Ravens are making some adjustments in the right direction. Offensively, they should start getting back into a groove again. Nevermind that Lamar is back, I do not expect him to go crazy at 100% scrambling but might have to knock some rust off first. I think he will play efficiently but won't put up gaudy numbers.
Ravens made the right decision to give Keaton Mitchell more action last week and he made the most of it being the sole return man and change of pace back. Keaton Mitchell looked explosive again before his injury 2 seasons ago. He's a spark plug that can help revitalize this offense and on special teams and take some of the load off King Henry.. Henry had the 3rd most carries in his career last year. Usually backs that get 300+ carries and nearly 2000 yards tend to regress.
Going forward utilize Mitchell more with a Thunder and Lightning combo, preserve Henry for the stretch run and make Mitchell the official kickoff returner not Tylan Wallace.
Defensively, having Alohi Gillman was a much needed move. Did this move impact the defense the same way they made the switch to Ar'Darius Washington last season? Not quite but he is serviceable and has played decent since joining. Kyle Hamilton can move a bit more freely now in the backend. I thought Malaki Starks would be an immediate contributor but he needs more grooming. Raven brass had too much faith in him going against the heavy hitters that was a big mistake early on. Surprise they didn't pick up a veteran safety to back up in case... Picking veteran nose tackle John Jenkins was a decent pickup had a nice game vs Rams. Hopefully this will shore up the run defense. Hard to say if these defensive moves will pay off throughout the season but early on it has seemed to help by giving up just 17 to potent Rams offrnse then again wonder how much of that is due to the London factor. Giving up 16 to Bears is encouraging.
To be continued..
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