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“It is unfair to blame him when there are 11 guys in the field that they are playing with their hearts and has put us in the right positions,” said Hamilton. “It's just a matter that we do the right things. And that's where I feel that Zach's criticism or any coach is unfair because he can't go out and play for us as much as he wants. He can't. Then, he depends on us to go out and do the job. Then, it is not a thing of Zach.”
The defense of the Ravens currently occupies the last place in the NFL for the first time in four years. Baltimore is in the last three in total yards allowed (32º), Carrera Defense (30), Defense of pass (31) and allowed points (31).
This is far from being the standard for the Ravens, known by defenders of the Hall of Fame as Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. Baltimore has ended outside the Top 10 defensively eight times in the history of the 29 years of the Ravens.
“I feel that sometimes Ravens fans can be a bit spoiled, as well as the amount of success that this franchise has had,” Hamilton said. “We lose five games [in 2024] And the world is about to finish. “
Orr said he is not on social networks.
“If you listen to that and pay attention to that, you can definitely affect your work and only in your regular life,” said Orr. “Then, just block the noise, man. I am focusing on football. We talked about that here and we focus on improving.”
Orr, who is in his second year as the defensive coordinator of the Ravens, faced a similar rough start last season. In the first 10 weeks of 2024, Baltimore allowed 25.3 points per game, which occupied the 25th position in the NFL. In the last eight weeks of that season, the Ravens held teams at 15.4 points per game, which was the best in the league during that period.
“Unfortunately, he has hit us again in this aspect, but what are we going to do about it?” ORR said. “You can slow down and let it deplic and go to bed, or you [can] Get up, get up and turn it on. The group of people we have in this organization and the people of the group that we have in that defensive room, will solve it. “
Leaving the defeat by 38-30 Monday night before the Detroit Lions, Hamilton said that Orr has not pointed to anyone.
“I think having such a leader, you want to respect,” Hamilton said. “We have gone through the fire last year and we are going through it right now. I feel that Zo has said the same. We are 1-2 and not where we want to be, but it is a long year and there are 14 more games. We hope we are looking back in our beginning 1-2 and saying:” I cannot believe that everyone is doing a big problem about it. “
The defense of the Ravens has assumed the worst part of the fault for the beginning of 1-2 of Baltimore. Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offensive occupy the first place in annotations, averaging 37 points per game.
But Baltimore has faced two of the best crimes in the league this month in the Buffalo Bills and Lions, which are among the top three in total yards. During the next three weeks before their goodbye, the Ravens face the Kansas City Chiefs (17th), Houston Texans (29th) and Los Angeles Rams (fifth).
“We have to show ourselves every week in this league and we did not do a good job last week. But we have another week and it is a great game and a great opportunity for us,” Hamilton said about Sunday's game against Patrick Mohomes and the Chiefs. “Then, Sky is not falling. We'll be fine.”
