Baltimore Ravens Thin at WR vs. Cleveland Browns? 'That's Why Agholor Is Here!'

The Baltimore Ravens wide receiver room has been hit hard by injuries, but offense coordinator Todd Monken isn't worried about the potential lack of firepower.

The Baltimore Ravens offense has had an uneven start to the season as they come to grips with not only each other as a unit but Todd Monken's system as well.

But against the Cleveland Browns, Lamar Jackson will be without a couple of key weapons in Odell Beckham Jr. and Rashod Bateman, along with left tackle Ronnie Stanley.

But for Monken, the offense still has plenty of weaponry to get after the vaunted Browns defense.

"First off, that's why Nelson Agholor is here as a player," Monken said. "Devin Duvernay has made plenty of plays here in the past, and Zay is a fantastic rookie and only going to get better."

As Monken mentioned, both Zay Flowers and Nelson Agholor will take their place on Sunday, and the duo is No. 1 (Flowers 188 yards) and No. 2 (Agholor 102 yards) in receiving yards for the Ravens and tight end Mark Andrews is No. 3 (80 yards).

So the Baltimore offense will still have plenty of firepower to take on Cleveland with, but Jim Schwartz has the Browns' defense playing outstanding football.

Cleveland is currently the No. 1 defense in football for the fewest points allowed per game through three weeks (10.7/g), while they average three sacks a game, and have 27 quarterback hits along with 18 tackles for loss. 

So Baltimore and Lamar Jackson will not have it easy if they are to get a division win on the road.

What the Ravens have done well this season is convert third downs, moving the chains on the most important down in football a whopping 51.11% of the time.

However...Cleveland's defense has only allowed a third down conversion just 19.51% of the time, which leads the NFL. Unstoppable force meets immovable object.

Baltimore does have its injury issues on offense, but given the option still at Jackson's disposal and with Monken's system, the Ravens will fancy their chances against a stout Browns defense.

Monken's system hasn't fully clicked yet, and what better time to do it than against a division rival at their home stadium?