Less than two months after Torrey Smith left for San Francisco in free agency, the Ravens drafted his replacement in first-round wide receiver Breshad Perriman.
Like Smith, Perriman is a speed merchant. Madden 16 rated Perriman as the fastest player in the league and cornerback Jimmy Smith said he has more straight-ahead speed than his predecessor.
But with Perriman sidelined since the first day of training camp with a knee injury, who is left to stretch the field as a deep threat?
With Perriman’s rehabilitation taking longer than expected and his Week 1 status unknown, there is a temporary and immediate need to find other methods to go deep.