by Pat Freeman, The Mighty O’Ba
The Buffalo Bills returned after the bye week on a mission to disrupt and keep offenses off balance. During the Ravens game, the hometown team blitzed 68% of the time the Ravens went back to pass. The other change happened when Leonard began calling plays from the booth rather than from the field.
These are the growing pains of hiring a first-time defensive coordinator in the NFL. The other problem centered around effectively using the personnel that you have who were drafted into a different scheme. The other problem is with this most recent outing where the Ravens were down to their emergency quarterback.
The question is, do we know if this defense is performing better? The offense is still carrying this team until we see a strong outing by them. Currently, the first half MVP is Josh Allen because this team is still absolutely depending on him for their success along with a veteran offensive line led by all pro tackle Dion Dawkins who has held down the left side of the line for the last nine years.
The next opponent will be the greatest test yet on Monday night vs the Minnesota Vikings led by defensive coordinator Brian Flores who brings the heat. Lastly, the weather is about to turn, and we will see how the new stadium provides a different type of comfort for its faithful fans.