Yeah I don't think the run defense had much of a shot against the Detroit offense, they just wore us down and it wasn't pretty. Probably missing Pierce a bit in that regard. Also a couple key guys out in the pass rush department and no one else really stepped up although credit to Detroit, they have some dudes up front.
It is still early in the season so time to make a key trade or 2 to shore up the defense, I think they will have to if they want to fix some of these issues on the line. I won't say coaching is perfect but I do think the issue last night is the Lions were just better in the trenches and I don't think any coaching was going to fix that. The good news is most teams aren't stacked in the trenches like the Lions but it is a concern come playoff time.
The more concerning thing for me was the offense, kinda curious to hear why there were so many sacks, was Lamar holding onto the ball too long trying to make something happen, was the line getting beat like a drum, a bit of both? They will need to shore that unit up for sure if they want to do anything this year. May be worth making some changes here as well, potentially a trade is something to consider as well. I do think the Lions playing ball control kept their defense fresher so they could keep making plays at the end.
This is the first game since the Eagles one last year where I felt the Ravens just got straight up beat by a better team.
I won't get too worked up over losing competitive games to the Lions and Bills as I think the back half of the schedule is where we can make a run with the right adjustments and outside maybe the Packers or Rams, these are the best teams we will play this year.
