The tough loss to the Chiefs gave us some insights regarding the future of the 2024 Ravens. A lot of what I saw on tape was encouraging, a few things not as much so. Overall, I saw more promising things than I expected. But let’s start at the top and work our way down through this list of Ravens insights.
Lamar
I didn’t need to watch the tape to find the great with Lamar; we all saw it live. Jackson was far more fluid, elusive, and quick as a runner than we saw last year. Lamar looked like he did two and three years ago. Simply, he’s arguably the most elusive runner in the league, with that incredible knack for shifting any part of his body to elude would-be tacklers. For those who say, “be careful,” I think we’ve barely seen the beginning of what the Ravens’ running attack will look like, once the run blocking ticks up (I’ll get to that). Paring the running version of Lamar that we saw against the Chiefs with Derrick Henry once he’s revved up and – well – look out rest of the league. Continue reading “Ravens Insights From the Chiefs Loss”