Ravens news: Anthony Weaver learned his lesson from calling Saints' Tyler Shough 'poor man's Josh Allen'
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The New Orleans Saints pulled off a resounding 24-17 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2 of the NFL season. While many believed that Baltimore was holding serve at home, the Saints, led by quarterback Tyler Shough, stepped up in the moment and forced the NFL world to respect them. stepped up in the moment and forced the NFL world to respect them.
One of those who now has more respect for the Saints, and specifically Tyler Shough, is Ravens defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. Weaver dubbed Shough the “poor man’s Josh Allen”, meant as a compliment of his skill and ability, but Weaver says he learned a lesson after the “poor man’s” comment.
“I will just make sure I do not call any other quarterbacks ‘poor man’ because that is probably what propelled [Shough] essentially over the end zone.”
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Prior to the matchup, Weaver spoke extensively about Shough ability as a quarterback and his potential.
“Has all the arm talent in the world [and] can run. I don’t think he gets enough credit for how good [of] an athlete he is,” Weaver said. ” … I just think the more reps he gets, the more confident he’s going to get in that scheme and with the talent around him. I think they have done a good job of trying to build the talent around him. They have tremendous skill players. I think they have upgraded their offensive line from when I saw [them] a year ago. So, sky’s the limit for the kid.”
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