Man, this really is the worst part of the regular season.
The roster is set at the start of the month and you start to envision how each unit is going to come together. You get the veteran in Zay Flowers signing a massive contract extension, then you get the young camp star in Ja’Kobi Lane who actually backed up the hype and played well in the preseason.
Fast forward a whole one game and both are hurt. Now the Ravens are in a bit of a pickle at wide receiver.
Let’s break down what comes next and what it means for the offense.
Do the Ravens Roll the Dice with Zay Flowers?
The good news on Zay Flowers is that the hamstring injury doesn’t appear to be anything serious. Jesse Minter called him day-to-day on Monday and said, “I feel pretty good about where that’s at. We’ll see how the week goes though.”
The bigger question is whether the Ravens even need to push it this week. Flowers already dealt with this hamstring during training camp, missed roughly two weeks, came back and immediately went nuclear against Indianapolis with five catches for 150 yards and a touchdown in the first half.
With New Orleans coming to Baltimore, this feels like a spot where the Ravens can afford to be careful. If Zay is 100%, great. If he’s not, get the hamstring right and live to fight another day. We saw Sunday exactly how important he is to this offense.
The big question becomes - who fills that spot? Does Rashod Bateman step up into the #1 roll? Does Lajohntay Wester step into the slot roll and see more run? Does Elijah Sarratt get active? There’s a ton of question marks.
