ExtremeRavens Posted Sunday at 08:39 PM Posted Sunday at 08:39 PM Tom Brady has seen a lot of football. What he’s not very familiar with is bad Ravens football. The seven-time Super Bowl champion was on the call providing color commentary for FOX Sports on Sunday afternoon and saw Baltimore limp to a 17-3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at M&T Bank Stadium. It’s the first time that the Ravens have lost four straight since 2021 and just the second time in franchise history that the team has lost five of its first six games. Needless to say, the Ravens team that Brady saw on the field Sunday is a far cry from the groups led by Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Terrell Suggs and later Lamar Jackson during his 23-year career in New England and Tampa Bay. Here’s a sample of what Brady had to say about the Ravens and their continued struggles to begin the season: On Ravens’ offense “Don’t put too much on Cooper Rush’s plate. … Be this physical, tough Baltimore team that they’ve always been.” “If I’m [offensive coordinator] Todd Monken, especially after Cooper Rush throws that interception, let’s run the big fella [Derrick Henry] as much as we can. Let’s force them to stop him first and then see if they can stop some other things.” “What’s really impressed me so far is this offensive line has really displaced the line of scrimmage. You call it resetting the line of scrimmage in their own defensive backfield. Every handoff, I’m just seeing all those purple jerseys on the Rams’ side of the football. That’s a great thing to see if you’re calling plays for the Ravens.” “It’s just simple execution. If we make our blocks, we stay on them and we fit those defenders head up, we’re going to give Derrick a chance to get going.” On Zay Flowers’ first fumble “You just have to understand, all these bodies are pursuing you. When you got east and west, sideline to sideline, you’re not really gaining any ground on the defense and they’re just hunting that ball out. That’s what good coaches will teach you.” On Derrick Henry “When he can stay on his track and not stop his feet in the hole, he’s impossible to get on the ground.” “He’s not necessarily a jump-cut type runner. He needs to see his spot and hit it.” On Ravens’ defense “Baltimore’s defense has struggled this year in so many different areas. Certainly third downs has been one of the key issues. Coach Harbaugh said we just can’t get them off the field on third down. A lot of that’s been their limitations, giving up explosive plays. When you get to third-and-9 in the NFL, you’re banking on getting them off the field 80% of the time.” “NFL coaching is all about solving problems. You saw it on a weekly basis, sometimes you saw it on a play-by-play basis.” “Love the way they’ve come out and been so physical today.” On Mark Andrews “He’s such a reliable target and has been that way with Lamar. He needs to be that way when Lamar is not in there as well. … It’s different. When you come in with a new quarterback, there are a lot of unseen body language things that need to happen in the passing game for solid execution.” Ravens vs. Rams, October 12, 2025 | PHOTOS On playing with backup QB Cooper Rush “It’s a different style. He’s more of a pocket passer, which is a very different style of offense than what Lamar’s running. And you don’t install two offenses, you install one. So Todd Monken is tasked this week with cherry picking things from the Lamar offense that will actually work with Cooper Rush.” “The quarterback has to take control of the protection. [The defenders are] already up there at the line of scrimmage. You probably think they’re coming, you redirect the line to protect and you’re able to stand in there and make a throw.” “Just not super comfortable in the pocket. If you get clean pockets and you’re running from those, well, there’s a sense of unsettling footwork that’s happening in his head.” On Rams’ goal line stand “They have this guy [Henry] who I would probably want to give the ball. I love Mark Andrews, but [the tush push quarterback sneak is] just a hard thing. You don’t practice that much. The ball’s not in his hands [often].” “If you have a 250-pound back [Henry] who’s been the best back in the NFL in the last 10 years, my version of this if I’m Todd Monken is let me just give it to him and try to let him go over the top and see if they can stop him.” “If you can’t get a yard, you don’t deserve to win.” “They miss [fullback Patrick] Ricard. Just not enough physicality at that position. [Left guard Andrew] Vorhees doesn’t do his job. And instead of even giving Derrick a chance to go over the top, it’s stopped 2 yards in the backfield.” On offense with Huntley “You just don’t want it to become too much of passing game. He hasn’t had any reps this week. Now all of the sudden it’s like, ‘Here’s the whole offense.’ Still have to manage the quarterback position a bit and I like the idea of these dual-threat type runs with [Justice] Hill in the backfield or Henry or some of these quick rhythm passing throws to the perimeter. Some screen plays. Anything to get Huntley in rhythm.” On 4th straight loss “Very deflating for this team for so many reasons. And you see it on Harbaugh’s face right there. You know it’s just been a total morale killer for six weeks of the season. Hopefully they get Lamar back. The division isn’t great.” “All is not lost. I know that’s a narrative sometimes when you come into these bye weeks. Everything’s ahead of us. But for this team, it truly is. They’re getting their best player back. Some of these defensive players are getting healthy. There’s no margin for error at this point going forward. But they are the Ravens, and they usually figure it out.” On Ray Lewis meeting before the game “Where are you Ed Reed? Where are you Terrell Suggs? I want a piece of you too.” “It still hurt me more than it hurt Ray I’m sure when I hit him right there.” “Ray wouldn’t always say the nicest thing to me. I’m glad we’re friends post career. Not someone I want on my bad side.” “It is nice to be in Baltimore and not be sore on my flight home.” Have a news tip? Contact sports editor C.J. Doon at cdoon@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/CJDoon. Former Patriots quarterback and current FOX Sports announcer Tom Brady jokes around with former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis on the field before the Ravens' 17-3 loss to the Rams. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff) View the full article Quote
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