Ravens Punter Mistake Proves Costly – Jon Alfano, Sports Illustrated
The significance of ‘all 3 stages’ was exposed for Baltimore in Week 2.
Lost in the mess of the Baltimore Ravens’ 26-23 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday was the bad efficiency of the unique groups system.
Yes, Justin Tucker missed out on a 56-yard basket, dropping him to one for 7 on 50+ lawn attemtps considering that the start of last season and showing that Father Time comes for all of us. Punter Jordan Stout likewise had an efficiency to forget, and one that probably harmed the Ravens even more.
Stout, punted 4 times for 173 lawns on Sunday, however it’s his last effort that he ‘d actually like to have back. With 2:27 left in the 4th quarter, the third-year professional shanked a punt out of bounds for simply 24 backyards. Include on a five-yard charge, and the Raiders began their game-winning drive from the Ravens’ 43-yard line, right on the cusp of basket variety.
The Ravens still believe in Stout, however they require him to be better and more constant moving forward.
“Jordan is among the very best punters worldwide, which punt has actually got to be made– he understands it– and not simply that a person; it wasn’t an excellent video game,” head coach John Harbaugh informed press reporters. “It wasn’t the type of video game he can, [and] it’s not the method he punted in practice, so you’ve got to take your practice efficiency, and you’ve got to take it to the video game; you’ve got to assist us.
“So, he’s extremely diligent, [and] he wishes to be the very best. Often you’ve got to take a deep breath and simply go through your method and do it the proper way, and he’s capable of that, and we’re going to keep supporting him and keep training him, and I’m positive [that] he’s going to get the task done. The task wasn’t done in the last video game, and it injured our group.”
Jason Kelce states Lamar Jackson needs to be more disciplined late in video games – Glenn Erby, USA Today
Jason Kelce discusses why Lamar Jackson requires to appear in the clutch minutes.
Lamar Jackson is a two-time MVP and among the very best quarterbacks in the NFL, however till he wins in the playoffs and prevents late-game collapses, he’ll continue to get criticism. Baltimore is 0-2 on the season, and while it’s not all Lamar Jackson, one future Hall of Famer and just recently retired All-Pro center thinks Jackson needs to be much better late in video games.
While talking about the Ravens star on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown, previous Eagles legend Jason Kelce applauded Jackson however stated the Ravens quarterback needs to be “more disciplined” late in video games.
“The finest quarterbacks, the factor they’re making money that cash is due to the fact that they address it down the stretch.”
The Ravens have actually lost 4 times after leading by double digits in the 4th quarter considering that 2022,