On Day 9, the Ravens’ offense exited the sphere after a irritating observe. A pair missed throws, pressures allowed and a need for flags on the protection that by no means had been tossed by officers was unsatisfactory. Based on Head Coach John Harbaugh, the offense “gained” that observe on the play scoreboard.

In the present day, Day 10, the protection left little doubt on who gained the observe after intercepting 9 (!) passes, with 4 coming from the $260 million man.

Under are my newest coaching camp observations.

Attendance/Damage

1. LB Trenton Simpson
2. OLB David Ojabo
3. CB Rock Ya-Sin
4. CB Arthur Maulet
5. S Geno Stone (ankle)
6. OT Ronnie Stanley (assumed vet day)

Rookie cornerback Kyu Kelly returned to observe.

The remaining absences are all listed on the PUP/NFI lists.

1. RB J.Okay. Dobbins (PUP)
2. FB Patrick Ricard (PUP)
3. WR Rashod Bateman (PUP)
4. OL Andrew Vorhees (NFI)
5. OLB Tyus Bowser (NFI)
6. LS Nick Moore (NFI)

Offense Falls Aside On Day 10

Possibly it was the sixth day of observe that was sporting on the offense; the lengthy hours learning, the early conferences or time spent at house fixing the playbook and assignments. All of the work spent not in entrance of a media corps writing down every go, every play, each critique. However what amounted at this time left a fan-packed Saturday observe puzzled and groaning. The brand new offense being hyped nationally completed with 9 interceptions and 6 false begins.

The primary session of 11-on-11 began with three straight completions from Lamar Jackson to vast receiver Zay Flowers, tight finish Mark Andrews and vast receiver Odell Beckham Jr., respectively. On the third play the ball managed to be thrown on account of working again Justice Hill choosing up a blitz from linebacker Roquan Smith, too. Then, it unraveled.

Jackson forces a go to Devin Duvernay as stress from exterior linebacker Odafe Oweh and the inside rush collapsed the pocket. The go fell incomplete. Subsequent play they’re flagged for a false begin, their first. It appeared Andrews was the one to leap however it was onerous to inform. The following two performs lead to sacks, the primary being a full whistle and the second being Smith attending to Jackson earlier than a display developed. The whistle didn’t come however Smith appeared round with open arms questioning why the play wasn’t lifeless, seeing as he was standing in entrance of Jackson.

That was the top of the primary set of 11s. Not dangerous, they began sizzling however the protection responded. Josh Johnson had a play or two go effectively, together with completions to vast receiver Dontay Demus Jr. and tight finish Charlie Kolar.

False Begin No. 2 occurred after the change to quarterback Tyler Huntley. Afterward, the primary interception of the day was made as Tyler Huntley focused vast receiver Shemar Bridges. It was the primary of cornerback Corey Mayfield Jr.’s two interceptions.

Then got here the first-team offense. One other couple connections to Beckham and Andrews, adopted by a second goal to Duvernay, which this time was a go breakup by Ar’Darius Washington.

False Begin No. 3.

Jackson then went deep to Tarik Black however an underthrow noticed Washington observe the ball the entire method and make the catch. Subsequent play is blown lifeless from stress by defensive sort out Travis Jones and out of doors linebacker Jeremiah Moon.

Again to Huntley and two performs in he throws an interception to cornerback Daryl Worley on a poorly focused throw to tight finish Travis Vokolek. Subsequent play is blown lifeless as Huntley drops the snap. He scrambles away on the following play because of tight protection adopted by

False Begin No. 4

False Begin No. 5

Josh Johnson now onto the sphere and his first throw again within the drill is intercepted by Mayfield as he focused vast receiver Makai Polk. This ended the 11-on-11s.

That didn’t cease the bleeding as two performs later Johnson was intercepted by cornerback Jeremy Lucien.

Jackson will get onto the sphere and never lengthy afterward security Kyle Hamilton will get his palms on the Jackson-thrown ball. The quarterback in response falls to the turf along with his head and helmet in his palms. Groans from the followers that had been upset with the interceptions from different quarterbacks now reacting to their starter being the one picked off.

Again to 11-on-11.

Jackson scramble on the primary play. Then, intercepted by security Marcus Williams.

One other run by Jackson for a couple of yards. Then, once more, Williams intercepts Jackson for No. 9 of the observe. Extra groaning and shock from the group. At one level a fan requested in the event that they had been doing it on objective to others observing.

Then, completions had been sprinkled in as soon as extra. Beckham had a reception when exterior linebacker Odafe Oweh was out in protection. Andrews outran linebacker Patrick Queen on a crossing route for a primary down. Gus Edwards appeared to have ran for a 40-plus yard acquire, although it wasn’t clear if a defender touched him.

Again to Huntley on the sphere and…

False Begin No. 6

A break from the motion the place extra set up occurred left some respiration room for quarter-hour when media started to tweet what the dismay. Ten minutes later, 11s kicked off for a closing time.

Oweh will get round offensive sort out Morgan Moses for the stress on Jackson, forcing him to overlook a sideline throw to Flowers. Then, Jackson connects with Flowers for a primary down because of offensive sort out Daniel Faalele getting beneath the pad of Oweh and bullying him exterior the pocket. Jackson additionally discovered his ever-sure goal Andrews for a acquire.

The ultimate two performs felt they pressured the observe to return to an finish. Johnson goes deep to the far sideline, concentrating on Black, who makes a circus catch in the long run zone between two defenders. As he secures the seize each defensive backs sign incompletion and look to the official who waves his arms to the boundary, signaling the catch was made out of bounds. The final throw of the day was to Bridges, however cornerback Kevon Seymour leapt up and got here down with interception No. 9. The horns blew and the gamers broke off for fumble drills earlier than huddling up and calling it a day.

What to Make of In the present day’s End result

Two days in the past, Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken stated that they had a protracted solution to go. Yesterday, Head Coach John Harbaugh famous the offense is in search of perfection and frustration mounts on the performs that miss. In the present day, they faltered closely.

Does this imply the sky is falling? No.
Does this imply the Ravens are cooked? No.
Does this imply the offense is rubbish? No.
Does this imply the Ravens ought to by no means have paid Jackson? No.
Is the protection elite? Possibly? I don’t suppose this one coaching camp observe proves that. However, they’ve some nice defensive backs they usually’re going to punish poorly-passed balls.

I don’t usually inject my very own ideas in observations. However seeing as Ravens followers are panicking from my tweets and Bengals followers are having a discipline day, I needed to drop a little bit of opinion.

It was a foul observe and also you’re allowed to be excited in regards to the protection and nervous for the offense. It’s clear set up continues to be mightily underway as a result of pre-snap penalties and errors really feel they’re occurring from getting all people on the identical web page.

Based on tight finish Isaiah Probably, the drills had been additionally being completed over third & Lengthy conditions, which put the offense at an obstacle. Additionally, there’s possible an inner bias of not being as petrified of being intercepted in observe than getting picked in a recreation. In a observe you run the subsequent play. In a recreation, it’s a vital error. I’d think about there’s a touch of unconscious bias that enables for this, although the gamers are clearly sad once they make the error. Possibly that is an excessive amount of hypothesis, although.

General, I positive know there’s going to be a recreation this season the place Jackson lights a crew up for three-plus touchdowns, zero interceptions and 250-350 passing yards that may have folks pointing to my tweet of him being picked 4 occasions in a observe and going, “this was a nothing-burger.” It’s a observe. Sure, it’s not nice. Nevertheless it’s superior to have these points now versus later.