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Baltimore Defense Throttles Washington In NFL Preseason Action
The Baltimore Ravens are clearly responding to first year defensive coordinator Greg Mattison. In Mattison's debut as an NFL coordinator the Ravens obliterated their regional rivals the Washington Redskins, completing a shutout by a final score of 23-0.
There had been some concern about the Ravens lack of depth at wide receiver, but on this night at least that wasn't an issue. 15 different players caught passes and after the game backup QB Troy Smith said that Ravens signal callers had been instructed to get as many players involved in the offense as possible:
"It's been drilled into both our heads to spread the ball around, to not have tunnel vision. The sky's the limit for us."
Starting QB Joe Flacco was happy with the effort. Flacco has been criticized during his brief career for his lack of downfield passing ability but based on his comments he felt good about playing within his skill set:
"As an offense, everything felt really good. I was happy with the way our receivers and running backs were moving. Our line did a heck of a job for being their first time out. I didn't have to do anything but sit in the pocket and make throws."
The Ravens defense, meanwhile, was simply stifling. Washington never got closer than the Baltimore 30 yardline, and 9 of their 12 drives failed to reach midfield. Head coach John Harbaugh joked about awarding defensive coordinator Mattison the game ball:
"I don't know how he's going to do it, but he said he's going to divide it up for every one of the 80 guys on the team.
Redskins coach Jim Zorn remained upbeat:
"This is a tremendous tool for us to use. We look for these things, these learning situations."
The Redskins will continue their NFL preseason play by hosting the Superbowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night. Baltimore, meanwhile, will welcome the New York Jets to Charm City on Monday night.
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Ross Everett is a widely published freelance writer and highly respected authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.
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