Warren Moon Warns Baltimore Ravens, Don’t Rest Starters In Week 18!

Warren Moon says if he have been teaching the Ravens, he would not sit Lamar Jackson, Odell Beckham Jr. or some other starter this week — telling TMZ Sports activities he believes the strikes might critically wreck their possibilities at a Tremendous Bowl.

In fact, with the No. 1 seed within the AFC already locked up, John Harbaugh revealed earlier this week Jackson and a number of other others will sit down on the bench in opposition to the Steelers on Saturday as a way to keep wholesome for the postseason.

Moon, although, does not assume that concept’s so nice … explaining that as a result of Baltimore has a bye within the first spherical of the playoffs, there’s now a far higher likelihood the squad will probably be rusty when it lastly kicks off its divisional spherical recreation in additional than two weeks.

“As a football player,” the Corridor of Famer mentioned, “you want to stay within that routine and that habit of what you’ve been going through the whole season to make you successful.”

Moon mentioned he is under no circumstances advocating taking part in Jackson and co. the total recreation in opposition to Pittsburgh — he simply thinks just a few collection might mitigate any potential issues down the highway.

“That’s the only thing that concerns about this team and some of the guys that they’re sitting down,” the ex-quarterback mentioned. “How sharp are they going to be in three weeks after going through a season where they’re used to playing week after week after week?”

In addition to Jackson … three different starters — Beckham, Marlon Humphrey and Kevin Zeitler — have already been dominated out. Star rookie Zay Flowers and star defensive again Kyle Hamilton seem poised to overlook the sport too.

Nonetheless, Moon nonetheless believes the Ravens have completed sufficient to point out him they’re the NFL’s greatest heading into 2024.