Three Ravens offensive starters are still missing from practice Thursday as the team prepares for the New Orleans Saints in Week 2.
Wide receiver Zay Flowers (hamstring), left tackle Ronnie Stanley (toe), and left guard John Simpson (groin) were not practicing.
Outside linebacker Trey Hendrickson (hand) and cornerback T.J. Tampa (knee) were also not at the start of practice.
The Ravens are already shorthanded at wide receiver with rookie Ja'Kobi Lane (wrist) going on injured reserve. Head Coach Jesse Minter said Flowers is day to day.
The Ravens scored 31 points in the first half of their season opener against the Indianapolis Colts but just 10 points in the second half after Flowers and Lane exited the game. Now, Offensive Coordinator Declan Doyle has more time to prepare for the possibility of not having two of his top receivers.
Doyle said he has stressed throughout the summer and preseason games that there should be no dropoff when backups need to step into prominent roles. However, he acknowledged that game plans do change based on availability.
"I think that is what being a good play-caller [or] a good play-designer is, is being able to adjust. Because throughout the year, most of the time not everybody is ready to go," Doyle said.
"So you have to able to work around the players, work around the availability, you've got to be flexible. In this league, it just is what it is; you can have a big week and then you can get humbled real fast if you don't stay grounded."
