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MATT ELAM RUMORS & GOSSIP
Matt Elam is the least effective tackling safety in the NFL, per PFF
So there is a statistic called Combined Tackle Efficiency, which Pro Football Focus describes as “The total number of attempted tackles a safety made per each missed tackle.”
Who do you think is the worst tackler — by this metic — in the NFL?
Well, none other than the 32nd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, Matt Elam.
Elam attempted 3.3 tackles per missed tackle, the lowest...
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The Baltimore Ravens have the DB with the most missed tackles in the NFL
Want to hear a fun fact about the 2014 NFL season to date?
Matt Elam leads NFL defensive backs in missed tackles http://t.co/rCBIfNqOzB#Ravens
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) October 28, 2014
Okay, so it’s not all that fun. It’s the opposite.
We knew that Matt Elam wasn’t supposed to be much in coverage, but his reputation as a tough, physical run-stopper seems to...
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October 29, 2014
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Is Matt Elam a bust? The Ravens snap counts at safety say… something
The Ravens first-round pick from the 2013 draft may not be panning out.
Or, the Ravens third-round pick from 2014 is really panning out, and their free agent signing of a talented, yet troubled safety could only be beginning to pay off.
Or it’s some combination of all three. In any event, Matt Elam is not playing as much, and Terrence Brooks and Will Hill are the culprits.
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October 22, 2014
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Baltimore Ravens welcome back Will Hill, needed relief for Elam
The Ravens secondary is about to get the boon it needs.
Matt Elam — who was drafted as and praised as a hard-hitting, physical safety clearly suited for the strong safety role — has been playing out of position frequently this season. He has been asked to do a large amount of coverage, and as a result his play has suffered. Third-round pick Terrence Brooks has alleviated...
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October 14, 2014
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Ravens safety Matt Elam working part-time at shoe store
Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam had a strong rookie season, and while he is planning to improve on that career, he is also working towards a degree this offseason and working part-time at a shoe store in Florida. Why would a multi-millionaire football player be doing at shoe store? The best owners of a business […]Continue reading...
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February 27, 2014
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Notes: Matt Elam gets the last laugh
DETROIT -- In the end, Baltimore Ravens rookie safety Matt Elam got the last laugh.
Earlier in the week, Elam had drawn the Lions' attention with comments about wide receiver Calvin Johnson.
"He's pretty old, so I don't know how physical he'll be," Elam said. "He's a big guy, but he's older. I guess when they get older they're not going to be as physical, you know what I'm saying...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
December 17, 2013
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Ravens S Elam on Calvin Johnson: 'He's pretty old'
Ravens safety Matt Elam nearly ran out of breath trying to come up with words to describe wide receiver Calvin Johnson, the main object of focus for Baltimore's defensive backfield Monday night in Detroit.
''Big, fast, athletic, unstoppable, freak,'' Elam said.
Curiously, Elam went in another direction when asked how best to cover the 28-year-old Johnson, who's amassed a club-record...
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December 11, 2013
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Ravens safety on Megatron: He's pretty old
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Ravens safety Matt Elam has plenty of words to describe wide receiver Calvin Johnson, the main object of focus for Baltimore's defensive backfield Monday night in Detroit. Those words include "big, fast, athletic, unstoppable, freak." Curiously, Elam went in another direction when asked how best to cover the 28-year-old Johnson, who's amassed a club-record...
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December 11, 2013
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