Baltimore Ravens veteran cornerback Marlon Humphrey offered a blunt self-assessment of his performance in the team’s 35-13 home loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The former first-round pick acknowledged three crucial missed tackles, describing the outing as embarrassing.
Speaking on his podcast on Wednesday, Humphrey addressed the defensive collapse that saw Baltimore surrender 35 unanswered points after leading 13-0 at halftime. Humphrey was among the players most scrutinized for the result that saw the Ravens drop to 4-3, and that started right from the sideline.
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“I played perfect technique, do everything right, go to make the play,” Humphrey said. “He makes a crazy catch, crazy throw. It’s boom, boom. I really can’t really control that. Yesterday, that was not the case.
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“I just had three crucial missed tackles, man, that really led to more yardage, and those are the ones that kind of, those plays kind of stick with me more than like, and when you do things right, you know what I’m saying? We’ll do it. We’ll do it. Anyway, it was just no fun. I’m gonna just tell you, like somebody told me on the sideline. It was just embarrassing.”
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Marlon Humphrey’s willingness to own the mistakes against the Bengals publicly amid the Ravens’ defensive shortcomings exhibited a leadership quality not many possess in the NFL. He made it clear he is moving on from that and hopes they put out something better next time.
“We got a bad little trend going on that,” Humphrey said. “It’s a good time to get fixed. So I’ve never really wanted to flip the page much more than this page flipper. We’re gonna turn this page.”
Analyst believes the Ravens are overpaying Marlon Humphrey
Following his performance against the Bengals, Marlon Humphrey is facing a wave of scrutiny across the NFL world. Baltimore Sports analyst Jerry Coleman believes the franchise is overpaying the veteran cornerback with respect to what he offers on the field.
“It just keeps getting worse for Marlon Humphrey,” Coleman said on the “Bmore Sports Pod” on Wednesday. “I don’t know how you can put a positive spin on anything he has done.
“The problem is the Ravens are overpaying this guy a lot of money, and they can’t just release him because that would be humiliating for Eric DeCosta, who never should have paid him, in my opinion, in the first place. He has become the scorn of most Ravens fans out there.”
For a player long regarded as one of the more physical and productive corners in the league, Marlon Humphrey is entering a phase where he is offering less than anticipated. He’s now being closely watched by a fanbase already uneasy about the Ravens’ defensive identity under Jesse Minter.
Edited by Farouk Yusuf
