Simms' biggest concern centers around the offensive performance outside of Lamar Jackson.
"The run game only started to work because Lamar wore the defense out, because they were chasing him around all over the field for two-and-a-half quarters, and then [the Ravens] finally get it going," Simms said. "To me, that's where it's a little bit more concerning than just like, it started out the game and they just started moving people. Cleveland moved people from the start, and they consistently dominated the line of scrimmage. I didn't feel the same way with Baltimore on the offensive side of the ball."
In yesterday's Late for Work, pundits expressed concerns with the defense after the Ravens gave up 493 yards and 42 points to the Browns, but it's surprising that Simms is concerned with the offense, specifically the run game.
Jackson led the Ravens on the ground with 124 yards and two touchdowns, but Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins made their contributions felt with a combined 102 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Edwards broke off touchdown runs of 11 and 19 yards.
Since Jackson has returned from the Reserve/COVID-19 list, the Ravens have made a concerted effort to get the ball in his hands as a runner. Jackson has totaled 218 rushing yards and three touchdowns in his last two games.
What doesn't make sense with Simms' argument is that it pretends like Jackson didn't have an impact on the rest of the running game last year. Baltimore's offense has been centered around Jackson for two-plus seasons. Him being at the top of his game right now, and that opening up more for those around him, isn't cause for concern.
Didn't the Ravens record-breaking offensive success last season come when Jackson broke the single-season quarterback rushing record with 1,206 yards and seven touchdowns? And they're coming more creative schematically in that area.
December 16, 2020 at 09:59PM
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