Legendary Upside on Rashod Bateman

GM bullish on Bateman's role; prior ineffectiveness and injury history temper outlook.

Ravens GM Eric DeCosta expressed strong confidence in Bateman's 2024 outlook, calling him 'a phenomenal athlete, great route runner' with 'flashes of being a real problem for other teams.' DeCosta stated 'I expect him to have a great year this year' and emphasized Bateman will have 'a lot of opportunities this year' in the new offense. The source interprets this as Bateman being positioned as the starting X receiver. However, context notes he was ineffective last year (barely over one reception per game, one double-digit game) and suffered an ankle injury in week 10, creating some skepticism about whether the GM's optimism will translate to production.

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