The Baltimore Ravens have boasted one of the best defensive units in football so far during the 2023 season. Much of it has to do with the players and coaches that are associated with their defense, but the preparation that the team puts in week in and week out can’t go unnoticed.
When speaking about the defense, Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh praised the unit’s consistency while also looking at specifics. He mentioned how in Week 7 the Lions hit on some screen passes, but talked about how the team has generally kept the ball in front of them for the most part and continue building on their strong peformances.
“Well, we’re doing a good job playing hard. Guys have been physical up front. I think we’ve done [a] pretty good job in terms of the tackle-to-tackle run game, consistently. We’ve controlled the perimeter stuff, generally. There’s been some plays here and there – some screens. [The Lions] hit some screens yesterday that got some yards. We’ve kept the ball in the run game pretty much inside lately. The last couple of weeks, nothing’s really bounced around us – that’s big. We’ve kept the ball in front of us. [The] deep stuff has been in front of us. There hasn’t been too much deep there up until now. We have to continue to keep building on that and keep looking for that. People are going to look for opportunities to get shots and big plays against us. [We] have to keep doing those kinds of things. Generally [we’ve been a] good, sound, hard-playing defense. I think our guys are doing a good job with that.”
