At different points this offseason, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and Assistant General Manager Eric DeCosta have both downplayed the team’s need to draft a wide receiver after Torrey Smith signed with the 49ers as a free agent.
Quarterback Joe Flacco joined the chorus on Saturday. Flacco admitted that the team lost something when Smith departed as a free agent, but said it’s not something that needs to be addressed early in the draft, late in the draft or anywhere in between.
“Obviously, without Torrey now, the one thing we probably don’t have as much of is that speed, is that one guy who can stretch the field,” Flacco said, via ESPN.com. “But I’m not going to say we need it. I think we got really good guys and I think we’re good with who we have.”
The Ravens are pushing their happiness with their current receiving group hard, but it’s hard to believe they’ll avoid the position next week with 10 picks and four returning players from last year.
