Ravens OC not worried about defenses calling out plays

Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman doesn't put too much stock into Lamar Jackson's revelation that opposing defenses are calling out their plays before the snap.

"Calling out plays on the defense is nothing new," Roman said Thursday, according to ESPN's Jamison Hensley. "They're going to be right sometimes (and) they're going to be wrong sometimes. I think we know that. But that's definitely an element of the game. It always has been and probably always will be."

The reigning NFL MVP hinted Wednesday on "The Rich Eisen Show" that the Ravens' offense may be too predictable. After ranking first in points and second in yards per game in 2019, Baltimore sits eighth in points and 23rd in yards per game in 2020.

Jackson and Co. took the league by storm last year with their dynamic rushing attack, but they haven't moved the ball down the field with the same type of ease this year.

"He definitely gives me feedback on when people are calling something out and whatnot," Roman said of his quarterback. "That's definitely part of what we talk about."

Roman also noted that Jackson has the option to change certain plays at the line of scrimmage.

"There's definitely some plays where these audibles are available and built in," he said. "Some quarterbacks audible or have the freedom to audible every play. Sometimes that works out well for them, sometimes it doesn't. Some people don't do it at all. I would say we're somewhere in between there."

Despite their inconsistencies, the Ravens still boast a 6-2 record heading into Week 10, when they'll meet the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football.

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