The Baltimore Ravens’ addition of running back Derrick Henry was labeled by the NFL world as a perfect pairing. Our own SB Nation’s Joseph Acosta called it a “match made in smash-mouth football heaven.” Good Morning Football’s Akbar Gbajabiamila said putting Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry together is the “equivalent to when the Los Angeles Lakers brought in Shaquille O’Neal to help out Kobe Bryant.” But not everyone saw this as a perfect pairing upon closer inspection.
The Ravens frequently run out of shotgun formations. The Ravens use shotgun to grant Jackson the decision to hand it off to the running back or keep the ball and gash them with his speed in the opposite direction.