Another preseason game and another loss has Ravens fans in an uproar about what the season will eventually be. Complaints about depth, about sloppy play and losing to a team that is expected to be drafting in the top-10 is abound right now. Yet these fans are losing track of what preseason is really about.
Preseason is basic
While the Ravens were using zone blitzes and mixing it up, it is far from the full offensive and defensive scheme that we'll see in the first week of the regular season. The Ravens are doing what they do in order to evaluate their players, not play against an opponent.