re: Josh Norman would have shut down Julio Jones

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You can't name a corner from those teams, but you can name Ed Reed and Ray Lewis.

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Reed wasn't on the 2000 defense.

And he played safety....

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They were in the QBs face so fast that they had no time to make reads and were just chucking up passes

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They shut down the run (want to say something like 60 ypg).

You listed 1 player from the front 7, and the least likely position to supply a pass rush....

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Statistical site Football Outsiders noted, "One more interesting note on the Baltimore defense: it was the only dominant defense of the past few years to be based on stopping the run instead of controlling the pass. For all the cliches about the need to stop the run, in general the best defenses are ranked the highest because they have the best ratings against the pass, not against the run – just like the best offenses are ranked the highest because they are the best through the air, not on the ground. The 2000 Ravens only rank seventh in defense against the pass, but their rushing defense ... is far and away the best of the past six seasons."[4]

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They are also the exception to the rule