John Harbaugh on Terrell Suggs Hes Ponce de Leon

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John Harbaugh on Terrell Suggs: 'He's Ponce de Leon' Published: Nov 28, 2017 at 12:45 AM Around the NFL Writer The sit at 6-5, currently in the driver's seat for the final Wild Card spot in the AFC. John Harbaugh's team is in playoff position thanks mostly to Anthony Santander Jersey a smothering defense. The D has the most takeaways (26) and interceptions (18) in the NFL this season. The 17.0 points per game given up, 305.7 total yards per game allowed, 189.9 pa s YPG, 34.2 third down percent, 2.7 sacks per game, and 2.4 takeaways per tilt are all better stats than the 2012 squad that went on to win the . The key to the defense has been agele s wonder , who earned his third multi-sack game of the season in Monday's win over the . Suggs had 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one tackle for lo s, 3 QB hits, one pa s defended, and four tackles on the night. His strip-sack of was the game's biggest play in the fourth quarter. Harbaugh Craig Gentry Jersey marveled at the 35-year-old pa s-rusher after the game. " , I mean, he's Ponce de Leon -- you should put that on the back of his jersey -- he has found the Fountain of Youth," Harbaugh said. (Shhhhhhhh, no one tell Harbaugh that Juan Ponce de Leon never actually found the Fountain of Youth -- and . Don't ruin a good nickname, fact checkers.) "He's playing as well, or better, than I've seen him ever play since I have been here," Harbaugh said of Suggs. "He has always played great. Maybe it's just because I'm seeing it this year, but he can close on a quarterback. He gets an edge on a block, and he goes from here to there to get to the quarterback. You don't see guys his age 35 do that. He's just a special guy, an amazing guy. He came over after he did it, and he said, 'Do you want to say thank you, Coach?' (laughter) And I said, 'Yes, I do. Have I ever told you I love you?' Beautiful." Suggs credited former teammate Ray Lewis for spurring him to strip quarterbacks. "But Ray Lewis , my rookie year, I was getting some sacks, but I wasn't stripping the ball, and every time I got a sack, he used to come and say , 'Sizzle, get the ball. Sizzle, I want the ball,'" Suggs said. "He used to always say that to me. Things like 'those are sacks, too. Get the ball.' So I mi s some sacks going for the ball. I mi sed one tonight going Ubaldo Jimenez Jersey for the ball. Every time I'm getting ready to get the ball, I can hear Ray Lewis saying, 'Sizzle, get the ball. I want the ball.' Ray Lewis, he probably made a tackle tonight. He's always gotten credit." With a flagging offense among the worst in the NFL the defense has once again stepped to the forefront to put Harbaugh's squad in playoff position. It doesn't hurt that Baltimore faced , Deshone Kiser, , , , and in their six wins. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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