Ravens Defense Needs Few Adjustments

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I found myself thinking about an old Monty Python sketch (the Argument Clinic, where Michael Palin is disappointed to find only contradictions from John Cleese) when CBS posted their “2nd Half Adjustments” for both teams. Under the Dolphins, the note simply said “Unacceptable on both sides”, which is about as actionable as “getting killed.”

Normally, the broadcast team can bring some insight to hide a weakness, tactic to fuel comeback, or at worst highlight some young players for development in a one-sided game. Since the Dolphins controlled their own fate in the Wild Card race, an appeal to a youth movement would have seemed inappropriate, but Rich Gannon didn’t have…