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The last time the Ravens and Bengals squared up, BAL used a heavy dosage of Ingram between the tackles.
More read option with Jackson threatening outside, had the lowest rushing output of his career. Also nursing a sore knee.
The Bengals had textbook read option LB flow/replace
More read option with Jackson threatening outside, had the lowest rushing output of his career. Also nursing a sore knee.
The Bengals had textbook read option LB flow/replace
The Ravens weren’t creating much conflict for the Bengals. Watch how 57, 56 and 23 are in sync taking good angles to the ball.
Compare that with the bash, counter and veer that the Ravens have been using as a pillar of their offense down the stretch.
Compare that with the bash, counter and veer that the Ravens have been using as a pillar of their offense down the stretch.
When the Ravens finally used the bash (Q2 1:39), this happened
@Willie_Snead4G took his man out of the play
@Willie_Snead4G took his man out of the play
In the second half, the Ravens returned to more of the same zone concepts with heavy personnel into heavy boxes
D.J. Reeder was consistently winning inside against similar looks before being injured here.
Here, he violently sheds Bozeman and stuffs an uninspiring 1D run
D.J. Reeder was consistently winning inside against similar looks before being injured here.
Here, he violently sheds Bozeman and stuffs an uninspiring 1D run
After Reader went down, the Ravens OL was able to seal off some nice holes and generated a few nice gains.
The Ravens started using lighter personnel and using the Bengals aggressive flow against them to attack cutback lanes. Would guess this is an “auto cutback” on a power design. Bozeman’s pill gets 57 out of the play, and Ingram attacks downhill.
A variation of this
