Dave Lapham second round selection

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(04-23-2020, 02:58 PM)SadFaceBengal15 Wrote: You’re right Baltimore passes way more than they run lmao smh

And yet, 2 of their top 3 receivers were TEs, and 3 of their top 5.

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Picture this: Your defense manages to contain the run on the first two downs and now it's 3rd and 6. What is Baltimore going to do with the ball?

If you can't cover the TEs, it doesn't matter if you can stop the run, because you won't be able to stop them converting 3rd down and extending the drive. The Ravens had 3 TEs with 30+ catches last year, including their leading receiver being a TE.

Of the 125 catches they had in 2019, they produced 73 first downs (58.4%).

The Ravens had more receptions and first downs from their top 3 TE than the Kansas City Chiefs did, and the Chiefs had Travis Kelce.

Stopping the Ravens offense isn't just about stopping the run, because once you commit to stopping the run they will just dink it to the TE in order to pull you back off the run. Lamar Jackson had 69.4% completion when throwing to his top 3 TEs. That's why the Ravens had the 2nd best 3rd down conversion rate in the league in 2019 at 47% and the best 4th down conversion rate in the league at 71%.

lmao smh