Gordon McGuinness
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The Ravens only registered one sack today, but knocked McCarthy down 8 times and had 5 batted passes
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Ravens only registered one sack today, but knocked McCarthy down 8 times and had 5 batted passes
Lamar Jackson's average time to throw today was just shy of a quarter of a second faster than any other game this season.
His average depth of target was his lowest of the season by 3.9(!) yards.
Smart gameplan against the Vikings' heavy blitz.
His average depth of target was his lowest of the season by 3.9(!) yards.
Smart gameplan against the Vikings' heavy blitz.
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Lamar Jackson's average time to throw today was just shy of a quarter of a second faster than any other game this season.
His average depth of target was his lowest of the season by 3.9(!) yards.
Smart gameplan against the Vikings' heavy blitz.
His average depth of target was his lowest of the season by 3.9(!) yards.
Smart gameplan against the Vikings' heavy blitz.
6 rookie edge defenders have been on the field for 50+ pass-rushing and have a 10.0% PFF pass-rush win rate or better
1. Jalon Walker - 14.9%
2. Donovan Ezeiruaku - 14.4%
3. James Pearce Jr. - 13.2%
4. Abdul Carter - 13.0%
5. Princely Umanmielen - 10.1%
6. Jack Sawyer - 10.0%
1. Jalon Walker - 14.9%
2. Donovan Ezeiruaku - 14.4%
3. James Pearce Jr. - 13.2%
4. Abdul Carter - 13.0%
5. Princely Umanmielen - 10.1%
6. Jack Sawyer - 10.0%
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
6 rookie edge defenders have been on the field for 50+ pass-rushing and have a 10.0% PFF pass-rush win rate or better
1. Jalon Walker - 14.9%
2. Donovan Ezeiruaku - 14.4%
3. James Pearce Jr. - 13.2%
4. Abdul Carter - 13.0%
5. Princely Umanmielen - 10.1%
6. Jack Sawyer - 10.0%
1. Jalon Walker - 14.9%
2. Donovan Ezeiruaku - 14.4%
3. James Pearce Jr. - 13.2%
4. Abdul Carter - 13.0%
5. Princely Umanmielen - 10.1%
6. Jack Sawyer - 10.0%
He was the second worst QB in the league in pressure to sack rate last year and this year has jumped all the way up to right around the top-10 best this year.
Caveat that it came against the Bengals defense, but Caleb Williams had his best game of the season yesterday.
Still plenty to work on but you can see the growth from last year to this year.
Big time throw rate: up from 3.9% to 4.7%
Pressure to sack rate: down from 28.2% to 13.5%
Still plenty to work on but you can see the growth from last year to this year.
Big time throw rate: up from 3.9% to 4.7%
Pressure to sack rate: down from 28.2% to 13.5%
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
He was the second worst QB in the league in pressure to sack rate last year and this year has jumped all the way up to right around the top-10 best this year.
Caveat that it came against the Bengals defense, but Caleb Williams had his best game of the season yesterday.
Still plenty to work on but you can see the growth from last year to this year.
Big time throw rate: up from 3.9% to 4.7%
Pressure to sack rate: down from 28.2% to 13.5%
Still plenty to work on but you can see the growth from last year to this year.
Big time throw rate: up from 3.9% to 4.7%
Pressure to sack rate: down from 28.2% to 13.5%
November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Caveat that it came against the Bengals defense, but Caleb Williams had his best game of the season yesterday.
Still plenty to work on but you can see the growth from last year to this year.
Big time throw rate: up from 3.9% to 4.7%
Pressure to sack rate: down from 28.2% to 13.5%
Still plenty to work on but you can see the growth from last year to this year.
Big time throw rate: up from 3.9% to 4.7%
Pressure to sack rate: down from 28.2% to 13.5%
The Bears averaged 2.6 yards BEFORE contact on designed runs in Cincinnati yesterday.
0.439 EPA/play on designed runs.
Just a dreadful day once again for the Bengals defense.
0.439 EPA/play on designed runs.
Just a dreadful day once again for the Bengals defense.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Bears averaged 2.6 yards BEFORE contact on designed runs in Cincinnati yesterday.
0.439 EPA/play on designed runs.
Just a dreadful day once again for the Bengals defense.
0.439 EPA/play on designed runs.
Just a dreadful day once again for the Bengals defense.
Quietly, Andrew Vorhees has had two really nice performances in the past three games.
Feels really important for the Ravens to get at least one of their guards to an above average level down the stretch of the season if they are to be successful.
Feels really important for the Ravens to get at least one of their guards to an above average level down the stretch of the season if they are to be successful.
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Quietly, Andrew Vorhees has had two really nice performances in the past three games.
Feels really important for the Ravens to get at least one of their guards to an above average level down the stretch of the season if they are to be successful.
Feels really important for the Ravens to get at least one of their guards to an above average level down the stretch of the season if they are to be successful.
Lamar Jackson, Malaki Starks, Travis Jones, Charlie Kolar, Isaiah Likely and Andrew Vorhees all earned their highest PFF grades of the season last night
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Lamar Jackson, Malaki Starks, Travis Jones, Charlie Kolar, Isaiah Likely and Andrew Vorhees all earned their highest PFF grades of the season last night
I would like to see it
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I would like to see it
The Ravens rank 1st in the NFL in yards per carry, and tonight is the first time all season that they will have Lamar Jackson, Patrick Ricard and Derrick Henry all on the field together.
Good chance for them to stretch front seven's horizontally and hurt them between the tackles again too.
Good chance for them to stretch front seven's horizontally and hurt them between the tackles again too.
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Ravens rank 1st in the NFL in yards per carry, and tonight is the first time all season that they will have Lamar Jackson, Patrick Ricard and Derrick Henry all on the field together.
Good chance for them to stretch front seven's horizontally and hurt them between the tackles again too.
Good chance for them to stretch front seven's horizontally and hurt them between the tackles again too.
The Ravens were at 1.8 yards before contact yesterday (tied for 5th best in the league heading into the MNF double header).
Run game had a far batter day than expected without Lamar at QB to make things easier.
Don't think they make an OL trade, but wonder if we see Emery Jones post bye.
Run game had a far batter day than expected without Lamar at QB to make things easier.
Don't think they make an OL trade, but wonder if we see Emery Jones post bye.
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Weeks 1-4: 2.1 (1st in the NFL)
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Week 5: -0.1 (2nd last in the NFL)
That's the impact of Lamar Jackson being out.
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Week 5: -0.1 (2nd last in the NFL)
That's the impact of Lamar Jackson being out.
October 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Ravens were at 1.8 yards before contact yesterday (tied for 5th best in the league heading into the MNF double header).
Run game had a far batter day than expected without Lamar at QB to make things easier.
Don't think they make an OL trade, but wonder if we see Emery Jones post bye.
Run game had a far batter day than expected without Lamar at QB to make things easier.
Don't think they make an OL trade, but wonder if we see Emery Jones post bye.
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Weeks 1-4: 2.1 (1st in the NFL)
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Week 5: -0.1 (2nd last in the NFL)
That's the impact of Lamar Jackson being out.
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Week 5: -0.1 (2nd last in the NFL)
That's the impact of Lamar Jackson being out.
October 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Weeks 1-4: 2.1 (1st in the NFL)
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Week 5: -0.1 (2nd last in the NFL)
That's the impact of Lamar Jackson being out.
Ravens Yards Before Contact Per Carry Week 5: -0.1 (2nd last in the NFL)
That's the impact of Lamar Jackson being out.
Short thread on why the Oweh-Gilman trade was a move the Ravens needed to make:
1. The loss of Oweh doesn't move their floor imo
Their team PFF pass-rush grade of 64.9 is tied for 5th worst in the NFL.
Even if the pass-rush gets worse w/o Oweh, I'm not sure it moves the needle much lower.
1. The loss of Oweh doesn't move their floor imo
Their team PFF pass-rush grade of 64.9 is tied for 5th worst in the NFL.
Even if the pass-rush gets worse w/o Oweh, I'm not sure it moves the needle much lower.
October 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Short thread on why the Oweh-Gilman trade was a move the Ravens needed to make:
1. The loss of Oweh doesn't move their floor imo
Their team PFF pass-rush grade of 64.9 is tied for 5th worst in the NFL.
Even if the pass-rush gets worse w/o Oweh, I'm not sure it moves the needle much lower.
1. The loss of Oweh doesn't move their floor imo
Their team PFF pass-rush grade of 64.9 is tied for 5th worst in the NFL.
Even if the pass-rush gets worse w/o Oweh, I'm not sure it moves the needle much lower.
Share of targets in the Ravens offense through the first four weeks of the season
October 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Share of targets in the Ravens offense through the first four weeks of the season
A look at who is generating pressure for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2025 season so far
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A look at who is generating pressure for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2025 season so far
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September 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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The Ravens have run 11 plays on 3rd/4th down with 1-2 yards to go this season.
Henry has been on the field for 6 of those, Hill the other 5.
They have run just 1 read option on those plays.
Small sample size but that feels suboptimal.
They should force defenses to account for Henry+Lamar.
Henry has been on the field for 6 of those, Hill the other 5.
They have run just 1 read option on those plays.
Small sample size but that feels suboptimal.
They should force defenses to account for Henry+Lamar.
September 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The Ravens have run 11 plays on 3rd/4th down with 1-2 yards to go this season.
Henry has been on the field for 6 of those, Hill the other 5.
They have run just 1 read option on those plays.
Small sample size but that feels suboptimal.
They should force defenses to account for Henry+Lamar.
Henry has been on the field for 6 of those, Hill the other 5.
They have run just 1 read option on those plays.
Small sample size but that feels suboptimal.
They should force defenses to account for Henry+Lamar.
Launched a fun (imo) new series at PFF where we lift up the hood a little on the grading process.
Highlighting five of the highest graded plays of the week:
www.pff.com/news/nfl-wee...
Highlighting five of the highest graded plays of the week:
www.pff.com/news/nfl-wee...
NFL Week 2: Highest-graded plays of the week
Each week, we’ll break down some of the highest-graded individual plays—complete with tweets to show you the action. Here are a few standout plays from Week 2.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Launched a fun (imo) new series at PFF where we lift up the hood a little on the grading process.
Highlighting five of the highest graded plays of the week:
www.pff.com/news/nfl-wee...
Highlighting five of the highest graded plays of the week:
www.pff.com/news/nfl-wee...
Through two games LG has been a bigger issue for the Ravens than RG, and RG still isn't great
September 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Through two games LG has been a bigger issue for the Ravens than RG, and RG still isn't great
The Browns:
Held Derrick Henry to 23 yards on 11 carries;
Had Lamar Jackson under pressure on 42.4% of dropbacks
And were still down by 31 points when both teams went to backup QBs because the Ravens flipped the field 3 times and got 21 points off turnovers and a blocked punt
Held Derrick Henry to 23 yards on 11 carries;
Had Lamar Jackson under pressure on 42.4% of dropbacks
And were still down by 31 points when both teams went to backup QBs because the Ravens flipped the field 3 times and got 21 points off turnovers and a blocked punt
September 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Browns:
Held Derrick Henry to 23 yards on 11 carries;
Had Lamar Jackson under pressure on 42.4% of dropbacks
And were still down by 31 points when both teams went to backup QBs because the Ravens flipped the field 3 times and got 21 points off turnovers and a blocked punt
Held Derrick Henry to 23 yards on 11 carries;
Had Lamar Jackson under pressure on 42.4% of dropbacks
And were still down by 31 points when both teams went to backup QBs because the Ravens flipped the field 3 times and got 21 points off turnovers and a blocked punt
Ravens Play Action % in Week 1: 18.2%
Ravens Play Action % in Week 2: 33.3%
Lamar on PA this season:
12/13, 187 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs
Ravens Play Action % in Week 2: 33.3%
Lamar on PA this season:
12/13, 187 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Ravens Play Action % in Week 1: 18.2%
Ravens Play Action % in Week 2: 33.3%
Lamar on PA this season:
12/13, 187 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs
Ravens Play Action % in Week 2: 33.3%
Lamar on PA this season:
12/13, 187 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs
QBs who were under pressure at the highest rates in Week 1
1. Cam Ward - 52.9%
2. Caleb Williams - 45.5%
3. Brock Purdy - 43.6%
QBs who were under pressure at the lowest rates in Week 1
1. Trevor Lawrence - 12.1%
2. Tua Tagovailoa - 22.2%
3. J.J. McCarthy - 24.0%
1. Cam Ward - 52.9%
2. Caleb Williams - 45.5%
3. Brock Purdy - 43.6%
QBs who were under pressure at the lowest rates in Week 1
1. Trevor Lawrence - 12.1%
2. Tua Tagovailoa - 22.2%
3. J.J. McCarthy - 24.0%
September 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
QBs who were under pressure at the highest rates in Week 1
1. Cam Ward - 52.9%
2. Caleb Williams - 45.5%
3. Brock Purdy - 43.6%
QBs who were under pressure at the lowest rates in Week 1
1. Trevor Lawrence - 12.1%
2. Tua Tagovailoa - 22.2%
3. J.J. McCarthy - 24.0%
1. Cam Ward - 52.9%
2. Caleb Williams - 45.5%
3. Brock Purdy - 43.6%
QBs who were under pressure at the lowest rates in Week 1
1. Trevor Lawrence - 12.1%
2. Tua Tagovailoa - 22.2%
3. J.J. McCarthy - 24.0%
Best PFF Pass Rush Win Rate when lined up on the defensive interior since 2022
1. Aaron Donald - 19.8%
2. Dexter Lawrence - 17.5%
1. Aaron Donald - 19.8%
2. Dexter Lawrence - 17.5%
July 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Best PFF Pass Rush Win Rate when lined up on the defensive interior since 2022
1. Aaron Donald - 19.8%
2. Dexter Lawrence - 17.5%
1. Aaron Donald - 19.8%
2. Dexter Lawrence - 17.5%
Completely hypothetical, but if we buy the Shedeur slide for a moment, if you were the Titans, would you rather:
Cam Ward at number 1 overall
OR
Travis Hunter at number 1 overall, then a trade up into the 20s for a sliding Shedeur Sanders?
Cam Ward at number 1 overall
OR
Travis Hunter at number 1 overall, then a trade up into the 20s for a sliding Shedeur Sanders?
April 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Completely hypothetical, but if we buy the Shedeur slide for a moment, if you were the Titans, would you rather:
Cam Ward at number 1 overall
OR
Travis Hunter at number 1 overall, then a trade up into the 20s for a sliding Shedeur Sanders?
Cam Ward at number 1 overall
OR
Travis Hunter at number 1 overall, then a trade up into the 20s for a sliding Shedeur Sanders?
Looking at previous draft classes and Eric DeCosta's R1 draft selections, I think it's interesting that three players I see commonly mocked to them would be outliers based on previous years.
Jahdae Barron (Age)
Malaki Starks (Relative Athletic Score)
Grey Zabel (Age, non-P4 school)
Jahdae Barron (Age)
Malaki Starks (Relative Athletic Score)
Grey Zabel (Age, non-P4 school)
April 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Looking at previous draft classes and Eric DeCosta's R1 draft selections, I think it's interesting that three players I see commonly mocked to them would be outliers based on previous years.
Jahdae Barron (Age)
Malaki Starks (Relative Athletic Score)
Grey Zabel (Age, non-P4 school)
Jahdae Barron (Age)
Malaki Starks (Relative Athletic Score)
Grey Zabel (Age, non-P4 school)