Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy hasn’t forgotten about all of the performs quarterback Aaron Rodgers made in opposition to him. Even a decade later, Van Noy continues to be on the lookout for his first sack on Rodgers to even the rating from the time Rodgers lit of Van Noy and his Detroit Lions’ protection.
Each now within the AFC North, Van Noy shared his ideas on dealing with Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers this season.
“I’ll inform you a fast Aaron Rodgers story that I wish to get him again,” Van Noy stated on NFL Community’s The Insiders Monday night. “It was truly again once I was in Detroit enjoying inside linebacker. For no matter motive, the d-coordinator, who is definitely the d-coordinator of the Steelers, needed to go Cowl Zero all recreation in opposition to Aaron Rodgers. He caught us. Ended up scoring a landing to Jordy Nelson. Ended up strolling behind and kinda tapped me on the butt like, ‘good strive.’
“So I gotta get him again for that. That’s been there for 10 years.”
Van Noy didn’t specify precisely when it occurred but it surely seems to have been the Week Three matchup between either side. Rodgers torched the Lions with 4 first half touchdowns, together with this perfectly-placed fade to Nelson on a Cowl Zero/all-out blitz.
Rodgers and the Packers took a commanding 31-10 lead into the half and staved off a late Lions’ comeback to win 34-27. Van Noy, who has brazenly expressed a disdain for DC Teryl Austin up to now, was traded to the New England Patriots a month later.
Since, Van Noy has reworked into an efficient move rusher who notched a career-high 12.5 sacks for the Ravens final season to make his first Professional Bowl within the eleventh yr of his profession. That included a 5 sort out, three TFL, 1.5 sack, and fumble restoration efficiency in a Week 17 win over Pittsburgh.
Whereas Kyle Van Noy would love so as to add Aaron Rodgers to his listing of sacked quarterbacks, he isn’t as macabre about it as Myles Garrett.
“He’s a Hell of a participant…he’s a pair subject targets away from having a profitable report. I nonetheless really feel like he’s slinging the ball round. He has the arrogance of anyone, particularly being a four-time MVP of the league. He’s coming into that Steelers who’re prepared and prime to have a man on the helm, on the quarterback place to take them the place they wish to go.
“I really feel like they’ve offensive coordinator with Arthur Smith who’s gonna get again to that floor and pound. And I’m excited to see Aaron Rodgers beneath middle to see if he likes it or not.”
The match between Rodgers and Smith will probably be key and Smith’s offense usually places the quarterback beneath middle to execute his exterior zone runs and play-action scheme. Beneath middle or in shotgun, Van Noy and the Ravens’ protection will look to proceed their profitable streak over Pittsburgh. After shedding in final yr’s first common season assembly, Baltimore dominated the subsequent two video games, together with the Wild Card spherical to ship the Steelers packing. Van Noy must anticipate his probability, not seeing the Ravens till Week 14 and once more within the common season finale.
Rodgers will be part of The Pat McAfee present tomorrow. We’ll see if he affords a response.
