The Baltimore Ravens are projected to throw the football more in 2021 than they did last season. With an improved group of wide receivers and an offensive line that is expected to give quarterback Lamar Jackson much more time to throw, it seems like the team will surprise some people with how efficient they are through the air.
A big part of how well Baltimore can throw the football is on the players, but also on offensive coordinator Greg Roman. When talking to the media after the Ravens’ first full day of training camp practice, wide receiver Marquise Brown talked about Roman and his scheme after he was asked a question about if there are any differences in terms of downfield passes compared to last season.
“No. [Offensive coordinator] Coach [Greg] Roman has a playbook. Everything we’re still running is there. We just have to perfect what he has us doing. Once we show that in practice, then they’ll get more comfortable to call it in a game. So, it’s on us to just show what we can do.”
Baltimore sometimes struggled to throw the ball down the field and connect on 20+ yard throws in 2020. With the speed that Brown, Sammy Watkins, Rashod Bateman, Devin Duvernay and more offer, there will be plenty of opportunities to hit on some big time plays. It will be up to the players to show that they’re up to the task of successfully executing those plays, but also on Roman and the coaching staff to scheme them up in a way that will make the team successful. With how well the players and coaches work together and the new talent within both groups, the Ravens’ offense will most likely be able to stretch the field in a big way during the 2021 season.