Baltimore Ravens: 3 ways to help offensive production

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Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mike Wallace (17) against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

The Baltimore Ravens offense isn’t going to be a juggernaut, but the unit must be productive.

Baltimore Ravens fans are probably not too thrilled about the prospect of Marty Mornhinweg calling the shots for the offense. Of course he doesn’t have a ton of play-makers to work with, so that’s another thing to be frustrated about. Ravens fans don’t expect much from their offense. The last time the Ravens had a top 10 offense was in 1997 (a fact that NFL Network showed multiple times during the draft). The purple and black have always been a team focused on dominant defense. They won a Super Bowl in the 2000 season strictly because of defense. While Ravens fans are conditioned not to get their hopes up when their team has the ball, nothing would excite the Baltimore fan base more than a productive offense.

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The Offense Needs To Be Good Enough To Win

With a defense that could be the top unit in the league, the Ravens’ fans might settle for an average attack. The offense just needs to do enough to not lose the game. In 2000 you could win with nothing but dominant defense. In 2017, the offense needs to put points on the board. Last season was a perfect example of why defense isn’t enough anymore. The Ravens defense had numerous games where it was stifling the opponent. However there came a point in the games where the dam broke, and the other team swung the game in their favor. In each of the Ravens eight losses, the offense went through stretches of doing absolutely nothing.

A halfway decent offense might do the trick, but it’s hard to even expect that. The Ravens lost Steve Smith Sr. and other than Danny Woodhead, they didn’t add one play-maker to the offense. Take out Mike Wallace and the Ravens receivers are just a bunch of guys with short resumes in the NFL. The Ravens are paying Joe Flacco a lot of money and he hasn’t lived up to that contract; but Flacco needs pieces around him to get anything accomplished. The lack of talent on the Ravens offense is aggravating. Here are three ways for the offense to get more out of less.

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