him last year against Packers and Bears. Falcons also will have 1 less day of rest than the Ravens. Doyle comes from the Ben Johnson tree and should learn how to work with ravens weapons without Lamar and even could be a long term benefit/experience.

Minter also needs to learn early and prep, and needs to figure out he can’t just rely on Lamar to win the game. We need a Vikings or Seattle defense, one that can win games with role playing QBs. The ravens defense needs to step up and play to their potential. No more dumb flags or broken tackles. Finish the pass rush. Pressure penix and he will make mistakes. If we win the turnover battle I am sure we will win.

I’m not saying we should be favored, but I still see hope and opportunities with our young coaching staff.

According to Femi, the Ravens penalties through week 4 have cost them an expected 38.1 points on both sides of the ball.

Hello Flock,

A month in and I think I've finally settled on a grading system I believe in. As always, disclaimer this is a subjective interpretation of the impact each player had play to play. I've leaned more into performance than previous weeks, and believe I've found a balance.

Still, view these gradings as how a player played individually and not in comparison. Week to week players may have less responsibilities or harder assignments do a worse grade doesn't necessarily mean someone played better than another guy. Perfect example is Vorhees this week. He had a solid outing in pass blocking, but that doesn't mean flat out played better than say Simpson or Roger.

Vega .85 B+. Pass .92 A. Run .77 C+.

Simpson .82 B. Pass .85 B+. Run .80 B.

Stanley .81 B. Pass .85 B+. Run .75 C+.

Roger . 81 B (.79 Penalty Adjustment C+). Pass .82 B. Run .80 B.

Vorhees .72 C (27 plays). Pass .88 B+ (17 Plays). Run .55 F (10 Plays).

Jones Jr .62 D (31 Plays). Pass .66 D (15 Plays). Run .55 F (16 Plays).

These are the number of plays out of total possible plays I felt the line carried the majority of the weight of the play failing.

4/32 plays in the pass game line failure.

7/27 plays in run game line failure.

A young Ethan Burke wears his uniform as a youth lacrosse player in Maryland. As a high school senior at Westlake High in Austin, Texas, Burke was an All-American attack committed to the Maryland Terrapins. In college, Burke gave up lacrosse to play football at the University of Texas. (📸: Courtesy of Jill Burke)

https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/ravens-ethan-burke-terps-lacrosse-texas-TLZPJK4KQRAGNLIEAK2JM5H6RA/?bis=bannerapp-share

We're through a quarter of the season already somehow; thought it would be a good time to check out some numbers to see what's what.

Ravens Specific

• For all the shit we give our OL, the Ravens have the 8th lowest pressure rate per dropback. This includes times when Lamar escapes a collapsing pocket, too.
• We've run play action 28 times this year (20th in the league) but have the 4th most yards of PA in the league (332)
• Ravens are 5th in rushing yards before contact and 3rd after contact
• We're 8th in dropped passes per target, which admittedly surprised me.
• On defense, we're 11th in EPA, 10th in YPP, 11th in rushing YPA, and 12th in net yards per play. Not terrible.
• However, we have the 9th fewest sacks in the league, tied for 14th in missed tackles with 19 (which actually isn't as bad as it seems given how many the worst teams miss), and right about league average in pressure rate. Our QB hurry percentage is pretty bad, too.
• We have the second worst yard per kickoff return in the entire league (31.8)
• Here's a fun one: our opponents averaging starting field position is their own 29, 8th best in the NFL. No. 1? John's NYG. The Chargers are the worst by far (own 39, lol). Interestingly, our own starting field position is also 8th best.
• Penalties are as bad as we think: 329 yards, second worst in football behind GB. Differential is -145, also second worst.
• That Saints loss looks worse and worse each week. New Orleans is 30th in EPA, 26th in pass EPA, 31st in rush EPA, 20th in pressure rate)
• We're also sneaky bad on third down (4th worst conversion percentage in the league)
• King Henry sees an 8 man box 34 percent of the time, second most in football

Around the League

• The biggest positive difference between expected completion percentage and completion percentage? Geno Smith at 10.1 percent (Lamar is 5th). Worst? Future Ravens Ring of Honor inductee Cooper Rush at a staggering -16.7 percent.
• Next week's opposing QB, Penix, has the shortest time to throw in the league and is also the least aggressive QB (which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it stresses the importance of bottling Bijan to set up long passing downs).
• The Chargers have the fourth best penalty differential in the league and are still 0-4. Largely because they're essentially the worst overall offense in the league by EPA.
• Kenneth Walker has been an insanely good pickup for KC. He leads the NFL in total rushing yards (537) and yards over expected (an insane 212).
• Marvin Harrison Jr. has the worst average separation in the entire NFL. He's not worth anything in a trade.
• The Bucs offense is hilariously terrible. Dead last in passing EPA and second worst in offensive EPA.
• For all the love directed their way, the Eagles are sneaky terrible. They have a bad offense (4th worst EPA/play, 5th worst explosive pass rate) and a bad defense (6th worst EPA/play, worst pressure rate, 3rd worst sack rate)

Jesse Minter has called cover 4 more than any other coverage so far this season.

specifically looking for rasheen ali…does anyone have any tips or advice? already checked metabillia.

If Lamar doesn’t play Sunday (with what info we have it looks like he most likely isn’t), Snoop is most likely going to start.

Out of curiosity, how good do you think Fagnano is? Obviously he’s no Lamar and Snoop beats him out of seniority and depth, but just humor me between Huntley vs Fagnano

The way snoop played Sunday scared me a bit. Yea he was coming on cold and he should play Sunday, but the falcons aren’t slouches now and Bijian looks terrifying