When Steve Smith Sr. announced his retirement, the Baltimore Ravens were left with a major void at wide receiver.
In 2016, Mike Wallace had some explosive plays, and Breshad Perriman started to show some glimpses of what made him a first-round pick, but neither can provide the dynamic, all-around play that Smith Sr. brought to the offense. What made Smith Sr. such a critical piece to the puzzle for quarterback Joe Flacco was his ability to win at all three levels of the field: short, intermediate and deep.