{"id":8986,"date":"2024-11-12T03:34:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T03:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2024-11-12T03:34:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T03:34:06","slug":"breaking-ravens-hc-reveals-brandon-stephens-plan-amid-position-switch-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=8986","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Ravens HC Reveals Brandon Stephens Plan Amid Position Switch Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183680700-e1731368267621.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183680700-e1731368267621.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183680700-e1731368267621.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183680700-e1731368267621.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Brandon Stephens\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"224\" data-dom-ready-time=\"790\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>The Baltimore Ravens have a plan for struggling CB Brandon Stephens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>John Harbaugh knows the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0need to do things differently in the secondary, but he\u2019s not about to have struggling cornerback\u00a0Brandon Stephens\u00a0switch positions.<\/p>\n<p>Stephens has become the poster boy for the NFL\u2019s worst pass defense. He\u2019s been burned routinely this season, particularly during Week 10\u2019s 35-34 win over the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p>So it made sense Harbaugh was asked on Monday, November 11 about the possibility of moving Stephens to safety. The coach\u2019s response was emphatic, per\u00a0Carita Parks of Double Take Sports, \u201cThat\u2019s not on the table right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"74cefecf558b16a82355cc29e27e550d\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container_header \">\n<div class=\"tweet-header__author \">\n<div class=\"tweet-header__meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-header-brand\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">\n<p>John Harbaugh on possibly moving Brandon Stephens to safety: \u201cThat\u2019s not on the table right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-actions\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh also said Stephens \u201chas a big job that he\u2019s trying to take care of right now,\u201d\u00a0according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>The blunt response can be read as a timely vote of confidence in a player going through a rough patch. Yet, it could also be seen as defiant faith in a defensive back who\u2019s having a torrid time winning individual matchups.<\/p>\n<p>Especially when the Ravens have\u00a0recently acquired a proven commodity\u00a0who can cover outside the numbers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Brandon Stephens Needs Help<\/h2>\n<p>The Ravens don\u2019t want to move Stephens out of the firing line, but they do need to give him some help. More assistance than just\u00a0words of support\u00a0from an All-Pro teammate.<\/p>\n<p>Stephens has been left on an island too often by a coverage scheme trusting him against an opponent\u2019s best wide receiver. The formula was torched by\u00a0Joe Burrow\u00a0and\u00a0Ja\u2019Marr Chase\u00a0against the Bengals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Burrow threw for 428 yards and four touchdowns, with Chase tallying three scores and 264 yards. Their efforts prompted All-Pro Ravens corner\u00a0Marlon Humphrey\u00a0to give the pass defense a\u00a0humiliating new name.<\/p>\n<p>Humphrey plays the slot, but the Ravens appear content to continue rolling with Stephens on the perimeter. It\u2019s a high-risk move, but help of sorts is arriving in the form of trade acquisition\u00a0Tre\u2019Davious White.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh has already outlined White\u2019s likely role \u201cas an outside CB,\u201d\u00a0per Zrebiec.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>White could take some attention away from Stephens. Or the two-time Pro Bowler might encourage teams to throw at Stephens more often.<\/p>\n<p>More than personnel, the Ravens need changes to the playbook. Harbaugh described those changes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>John Harbaugh Names Ravens\u2019 Biggest Problem<\/h2>\n<p>The coach knows where his team is most vulnerable. Specifically, in the middle of the field. Harbaugh explained how getting better there is \u201cthe No. 1 target that we have,\u201d according to\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Jamison Hensley.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just about flooding the areas between the hashmarks with more bodies. The Ravens have to eliminate big plays through the air.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh admitted, \u201cYou can\u2019t have those long TD passes. It\u2019s one thing to give a up 7 to 9-yard pass completion on a check down \u2026 but to not tackle it or to let it get behind us, those are just things that are below the line. Those are not OK,\u201d\u00a0per Ravens Vault co-host Sarah Ellison.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Preventing short passes from turning into monster gains has been a season-long problem for the Ravens. They have given up 1,234 yards after catch, the fourth-highest number in the football, as well as a league-high 1,805 air yards on completions, according to\u00a0Pro Football Reference.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens are surrendering too many uncontested completions on long passes. They\u2019re also failing to tackle receivers in space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad  adthrive-content adthrive-content-7\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s a lethal double whammy that demands changes before it derails the Ravens season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__author-bio\">\n<p><strong>James Dudko<\/strong>\u00a0covers the New York Giants, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens for Heavy.com. He has covered the NFL and world soccer since 2011, with bylines at FanSided, Prime Time Sports Talk and Bleacher Report before joining Heavy in 2021.\u00a0More about James Dudko<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyThe Baltimore Ravens have a plan for struggling CB Brandon Stephens. 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