Rookie report cards for the Ravens 2020 draft class
Who lived up to, fell short of or exceeded expectations?
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The Baltimore Ravens had several first-year players get significant playing time and play major roles down the stretch of the 2020 season as the team weathered the storm of untimely injuries and a COVID-19 outbreak.
Some rookies didn’t exactly live up to preseason hype, others lived up to and exceeded expectations, and others didn’t get enough playing time to make a proper judgment and others failed to seize the ample opportunities that they did receive.
Ravens new Inside Linebackers Coach Rob Ryan
The Ravens have hired a defensive coach from a football family who will look and sound familiar. Rob Ryan, twin brother of former Ravens Defensive Coordinator Rex Ryan, has been named inside linebackers coach.
Ryan replaces Mike Macdonald, who left to become the University of Michigan s defensive coordinator.
A long-time NFL defensive coach, the 58-year-old Ryan has worked for seven teams and has 20 years of experience as an assistant coach. He was a defensive coordinator for four NFL teams (Raiders, Browns, Cowboys, Saints) from 2004-2015. Rob is a proven NFL coach who brings extensive experience to the Ravens, Head Coach John Harbaugh stated. In addition to his passion for the game, he has an outstanding ability to connect with and teach players.
5 Baltimore Ravens questions that’ll shape the offseason
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Posted Jan 18, 2021
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) throws a pass as Buffalo Bills A.J. Epenesa (57) rushes him during the first half of an NFL divisional round football game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)AP
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While the result feels familiar and the goal of improving to climb closer to a Super Bowl remains, the Ravens this weekend entered an offseason facing challenges unique to the makeup of this particular roster. Perhaps the most important one to address, like so much else about the team, revolves around the quarterback.
Mike Macdonald Officially Hired By Michigan as Defensive Coordinator Jan 17, 2021 at 03:28 PM Coach Mike Macdonald
The Ravens have lost their first coach following their playoff loss, as the University of Michigan announced it has hired Mike Macdonald to be its defensive coordinator.
Macdonald served as the Ravens linebackers coach for the past three seasons. Before that, he was the team s defensive backs coach (2017), and a defensive assistant (2015-2016). He got his coaching start with the Ravens as an intern in 2014.
OFFICIAL: Mike Macdonald Named Michigan’s Defensive Coordinator
Macdonald, 35, is going from one Harbaugh (John) to another (Jim), John s younger brother.
When they went into halftime, wide receiver A.J. Green didn t have a target.
With 2:08 left in the first quarter, the Ravens were on point. They were up by two scores (10-0) and their devastating run game had the yardage edge, 138-4. At the end of the first quarter they had 94 rushing yards and, more importantly, had already converted three third-and-ones while the Bengals had just those six snaps.
The undermanned Bengals defense had no answer for the Ravens run game working behind either an extra lineman or a fullback or both. And this is what that does to you: