Some Ravens players are growing frustrated and confused by offensive coordinator Todd Monken’s play-calling, sources said, as the team tries to salvage a spiraling season.
The Ravens will be without their MVP quarterback as they take on the Los Angeles Rams, but backup quarterback Cooper Rush will have his top target, wide receiver Zay Flowers.
Five weeks in, the Ravens have given up the second-most yards in the league. They’re bad against the run. They’re bad at rushing the passer. And they’re bad in the secondary.
“Everybody knows offense and defense, but they don’t understand how vital that third phase is, until either something really good happens or something really bad happens,” safety Sanoussi Kane says.
“I thought our defense played really, really hard — really hard,” John Harbaugh said Monday. “And there were some big mistakes. There were some mistakes that some young guys made that hurt us against a good offense."