{"id":1516,"date":"2024-09-18T03:18:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T03:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2024-09-18T03:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T03:18:37","slug":"john-harbaugh-gave-blunt-answer-about-ben-clevelands-usage-with-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=1516","title":{"rendered":"John Harbaugh Gave Blunt Answer About Ben Cleveland\u2019s Usage With Ravens!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-1897920365-e1726613080771.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Charlie Kolar and Ben Cleveland\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Baltimore Ravens provided a blunt answer about Ben Cleveland&#8217;s lack of playing time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>John Harbaugh didn\u2019t mince any words when asked why\u00a0Ben Cleveland\u00a0isn\u2019t getting starting snaps along a struggling\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an obvious space for veteran Cleveland at right guard, where first-year starter\u00a0Daniel Faalele\u00a0is flounderung. Yet Harbaugh was defiant when quizzed about Cleveland\u2019s continued absence, per\u00a0Ravens Vault co-host Sarah Ellison: \u201cIf Ben had earned the job at right guard, he would be the starting right guard. You look at the tape, and he didn\u2019t beat out Daniel [Faalele] or anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh also insisted, \u201cour evaluation right now is that Daniel outplayed Ben. Just facts, straight up. Matter of fact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although he admitted he wants \u201cBen to take the next step,\u201d Harbaugh made it clear the interior blocker \u201cknows what he needs to do. If he wants playing time, he knows how he needs to play and how he needs to practice when he gets that chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the head coach left the door ajar for a change: \u201cIf I see that Ben is playing better than Daniel, then Ben will be the starting guard. He practices every day. Just like I tell all the guys: show me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/sgellison\/status\/1835758974681129447<\/p>\n<p>The chances of Harbaugh making a switch appear slim, but things could change. Particularly if Faalele and the rest of the O-line falters again when the Ravens face the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> in Week 3.<\/p>\n<h2>Ben Cleveland Has Case to Start<\/h2>\n<p>Cleveland has a strong case to start. Perhaps not based on his own performances, but rather because of the sketchy form of the lineman starting ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>Faalele has looked consistently overwhelmed in pass protection. Like when No. 77 whiffed on two blocks on one play against the\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2.<\/p>\n<p>The hapless rep was highlighted by\u00a0Cole Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/ColeJacksonFB\/status\/1835743455336595898<\/p>\n<p>Similar breakdowns in protection were the main reason the Ravens lost 26-23 to the Silver and Black at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. Faalele was usually among the guilty parties whenever the pocket collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>What Cleveland has over the fourth-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft is experience. Cleveland\u2019s\u00a0appeared in 39 games\u00a0and made seven starts since entering the pros in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the largest sample size, but Cleveland has impressed when given chances. Like when he didn\u2019t allow a single sack from 64 pass-blocking snaps during the final two weeks of last season, per PFF BAL Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/PFF_Ravens\/status\/1759946607670206704<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<p>There\u2019s enough incentive to give Cleveland the nod against a ferocious Dallas pass rush, but Harbaugh sounds content to dig his heels in about the current state of the Ravens\u2019 O-line.<\/p>\n<h2>John Harbaugh Standing Firm About Offensive Line<\/h2>\n<p>Harbaugh isn\u2019t\u00a0ready to budge\u00a0even though the Ravens have already been bullied in the trenches by the Raiders and\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs. All-Pros\u00a0Maxx Crosby\u00a0and\u00a0Chris Jones\u00a0ran riot against an inexperienced offensive line in both games.<\/p>\n<p>Putting inexperience front and center was the risk Harbaugh and general manager Eric DeCosta took after losing three starters in free agency. Doubling down on the gamble is a high-stakes play when the Ravens are 0-2.<\/p>\n<p>The remade and unconvincing line has a lot to prove against the Cowboys on the road on Sunday, September 22. Especially when players as disruptive as Pro Bowlers Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence will be trying to put the heat on Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Somebody as battle-tested as Cleveland might be more likely to stay cool under inevitable fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Ravens provided a blunt answer about Ben Cleveland&#8217;s lack of playing time. 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