What the Ravens Can Take Away From Eagles’ Dominant Super Bowl Win Over Chiefs

In addition to the delight scores of Ravens followers felt watching the Philadelphia Eagles squash Kansas City’s three-peat bid on Sunday, there additionally have been issues the Ravens may take away from Super Bowl LIX as they appear to recover from the hump subsequent season.

“The largest Ravens-related takeaway from Philadelphia’s 40-22 drubbing of Kansas City was the Chiefs’ left deal with state of affairs lastly blowing up of their faces on the largest stage,” Baltimore Positive’s Luke Jones wrote. “It highlights the dilemma [General Manager] Eric DeCosta now faces pondering the future with or with out longtime left deal with Ronnie Stanley, who’s scheduled to develop into a free agent subsequent month.”

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was sacked a career-high six instances in the sport.

The Chiefs opened the season with rookie Kingsley Suamataia at left deal with, however he misplaced the beginning job after simply two video games. The place remained unstable till Kansas City moved All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney there in the remaining weeks of the season.

“To the Chiefs’ credit score, that transfer introduced the next ground to the place and largely labored till operating into the Eagles’ elite group on Sunday evening, however shifting Thuney nonetheless wasn’t Plan A, B, or C for a championship contender and the shuffling additionally weakened the left guard spot in the course of,” Jones wrote. “That ought to function a warning as the Ravens ponder who will likely be defending Lamar Jackson’s blind facet for 2025.”

The 31-year-old Ronnie Stanley, who returned to Pro Bowl kind in 2024 and didn’t miss a sport for the first time in his profession, is broadly considered the high left deal with set to hit the open market.

“Re-signing an older participant with an in depth damage historical past, could be a bet for a cash-strapped crew,” The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec wrote.

The Ravens may transfer Roger Rosengarten to the left facet if Stanley would not re-sign, however then they’d want a beginning proper deal with.

“You actually do not wish to be in the place of making weaknesses at each deal with spots if Rosengarten finally ends up not being ultimate for the left facet,” Jones wrote. “Just ask the Chiefs.”

The Eagles made life depressing for Mahomes regardless of not blitzing a single time, and that is one thing else the Ravens ought to be aware of, Jones mentioned.

“You do not have to be the second coming of Tom Landry or Bill Belichick to acknowledge how precious a dominant four-man rush will be,” Jones wrote. “Few would watch that sport and argue with DeCosta including a stud edge rusher or dynamic defensive deal with to attempt to take this Ravens protection to the subsequent stage.”