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Can Lamar Jackson’s return spark the Ravens’ run game? Tim Barbalace, Femi Ayanbadejo, and Ken Weinman discuss how injuries have disrupted the offensive line’s cohesiveness and why everyone deserves some blame for Baltimore’s struggles on the ground.

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00:00I think it's, to me, Lamar Jackson coming back is going to help
00:05because if he can move at all, he is a false multiplier in the running game
00:10because he just opens up holes because teams have to account for him.
00:13Teams are not accounting for Tyler Huntley.
00:15No, they're not.
00:15They're just not.
00:17The other part is, injuries, we talk all the time, injuries are part of the game.
00:23They're on their fifth center, and now the guy who's a rookie
00:26and arguably their best offensive lineman is going to miss some time.
00:30And he literally played, what, a half a football with the center you just acquired.
00:34That, it makes it really hard to develop any cohesiveness
00:39because the five guys are never there together.
00:44I think one data point summarizes this whole thing,
00:47and it's courtesy of Cole Jackson.
00:49I mentioned it yesterday.
00:50It just popped back in my head.
00:51Derrick Henry has 46 rush yards.
00:55He had 54 yards after contact.
00:58Think about that for a minute.
00:59He had more rush yards after contact than he had scrimmage yards.
01:03That means he's getting hit behind the line of scrimmage.
01:05You know what I mean?
01:05So that is not on a running back.
01:08That's not on a quarterback.
01:09That is literally communication between tight ends and the offensive line.
01:13And that's why I think to your point, Tim,
01:15and I think we're all saying the same thing,
01:17that the burden has to be spread across everybody that's on the field,
01:20including the coordinator.
01:22Anyway, let's move on.
01:22Let's see here.
01:22Let's do it.

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