mdonnelly21 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I know its the Chiefs and they have Mahomes and Kelce. But, I simply on eye test did not notice the same tenacity and speed that the Ravens defense played with last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelersfan43 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 one game.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 One game does not make a defense, also they kept kelce in check. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 4 hours ago, Steelersfan43 said: one game.... Not only that but didnt they lose like 3 coordinators on the defense including the DC? Give it time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 6 hours ago, mdonnelly21 said: I know its the Chiefs and they have Mahomes and Kelce. But, I simply on eye test did not notice the same tenacity and speed that the Ravens defense played with last year. Nobody looks dominant against a guy in the argument of the greatest QB of all time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Just now, sammymvpknight said: Nobody looks dominant against a guy in the argument of the greatest QB of all time. Not even close get outta here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notthatbluestuff Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 39 minutes ago, El Ramster said: Not even close get outta here Mahomes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 - It’s one game. - It’s Mahomes. - It’s Week 1. - They have a first time DC after losing MacDonald who also purged the assistant staff. Give it time. Plus they did lose some contributors from last season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackywabbit Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 (edited) 4 hours ago, Soko said: - It’s one game. - It’s Mahomes. - It’s Week 1. - They have a first time DC after losing MacDonald who also purged the assistant staff. Give it time. Plus they did lose some contributors from last season. Younger players stepping up may offset. Oweh and Ojabo are reportedly looking the best they ever had. They haven't had strong young speed on the edge in a long time and Ojabo showing up at all is a big step up. Trenton Simpson also looks like he'll pick up Patrick Queen's spot without much of a drop off. Nate Wiggins looks about as much of a hit as you can this early (gave up 1 catch for 1 yard in 17 snaps in game 1). Ar'Darius Washington also is a return from injury addition to add to a deep secondary from last year that the front office has raved about in particular. He was allegedly the highest "graded" defender from the Ravens Thursday. Not sure how they would have less speed when they are going younger. The coaching brain drain is real, we still have to see with Orr. Defense is harder to sustain at the top of the league than offense year to year, but I still think this will be a top 5 group. Not the side of the ball to worry about. Edited September 7 by wackywabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I thought the defense actually played rather well. Again, last year they came out and struggled, then settled in and clamped down the Chiefs in the 2nd half. This was much the same, sans the one busted coverage for a TD. They turned over Mahomes, kept Kelce in check, limited the run game and made KC one dimensional and came up with key stops when they needed to down the stretch. And this was their first game under a new DC as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 It’s because Madubike is no longer a Justin… but I know what you mean actually. It didn’t help that Rice was just fed the ball on basically the same route without being touched. Someone should have decleated him. They did seem less furious than usual. But yeah, week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Defenses are almost never that dominant two years in a row. I expected a drop off. But you know. Mahomes and **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) Ravens had one of the best defensive seasons ever last year. There will be a drop off. But really like others have stated it's just one game. Ravens gave up 33, and 31 last year to the Rams, and Browns at home in the middle of the season. Edited September 8 by TecmoSuperJoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 20 minutes ago, TecmoSuperJoe said: Ravens had one of the best defensive seasons ever last year. There will be a drop off. But really like others have stated it's just one game. Ravens gave up 33, and 31 last year to the Ravens, and Browns at home in the middle of the season. Some player departure but also losing the DC and some coaches………it’s tough to repeat being a top 5 unit year to year, much less what they accomplished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Ima be real. Madubuki isn’t him. They should have paid McQueen better. That dude is nasty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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