The Baltimore Ravens entered training camp with plenty of buzz around a new-look operation, but the early returns on the passing game have been rough.
Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reported that the Ravens’ first padded practice never really got going through the air. The offense, he wrote, failed to find much of a rhythm, and that showed up in the lack of splash plays.
“There was plenty of buildup for the Ravens’ first padded practice of training camp, yet there weren’t many notable highlights from it. That’s partly because the Ravens’ passing game never found a rhythm," wrote Zrebiec.
It wasn’t just Lamar Jackson having a hard time. Zrebiec said Tyler Huntley also struggled to generate chunk gains, with most of Baltimore’s completions coming on screens or short throws.
"Both Lamar Jackson and his primary backup, Tyler Huntley, struggled to create any chunk plays. Most of the Ravens’ completions came either on screens or short passes," Zrebiec added. "The Ravens running backs Rasheen Ali and Adam Randall did pop a few long runs, but there were few big plays in the passing game.”
Baltimore did lose offensive coordinator Todd Monken to the Cleveland Browns’ head-coaching job, and the team moved quickly by installing Declan Doyle as the new voice in charge of the offense. Growing pains were always part of the equation. Still, the report suggests the passing game is lagging behind where the Ravens hoped it would be at this stage.
The good news is there’s time. Baltimore still has a little more than a month before its season opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Sept. 13.
Even so, with Jackson’s contract extension drama also hanging over the team, this is shaping up as a storyline worth watching closely as camp rolls on.
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