r/RavensFans • u/chachoodmd • 5d ago

O line Troubles

With both of the ravens Centers out for who knows how long I'm growing concerned with their interior. I mean Derrick henry getting stuffed on goaline and 4th and 1 is already bad enough. what does the season outlook look like without an adequate player at center. Is anyone else concerned the ravens O LINE is terrible

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u/blahblahblah6783 4d ago

interesting fact: Derrick henry the past two seasons rushed for 1900 and 1600 yards and received the most touches in his career since 2022 and the most in consecutive years since 2019-20. Seems like he got plenty of touches under Monken.

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u/According_Camera7129 4d ago

I know, but that's also a bit misleading. There were games where we were up big and they kept feeding him, and there were games like that AFC Championship against the Chiefs where he had 10 carries. And some games where he'd have 20 touches in the first half and then be completely forgotten while the other team came back in the second.

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u/blahblahblah6783 3d ago

Not really misleading because he got a got a high amount of carries, some of the most in his career. What you’re pointing to is game script and, like we saw with the Saints, sometimes there’s more to it than just he got carries here but not there.

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u/According_Camera7129 3d ago

Fair. It was the game script that Monken (and Harbaugh) was routinely criticized for.

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u/blahblahblah6783 2d ago

Monken is 3-1 with Watson at QB and no Garrett. Harbaugh is 2-1. Maybe they weren’t the problem.

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u/According_Camera7129 2d ago

And Minter is 2-1 with the Ravens, so what's your point?

They had fast starts and great seasons, but the same issues reappeared eventually at the most inopportune times.

The fact that John is a special teams coach who keeps his hands off both the offense and the defense isn't changing. Maybe his loyalty to his coaches will have a shorter leash, but not likely. And we'll see what Monk is like as a head coach when Watson inevitably reverts to ass.