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After yesterday’s practiced featured the Rams defense hounding Baltimore’s quarterbacks and the offensive line http://www.ravenscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-brandon-carr-jersey , the Ravens adjusted and came out firing, but not on the first play as Joe Flacco overthrow Willie Snead IV in the red-zone and into the hands of Aqib Talib for the interception.Ravens offense vs. Rams defenseThe first series was ugly for Ravens fans and thrilling for the opposition, which started with the aforementioned interception. Afterwards, Jordan Lasley caught a five-yard pass, but the following play to score was a pass dropped by Michael Crabtree. The second series for Joe didn’t begin any better, either.After the red-zone coverage drills came the full 11-on-11 practice, where Baltimore decided to wake up. Joe completed a few passes and Javorius Allen received a few hand-offs. The second-string offense marched onto the field and this was the first big play of practice.As Lamar Jackson stepped under center, he and Bradley Bozeman recognized something with the defense. Both barked out calls and the Ravens offense shifted and flipped. Ball was snapped and Lamar found Andre Levrone wide open for the 35-yard completion with only the safety to beat.Janarion Grant climbed the ladder on the next play, catching a pass that was higher than it should have been from Jackson. Grant managed to secure the ball and complete the catch with a Rams cornerback defending the ball in the air.The Ravens then produced two big runs, one from Lamar and the second being a 20-yard gain by Robert Griffin III before being touched by a defender.It wasn’t all Ravens though as Ramon Richards swatted a Griffin III deep ball down the sideline to DeVier Posey. After a good move down the field Richards recovered and made the play on the ball, deflecting it off the field.Mistakes and pre-snap penalties continue to occur with the Ravens offense as they jumped offsides this afternoon once more. I didn’t see anybody run a lap like previous practices, though.Joe did deliver a pass into the arms of Marcus Peters during drills, meaning both starting Rams cornerbacks intercepted the Ravens starting quarterback. There was also another interception thrown, but from a running back pass, though I couldn’t see from the sidelines what the play was and how it came to be. The Rams were fired up after sniffing out the play.The biggest play made, more-so than the red-zone touchdowns Brent Urban Jersey , came from Jordan Lasley beating Talib for a 20-yard gain.I don’t feel like Hayden Hurst had as good of a day as others have posted, as two of his catches come without the safety making contact. If this is live action, safety’s wouldn’t let him make a catch without making a tackle. You can see his catches in the Ravens twitter video down below.Patrick Ricard had a great touchdown catch on the goal-line, but four plays later dropped another pass which would have resulted in a touchdown. He’s a great versatile player both on the defensive line and as fullback, but you have to make the critical catches when your number is called.Special TeamsThis, to many, felt like the drill to create physicality and heighten the competitive intensity. The Rams gunners went up against the Ravens vice, two blockers. It began with Michael Thomas battling against Maurice Canady. Both got their shoves in as Thomas fought for yards and Canady defended well. In the end, I called it even as Michael gained the yards but Canady never gave up and kept him to the side.The next gunner was Robert Woods, who burnt the vice of Chris Moore and Stanley Jean-Baptiste. His release from the line caught Stanley off-guard and it was all over. The Rams sideline was cheering and the competitive spirit heightened for both squads.Anthony Averett answered the bell by throwing Fred Brown off the field, literally. Brown was under Averett’s pads for a moment, but the rookie cornerback switched leverage and shoved him to the sideline and off the field. The Ravens sideline and the fans in the bleachers erupted as Averett tossed the gunner.Rams offense vs. Ravens defenseBaltimore’s defense struggled early on against the high-octane offense of the Rams. Jared Goff constantly carved up the Ravens’ secondary, finding Brandin Cooks on a short touchdown pass. Chris Board was able to break up a pass to Henry Krieger-Coble from Brandon Allen. Though Cooper Kupp had a few wide-open drops in the beginning portion of practice, he would bounce back with multiple first-down grabs by finding the soft spots within Baltimore’s zone defense. Goff also found Robert Woods on a laser pass past the reach of C.J. Mosley and other defenders. Za’Darius Smith went back and forth with veteran left tackle Andrew Whitworth and eventually got the better of him, sacking Goff. Baltimore’s run defense was up and down as well. Michael Pierce bulldozed his way past John Sullivan, but Kai Nacua would be stiff armed just a few plays later by John Kelly. Todd Gurley would find a large hole up the middle for a big gain as well. When Baltimore went to man coverage Youth Tony Jefferson Jersey , they were able to generate more pressure on the quarterback. Two-way player Patrick Ricard wreaked havoc in the middle and also saw some time with the first-team defense. The Ravens used exotic blitzes to create issues for Los Angeles’ offensive line up the middle. Colts coach Frank Reich doesn't need to spend much time dissecting game tapes to figure out what's going wrong.He sees it with his own eyes at full speed.Dropped passes, turnovers and inexplicable penalties have fueled the Colts' four-game losing streak, leaving them in a big midseason hole."It's been an issue and it's past the point of 'OK, that was a fluke,'" Reich said Monday when pressed specifically on the issue of drops. "We just have to keep working, catching balls."Sportradar lists only six teams with drop percentages worse than Indianapolis' 8.7, and the Colts are tied with Cleveland for most drops in the NFL with 17. Indy tight end Eric Ebron and Baltimore receiver Michael Crabtree are tied for the league lead with six drops each, according to Sportradar.Colts backup receiver Zach Pascal is tied for 11th with three.Because the definition of a drop varies widely, numbers and percentages can be skewed.But former Colts offensive coordinator and interim coach Bruce Arians said during Sunday's telecast he counted 10 drops by the Colts in a loss at New England in Week 5 and 16 over the previous two games.The trend continued when Chester Rogers dropped Andrew Luck's pass on the first play from scrimmage.He was far from alone.Rookie running back Nyheim Hines dropped a touchdown pass later in the game and second-year running back Marlon Mack joined the club when he failed to snag a screen pass on the game's second play. Instead, Mack, who had missed three straight games and four of the first five with an injured hamstring, batted the ball up in the air and Jets cornerback Morris Claiborne returned an interception 17 yards for the game's first score."It's mental," Mack said after the 42-34 loss. "We just have to lock in and focus. Everyone here can catch, we just have to lock in and squeeze the ball."Another explanation is injuries.While Luck has played reasonably well behind an offensive line that has used five different starting lineups, he has been without Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton (hamstring) the last two games and Pro Bowl tight end Jack Doyle (hip) for four straight games. Receivers Ryan Grant and Marcus Johnson also left with injuries and couldn't finish Sunday's game.Following the loss in New England, Luck said the Colts (1-5) needed to get out of their own way before they could start winning games 鈥?and he started by pointing to his own turnover woes.Penalties have been equally problematic.The result: In addition to sharing the league lead in drops Womens Marlon Humphrey Jersey , Indy also ranks in the top five in interceptions (eight), fumbles lost (five) and penalties (46).Reich, who played on four Super Bowl teams in Buffalo and won a Super Bowl ring with Philadelphia, knows it's a combination ripe for disaster though he believes the Colts can fix these problems. He has seen it before."I won't go into specific names but I've seen players go into a little bit of a funk for a few games, I've definitely seen that happen and I've seen guys get out of the funk and go on to have great years or great careers," he said.They just have to start holding onto the ball."It's a bit frustrating. I feel a bit like a broken record, but talking about it, that's the easy part. It's doing it, living it, but I'm not discouraged," Luck said. "There are a bunch of competitive people in there, but I think we're going in the right direction and the results will come."NOTES: Indy has re-signed linebacker Skai Moore to the practice squad. The rookie made the active roster out of training camp but has bounced around from the active roster to the practice squad throughout the season. He has recorded two tackles.