Why Blaine Gabbert Played Well Monday Night:

Read an interesting point on John Oeshers twitter saying that Del Rio claimed that Blaine's biggest job of monday was to not throw an interception.   And this, is why he had a great game.

Against the Jets the Ravens defense put up 21 of 34 points, meaning that the Ravens offense only scored 13 points.   Especially after the Jaguars got up and the defense began playing like it was, it was more important for Blaine to not throw an interception than it was for him to make a big play with his arm.

Case in point, ESPN talked about how Blaine missed Marcedes Lewis open on a deep post.  I bet he also saw Ed Reed hovering right behind lewis and instead of risking a potenital interception he tried dumping it off.

I think it will be interesting to see Blaine play against a Texans defense, that while improved, is certainly not up to par with the Ravens defense.   Especially going against a Texans offense, it will be imperative that Blaine actually make plays instead of NOT make a bad play.

That was why Gabbert had a good game last night.... he didnt make the big mistake.  And he wouldve had a TD pass had Marcedes Lewis been able to actually catch something