Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens: Keep Your Enemies Close – 5 Questions with Ebony Bird

Dec 14, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) looks to pass on the run during the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore Ravens defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 20-12. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) looks to pass on the run during the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore Ravens defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 20-12. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 27, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) throws during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 27, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) throws during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

2. One of the more underrated storylines this year is Joe Flacco’s comeback from injury – how has he looked through two weeks?

"The first week Flacco looked razor sharp. He took what the Bills gave him and made the plays he needed to. Last week Flacco looked sloppy; but so did the whole team. Joe stepped up and led the comeback though. Overall the Ravens offense has been less than spectacular. A few big plays have sustained the offense in  back to back weeks. Hopefully the Ravens can start to string those big plays together."

My take:

Flacco didn’t have a great game last year against the Jaguars, but he still had success at times going to the tight ends. He has way more weapons at his disposal this time around and the Jaguars just finished getting undressed in the secondary by Philip Rivers. I tend to think Flacco is a better quarterback than most give him credit for, so I wouldn’t be shocked if he has a great game on Sunday. The Jaguars need to figure out a way to get pressure on Flacco and not give his receivers enough time to develop those deep routes, otherwise we’re going to see some big plays from the Raven’s offense.

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