10 questions emerging from Baltimore Ravens win over Cincinnati Bengals
5. If Isaiah Likely cannot replace Mark Andrews, could these two Baltimore Ravens step up?
With the injury to Mark Andrews, everyone is expecting Isaiah Likely to step up. He had a great rookie season, and while he is in the midst of a sophomore slump, a lot of that can be explained away.
Likely went from a top pass catching option to weel down to the totem pole because Rashod Bateman is healthy, and the team added Zay Flowers, Odell Beckham, and Nelson Agholor.
More than that, Todd Monken likes to spread teams out much more with wide receivers and does not go as heavy as Greg Roman. So, now that Andrews is out and Likely is the man, he could prosper.
However, Andrews left after one drive Thursday and missed week one, and Likely has just one catch for four yards over that span. To be fair, Andrews was a late inactive in week one, and Likely did not practice with the first team very much either week. Now, the plan will include him.
Does he play well? If not, do we see Charlie Kolar and Patrick Ricard? Ricard is the best run blocker and could help change the identity as we get into the winter months. Kolar had a nice catch against Cincinnati. The truth is that the Ravens need all three to replace Likely.