Ronnie Stanley played a season-high 51 snaps against the Giants in Week 6 and looked very good doing it.
It was only Stanley’s second week back in action, but it was an important development for the Ravens. Many considered Stanley to be the best left tackle in football before his serious ankle injury in 2020. Stanley plans to be that guy again, after multiple surgeries and nearly two years of rehab, a long grind that tested him in many ways.
Stanley feels closer to his old self every week, and his ankle held up well throughout Sunday’s game. He was still feeling good on Wednesday, looking forward to Week 7 against the Cleveland Browns when he hopes to perform even better than he did against the Giants.
“It’s good to be back out there and get some more plays in,” Stanley said. “I wanted to come out of that Giants game with a win, but it’s good to come out of there healthy.”
There were several plays against the Giants that showed Stanley’s agility was back. As Lamar Jackson dropped back to pass on a second down in the first quarter, the Giants blitzed more players than the Ravens could account for. However, Stanley blocked two players. First, he picked up blitzing safety Xavier McKinney and prevented him from taking a straight line to Jackson. Then Stanley quickly moved to his left and blocked edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux, who was barreling around the corner on Jackson’s blindside.