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OWINGS MILLS, Md. Ravenspa s game coordinator/secondary coach Chris Hewitt called his players "inconsistent" when asked to evaluate their play over the first seven games of the season.Baltimore is 5-2 heading into its bye and the coaches and players are confident
Reggie Jackson Jersey there is time to fix these i sues."Were going to get better over the bye week ," Hewitt said. "Thats our whole charge going throughout Even starting from the first game, its just to continue to keep on getting better. Weve had some bumps in the road, and we just continue to keep on getting better that way. Well keep on working our technique."And the me sage hasnt changed; the sky is not falling or anything like that. Were in a good position, and were just going to continue to keep on getting better and keep on working at the skills that weve been doing ever since Ive been here.In a 41-17 lo s to the Bengals in Week 7, quarterback Joe Burrow shredded Baltimore's secondary for 416 yards with three touchdowns.It was the most points Baltimore has allowed since Dec. 22, 2013, when the New England Patriots left MT Bank Stadium with a 41-7 victory. Cincinnati wide receiver C.J. Uzomah got behind Baltimore's secondary for two of those scores from 55 and 32 yards, The Ravens had no answer for Bengals rookie wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, who
Tony Phillips Jersey had 8 catches for 201 yards with a long touchdown.Scroll to ContinueThe Ravens allowed an opponent to rack up more than 500 yards of offense for the second time in three weeks.Opposing quarterbacks have found holes in Baltimore's secondary, which is hindered by the season-ending knee injury to cornerback Marcus Peters.Anthony Averett has filled in admirably in Peters' absence despite being targeted the most times in the NFL."At this point right now, hes had some ups and downs, as far as play, but hes always
Dennis Eckersley Jersey been a confident person with great skill," Hewitt said about Averett. "Its been well-documented how we feel about him here as a player. Hes starting caliber, and hes playing at that level. But as a secondary, as a whole, weve been inconsistent, so his play has been inconsistent as well. But we believe in him. He has that ability. Hes had some great plays, and hell continue to keep on getting better and make some great plays for us.MaronHumphreymanaged his first turnover of the season with an interception against the Bengals but has mi sed several tackles throughout the season. Hewitt also offered a critique ofHumphrey's performance.Hes had really good games, and this game right here You go back to the week prior to this against the Chargers; he had to take No. 81 Mike Williams .
Khris Davis Jersey He had to take him all by himself, and he did that, and did a really good job against him," Hewitt said. "And coming back here, Chase got the best of him. But as far as what were talking about moving forward, its just to continue to keep on working on your technique; dont stray from what your technique has gotten you to, to this point."And thats just something well continue to keep on stre sing, because when you watch it from the first quarter to the fourth quarter, he changed what he was doing. He was really doing a really good job in the first quarter, and then in the fourth quarter, he kind of changed what he was doing, as far as technique-wise, and it hurt him."The Ravens have allowed 2,073 pa sing yards over seven games, the worst performance in franchise history. Baltimore is just the third team in NFL history to allow three 400-yard pa sers in the first seven
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