Missed sacks against Raiders haunt Browns’ Garrett
one of those potential sacks late in the 45-42 overtime loss.
“We had a couple of things in coverage at the end that the ball was supposed to be held a fraction longer,” Williams said. “We made two alignment errors on two of those plays that Myles is putting him down.”
The good news for Garrett is he’s convinced Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will be easier to sack than Carr.
“Carr’s one of the fastest getting it off, and we were split-seconds away from getting to him. So we have to make sure we rush as well as we did last week, and we should get there often,” said Garrett, who gave himself a grade of B-minus or C-plus for the first quarter of the season in which he tallied 4½ of the Browns’ 12 sacks.
Rookie linebacker Genard Avery has a similar scouting report on the Ravens.
“They’re a great team,” Avery said. “Their offensive line, they’ve got some key players, but it’s a lot of stuff that they do bad on my perspective when I’m rushing. They give up the inside a lot. Flacco holds the ball a long time, so … we’ve just got to do our job and, you know, opportunities will come up for sacks.”
The Browns are also expecting opportunities to face Ravens rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson. He’s appeared in all four games, completing 1 of 4 passes for 24 yards, rushing 13 times for 62 yards and taking one sack.
“Get ready to wrap up,” Garrett said. “Don’t try to dance with him. He’s quicker and faster than you think. He’s not going to have ball security as well as you’d say a running back or a receiver, somebody that has their hand on the ball all the time. Try to take the ball away from him.” Browns defensive end Myles Garrett celebrates a sack on Sept. 20 against the New York Jets.