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Ravens Roster Analysis: Strengths and weaknesses at wide receiver

By Chris Schisler

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 11: Miles Boykin #80 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on during the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at M&T Bank Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 11: Miles Boykin #80 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on during the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at M&T Bank Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 13: Chris Moore #10 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on during the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /

Ravens receiver weaknesses:

Inexperience: While it’s quite reasonable to be excited about wide receiver, remember that inexperience can cost you in the passing game. Duvernay and Proche have to work on their routes. They have to get used to things at the NFL level. Boykin has to take the next step. He has to go from a player who catches 13 passes to a player who is a main ingredient in the offense.

As confident as we are in Brown, he’s just in his second season. Snead is the oldest receiver and he’s just 27.The Ravens receivers are exciting but most unknowns are in training camp. We still have to see what the offense will look like in the middle of the season.

Lack of big targets outside of tight ends: 

The big targets for this offense are: Mark Andrews, Nick Boyle and Miles Boykin. That’s it, that’s the end of the list. The Ravens don’t just have one of the least experienced receiving corps, they have one of the smallest as well. For the most part they all play bigger than their attributes, but there are draw backs to have mostly smaller stature players at wide receiver.

A potential over reliance on Marquise Brown:

The Ravens could end up having a well rounded group of receivers yet last year they were too reliant on Marquise Brown. This may not be that big of a problem this year. Last year, Brown wasn’t 100 percent and was a work in progress physically. Brown looks like a new man after this offseason, and if he’s healthy he may be up for it, maybe even to the tune of 70-85 receptions. Still the last time we saw the Ravens,

Brown was the one receiver opponents had to worry about and that was certainly a factor that didn’t help Baltimore. If Boykin doesn’t step up in year two, the Ravens could have the same problem. Chris Moore has not proven to be a factor on offense and Duvrnay and Proche are rookies no matter how many strengths they have going for them.

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Overall this group could go either way. The one thing that you can’t say is that it isn’t interesting. The Ravens have a very interesting wide receiver situation, which kind of sums it up. We’ll see if the strengths boost this unit or the weaknesses take away from it a bit. Can we get on with the football yet? Please!

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