NFL quarterback Justin Tucker Jersey , Lamar Jackson may do things differently in his second NFL start Sunday.Playing in place of the injured Joe Flacco last week, the former Louisville star slithered, juked and bulled his way for 117 yards rushing to lead the Baltimore Ravens past the Cincinnati Bengals 24-21."I didn't know about it until after the game," Jackson said. "I was like, 'I ran 27 times?' I was shocked myself. So, I was like, 'Dang, maybe I do have to get down.'"Or perhaps the rookie will decide that passing might be the way to go when the Ravens (5-5) face the Oakland Raiders (2-8)."We did whatever it took to win," Jackson said. "Hopefully, I'm going to start throwing the ball more."With Flacco out with a sore right hip for at least one more week, Jackson hopes to utilize both his feet and right arm when operating the run-pass option that has suddenly become a staple of the Baltimore offense."They played a different style of football," Raiders coach Jon Gruden said after watching tape of the Cincinnati game. "They were able to adapt, and it's a real credit to all those Ravens. But (Jackson) is tough to prepare for. You don't know what he's going to do, but you do know what he's capable of doing and it's scary."With Jackson and rookie running back Gus Edwards (115 yards rushing) leading the way, the Ravens snapped a three-game skid and got back in the playoff hunt.The Raiders ended a five-game losing streak against Arizona last week, and quarterback Derek Carr wants to keep the momentum going."I want to mess up the draft . I don't want the first pick," Carr said. "I want to win all these games. I want everyone to be mad at me for that."Some other things to know about the Raiders-Ravens matchup:ROCKET RICHARDThere haven't been many positives for Gruden in his first season back in charge of the Raiders, but the play of running back Jalen Richard has been one of them.Richard leads the team with 51 catches this season and has been counted on as a runner more after Marshawn Lynch went on IR with a groin injury last month. Gruden called Richard the team's MVP so far."He's a guy that I think someday could run for 1,000 yards and catch 1,000 yards worth of passes," Gruden said. "He's a guy we can line up in the slot, we can line him up out wide. He might not be the biggest back, but he plays big. He's very quick and decisive Authentic Sam Koch Jersey , and he's got great vision."FAST AND STRONGCombining speed and strength, Edwards, an undrafted free agent, burst onto the scene last week with a huge performance."Size and speed are a good combination," coach John Harbaugh said of Edwards. "He has good acceleration, he runs hard, he's a north/south guy, and he's 240-plus (pounds). Yes, he's doing a good job, and he has that big back-type build, which is a big plus."RELIABLE ROOKIESeventh-round receiver Marcell Ateman fared well in his debut for Oakland last week, catching four passes for 50 yards, including a 32-yarder on the game-winning drive.Ateman got his first chance because of injuries to Martavis Bryant and Jordy Nelson. Nelson might be back this week, but Brandon LaFell is out for the season with an Achilles injury 鈥?meaning the Raiders will need more from Ateman again."I was really pleased with Ateman," Gruden said. "It wasn't too big for him. He was confident. He was under control. He was calm. He made some plays."UNUSED WIDEOUTSJackson's propensity to run means fewer catches for Baltimore receivers, but with they'll gladly trade receptions for wins.Long-ball threat John Brown said: "I haven't played with a quarterback that runs that much. But, at the end of the day, that's his style of play, and he's making the plays. Everybody is happy with it."MISSING CRABMichael Crabtree was Carr's most trusted receiver during their three years together in Oakland. Whenever Carr needed to find someone for a key first down or touchdown, Crabtree was usually the player he looked to first. Crabtree's 217 catches and 24 TDs on passes from Carr are the most of anyone.The Raiders released Crabtree in March and he signed with Baltimore, where he has 42 catches for 479 yards this season.Crabtree expressed no desire to extract revenge against his former team."Next game. We're on the end of a stretch right here, so every game counts for us," Crabtree said. "The next game is the Raiders."AP Sports Writer Josh Dubow in Oakland contributed to this report. Going into Sunday’s game against the Steelers Youth Nick Boyle Jersey , Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was reportedly on the hot seat. Those whispers from outside of the building got louder when Baltimore was defeated by Pittsburgh, 23-16. After his loss on Sunday, Harbaugh seemed defiant in his response to the report. “I haven’t seen that,” Harbaugh said postgame. “I don’t know -- I’ve never been someone who’s worried about keeping a job. It’s always been, for me [about] doing the job. I’ve got a bunch of great coaches and a bunch of great players that bust their tails every day to do the best job they can.“I feel real good about the way this team has been coached for the last 11 years and for the last number of weeks we’ve been in the season. So, there are no regrets. Never been any regrets here with me. We’ll keep fighting and that’s what we do.”During their 22-year history, Baltimore has just had three head coaches -- Ted Marchibroda (1996-1998), Brian Billick (1999-2007), and Harbaugh (2008-present). Out of those three coaches, Harbaugh holds the most amount of years with the team (11), the most wins (98), and the best winning percentage (.580). Harbaugh and the Ravens were extremely potent in his first five seasons with the team, holding a 54-26 record (.675 winning percentage). Built with a team full of strong veteran leadership, which included Anquan Boldin, Matt Birk, Bernard Pollard, Ed Reed and Ray Lewis -- the Harbaugh-led Ravens were able to thrive in their earlier iterations.Since 2013, the Ravens have only made the playoffs once and also hold a losing 44-45 (.494) record. After sputtering to a 9-7 record last season, team owner Steve Bisciotti mentioned that he considered firing Harbaugh after the conclusion of the year. Harbaugh was given what was seemingly his final chance to right the ship. With the addition of tight ends Hayden Hurst and Mark Andrews in the draft, as well as offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., guard Bradley Bozeman and quarterback Lamar Jackson and the additions of wide receiving trio Michael Crabtree, John Brown and Willie Snead IV, it seemed as if the Ravens were giving Harbaugh all of the necessary ammo to succeed this season. That hasn’t gone as planned James Hurst Jersey , with the offense sitting at 16th in total points scored (213), 16th in total yards (3,299), 21st in passing touchdowns (13), and 27th in rushing yards (834). One thing Baltimore could decide to do is to fire offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg. The Ravens have a history of firing coordinators during the Harbaugh era, beginning with Cam Cameron in 2012. Then in 2016, Marc Trestman was fired. Two years later, Mornhinweg held his post as the offensive coordinator with Greg Roman as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach. Mornhinweg has seen his offense finish with a ranking of 17 and 27 in total yards. Though this year has been an improvement in yardage, the team has had their fair share of issues punching the football into the endzone.Roman has served as an offensive coordinator in the NFL, previously leading the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-2014 and the Buffalo Bills from 2015-2016. Chances are that if Mornhinweg was relieved of his duties, Roman would be the guy. In his first season with the 49ers, Roman oversaw an offense that generated 380 points, ranking 11th in the NFL, but the yardage sat at 26th (4,974 total yards). In the next season, the offense put up 397 points (11th), but also gained 5,789 yards (11th) and made a Super Bowl appearance with a dual-threat quarterback in Colin Kaepernick.Using that same logic, if Baltimore were to give Roman a shot as the offensive coordinator, this could also mean that the Ravens could see even more plays for Jackson. Roman saw Kaepernick slowly take over the offense and succeed as the starter for a number of seasons. Jackson provides a similar ability to Kaepernick, changing the dynamics of the current offense.With that being said, Joe Flacco is currently the starting quarterback. Though he is ranked eighth in passing yards this season with (2,465) http://www.ravenscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-tavon-young-jersey , he is 19th in passing touchdown with just 12. Jackson provides a different ability to both run and pass in red zone situations, giving Baltimore multiple options to attack. The offensive line has already seen its own changes, but having mostly been forced due to injuries. With Brown Jr. is at right tackle and having done a solid job there (58.9 rating by Pro Football Focus), Baltimore could also opt to make a change at center, going with the beefier Bozeman over Matt Skura.With the return of Ronnie Stanley from injury, Baltimore’s offensive line would look like this:LT Ronnie StanleyLG Alex LewisC Bradley BozemanRG Marshal YandaRT Orlando Brown Jr. These decisions to make all circle back to Harbaugh. Will he hitch his wagon to an offensive coordinator that has struggled or will he go with a coordinator who has a history of working with quarterbacks that can make things happen with their arm and legs? Will he decide to allow that offensive coordinator to make changes in the backfield and up front? That is something that Harbaugh could decide on soon. “We’re not going to change anything that way and see if we can get good,” Harbaugh said of the team and possible changes. “Now, what plays we run and what defenses we call.Yeah, sure. Who’s on the field, and who’s not on the field, how long they’re on the field – those are all things we have to look at and get ourselves the best chance to win. I think that’s a very fair point, and that’s something we will look at. “It’s not like we’re going to sit there and not do anything. We’re going to look hard at what we can do. We have to score more points, get more yards – especially – score in the red zone. We were scoring in the red zone really well early in the year, and that has dried up. That has really hurt us. We have to find a way to score touchdowns in the red zone. That’s huge for us right now. We have to go to work on that and figure out a way to do that.”Now heading into a bye week with a 4-5 record, the team has things that they would like to change as a whole. Though very unlikely, if Harbaugh were to be fired, it would mark the first time in team history that a head coach was given the pink slip midseason.In regards to Harbaugh’s comments, let’s see if they ring true with his back against the wall.
