The Baltimore Ravens spent their first round pick on Breshad Perriman this past offseason and he hasn’t played a down of football. Perriman whose got a serious problem with his knee held Ravens fans in suspense all year. What should we make of the Perriman situation and what can we expect from Perriman going into next season?
Ravens fans are clearly frustrated. When your team drafts one of the fastest wide receivers in the draft, you want to see what he can do on the field. This frustration is merited, anger isn’t. You cannot be angry at Perriman as he did not choose to get hurt. So we have to remember that Perriman is a human being and he is probably more frustrated than we are.
The Ravens cannot go into the offseason thinking that Perriman will solve their wide receiver woes. The team must prepare for the possibility that he won’t be the superstar they envisioned. Even if Perriman is ready to play next season he will be a year removed from in game action. He may technically be going into his second season but Perriman’s real rookie year is 2016.
If the former UCF standout is good to go it is a bonus. For now the Ravens need to find another star at the wide receiver position. In a perfect world the Ravens will draft a game changing wide receiver to pair with Perriman. In an imperfect world drafting a star wide out at least gives you a much needed weapon. It would be nice to see Ozzie Newsome spoil Joe Flacco for a change with top flight weapons.
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There are a few receivers that I think could transform the Ravens offense in the 2016 NFL Draft. Laquan Treadwell from Ole Miss has both the perfect frame and big play talent to become Flacco’s favorite target. Corey Coleman is an electric weapon that would play into Flacco’s ability to throw the deep ball. Josh Doctson looks like he is an exact copy of a young Anquan Boldin.