Three of the Most Intriguing People on the 2022 Ravens
Coming off an injury-hampered season that saw them go from the No. 1 seed in the AFC to last place in the AFC North in a six-week span, the reloaded Ravens are one of the more compelling teams heading into this season.
With that in mind, The Baltimore Sun’s Childs Walker identified the 10 most intriguing people in the Ravens organization for 2022.
Not surprisingly, Lamar Jackson was at the top of the list. Here’s a look at three other people named by Walker:
“You might not hear about it outside Baltimore, but there aren’t many players in the league more pivotal than Stanley. The last time he played a full season, he was the best pass blocker in football, and the Ravens finished with the best record in the AFC. His ankle injury midway through the 2020 season created a domino effect from which the offense has never entirely recovered. Jackson grew less and less confident over the 2021 season as it became apparent he could not trust his tackles to provide a clean pocket. …The Ravens have bolstered their offensive line depth through free agency and the draft, but they still don’t have a true stand-in if the Stanley of old does not show up in September. Jackson is the most important player on the team, but Stanley is the guy who allows him to be that player.”
“Here we are again. A loud contingent of Ravens fans wanted [John] Harbaugh to fire Roman after last season. Their gripes — unimaginative passing attack, overreliance on the power game, poorly conceived routes for the wide receivers — have become a chorus echoing behind everything the Ravens do (or don’t do) on offense. [Marquise] Brown reinforced their discontent when, after his trade to Arizona, he said Roman’s system ‘wasn’t for me.’ All this bile for a coordinator whose offense ran all over the league in 2019 and still managed to finish sixth in total yardage last season. … Given the Ravens’ lack of investment in wide receivers and their stockpiling…
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