Ravens News 10/8: Reconfiguring the secondary, ineffective blitzing and more

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Pass Rush

The Ravens allowed ATS to Rudolph/Hodges on just 11 of 32 (34%) pass plays, but also allowed 9 other passes where the ball was out quickly, but the pocket did not appear as if it would have held up for 3 full seconds.

For the season, the Ravens have been more effective rushing numbers, but the trend was reversed versus the Steelers, who beat the Ravens 6+ man rushes for 9.5 yards per play (76 yards on 8 plays). In the first 4 weeks, the Ravens allowed just 3.8 YPP when rushing 6+ (72 yards on 19 plays).

In terms of deceptive elements, Martindale called 18 individual blitzes from off the line of scrimmage, 4 stunts, and had 2 or more drop to coverage on…