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OTL: Complete Effort Seals “Battle of Beltways” for Baltimore

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 9:45
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Derrick Henry against the Commanders OTL

The lead-up to Sunday’s matchup with the Commanders was an interesting one. With Jayden Daniels’ emergence helping Washington to a 4-1 start, the profile of the game was elevated as much as I can remember it being for a Ravens/Washington game, and it made for an interesting discussion about what some consider to be a friendly rivalry between the two teams. As always, there were the outliers who lived to do nothing but talk trash, but in large part, the local media around both teams, and even conversations between the fans, showed a ton of mutual respect.

As some of you know, I live in Virginia, so despite only being about an hour from Baltimore (as traffic allows), I am firmly in Commander territory. As a result, I’m in the catchment area for a lot of the radio and TV coverage for Washington, and I’ve been fortunate enough to get to know a lot of the trustworthy media folks down here that know their stuff. With that in mind, I thought it would be interesting to look at the outsider’s perspective of what they saw from the Ravens on Sunday.

Yes, when Derrick Henry is in a good offense, it is just as exhausting to play against him as we all remember. The offense that we all envisioned when Henry was signed has taken shape, and for many, I think it’s even surpassed what we were hoping for. Henry has always been a game-breaking player, but he has such an innate ability to wear teams down as the game progresses, and Washington felt it in full force on Sunday.

It goes beyond the idea that a steady run game allows the Ravens to control the pace of the game. As Brian Baldinger breaks down, the sheer punishing power of the Ravens backfield tires defenses out enough that tackling becomes more difficult as the game progresses.

On the other side of the ball, it became apparent that the attrition of the O-line was a big factor, but also that the Ravens were able to check a big box defensively: bringing pressure.

Seeing Yannick Ngakoue and Travis Jones rewarded for their persistence was a thing of beauty. Washington’s O-line did a decent job of keeping pressure from the EDGEs toward the outside, but the interior pass rush was one of the biggest reasons the defense was so impactful last year, and it’s starting to show up again in force. Not only were the defensive tackles able to work up the middle and bring solid pressure, but constantly being able to move the pile backwards meant that Washington’s run game wasn’t much of a factor all afternoon. Being without Brian Robinson certainly didn’t help their cause, but the Commanders felt the heat, and it became one of the key factors in the outcome of the game.

Of course, it wasn’t all good news for the Ravens from the outside looking in. Jayden Daniels did find room to work throughout the game, including a pair of touchdowns to Terry McLaurin. McLaurin is undoubtedly their strongest offensive weapon, and I think everyone was surprised to see how much room he had at times.

The secondary still has work to do. I don’t want to pick on Brandon Stephens, but as you see on the broadcast feed, the play design from the defense is predictable given the circumstances. Kyle Hamilton shows that he’s bringing pressure off the edge, leaving Stephens 1-on-1 with McLaurin. It’s a perfect throw from Daniels to make the play, but schematically, you don’t like seeing Baltimore give those up. Coach Harbaugh acknowledged that the coverage calls haven’t done Stephens any favors in some of these situations, but that they have faith in him to learn from tough games.

Even without the tint of the purple-colored glasses watching this game, the team product has shown that the Ravens are playing at a high level. These past few games have been more like what was expected at the outset of the season, and a 4-2 start with a share of the division lead is a decent spot to be in after six weeks. With an extra day of rest before a Monday Night Football showdown against the Bucs, hopefully we’ll continue to see the best of what the Ravens have to offer.

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Source: https://russellstreetreport.com/2024/10/15/out-to-lunch/battle-of-beltways/


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