PR Roundtable: Which Ravens Player Should Concern The Bucs The Most?By PRStaffOct
There are plenty of star players on the Ravens, including the likes of some household names, such as quarterback Lamar Jackson, running back Derrick Henry and inside linebacker Roquan Smith. My fellow Pewter Reporters will preview the challenges those Ravens will present to the Bucs. I’m going to focus on a familiar name, but more of a role player than a star player. Outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy has played for five different teams over his 11-year NFL career, but he’s really found a home in a Baltimore scheme that plays to his strengths as an edge rusher.
On a defense that features Smith, defensive tackle Justin Madubuike and fellow edge rusher Odafe Oweh, Van Noy leads the Ravens with six sacks in six games. He’s on his way to crushing his career high of nine sacks from a year ago. Van Noy is just as adept at using an inside spin move as he is using an outside spin move and can beat offensive tackles in a myriad of ways. He sets up his moves like a chess player and has had two sacks in three different games this year, which shows that he can be a legit game-wrecker. With an 82.8 Pro Football Focus grade, Van Noy is the highest-graded defender in Baltimore so far this year.
At 6-foot-3, 255 pounds, Van Noy isn’t the most physical pass rusher or the best athlete on the field. But he plays extremely hard and has accumulated so much experience and wisdom at age 33 that he has an array of moves to unleash on offensive tackles to get to the quarterback. Van Noy will be used on both sides of the line but mainly lines up on the left side against right tackles. Luke Goedeke looked rusty in his return to action since a concussion in Week 1 caused him to miss four games. Goedeke will have his hands full against Van Noy on Monday Night Football.
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On a defense that features Smith, defensive tackle Justin Madubuike and fellow edge rusher Odafe Oweh, Van Noy leads the Ravens with six sacks in six games. He’s on his way to crushing his career high of nine sacks from a year ago. Van Noy is just as adept at using an inside spin move as he is using an outside spin move and can beat offensive tackles in a myriad of ways. He sets up his moves like a chess player and has had two sacks in three different games this year, which shows that he can be a legit game-wrecker. With an 82.8 Pro Football Focus grade, Van Noy is the highest-graded defender in Baltimore so far this year.
At 6-foot-3, 255 pounds, Van Noy isn’t the most physical pass rusher or the best athlete on the field. But he plays extremely hard and has accumulated so much experience and wisdom at age 33 that he has an array of moves to unleash on offensive tackles to get to the quarterback. Van Noy will be used on both sides of the line but mainly lines up on the left side against right tackles. Luke Goedeke looked rusty in his return to action since a concussion in Week 1 caused him to miss four games. Goedeke will have his hands full against Van Noy on Monday Night Football.
Matt Matera: Roquan Smith Can Take Over A Game
Ravens inside linebacker Roquan Smith – photo by: USA Today
Ravens ILB Roquan Smith – photo by: USA Today
While many will focus on what the Ravens offense can do, and understandably so, the Bucs shouldn’t ignore Baltimore’s defense and Roquan Smith either. Smith is coming off of two straight All-Pro seasons and is a leader of that unit. Coming from the Bears, he was traded to the Ravens on Halloween in 2022 and quickly acclimated himself to the defense that the Ravens are running.
This season, the Ravens have the No. 1 run-stopping defense in the league and Smith is a big reason for it. He is in the Top 10 of tackles with 59 and has also made other splash plays recording an interception, three pass breakups and a forced fumble during the year.
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