3. Say what you will about Cam Cameron, but he's getting better at exploiting other teams individual weaknesses.

( Baltimore Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / September 18, 2011 )

We all know Cameron has been under a ton of pressure this season. He's been barbecued on message boards, on blogs, on talk radio and in the pages of The Sun. Some games, I think it's warranted, and other games, I think people blame him just because he makes a convenient and easy scapegoat.

But give the offensive coordinator some credit, too, for what he's done well. He's now called two very good games against Pittsburgh this season. And the last two games against Arizona and Pittsburgh, when it mattered the most, he's recognized the weak link on defense and picked on that person ruthlessly.

Against Arizona, the weak link was cornerback A.J. Jefferson, who simply could not cover Anquan Boldin. Against the Steelers on Sunday, it was cornerback William Gay, who couldn't cover anyone. Cameron shifted Boldin all over the field Sunday, but his decision to put Boldin in the slot in the second half gave the Ravens offense a much-needed boost. And when the Steelers made the decision to switch things up and put someone else on Boldin, Cameron called for Smith to go deep and Gay simply couldn't run with him.

If every time Flacco plays poorly, Cameron gets blamed, then he should get a little bit of credit when Flacco plays well. I know that's hard for Ravens fans to do, but Cameron deserves some praise. The Steelers thought they could play press coverage against the Ravens (probably because it worked for them against the Patriots), and Cameron countered that with some great calls on slants and go routes and quick outs. He didn't call a perfect game, because, obviously, the Ravens still have issues with their red-zone offense, but he made a lot of great calls with the game on the line.

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The OC Formerly Known As Cam Cheney at 7:17 PM November 07, 2011

Okay...I shall say what I will about Cam Cameron: He does NOT do what a good OC is supposed to do. He does NOT exploit defenses consistently. He does NOT take propoer advantage of Joe's strengths. He does NOT properly utilize the talent he has on hand. The offense wins IN SPITE OF, not because of, Cam Cameron. And he has to be gone at the end of the season.

You want to continue to suck up to him, and prove you're nothing more than an extension of the Ravens PR dept? Fine. Say what you will.

In the meantime, fans who actually know what's obvious, and aren't afraid to state it, shall continue to do so.

rr44er at 1:54 PM November 07, 2011

if he would just stop using the "jumbo" package where we always get stuffed and have to kick field goals and just one time go out, use the shotgun where joe is more comfortable and try to take it to teams instead of waiting until the end and use the shotgun to move the ball. we seem to never want to go out and dominate offensively from the get go and put teams away, instead playing the conservative, lets keep it close and see what happens. in the past, i didnt think we had the players but now we do!!!

confusesus1 at 12:56 PM November 07, 2011

Hmmm... Flacco is making almost every throw on third down, with the pressure on and Heinz Field at its loudest, yet the most of the fourth quarter drives seemed to feature two runs and one e pass every set. I don't think the pressure ever should have been on for the last drive had Flacco been allowed to let loose for the few drives before that. He was hot, Rice was not, yet Cameron kept going to the run, why wasn't the mix pass-pass-run?

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