On to Indy
On Monday following the Week 4 matchup between the Baltimore Ravens (3-1) and Denver Broncos (3-1), Broncos Head Coach Vic Fangio sparked the ears of the national audience by calling the Ravens final playcall to keep their streak of 100-yard rushing games up to 43 “kind of bullshit,” and that he “kind of expected that from them.”
Broncos HC Vic Fangio thought the Ravens’ run at the end of the game was “kind of bull****” and notes he’s never seen anything like that in his 37 years of coaching in the NFL. pic.twitter.com/TltszwLKmW
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 4, 2021
Shortly after Fangio’s comments, Harbaugh spoke to media and was asked about the comments.
“I promise you, I’m not going to give that insult one second thought,” Harbaugh said. “What’s meaningful to us might not be meaningful to them. Their concerns are definitely not our concerns.”
#Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh’s full response to Broncos head coach Vic Fangio’s comments regarding the final play. pic.twitter.com/s7yxiad1jy
— Kyle P Barber (@KylePBarber) October 4, 2021
Though Harbaugh didn’t exactly take the bait, he appeared to make a small comment on a different question, pertaining to running back Latavius Murray.
“[The Broncos] did stack the line a lot,” Harbaugh said. “They were very determined to stop the run. Obviously, that was a very important goal for them. To keep us under 100-yards, apparently. So, we threw it.”
#Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh
“[The Broncos] did stack the line a lot. . . They were very determined to stop the run. Obviously, that was a very important goal for them. To keep us under 100-yards, apparently. So, we threw it.” pic.twitter.com/f2JjJwsBKt— Kyle P Barber (@KylePBarber) October 4, 2021
It’s rather interesting Fangio talks of player safety, especially after a game in which neither team were being flagged for possible late hits or illegal contact on one another’s quarterbacks. This was something Harbaugh also spoke on.
“There was a couple of [hits] in there that we’ll ask about.” Harbaugh said.
#Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh answer of the late hits on quarterback Lamar Jackson and whether Jackson is treated differently than other quarterbacks. pic.twitter.com/QWvsoZbWI4
— Kyle P Barber (@KylePBarber) October 4, 2021
#Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh on if the team has communicated with officials on things they’ve noticed regarding player safety. pic.twitter.com/PZyo7am5AQ
— Kyle P Barber (@KylePBarber) October 4, 2021
Here is one of the hits worth questioning.
like….DAMN BRO https://t.co/6etfJzsapI
— Le’Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) October 4, 2021