Bad

 

DE Ryan Delaire

 

This preseason is a golden opportunity for Delaire, who battled through a torn labrum for most of last season. No one doubts his ability to speed rush offensive tackles. The question is can he hold up on run downs and use power to beat offensive tackles? His performance in Baltimore hasn’t eased those concerns.

On this first play, the Ravens run an inside zone for an explosive gain on Delaire’s side. He loses leverage and the offensive tackle completely washes him out of the play to create a nice hole for the running back:

 

On this run play, Delaire over-pursues too hard. He’s the force defender, which means he is responsible for holding the edge. Once he loses contain, running back Terrance West has plenty of room to bounce his carry:

 

Delaire again over pursues his rush on this play. This time, quarterback Josh Johnson bounces his bootleg outside for a solid gain:

 

Both Williams and Delaire are second-year players, so their potential hasn’t disappeared after just one preseason game. We’ll see if they can show it over the next three preseason games.