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Baltimore Ravens: 3 things the franchise can’t do this offseason

By Chris Schisler

OWINGS MILLS, MD - MAY 05: Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens speaks with general manager Ozzie Newsome after a practice during the Baltimore Ravens rookie camp on May 5, 2013 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
OWINGS MILLS, MD - MAY 05: Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens speaks with general manager Ozzie Newsome after a practice during the Baltimore Ravens rookie camp on May 5, 2013 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 26: Wide Receiver Jeremy Maclin #18 and wide receiver Breshad Perriman #11 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrate after a first quarter touchdown against the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on October 26, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 26: Wide Receiver Jeremy Maclin #18 and wide receiver Breshad Perriman #11 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrate after a first quarter touchdown against the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on October 26, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

1. Add one receiver and call the offense fixed:

The Baltimore Ravens don’t need one pass catcher they need a batch of them. Is Jeremy Maclin coming back, or is he a convenient cap cut. Is Mike Wallace coming back or will he be playing elsewhere next season? The Ravens have more uncertainty at the wide receiver position than the amount of french fries at a McDonald’s. The Ravens don’t need one wide receiver, they need a flock of them.

Just for the sake of conversation, let’s say the Ravens make dreams come true and end up with Jarvis Landry. Who else do the Ravens have. A wide receiver group of Jarvis Landry, Chris Moore, Micheal Campanaro and Breshad “Oops I dropped it again” Perriman isn’t fixing the problem. It’s just putting one good player in a bad situation.

No lazy fixes:

The Ravens need weapons, they don’t just need a single weapon. Mike Wallace was the only go to wide receiver in 2017. The Ravens need more than one player to lean on in a game where you have to attack the entire field.

The Ravens have neglected the offense for so long. They used band aides at the position. Veteran wide receivers at a reasonable price, that was the only thing they ever gave the offense at the wide receiver position. They tried to get a young superstar in Perriman. It didn’t work. The worst thing about this is that it made Newsome gun-shy again when it comes to the play-making positions. He stuck with his comfort zone and the offense got neglected. The Ravens are going to need to take a chance, and add weapons they have always ignored.

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