“Coach Martindale is a defensive genius,” Campbell said.
Campbell gushed Friday about how Martindale built a defense that is simple for players to comprehend, while still containing variations that allow for creativity. Under Martindale, the Ravens blitzed more than any defense in the NFL last season and brought rushers from a variety of angles throughout any given game. To Campbell, the brilliance of the Ravens’ system is rooted in the team’s ability to dial up those pressures with short and precise calls.
“To have all of these different blitzes in are very, very complicated – where he made it very simple, which I think definitely shows his genius,” Campbell said of Martindale.