OWINGS MILLS, Md. Mike Macdonald embraces the storied history and pride of the Ravens defense.That's why he's not going to deviate too far from what has made them such a dominant group over the years.The Ravens going to be aggre sive, attack the quarterback, create turnovers and try to become No. 1 in the NFL once again.Macdonald, who was hired as the new defensive coordinator this offseason, has a track record for succe Cleveland Indians T-Shirts s and the defense was among the best in the league when Macdonald coached in Baltimore.I think youre building on what weve been able to do over the last Really, over the course of the entire franchise, right?" he said. "Especially since head coach John Harbaugh has been here and since 2014, but the first thing you want is a cohesive unit. You want everybody to have each others backs. Theres a certain style of play that it takes to Play Like A Raven, right? And then how you build it, you want it to be multiple. I think thats what we were aiming for in 2018, and I think we were able to achieve a lot of that."You want it to be flexible and adaptive, but it needs to be complimentary as well, and it needs to be light enough where you can adjust certain things, and its simple for the players, so Trevor Bauer Jersey they can go play the way you expect them to go play. Joe Carter Jersey Scroll to ContinueFrom 2018-20, Macdonald led a Ravens linebackers corps that helped Baltimore produce the NFLs No. 1 overall defense (307.8 ypg) during that span, while also permitting the leagues fewest points per game (18.2). Veteran linebackers Matthew Judon (2019-20) and C.J. Mosley (2018) also each earned Pro Bowl nods under Macdonalds tutelage.With Macdonald as a member of the defensive staff, Mosley was a four-time Pro Bowler 2014, 2016-18 and became the teams first-ever rookie Pro Bowler in 2014.Macdonald helped Michigan to its first Big Ten title since 2004 and an appearance in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Under Macdonald's guidance, the Wolverines had the nations eighth-ranked scoring defense with 17.4 points per game compared to 34.5 the prior year when they finished 95th.Michigan also finished 20th in yards per game allowed (330.9) and 11th in red zone touchdown efficiency (45.7%).Now as the Ravens defensive coordinator, Macdonald plans to build Matt Belisle Jersey on the past succe s, not recreate the wheel.Theres a lot of carryover from Wink former Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale because we were together like how head coach John Harbaugh describes when we tried to build it in 2018," Macdonald said. "So, we see a lot of things the same. One thing thats definitely going to carry over that Wink did that I learned that I used at Michigan was overcommunicating the situations with the players. Its kind of like when you have a rookie in training camp not that I ever did this its like, Hey man, youve got this coming up. You ready for this call? And what do you know, the guy executed Omar Vizquel Jersey it well."So, its the same thing in the game; if you can go over the situation with the guys, let them know what youre going to call in certain situations, and theyre on the same page, you find the execution is better. So, just the overcommunication and the situational, playing the game before it happens, is something that will definitely carry over.
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