10 future questions emerging from Baltimore Ravens win over Cincinnati Bengals
6. What is the status of Marlon Humphrey and his injury, and how will the Baltimore Ravens handle their cornerbacks?
The Baltimore Ravens elected not to put Marlon Humphrey on the IR before the season, which could infer that they had a feeling that Humphrey could play by the fourth week of the season. Well, two weeks, he is in, and he has not practiced yet. Considering he has been out for a month if he does not practice early in the week, it is hard to see him playing.
Perhaps in a perfect world, you would see Humphrey return to practice at some point this week, get a full week in, and play before week four. Still, with no practice time in a while, it is definitely getting tough to see him playing this week. Does he get back by week four?
If he does not, how do the cornerbacks rotate this week? In week one Rock Ya-Sin played eight snaps, but that jumped to 25 snaps. On paper, Ya-Sin and Ronald Darby would be their best cornerbacks. However, Darby went from 69 snaps to 35 snaps in week two as Ya-Sin played more.
That is because Darby missed the end of last season with season-ending surgery, and the team does not want to put too much on his plate. Still, at some point, you would like to see Ya-Sin and Darby together, especially if Ya-Sin is going to play more. Does Brandon Stephens continue to get all of the snaps after he struggled with Tee Higgins at times?