Former Steelers nose tackle Breiden Fehoko took aim at the Ravens’ decision-making this week, pointing the finger at Eric DeCosta’s commitment to Mark Andrews and arguing that it helped derail Baltimore’s championship timeline.
In a post on X, the 2019 LSU national champion wrote:
“Eric DeCosta being so loyal to Mark Andrews single handedly set that organization back 5 years of championship window. Likely is an All Pro tight end and he had to take a backseat.”
He ended the post with a jab at Andrews’ production that reads as sarcasm, not as a literal accusation.
The criticism landed because Isaiah Likely is making Baltimore’s old tight end plan look shaky by the week. Now with the New York Giants after leaving Baltimore in free agency, Likely turned Thursday night into another showcase, catching nine of 11 targets for a career-high 127 yards and scoring on a 66-yard touchdown that put New York ahead 21-17 with 8:13 left.
The Giants couldn’t finish it off. Jayden Daniels came back with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs with 57 seconds remaining, Washington escaped 24-21, and New York fell to 5-3-1. Even in the loss, Likely’s season line jumped to 55 catches, 575 yards and seven touchdowns in nine games, all career bests.
That kind of production is exactly why the Ravens’ tight end situation is drawing heat. Andrews signed a three-year, $39.3 million extension with $26 million guaranteed on Dec.
3, 2025. At the time, his 9.0 yards per reception and 27.7 receiving yards per game were both on pace to be career lows, according to The Athletic.
Likely’s rise has only sharpened the contrast. At 26, he has become the focal point of the Giants’ passing game, and Thursday’s performance came on the heels of an 11-catch, 94-yard, two-touchdown outing in the Week 5 tie between these teams. A costly drop was part of the Commanders game, but the overall arc of his season is the one Baltimore once seemed to envision for him.
The Ravens, meanwhile, are stuck in a rough stretch that has only made the Andrews debate louder. Baltimore is 4-5 and last in the AFC North after four straight losses, three of them by 20 points or more, a first in franchise history.
The team has scored 13 points or fewer in each of those four defeats, per NFL.com. Lamar Jackson is on injured reserve with a right thumb injury, first-year head coach Jesse Minter’s defense has allowed 33 points or more in three straight games, and Baltimore hasn’t played since a 33-10 home loss to Jacksonville on Nov.
Andrews’ numbers have reflected the downturn as well. Through nine games, he has 31 catches for 237 yards and one touchdown.
The schedule now turns to Monday night, when the Ravens host the winless Los Angeles Chargers with newly acquired Jacoby Brissett set to start at quarterback. Likely and the Giants return home to face Jacksonville on Nov. 22, with a Pro Bowl case continuing to build.
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