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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
While obviously Smith and Queen and Hamilton are outstanding and would be starters for the 22 Eagles squad, other than Marcus Williams I don’t think anyone else starts for the Eagles.
Both of the defenses the Chiefs overcome in the Super Bowl were viewed as historically great defenses and pass defenses.
That’s why we’ll need to see it to believe it.
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The Ravens' secondary doesn't necessarily jump off the page when you do a back-of-the-napkin breakdown of player by player. It's more so the collection of guys together. Hamilton/Williams/Stone are all top-tier safeties in the NFL (Stone was 2nd in the NFL in interceptions). Humphrey is who he is. Stephens/Maulet aren't well known outside of Baltimore, and I'm not going to sit here and tell you they're elite players, but they've been excellent this year. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and that's evidenced by the Ravens' YPA, which is better than the '22 Eagles (or any other team in '22).
The Ravens know how to construct defenses. They've been doing it for 25 years. There's a difference between a defense that puts up good statistics against lower competition but can't perform when push comes to shove and one that has the depth to account for everything that is thrown at them in the playoffs. This Ravens defense strikes me as the latter, but playing the Chiefs is the ultimate test of that.