After the Baltimore Ravens traded Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers in March, Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith tweeted "This business is BS at times." Three months later Smith realizes the team's younger receivers will now "lean on" him, but he doesn't believe the loss of Boldin affects his own game. "A lot of people are talking about me being a No. 1 this season," Smith told Sports Illustrated's Don Banks on Thursday, "but I don't see much difference because last year I got double-teamed, and had the best cornerback guarding me basically every game. So in terms of the attention from defenses, I don't view it as any different." What Smith will have to do differently is master the full route tree after concentrating primarily on downfield "go" routes during his first two seasons. Due to quarterback Joe Flacco's big arm and his tendency to take chances on downfield jump balls, Smith caught just 49 of the 110 passes in his direction last season. Source: NFL.com
No, due to bracket coverage and cam cameron's offense smith only caught 49 balls. I think he'll catch 60 to 70 this year dealing with that same bracket coverage but it will open things up for everybody else.
