Baltimore Beat Down · Aug 7, 2019
Ravens News 8/7: OG McPhee, steady Wormley and more
Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports On the team’s initial depth chart of 2019, McPhee is listed as the starting rush-end linebacker – Terrell Suggs’ old job. Practicing against the Jaguars Monday afternoon, he McPhee lined up mostly right where Suggs did for so many years.
He was brought in primarily to bolster the pass rush, or so we thought. But the Ravens believe he can contribute just as much as an edge-setter against the run, an underrated aspect of replacing Suggs.
“He’s really a tone-setter in terms of the run game. He’s strong. He’s powerful setting edges,” Joe Cullen, the team’s defensive line coach, said Monday. “He’s also going to work inside in some sub-situations, as you’ve seen before.”
