It’s time for the Ravens to accelerate the Emery Jones succession plan

Say what you will about professional wrestling. It's hard to find athletes who work as hard or take chair shots to the head. Then, there's the other thing. What if Lamar Jackson and some of his Baltimore Ravens teammates had theme music like some of the WWE icons?

What if guys left the field with injuries for a moment, but they returned with Stone Cold Steve Austin's theme blaring in the background? You can see it. And, what about Emery Jones? What if the John Cena theme wasn't retired? What if it were transferred over to the Ravens' rookie?

The lyrics alone fit the bill. 'Your time is up. My time is now." No words have ever been more fitting to describe a roster shuffle that needs to happen.

The Ravens must place Emery Jones in the Ravens' starting lineup sooner rather than later.

Look, it is what it is. Daniel Faalele and Andrew Vorhees aren't cutting it, and at this point, it may be time to acknowledge something. These guys may have already shown us everything that they have to offer.

The Ravens' Achilles heel on offense has been well-known for quite some time. They're anemic at both guard spots because, truth be told, if we see Derrick Henry run into a wall again, we're going to scream. That isn't an exaggeration. That's about as honest a take as we can provide publicly.

Jones was added to Baltimore's roster this past April during the 2025 NFL Draft. He was a third-rounder. He missed most of the early part of the regular season while he recovered from a shoulder injury.

Baltimore activated him from the Non-football injury list on October 22nd. As our grandparents used to say, the Ravens' next move must be their best move. Jones earned consecutive Second-Team All-SEC honors during his final two seasons in one of college football's most respected and competitive conferences.

He stands at six-foot-five. He tips the scales at 320 pounds. What's left to figure out here? Baltimore needs to elevate the youngster into the starting lineup sooner rather than later.

They can't keep rolling out the same offensive line and continue flirting with a loss caused by Faalele and Vorhees' ineffectiveness. The goal is to field the best 11 guys possible, and if the offensive front remains as currently constructed, the Ravens have determined that's not something they intend to do.

This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Ravens must now fast-track the Emery Jones succession plan