In the aftermath of the Ravens’ disappointing Thanksgiving-night loss to the Bengals, T.J. Smith, Tony Thornton and Valerie Preactor delivered a set of blunt, frustrated grades reflecting a team that — in their words — “does not have an identity right now.”

All three analysts handed out D’s across the board for the offense, a rare consensus rooted in what they viewed as a complete abandonment of the run game and a glaring lack of rhythm.

Derrick Henry logged just 10 carries, despite exploiting Cincinnati’s last-ranked defense early, while Keaton Mitchell touched the ball only twice. T.J., Tony, and Val all argued that this was a failure of planning, execution, and in-game adjustment, especially with a defense so vulnerable to the ground attack.

On defense, T.J. and Val gave B’s, believi

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