polamalubeast
08-24-2015, 10:57 AM
Before we draw too many -- or any -- conclusions about Philadelphia's 40-17 bombing of Baltimore on Saturday night, it's worth noting the words of Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
"We didn't prepare for it by design," Harbaugh said of the Eagles' high-paced offense, per ESPN.com. "It's not something we're going to prepare for. I guess in the preseason, it's pretty effective in that sense. If we were playing in our third preseason game, we'd probably prepare for it. I know we'd prepare for it because we game plan a little bit more."
Harbaugh was pointing specifically to the pace of Chip Kelly's attack, which prevents substitutions and gasses opponents -- even those who do prepare. Ravens fans could only watch as the Eagles piled up 17 points, 179 yards and 14 first downs in their first three drives against Baltimore's starting defense.
"We were out of position a bunch of times," Harbaugh said. "Guys didn't know what the call was because the phones are crackling up on us the whole time. So that made it really challenging for us.
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"We didn't prepare for it by design," Harbaugh said of the Eagles' high-paced offense, per ESPN.com. "It's not something we're going to prepare for. I guess in the preseason, it's pretty effective in that sense. If we were playing in our third preseason game, we'd probably prepare for it. I know we'd prepare for it because we game plan a little bit more."
Harbaugh was pointing specifically to the pace of Chip Kelly's attack, which prevents substitutions and gasses opponents -- even those who do prepare. Ravens fans could only watch as the Eagles piled up 17 points, 179 yards and 14 first downs in their first three drives against Baltimore's starting defense.
"We were out of position a bunch of times," Harbaugh said. "Guys didn't know what the call was because the phones are crackling up on us the whole time. So that made it really challenging for us.
read more
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000515196/article/harbaugh-ravens-didnt-prepare-for-eagles-speedy-o