Steelers' HC Preparing For "Dangerous" Ravens Offense

Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin is preparing for the Baltimore Ravens "dangerous" offense in Week 18.

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00:00 >> The quality of Lamar Jackson's play has been exceptional.

00:05 He's done an awesome job, not only of late but throughout the season.

00:10 Just being at the controls of what they do offensively.

00:13 The prudent use of mobility that he displays and

00:16 the efficient use of mobility that he displays is spectacular.

00:21 He's their lead rusher, but he just does so in a really efficient manner.

00:26 He doesn't absorb a lot of punishment.

00:29 He knows how to play.

00:31 He's talented and experienced.

00:33 He's done a nice job of acclimate himself to this collection of eligibles.

00:37 Zay Flowers, obviously, is a new target for him.

00:41 And I've seen that relationship grow since game one, the first time we played him.

00:47 That's a challenge.

00:48 He's done an awesome job of adjusting to the absence of Mark Andrews,

00:53 his draft mate, who's been a security blanket for

00:57 him during their time in Baltimore.

00:59 What he's done with likely since the time that Andrews has been down has really been

01:04 impressive, four or five catches a game,

01:07 highlighted by one-handed fourth down play yesterday.

01:11 Odell Beckham, you name it, he's done a nice job of spreading the ball around.

01:17 Bateman utilizing everyone,

01:19 keeping you off balance with his unique talents, arm talents, leg talent.

01:23 They've done a nice job of throwing a collection of backs at you.

01:28 Gus Evers has a definitive style, he's downhill.

01:32 You better hit and wrap and drive on him.

01:35 Justice Hill is really good at the perimeter and on the perimeter.

01:38 And so they got a really nice, organized, and thoughtful division of labor.

01:43 That's a tough nut to crack and highly efficient.

01:47 As we sit here today, they're ringing up points on a lot of people.

01:51 When you look at the Ravens, you saw them back in October,

01:54 what's the biggest difference between then and this week now?

01:57 >> I don't know that there is, to be quite honest with you.

02:00 They were like a three-on-one team when we saw them.

02:02 They were dangerous and capable in a lot of ways, offensively,

02:07 defensively, special teams.

02:09 It looks very similar.

02:11 Obviously, there's a bigger body of work or body of evidence.

02:16 But it's more of the same, to be quite honest with you.

02:18 They're really good football team.