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鈥?There are no dreary work days for Don Martindale Uchenna Nwosu Youth Jersey , who has overwhelmingly embraced his new role as defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens.After serving for five seasons as the team’s linebackers coach, Martindale was promoted to coordinator in January after Dean Pees left the post.Enthusiastic doesn’t even begin to describe Martindale’s attitude about being in charge of the defense.“Ever since we’ve made this transition, it’s been a joy to just come through those gates every day. I love it,” Martindale said after Wednesday’s mandatory minicamp practice.This isn’t the first time Martindale has been put in charge of molding a defense. In 2010, he watched over a unit in Denver that was the worst in the NFL in both yards and points allowed per game.Given a second chance, the 55-year-old Martindale is putting together a defense that will rely heavily on the instinct of several of its most proven players, most notably safety Eric Weddle and linebackers Terrell Suggs and C.J. Mosley.“He’s just putting his personal fix on our defense and expanding it, giving the guys confidence to play fast,” Weddle said. “The idea is to do what’s best for the defense, not what’s best the individual.”Martindale called Mosley “the quarterback” of a fluid unit that can make a snap-change from drop-back coverage to an all-out blitz. In that regard, Mosley believes this defense is superior to the one that in 2017 yielded 18.9 points per game, sixth-best in the NFL.“The way we’re able to use our core guys Jaire Alexander Youth Jersey , put them in different spots and do some of the same things just from different positions, it’s more creative, I would say, than where we were last year,” Mosley said.Baltimore coach John Harbaugh promoted Martindale rather than go outside the organization because he wanted to extend his vision of a defense that has evolved since his arrival in 2008.“All we’re doing is forwarding John’s plan,” Martindale said. “We’re remodeling the package. It’s still Ravens football, it’s still Ravens defense, but we’ve streamlined it. It’s the elegant simplicity. Guys are playing really fast.”Asked for his take on Martindale’s defense, Ravens offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg replied, “They’re fast and they’re furious.”Sure, things might be different once the pads go on at training camp, but at this point Breeland Speaks Jersey , Martindale’s boss likes what he sees.“We’re doing a lot of neat things on defense, things that are really good,” Harbaugh said. “More than ever, we’re putting it on our players to make decisions in real time.”Martindale has a new title, but old habits die hard.“For the most part, it’s been the same,” Mosley said. “He always comes in and says, ‘I have to lead the linebacker room,’ and sits down and gets to talking like he’s back at linebacker coach.”Told of Mosley’s disclosure, Martindale smiled and said, “I’ve been trying to stay out of there, but you can’t help but go in. That’s home. I have a good time in the secondary room as well.”And just about everywhere else.“Where we’re going with this thing is really exciting to me Bradley Chubb Broncos Jersey ,” Martindale said, “and I know it’s exciting to the players.”In other training camp news, cornerback Jimmy Smith was a surprise participant at practice, going through a light regimen of individual drills just six months after tearing his left Achilles tendon.“I don’t know if Jimmy’s like half Wolverine, but he’s healed up in half the time of regular human beings,” Weddle said, referring to the amazing recuperative powers of the Marvel super hero. 鈥?Carson Wentz got the Eagles this far. Now, it’s up to Nick Foles to deliver Philadelphia its first Super Bowl title.Wentz has a torn left ACL and will miss the rest of the season and playoffs, forcing the NFC East champions to turn to a familiar backup who once had one of the greatest statistical seasons in NFL history.“The reason we got Nick Foles is for situations like this. I’m excited for Nick,” coach Doug Pederson said Monday. “I hate it for Carson Wentz. I hate it for the season that he’s been having. But at the same time, it’s been the next-man-up mentality and that’s how we approach it.”Wentz was a favorite in the NFL MVP race during a breakout sophomore season. He threw for 3,296 yards and set a franchise single-season record with an NFL-leading 33 touchdown passes while only tossing seven interceptions.“From my standpoint Sam Hubbard Jersey , you don’t waver, man. You don’t let people see you sweat,” Pederson said. “You just put your head down and you just go to work. You get everybody ready to play. It was evident when Carson was out of the game, you saw Nick come in and come back and lead us to victory in that game. So that right there is a great step in the right direction.”Wentz got hurt diving into the end zone on a scramble late in the third quarter Sunday at Los Angeles. Pederson said it appeared Wentz tore his anterior cruciate ligament before contact with two tacklers. The touchdown was nullified by a penalty, but Wentz stayed in the game and tossed a TD pass to Alshon Jeffery four plays later.Foles replaced him on the next series after the Rams took the lead and rallied the Eagles (11-2) to a 43-35 win that secured the division title and put them in first place in the conference with three games remaining.The Eagles have overcome several key injuries and now have to move forward without their most indispensable player. Nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters, return specialist/running back Darren Sproles, star linebacker Jordan Hicks and special teams captain Chris Maragos already went down for the season.“This has been a resilient football team all season long,” Pederson said. “If there’s ever an opportunity for me as a head football coach to rally the troops, now might be the time.”Foles led the Eagles to their last playoff appearance 鈥?a 2013 home loss to New Orleans. That came after he threw 27 TDs and only two picks in 10 starts after replacing an injured Michael Vick during Chip Kelly’s first season as coach. Foles posted a passer rating of 119.2, the third highest in league history. He tied an NFL record with seven TD passes in a game at Oakland in November 2013 and went to the Pro Bowl, winning the offensive MVP award.A third-round pick by former Eagles coach Andy Reid in 2012, Foles in his second stint in Philadelphia. He is 20-17 as a starter Minkah Fitzpatrick Youth Jersey , including playoffs. Kelly traded Foles to St. Louis for Sam Bradford after the 2014 season. Foles spent a year with the Rams, then a season in Kansas City with Pederson as offensive coordinator, before returning to Philadelphia as a free agent this season.“My confidence is extremely high in Nick,” Pederson said. “He’s a veteran player who has played and won a lot of games. Nick’s a highly intelligent football player. He’s smart to the point of he and I are going to continue to dialogue like Carson and I did during the week. I want to make sure there are plays in his plan that he’s comfortable with and that he likes. I want him to speak his mind just like Carson would, and we keep going. This is a veteran player we’re talking about. So I feel comfortable doing that.”Second-year pro Nate Sudfeld is Philadelphia’s No. 3 quarterback. Pederson said he hasn’t spoken to personnel boss Howie Roseman about adding a third quarterback yet. Sudfeld was selected in the sixth round by Washington in 2016 and hasn’t played a down in the NFL.“Nate’s done a really good job,” Pederson said. “That’s part of the reason why we brought him up (off the practice squad) earlier in the year. Teams were interested in Nate, and we feel really comfortable with him.”.
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