The Baltimore Ravens are in a full-blown crisis, dropping four straight games and taking an absolute beating in the process. We’re not talking close losses either. Three of those defeats have been by more than 21 points apiece, a truly brutal stretch that has Ravens coach Jesse Minter making one thing abundantly clear to his team: the excuses are officially over.
No QBs? No Problem. Says Minter.
Look, it’s easy to point to the injured list. The Ravens have been without star quarterback Lamar Jackson, and as of last week, backup Tyler Huntley is also sidelined. Any other coach might lean on that as a reason for the struggles, but Minter isn’t having it. He flat out said those absences are no excuse, full stop.
“Obviously, [it’s] a tough situation for our guys,” Minter stated, “but I just told them there’s no excuses, there’s no whatever, ‘We don’t have this guy; we don’t have that guy.’” That’s a direct challenge to his locker room. The message is simple: personnel issues don’t absolve them from their performance.
“Not Acceptable” Is The Understatement Of The Season
Minter didn’t mince words about the team’s output. He called the results “not acceptable for us and what we’re after.” Despite the dismal run, he insists he still has faith in the players on the field right now. “I believe in our guys,” he affirmed. He sees “spurts of good enough football,” but immediately qualified that with a stark admission of inconsistency. “There is a real inconsistency, I would say, at all three levels, all three phases.”
And for anyone thinking about explanations for that inconsistency, Minter shut it down: “And again, some of that is due to whatever, but that is what it is. Nobody cares about that stuff.” He’s right. In the NFL, results are all that matter.
The Ravens are losing, and they’re losing badly. Minter’s straight talk is a sign that he expects more, regardless of who’s on the field. The truth is, winning is what counts, and right now, the Ravens aren’t even close.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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