Looks like we’ll finally see #5 on the field again. So far, so good for the Ravens’ first-round pick, but what about the other side of the line? Who are you stuck watching on Sundays this year?
Joe Flacco’s Back: QB to Play Versus Lions
Joe the Quarterback will step back onto the field for live action for the first time since last November on Saturday in front of the home crowd.
Matt Judon, Off to a Fast Start with Ravens, Returns In-State to Face Lions
Judon played his high school ball in Michigan, but it seems this headline writer is confused about where the game is being played.
How All 31 First-Round Picks Have Played this Preseason
Pro Football Focus has a quick blurb about every 2016 first-rounder who’s played snaps so far this preseason. How has Ronnie Stanley done? Ya know what? I’ll save you the click:
28 pass blocking snaps for Ravens rookie LT Ronnie Stanley this preseason. 0 sacks, 0 hits, 0 hurries pic.twitter.com/iW7gCcMOzG
— Gordon McGuinness (@PFF_Gordon) August 23, 2016
If you’re curious how everybody else is doing though, by all means check out the article.
Ricky Wagner is Flying Under the Radar
Vasilis Lericos of Baltimore Beatdown says that Ricky Wagner has been flying under the radar this summer, and I can’t disagree. All eyes have been on the new starters on the left side, but Wagner returning to his 2014 form will be pretty important as well.
Which NFL Team are You Stuck Watching Every Sunday?
Five Thirty-Eight put together a map showing the areas of the country where each NFL team is sure to broadcast, as well as those areas where the team is the second-most televised team (for instance, the Ravens are televised second-most in DC/NoVA, while Washington is second around Baltimore). The Ravens are the NFL’s 12th-most televised team.
And in O’s News…
The Rundown: Trumbo Mashing, but Not Hitting
ESR’s Phil Backert, whom you may have heard on your drive in as he joined Rob & Ed on 105.7 yesterday, on Mark Trumbo’s weird stat line (hey, he got a couple non-HR hits last night!), the failed Steve Pearce deal (thanks to his arm injury), and the O’s maybe finally having a LOOGY they can trust.
