The Ravens as soon as once more returned to padded follow after two days of ramping down, together with yesterday’s walkthrough. It was a combative day for the offense, with defenders rising in physicality and producing strain. Listed below are my newest observations.

Attendance/Harm

The Ravens have begun to get a bit banged up and bruised, it seems. Beside the PUP/NFI gamers, the Ravens had been lacking 5 gamers.

1. LB Trenton Simpson
2. OLB David Ojabo
3. CB Kyu Kelly
4. CB Rock Ya-Sin
5. S Geno Stone (ankle)

Head Coach John Harbaugh was requested in regards to the Ya-Sin, Ojabo and Simpson.

“These are brief time period,” Harbaugh mentioned. “Ought to be again very quickly, Rock needs to be again quickly. David needs to be again quickly. Trenton had a bit of subject, smooth tissue, so we’ll in all probability play it protected a bit of bit. We’ll see the place it goes.”

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)

Offensive Frustration In Search of Perfection

It confirmed early on in follow that the offense was going to be challenged right now. The pads had been again on and the one-on-one reps from the 25-, 15- and 10-yard line had been bodily battles that the defensive backs had been desirous to compete.

Security Kyle Hamilton gained all three of his reps within the drill. The primary by breaking apart a ball towards tight finish Mark Andrews. The second he went almost stride-for-stride with the tight finish and Lamar Jackson’s throw hit a leaping Andrews who couldn’t reel in what felt a little bit of an overthrow. The third rep Hamilton went to the road towards broad receiver Shemar Bridges and seemed puzzled why he was going towards someone apart from Andrews. Hamilton jammed Bridges on the line and was glued to the hip of the broad receiver earlier than breaking apart the move ultimately zone. Afterward, teammates celebrated with the second yr security.

Hamilton wasn’t the one one to get a move breakup as Brandon Stephens, Jeremy Lucien, Jordan Swann and Marlon Humphrey all received their fingers on the ball. Additionally, Swann intercepted a move meant for broad receiver Dontay Demus Jr.

After one-on-one reps, the offense took to the sector for 11-on-11. Justice Hill dropped a second-down move from Jackson. On third down Hill caught a move for the primary nevertheless it was negated by a holding penalty that put them to fourth down and the second-team trotted onto the sector as an alternative.

Going again the opposite means with the first-team, the offense did get a large completion as Jackson discovered Andrews over the center for a 15-20-yard achieve. Two performs later Odell Beckham Jr received 20-yard catch, although it felt as if linebacker Roquan Smith could have gotten to Jackson in a dwell ball scenario to strain him on the throw.

So sure, performs had been made, however then got here the tough patch.

The primary crew offense and protection ran onto the sector. Humphrey hadn’t heard/seen the first-team referred to as and was late to the drill on the sideline. He sprinted to his facet and gave the impression to be calling to security Marcus Williams for his task. The ball snapped and Humphrey went and lined rookie receiver Zay Flowers and adopted him on a route that left Andrews broad open as he floated into Humphrey’s facet of the sector with no defender inside 10-15 yards. Jackson hurled a deep ball in Andrews course that compelled him to try a full extension leap to make the catch however the ball fell incomplete.

The subsequent play, defensive deal with Michael Pierce and out of doors linebacker Odafe Oweh mixed for a sack that blew the play lifeless, the place Jackson half-punted the ball in frustration off his proper foot (Jackson is left-footed for kicking). After Jackson overthrows Andrews once more in tight protection with Hamilton, and a ball goes by the fingers of broad receiver Tarik Black, the protection will get house once more on a blitz name that had Arthur Maulet as a free rusher. Jackson then punted the ball to the sky from his left foot and the drill ceased.

This was probably the most irritating stretch of follow, however the remaining straw of grievance got here throughout purple zone drills when Andrews felt the contact from Hamilton and Williams on a excessive throw was sufficient to warrant a flag. Andrews received up from the grass and turned to the ref, gesturing for a flag and open arms asking why he didn’t get one. The official didn’t seem to present him the reply he needed, leading to Andrews giving him the center finger, which drew a flag from a distinct official for what could be unsportsmanlike conduct.

Yesterday, Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken expressed there’s work to be accomplished.

“We’re not almost the place we have to be, and we shouldn’t be, as a result of it’s early in camp, however we’ve got quite a lot of work to do,” Monken mentioned.

Harbaugh spoke on the frustration from the offense after right now’s follow.

“I believe it’s a mirrored image of their perfectionism,” Harbaugh mentioned. “They’re chasing perfection and that’s what you need to see out of your gamers. Your gamers take that mindset, you’ve got an opportunity. Coaches just about at all times have that mindset. When the gamers tackle that persona as a result of they assume they’re able to it, that’s what you need to see.”

In keeping with Harbaugh, the offense “gained” right now’s follow, in keeping with their scoring.

“The offense had an excellent follow,” Harbaugh mentioned. “They gained the follow by about eight factors. Doesn’t occur too usually. Often the protection wins these practices. The protection additionally had follow however the offense made a bunch of performs.”

The offense definitely put collectively some performs however total the first-team offense struggled.

Keaton Mitchell Impresses Harbaugh

A part of what could have led to the Ravens’ offense profitable the follow was undrafted rookie operating again Keaton Mitchell’s efficiency. Throughout 11-on-11 drills that had been 25-yards to the top zone, Mitchell had back-to-back 10-yard runs that put the offense on the 5 yard line. In a while, Mitchell was concerned a couple of extra runs and a move out of the backfield that received turned upfield in a rush. The large (nearly) play was a wheel route by Mitchell that was a hell of a catch towards linebacker Patrick Queen and Williams in protection however was dominated out. Harbaugh talked about Mitchell’s play.

“You noticed we threw a wheel route within the nook of the top zone that we nearly made. Simply type of proper out of bounds however the catch was nonetheless made. You understand rookie operating backs don’t get names but, we’ll see earlier than we begin utilizing his title,” Harbaugh joked. “However No. 34, he confirmed he can run [and] has good fingers.”

Kevon Seymour Competing for a Cornerback Function

The one-on-one battles have featured their fair proportion of victories for the favored move catchers, however one defensive again has accomplished admirably: Kevon Seymour. Two days in the past he held up towards rookie Zay Flowers. In the present day, he went toe-to-toe with Nelson Agholor, who has feasted in these drills. In two reps towards Agholor, Seymour compelled two incompletions and a close to interception.

Alongside together with his play within the one-on-ones, Seymour’s seen his good bit of motion in 7s and 11s. Harbaugh spoke about what Seymour’s confirmed over the previous week.

“He’s taking part in DB very nicely,” Harbaugh mentioned. “He’s a man, excessive promise popping out. Then he confronted simply quite a lot of hamstring points on one explicit facet and it dogged him for like three totally different groups and mainly value him in three totally different locations. He got here in right here, we constructed a plan for him in our coaching room and our weight room and our efficiency room and he caught to it. He’s labored actually onerous ever since and now—knock on wooden—he’s been doing nice with that. So I believe his skills actually beginning to categorical itself.”

Fast Hits

• Brandon Stephens performed nicely in 1v1s, breaking apart two passes, one to Bridges and one other for Demus Jr. In a while, he intercepted a Josh Johnson ball that was deflected off Tarik Black and Seymour.

• Makai Polk was upset about an overthrown ball throughout the 1v1 drills and tried to leap again in line, pushing Sean Ryan so he may go towards Corey Mayfield Jr. for an additional rep. Assistant Extensive Receivers Coach Keith Williams was not having it and eliminated Polk from the rep. Polk did get yet another rep the place the ball was as soon as extra thrown a bit fast for his liking and he was dissatisfied however trotted off because the rep occurred with the whistle for brand spanking new drills. For the unique rep I do have Polk down as he gained the route vs. Mayfield nevertheless it was a nasty ball.
• Laquon Treadwell had a landing catch towards Jalyn Armour-Davis within the 1v1 drills of 25 yards. Additionally had a landing catch throughout the 7v7 purple zone drills towards Seymour.
• As I largely lined already, Hamilton had a dominant day, contending with Andrews all through all of follow and had quite a few passes defensed.