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Shareece Wright: Key Cog to Ravens’ D
Break out the champagne, call up the homies and blow up your group football text feed, because the Baltimore Ravens just got a W over the Buffalo Bills. The victory, of course, will be a short-lived victory due to the 24-hour rule. I saw something today. Something I haven’t seen in years, actual defense! It was incredible to see disguised blitzes, pressure actually getting through the line, and the run game stopped on the edges. We even saw Terrell Suggs get a sack! LeSean McCoy still saw pay dirt but was held to just 58-yards rushing on the day. The main cog to this D is an entirely unexpected one. Shareece Wright, you are that Cog.
He’s so blue-collar
Today before even looking up the stats, I already knew who the player of the game was. This six-year veteran player was just that today, a vet. Wright was constantly around the ball. The way he covers to the way he hustles, he’s just a high-motor, blue-collar type of guy. John Harbaugh is probably reading this right now getting all excited I stole his saying.
When he wasn’t breaking up passes, he was sealing off running lanes and making tackles. The former San Diego Charger had 11-tackles (all unassisted) throughout the match.
Leading all Ravens in tackles, the former USC Trojan gave us all a possible preview of the rest of the season. I am a huge believer of CBs that don’t mind getting dirty and that was exactly the case with Wright. Initially, I had no belief in Dean Pees or this secondary.
Keep this guy!
I thought this D was trash to be honest, even with a healthy Jimmy Smith in the fold. However, it’s nice to see that I see a leader come from complaining on the bench for the San Francisco 49ers, to becoming a starter here in Baltimore. Wright signed a three-year deal with the team in March. Here’s to hoping he sticks around for the whole deal and more.
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