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Gilberto Manzano

Three NFL Week 7 Coaching Decisions We Liked, and Three We Didn’t

It’s funny seeing how many football pundits were quick to praise Lamar Jackson and the Ravens for their dominant performance vs. the Lions without saying how wrong they were about them.

I’ll admit it. I didn’t give the Ravens’ new-look offense enough time to put it together and was critical of Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Monken, especially after the offensive dud in the 17–10 loss to the Steelers in Week 5.

They had been inconsistent the first six weeks of the season, but it finally came together in Week 7 against Detroit. Jackson and Monken deserve plenty of credit for the impressive performance, but so does coach John Harbaugh for hiring Monken and admitting that it was time for changes offensively.

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