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Baltimore Ravens: Everything we learned in loss to Steelers

By Chris Schisler

BALTIMORE, MD - NOVEMBER 04: Running Back James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers is tackled by inside linebacker Patrick Onwuasor #48 of the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - NOVEMBER 04: Running Back James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers is tackled by inside linebacker Patrick Onwuasor #48 of the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 29: Defensive tackle Brandon Williams #98 of the Baltimore Ravens is introduced prior to the start of a preseason game against the Washington Redskins at M&T Bank Stadium on August 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/ Getty Images) ***Local Caption*** Brandon Williams
BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 29: Defensive tackle Brandon Williams #98 of the Baltimore Ravens is introduced prior to the start of a preseason game against the Washington Redskins at M&T Bank Stadium on August 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/ Getty Images) ***Local Caption*** Brandon Williams /

4. The Brandon Williams contract hasn’t paid off:

You know what hasn’t paid off? Paying Brandon Williams big time money to be a run stuffing defensive tackle, that hasn’t paid off. There is no way to tell me that James Connor can go for over 100 yards, and the Panthers offense can run all over the Ravens and Baltimore has one of the premier defensive tackles in the middle of their defensive line. Williams provides virtually no pass rush and his space eating hasn’t been worth what the Ravens paid him. That’s money that could have gone into a play-maker.

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Honestly, did the Ravens get any impact from the defensive line in the past two weeks? The Ravens have been bullied up front. Williams’s job is to win the battle at the line of scrimmage. It isn’t a pretty job and it doesn’t lead to huge figures in the box score, but it is an important job. Williams got handled against the Steelers, the whole defensive line did.

The Ravens have lost Kelechi Osemele, Rick Wagner and Ryan Jensen in free agency in recent years, and the offensive line has struggled because of it. The Ravens didn’t invest big money into an elite wide receiver. No big money in Baltimore is reserved for a quarterback that makes rookie mistakes, and a one dimensional defensive tackle. The Ravens overpaid Williams. In fact, they over hyped their entire defensive line.

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