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Trey Hendrickson hit back at Baltimore Ravens’ head coach Jesse Minter after the defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7.<\/p>\n
Jesse Minter wasn\u2019t happy with what he saw from the Baltimore Ravens\u2019<\/a>\u00a0defense during the 35-13 defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> in Week 7, but Trey Hendrickson\u2019<\/a>s having none of his head coach\u2019s claims about \u201ceffort.\u201d<\/p>\n All-Pro edge-rusher Hendrickson hit back at Minter\u2019s criticism with some pointed comments following the game at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, October 25. Hendrickson told reporters, including The Baltimore Sun\u2019s Josh Tolentino<\/a>, \u201cI can\u2019t speak for everybody else, but there is a standard to the way we should prepare, and nobody should be having these side conversations on the sidelines, if there is any.\u201d<\/p>\n The 32-year-old was more direct when he also said<\/a>, \u201cI can\u2019t answer for what [Jesse Minter is] saying, but I can say that I go out there with everything I\u2019ve got every play and the will to win is not out of my lungs. Our standard for our defense has been set. It\u2019s now on us to elevate that to get to that level.\u201d<\/p>\n More Trey Hendrickson: \u201cI can\u2019t answer for what [Jesse Minter is] saying, but I can say that I go out there with everything I\u2019ve got every play and the will to win is not out of my lungs.<\/p>\n \u201cOur standard for our defense has been set. It\u2019s now on us to elevate that to get to that<\/p>\n Hendrickson and the rest of the defense didn\u2019t meet the standard when they allowed 35 second-half points to his former team. The unit had Bengals\u2019 quarterback Joe Burrow<\/a> hurried and harmed during the first half, but Hendrickson and Co. subsequently barely laid a glove on the signal-caller who threw four touchdown passes after the break.<\/p>\n Minter called out the lack of consistency<\/a> with some strangely inconsistent comments about a defense guilty of the same weaknesses every week.<\/p>\n Jesse Minter Offered Confusing Criticism<\/p>\n There are contradictory statements about what exactly Minter didn\u2019t like about the Ravens\u2019 defense this week. Tolentino\u2019s colleague Brian Wacker<\/a> reported Minter calling the defensive performance in the second half, \u201ca bad effort.\u201d<\/p>\n Jesse Minter said it was a \u201cbad effort\u201d by the defense in the second half<\/p>\n Meanwhile, The Baltimore Banner\u2019s Jonas Shaffer<\/a> says, \u201cMinter didn\u2019t have concerns with the Ravens\u2019 effort late. But he did have issues with their tackling. \u2018We certainly missed a bunch of plays.’\u201d<\/p>\n Jesse Minter didn\u2019t have concerns with the Ravens\u2019 effort late. But he did have issues with their tackling.<\/p>\n \u201cWe certainly missed a bunch of plays.\u201d<\/p>\n The inconsistent messaging from a rookie head coach could explain one thing ailing Baltimore\u2019s defense. Perhaps Minter and defensive coordinator Antony Weaver aren\u2019t getting their ideas across clearly enough to Hendrickson and other key players.<\/p>\n Or perhaps Minter and his staff are simply being out-coached, the way a franchise great believes they were<\/a> against the Bengals. The Ravens\u2019 AFC North rivals were certainly able to adjust to what had worked for Minter\u2019s defense during the first half.<\/p>\n Minter takes pride in his expertise on this side of the ball, but the former Los Angeles Chargers\u2019<\/a>\u00a0defensive coordinator is struggling to correct a struggling group. His next efforts to solve the problem should focus on fixing the basics after the Ravens repeated elementary mistakes against Burrow\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n Trey Hendrickson and Ravens\u2019 Defense Repeated Familiar Errors<\/p>\n Things were clicking for Hendrickson and the rest of the defense during the opening two quarters. When the Ravens were getting to Burrow early and often.<\/p>\n Burrow was \u201chit three times on six dropbacks. He was visibly frustrated after K\u2019Von Wallace<\/a>\u2018s hit. Wallace, Travis Jones<\/a> and Nnadmi Madubuike<\/a> with QB hits for Baltimore,\u201d per ESPN\u2019s Jamison Hensley<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ravens defense playing fast and aggressive early against Joe Burrow.<\/p>\n Burrow hasn\u2019t been sacked yet, but he has been hit three times on six dropbacks. He was visibly frustrated after K\u2019Von Wallace\u2019s hit.<\/p>\n Wallace, Travis Jones and Nnadmi Madubuike with QB hits for Baltimore.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the pressure evaporated after halftime. Burrow began enjoying the freedom of clean pockets to find receivers running wide open too often.<\/p>\n The Ravens\u2019 secondary featured three first-round picks, safeties Kyle Hamilton<\/a> and Malaki Starks<\/a>, along with cornerback Nate Wiggins<\/a>. Veteran All-Pro corner Marlon Humphrey<\/a> was also in the lineup, but the Bengals still amassed 292 yards through the air.<\/p>\n Baltimore\u2019s defense only sacked Burrow once. Hendrickson drew a blank, despite Minter promising a more creative rush plan<\/a>. The four-time Pro Bowler can defend his effort, but Hendrickson can\u2019t duck how his inability to get to Burrow left the Ravens vulnerable to a familiar failing.<\/p>\n Cincy\u2019s offense converted six of 11 third downs<\/a> to continue the Ravens\u2019 struggles on football\u2019s money down<\/a>. Minter\u2019s tried to own this problem<\/a>, but he\u2019ll expect his players to take responsibility for another issue.<\/p>\n Poor tackling doomed the Ravens during their second-half collapse. Like when Hamilton missed this tackle<\/a> against Bengals\u2019 running back Samaje Perine<\/a> at the goal-line.<\/p>\n Missed tackles have become contagious across the defense. The problem\u2019s been particularly pervasive during back-to-back defeats to division rivals when the Ravens held double-digit leads at halftime.<\/p>\n Tolentino showed how<\/a> the Ravens missed 11 tackles during the 13-10 defeat to the Cleveland Browns<\/a> in Week 6, then \u201cBaltimore matches season-high 11 vs. Bengals, including 8 in 2H.\u201d<\/p>\n Ravens missed tackles by game<\/p>\n Week 1 at Indianapolis: 4 Baltimore matches season-high 11 vs. Bengals, including 8 in 2H.<\/p>\n Hendrickson doesn\u2019t have to like Minter questioning his effort, but he and the rest of the Ravens\u2019 defense must own their lack of fundamentals and technique.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJames Dudko<\/a> covers the New York Giants, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens for Heavy.com. He has covered the NFL and world soccer since 2011, with bylines at FanSided, Prime Time Sports Talk and Bleacher Report before joining Heavy in 2021. 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\nWeek 3 at Dallas (in Rio): 8
\nWeek 4 vs. Tennessee: 10
\nWeek 5 at Atlanta: 10
\nWeek 6 at Cleveland: 11
\nWeek 7 vs. Cincinnati: 11<\/p>\n