Kyle Boller still has his starting job and this will be his first start since week 1 against Indianapolis. The Ravens defense are still without Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. Including that, the Jaguars are without their star running back Fred Taylor. Defense The Ravens defense still have gaps but not major ones against the pass. We need to keep Jimmy Smith from getting downfield like he did in the year 2000 when the Ravens had the record breaking defense. We have to force Byron out of the pocket and make him run. This year, Leftwich has shown that he is good when he has time in the pocket so we have to rely on Kelly Gregg to collapse the middle. With Taylor out, they may have to use Greg Jones. Jones isnt those speed running backs but he is more of a power running back. They are still a threat when it comes to third and short. So we need to be sure tacklers and don't let him bounce off the defenders and gain those extra yards. Offense The defense is good in the first half but seem to lose it in the second half. That is why they need the offense to start scoring. The Ravens have not scored two TDs in one game so far this season. So having Kyle Boller is an upgrade from Anthony. The Ravens are too conservative in the passing game and haven't thrown downfield. And to help Boller get the time he needs, we need to fend off the defensive linemen and safeties by using some play action. In the running game, we can do some toss plays to make Marcus Stroud get confused and avoid running through the middle. And Chester Taylor should get some action because he is averaging higher per rush than Jamal in the running game. Statistics Ravens are 0-4 away this season. Jaguars are 3-1 at home this season. Ravens have a 6 game winning streak against the Jaguars.
Obviously, they are going nowhere with wright behind center. He isnt the only problem obviously, but getting boller cant hurt, he brings a dimension wright cant.
Im going for the upset. The only reason is becasue Fred Taylor is out, and ravens now just play pass, so hopefully boller will be better
