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Top Ravens Quotes Ahead of Trip to Cleveland

RB Derrick Henry
RB Derrick Henry

Head Coach John Harbaugh

On Lamar Jackson and Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken growing in Year 2 of the offense:

"I am seeing it, and I'm excited about it, because I think a lot of it is being brought to bear by Lamar [Jackson] and by the players. That was the intentionality of it, but we have 10 regular season games left. One at a time, we have to keep building on it."

RB Derrick Henry

On if he thinks about being on pace to break Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record:

"No, I don't really try to think about that too much. I just try to focus on doing my job and being better and better every week. I don't really try to get into the statistics of things. I focus on the team goals."

On Lamar Jackson blocking for him on his 39-yard run:

"I've got to make a play because [Lamar Jackson] was getting out there. He did a good job. I told him, 'Thank you' after the game, too. You don't see many quarterbacks doing that. 'L' is just a team guy."

On how much fun he's having with the Ravens:

"It's been a lot of fun. I'm not smiling right now, but I'm happy inside. So, yes, I've been enjoying this, and [I] thank God for bringing me here, and I'm going to try to take advantage of the opportunity as much as I can."

QB Lamar Jackson

On the media saying this offense is "unstoppable":

"Nothing. It just goes into one ear and out the other. Like I said before, they were saying we were the worst team in the league. And each and every week, we've just been worried about proving ourselves right, and that's pretty much what we've been doing. [We're] not worried about the outside noise."

On Keaton Mitchell's return to practice:

"I'm loving it, but [we have to] keep getting better. I want [Keaton Mitchell] to be 1000% when he's out there. We're doing pretty good right now without him, but we can't wait to have him back, definitely."

On if running next to Henry made him realize how fast Henry is:

"I thought [Derrick Henry] was going already. When I was pushing on [Antoine] Winfield [Jr.], I was thinking he was running past me, but he was just trying to see what direction he was going to have to run in. And then when I looked at it on film, I was like, 'Bro, you should've been ran past me.'"

Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken

On Lamar Jackson being the first guy to help Rashod Bateman up after his 59-yard catch:

"[Lamar Jackson] just likes to play football. He's like a big kid. He's fun to be around. It's rare that, from my perspective, he has a bad day. I'm sure he does, but you have to love his personality and how much he loves to play football. He loves to compete [and] loves to win, and that's a great start. That's what shows up."

Defensive Coordinator Zach Orr

On the final seven minutes of the game:

"I don't think we took our foot off the gas, from a physical standpoint, [but] I think we did have a couple mental lapses in that fourth quarter, and that was frustrating. That was frustrating and disappointing. We were happy we won the game, but we kind of felt really bad. And the thing that we've been talking about these last couple days is it's how you finish."

On Marlon Humphrey's two interceptions:

"It changed the game, and we talk about it, man. It's like, at the end of the day, if you want to play good defense, yes, you can stop people and get people off the field, but the best way to play good defense is [to] get the ball. The most important thing in football is the football, and our job is to take the ball away and give the ball back to the offense."

On facing Browns running back Nick Chubb:

"We know [that in his] first game back, they were kind of easing him back into that. We expect a Nick Chubb of old, which is a top running back in the league, and we expect them to give him the ball a lot more than they did last week."

CB Arthur Maulet

On watching the defense when he was on injured reserve:

"It was tough, obviously, because I know I can help the guys. I'm big on communicating; that's part of my game. I can help my guys get aligned and confirming formations and all those types of things. So, it was kind of tough, but it's nothing major that they have to work on; it's just communication. We'll be fine."

On how difficult it was to miss time:

"It was really frustrating, because when I signed that two-year contract, I told 'Harbs' (Head Coach John Harbaugh) and the coaching staff [that] I want to make sure that they know that the investment they gave me, that it was worth [it]. So, for me, it kind of frustrated me, because it was my second year in the scheme, and I was ready to play. I was ready to prove myself, and I'm behind the eight ball right now, so I have a lot of stuff I need to make up on."

ILB Roquan Smith

On the physicality of AFC North games:

"Truth be told, I think going against Cleveland and Pittsburgh, those are two of the most physical games of the year regardless of who you're playing. I think that's just what AFC North football is all about, so I pride myself on physicality, and I'm sure a lot of those guys do the same. I know for a fact that guys in this locker room pride themselves on physicality, so it's about who's going to be more physical Sunday, and that's who will win the game."

On Humphrey's four interceptions this season:

"They used to say [Marlon Humphrey] had hands like a snake, but now, the guy got on the jugs. He's been catching them. The guy has been busting his tail."

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