Former Ravens ILB Ray Lewis plans on watching movie with ILB Roquan Smith throughout 2023 offseason
Corridor of Fame inside linebacker and former Baltimore Raven legend Ray Lewis was the named because the defensive coordinator for the AFC within the 2023 Professional Bowl. One of many gamers that Lewis has been teaching and spending time with throughout Professional Bowl week is present Ravens inside linebacker Roquan Smith. It provides them time to get to know one another and for Lewis to teach him up.
Lewis was interviewed by Ravens director of social media Garrett Downing, and talked about that Smith advised him that he needed to arrange a while with Lewis this yr and be taught from him. Lewis heaped reward on Smith, and mentioned that the 2 will sit down collectively and watch movie.
“Really, it was the very first thing I mentioned and I mentioned it to him and a pair different linebackers as a result of whenever you’re watching the game there are such a lot of little issues and I name it fairness that they’re leaving on the sector, like so many massive performs that Roquan might be making, Fred Warner might be making, Demario Davis might be making, however Roquan, it’s simply, if he can take his game and simply takes only one extra step up, I simply suppose he may be freaking phenomenal. Like I had Roquan at my camp, I do a Ray Lewis Camp yearly and I had him at my first camp and I used to be like “What? This freaking child” and I taught him the triangle and to see his motions, no wasted steps and so now once I’m watching him I’m saying how can I assist him go higher and in order that’s why I feel this offseason we’re actually going to sit down down and simply undergo movie so I can simply form of train him simply little issues proper, taking that little false step out of your game, understanding the place three is all gonna all the time be and by no means drop right into a spot, all the time drop into a person, proper between having the ability to establish what formations imply so you may get all people enjoying quick, proper, that’s the job of the center linebacker and that’s the job that I feel and I do know it’s him being his first yr getting snug with the fellows, however him having the ability to take that subsequent step of management and have the ability to get all people enjoying on one shoestring, that’s why I feel he can actually enhance.”
Having Lewis go over movie with Smith will assist Baltimore’s latest inside linebacker hone his game and can take his management abilities and data to the subsequent stage. Smith will then have the ability to assist out his teammates to guarantee that they are going to all the time be in the fitting place it doesn’t matter what down and the way far the opposite crew has to go. The Ravens giving Smith an enormous contract extension earlier than the top of the season has the potential to repay much more with the tutelage of Lewis.
Story initially appeared on Ravens Wire
