‘I Gotta Get Him Again:’ Decade In The Making, Ravens LB Kyle Van Noy Seeks Payback On Aaron Rodgers

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 searching 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 going through Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers this season.

“I’ll let you know a fast Aaron Rodgers story that I want to get him again,” Van Noy mentioned on NFL Community’s The Insiders Monday night. “It was truly again once I was in Detroit taking part in inside linebacker. For no matter motive, the d-coordinator, who is definitely the d-coordinator of the Steelers, wished to go Cowl Zero all sport 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 each 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 overtly expressed a disdain for DC Teryl Austin prior to now, was traded to the New England Patriots a month later.

Since, Van Noy has reworked into an efficient go 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 checklist of sacked quarterbacks, he isn’t as macabre about it as Myles Garrett. 

“He’s a Hell of a participant…he’s a pair discipline targets away from having a successful 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 need to go.

“I really feel like they’ve a superb offensive coordinator with Arthur Smith who’s gonna get again to that floor and pound. And I’m excited to see Aaron Rodgers below heart to see if he likes it or not.”

The match between Rodgers and Smith shall be key and Smith’s offense usually places the quarterback below heart to execute his exterior zone runs and play-action scheme. Underneath heart or in shotgun, Van Noy and the Ravens’ protection will look to proceed their successful streak over Pittsburgh. After shedding in final yr’s first common season assembly, Baltimore dominated the following two video games, together with the Wild Card spherical to ship the Steelers packing. Van Noy should look ahead to 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.