Watching Tyus Bowser lead and seeing young players like Jaylon Ferguson, Odafe Oweh and Daelin Hayes develop has made a positive impression on Outside Linebackers Coach Drew Wilkins.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Since joining the Baltimore Ravens this offseason, Sammy Watkins has noticed some similarities between his new team and his previous one. ”It feels like Kansas City to me," Watkins said Wednesday. "It feels like a team that’s ready to win the Super Bowl.”
After sorting out some early season struggles, the Ravens became once again a force to be reckoned with in the AFC. Still, their flaws are becoming more and more apparent.
Ravens News 5/28: Pass-first Potential and more
According to Sports Info Solutions data, if you were to move the Ravens’ 49 scrambles over to their passing column, remove their 13 kneel-downs from their running column and imagine all 32 sacks as pass attempts, the margin narrows considerably.
Add the 23 pass attempts and scrambles nullified by penalties, compared to the nine designed runs taken off the books, and unofficially, 510 Ravens plays had started off as passes and just 502 as runs.
“There are times when people, from a numerical standpoint, are just going to dare you to throw it and just commit more to defend the run than you can possibly hope to have sustained success against,” Roman said. “That’s where we really want to take a big step this year, and I think that’s really going to be key to us taking a big step offensively.”