Coming into the 2022 season, the Baltimore Ravens’ wide receivers were talked about plenty. The trade of Marquise Brown formed questions about how the rest of the team’s wideouts were going to be able to perform. However, Baltimore’s Week 1 victory over the New York Jets showed that the passing offense can still make impact plays, even with young options leading the room.
Ravens receiver Rashod Bateman was asked if his 55-yard touchdown reception gave the team confidence and more of an opportunity to open up that aspect of the playbook for the rest of the season. He expressed confidence that the group can make explosive plays, something he said will be needed down the stretch.
“Definitely shows signs that we can make explosive plays for the offense.” @R_bateman2 pic.twitter.com/0108Cl35cV
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 14, 2022
“Yes, for sure. It definitely shows signs that we can make some explosive plays for the offense. We’re definitely going to need that later down the line, so to show ourselves that we’re capable, it definitely helps us a lot, for sure.”
If the Baltimore offense can keep showing teams that they have success in the deep passing game, it will force defenses to take players out of the box, opening up the running game by proxy. There are many special talents in the Ravens’ receiver room with plenty of potential. It’s now time for them to show impactful production on a consistent basis.