Nasty, Vertical Passing Game Developing

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The Ravens are combining Joe Flacco’s strong, improving arm with faster wideouts.

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While an excellent receiver at hauling in passes with defenders draped on him, Boldin was never known for speed. With him in San Francisco, the Ravens’ wide receiver corps looks to be faster.

The fleet-footed Smith is in position to be Baltimore’s top receiver. As Caldwell said, “he’s a big play waiting to happen on every snap.” Speedy Jones is also in position to see more opportunities on offense.

Two other top contenders are Tandon Doss, who is more of a possession receiver like Boldin but still faster, and Deonte Thompson, who claims he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.2 seconds. He may be the fastest player on the team. Caldwell also complimented Thompson on his route-running abilities.

“I think [opponents] look at every guy according to his strengths. Our guys with their strengths, they do have speed,” Caldwell said.

In order to capitalize on that speed, a team has to have a quarterback with the arm to get it there.

“Often times you may find guys that can stretch the field, but guys can’t get it to them consistently,” Caldwell said. “Joe can.”

“A quarterback like Joe can fire it in very, very tight windows, but he can [also] launch it down the field. He really has every throw, to be honest with you.”

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