{"id":110224,"date":"2025-10-13T01:36:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110224"},"modified":"2025-10-13T01:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:36:28","slug":"%e2%9a%a1-brutal-honesty-deandre-hopkins-says-hes-not-surprised-the-ravens-sit-at-1-5-calling-out-the-teams-bad-football-and-hinting-that-deeper-issues-ar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110224","title":{"rendered":"\u26a1 BRUTAL HONESTY! DeAndre Hopkins says he\u2019s not surprised the Ravens sit at 1\u20135, calling out the team\u2019s \u201cbad football\u201d and hinting that deeper issues are holding Baltimore back."},"content":{"rendered":"<article>DeAndre Hopkins is tired of the noise, and his teammates know it. After his breakout performance against the Cleveland Browns earlier this season, Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers called out those who claimed the veteran was \u201cwashed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins silenced that talk with two spectacular touchdown grabs in the opening weeks, reminding everyone why he\u2019s still one of the league\u2019s most technically gifted receivers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople say he\u2019s washed,\u201d Flowers said at the time, via Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat man look like he\u2019s just getting started.\u201d Hopkins\u2019 early-season resurgence offered a glimmer of hope for a Baltimore offense that looked dynamic with Lamar Jackson healthy. But in recent weeks, things have unraveled fast.<\/p>\n<p>Following Baltimore\u2019s latest loss, a 17-3 defeat to the Los Angeles Rams that dropped them to 1-5, Hopkins spoke bluntly about the team\u2019s struggles. When asked by\u00a0Josh Tolentino if he was surprised by the poor record, the 32-year-old receiver didn\u2019t mince words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaw. Bad football will get you 1-5,\u201d Hopkins said. \u201cWhatever you put out there, that\u2019s how football works. When the other team is not playing bad football and doing whatever they need to do, that\u2019s the result, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins\u2019 comments reflect a growing frustration inside Baltimore\u2019s locker room. The Ravens\u2019 offense has failed to find consistency since Jackson\u2019s hamstring injury sidelined him in Week 4.<\/p>\n<p>Backup quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Tyler Huntley have struggled to generate rhythm, combining for just two touchdowns in the past three games. Turnovers and missed assignments have repeatedly killed drives, leaving the team searching for answers.<\/p>\n<p>The defense, while solid at times, hasn\u2019t been able to compensate for the offensive woes. Baltimore ranks near the bottom of the league in third-down conversion rate and red-zone efficiency, areas that used to be team strengths under Jackson. Hopkins\u2019 accountability struck a chord with fans who have grown restless watching the team squander opportunities week after week.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for the Ravens, there\u2019s some hope on the horizon. According to ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter, Lamar Jackson is expected to return after the team\u2019s bye week. Jackson has been rehabbing aggressively and could be back under center for Week 8 against the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<p>His return would be a massive boost for a Ravens team that desperately needs leadership and explosiveness.<\/p>\n<p>If Baltimore wants to salvage its season, it starts with cleaning up what Hopkins called \u201cbad football.\u201d The star receiver has made it clear: the problems aren\u2019t mysterious, they\u2019re self-inflicted, and only discipline will fix them.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeAndre Hopkins says Baltimore\u2019s 1-5 start comes down to \u201cbad football,\u201d holding the Ravens accountable for sloppy execution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[309,14,2229,30,2927],"class_list":["post-110224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-deandre-hopkins","tag-lamar-jackson","tag-nfl","tag-zay-flowers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u26a1 BRUTAL HONESTY! 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