As always, this is just my opinion.

[Shockingly] I'll keep this one relatively short.  We're all looking for someone to blame after the loss to the Ravens.  Personally, I'm trying very hard (and so far succeeding) to stay relatively cool.  Of course, I was doing the same thing during the 6-0 stretch.  I'm just not a fan of a roller-coaster ride of emotion.  Sure, I don't get to guzzle the heady mead of success; neither do I wallow in the muck of defeat.  That's just me, I won't hope that you can be like me, but I like it.

What I saw was very very simple after the Baltimore game: we got beat in the trenches, and we were playing a top-flight QB.  Everything else is incidental to these two facts.  If Mitch Berger gets better and we continue to lose the line battle, then we still lose.  If the refs call holding on the LT and the QB is still slippery as an eel and cool as a cucumber, then we still lose.  That being said, here's my wish list for the Broncos:

1. Fix the inside of the O-line.  As McGeorge has keenly observed, Hamilton is a liability now.  The offensive line functions as a unit, and if one link breaks then the others have to accomodate for it.  This lowers their play as well.  Maybe Olson isn't ready right now to step in, but something needs to be done.  I'll leave that to our coach to figure out.

(caveat) It's unlikely we'll see a front line like Baltimore's again.  That front is monstrous.  If there is a blueprint to beating us, it starts with two massive DTs.

2. Fix the ST coverage.  Sproles was one thing, but Webb?  Two games in a row now -- this is unacceptable, and a harbinger of doom if left unchecked.  We absolutely CANNOT give up a ST score in every game.  This crushes our spirit, rejuvenates the other team, and indicates a failure of monumental proportions (for some players, tackling a guy on ST is their only job).  Seifert, I'm looking at you.

3. Pray like h-e-double-toothpicks when facing guys like Roethlisberger and Flacco (incidentally, I would put Favre and McNabb in this category too).  Pressure hardly fazes these guys.  Others may have better measurable tools, but these guys are fiends to get on the ground and when they do, just pop right back up and throw again.  I'm seeing more and more how football is a game of rhythm and timing, and these guys are near-impossible to get off of their rhythm and timing.

And that's it.  I honestly think those are the only areas we got "exposed" this week.  The O-line performance is especially troubling, since that is supposedly our best feature and is a large part of Orton's success this year.  Speaking of Orton, time to dispel some quick myths (IMO):

A. Orton and his downfield ability (alternatively, McDaniels and his playcalling).  I don't even consider the "noodle-armed" argument worth acknowledging, so I'll pass by it entirely.  When one has 2.1 seconds to let a play develop, one absolutely cannot throw downfield.  WRs absolutely cannot get separation under those conditions, either.  And no, I really don't think you want to "just give it a try" or "toss it up to #15 and see what happens".  Those kind of high-risk-high-reward plays are desperation and confidence-killers.  If I had a beef here, it would be to find a way to make the passes in the flat and/or bubble screens work despite the pressure.  As it stood on Sunday, the Ravens had the best of all possible worlds: intense pressure, removed deep ball, and shut-down outlets.

B: The punting.  Honestly, I'm baffled by why this has been such an issue.  Perhaps because he's new?  Maybe that's why we should give him time to get back in a NFL-ready groove.  Besides: do you really think that field position (while important) is going to single-handedly win or lose us games?

Now, I'll look forward to the Pittsburgh game in light of the above.  And give up any hope of brevity.

• Roethlisberger is likely to elude us and make plays just like Flacco did.  He has a better WR corps but a far worse O-line.  How we answer his skill set will be VERY telling about whether or not we have fatal flaws.
• We shut down Ray Rice.  That is saying a ton.  I don't really count the TD in the 4th because the D was left hanging out to dry by the O-line and was gassed.  Now, Mendenhall (Illini fan though I am) doesn't scare me, and nor does the Steelers run-blocking.  If we get gashed here, it will either be because a) we shifted focus and dared him to beat us, or b) we have a fatal flaw here.  Time will tell.
• If we get more big returns against the Steelers, this is a seriously serious issue.  They have been bottom-third in the return game all season.  If we give up another TD or several big gains, we have a gaping hole.
• The Steelers defensive front brings pressure from the second level, not in the trenches.  Their DTs are not nearly as imposing as Baltimore's.  I look for a much improved game by our O-line, which will lead to a much improved game by Orton and Co.
• Another good point by McGeorge: what's up with getting three straight games against teams rested off of a bye?  Since Pittsburgh has been a team on the upswing prior, I don't think this will be as significant as it was vs. Baltimore.  Still, we are missing a starting tackle... and counting.  Injuries could start to pile up during this game, and that could spell serious trouble for us down the line.
• We still own the 4th quarter.  In the first several games of the season, the Steelers made a living giving up in the 4th quarter.  That has waned of late, but it won't be over until it's over.
• Never underestimate the intangible effect of Ed Reed or Brian Dawkins.  Both of those guys are firecrackers who make everyone else around them play better.  Troy Polamalu might seem to be of that same variety, but he's more of a skill player.  He makes everyone else around him play better because he plays his job so well, not because of his emotional intensity.  The former is a guy we can beat with mismatches (i.e., Scheffler across the middle); the latter is a whole different animal.  Now, we have the advantage back.
• I like where we're at.  We lost to a good team -- a very good team, and it wasn't half the "beatdown" or "rout" that some would have us believe.  After this game, we will know a lot more with a lot more certainty about our Broncos.
• GO ORANGE AND BLUE!

But that's just my opinion.  Except for that last bit.  That's just good gravy.