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If you're nervous about the Ravens' fantasy outlook, you should be

With Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley indefinitely sidelined, and with third-string QB Joe Fagnano a question mark heading into Thursday Night Football, the Ravens are in complete fantasy disarray. Sometimes disarray can be cleaned up -- like a messy closet or bedhead. Baltimore's problems should force fantasy managers to accept the almost inevitable pain to come.

The Ravens were one of only two teams this summer with three fantasy players inside the ADP top 40: Jackson, Derrick Henry, and Zay Flowers. Jackson was overvalued at his QB2 ADP, which assumed a return to greatness—something rarely done by frequently injured, dual-threat quarterbacks facing declining rushing attempts and advancing age.

Henry's only significant obstacle entering the season was limited usage in the passing game. He's almost always made up for it with high rushing volume and elite TD totals. But what happens when an offense descends from "great" to "struggling"? Henry has scored only once in his last three games while averaging just 8.3 points. If he doesn't score, he usually needs 20+ carries to be a must-start RB. His rest-of-season production likely will drop significantly.

But not as much as Flowers' rest-of-season production. The Ravens' #1 WR was on pace for an incredible 113-1,723-9 receiving line entering Week 8, which translated into 20+ fantasy points per game. He'll be lucky to have 10 points going forward. Over the years, we've seen what happens when third- or fourth-string quarterbacks helm an offense. It's often a fantasy disaster.

If you're rostering any of these guys, it's probably too late to unload them unless you're willing to part ways at a huge discount -- and that might be the best move you can make.

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