New Defensive Wrinkle

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We saw it coming....

 

 

For the last two years, the roles for Ravens safeties have been clearly defined.

Ed Reed was the free safety roaming the deep middle of the field and Bernard Pollard was the strong safety who came up to defend the run.

This season, the distinction is much less rigid.

Veteran Michael Huff and rookie Matt Elam both have experience playing either safety spot, and they have been getting reps at both positions. The ability to be versatile on the back end allows the Ravens to be creative in how they call the defense.

“We will be able to play them interchangeably at free safety and strong safety, and hopefully create some problems for people,” Head Coach John Harbaugh said Thursday.

“We’re both interchangeable,” Huff said. “We can both play strong safety, free safety, we can both play the nickel. We can do it all, so that way offenses don’t know who’s doing what before the snap. I think it will help the defense.”

 

 

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Matt-Elam-Michael-Huffs-Versatility-Allow-For-Disguise/cbdc3c12-94ca-4dcd-8871-da7885692987

 

 

This defense will be a lot easier on our nerves and eyes....but harder on opponents. Peas is going to have fun this year.