Cooled Ravens Offense Has Issues to Figure Out

The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec said the Ravens have to figure out how to get the passing game going.

“That’s on Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman, who needs to show a better touch with his situational play calling,” Zrebiec wrote. “There are still too many head-scratching calls in the red zone and on third downs. Then, there are the pass-game schemes that we’ve been talking about for years. Where’s the answer when a defense is all-in on shutting down Andrews? Where’s the effort to get Devin Duvernay more touches or secondary targets such as Isaiah Likely and James Proche more involved?

“That’s on Jackson, who has already overthrown too many receivers this year on deep shots while too often ignoring or not seeing open targets. Jackson needs to get back to making quick decisions and taking the underneath stuff when it’s there. … There’s nothing wrong with a 4- or 5-yard gain on first down in this offense, which is built to thrive when ahead of the sticks. That’s on the offensive line to protect better and the receivers to get open and stop dropping routine catches. And that’s on General Manager Eric DeCosta to add to the receiver mix if there’s an opportunity to upgrade beyond the elevation of DeSean Jackson from the practice squad.”

It won’t get any easier for the Ravens when they visit the Tampa Buccaneers on Thursday night. The Buccaneers, who have the No. 6-[add]overall defense, love to blitz and are tied for third with 22 sacks.

With the Nov. 1 trade deadline approaching, ESPN chose one player from each team that could be on the trade block. For the Ravens, it was guard Ben Cleveland.

“A third-round pick from 2021, Cleveland started the last four games of his rookie season but has struggled to get on the field this year,” ESPN’s Jamison Hensley wrote. “He has yet to play an offensive snap in seven games this season after being one of John Harbaugh’s favorite prospects in last year’s draft. The Ravens, though, might not want…