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EAST RUTHERFORD, N. Kurt Warner Cardinals Jersey .J. -- Mired in a four-game skid and their playoff hopes dwindling, the New York Jets shook things up.Geno Smith is in at quarterback. Ryan Fitzpatrick is out.Now, Todd Bowles bunch will see if any of it can make a difference when the Jets (1-5) take on the Baltimore Ravens (3-3) at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.I think its an opportunity for all of us to go out there and try to get a win, Smith said. Were on a four-game losing streak. No one likes it. Its a bitter taste in our mouths.We just have to put together some good practices, build momentum up into the game and then go out there and just play recklessly, play hard with a reckless abandon and do whatever we have to do to get this victory.That was the thinking for Bowles when he decided to switch from Fitzpatrick , who had thrown an NFL-leading 11 interceptions and just five touchdowns in the Jets first six games.New York ranks 26th in overall offense and is last in the NFL in scoring with 15.8 points per game and red zone offense with eight TDs in 22 trips inside opponents 20-yard line (36.4 percent).Hopefully it creates a spark, Bowles said. It gives (Smith) the opportunity to play. Were 1-5 and we havent shown any signs of progress on offense, so I made the change.John Harbaugh and the Ravens -- who have dropped three straight -- entered the week expecting to see Fitzpatrick, but the coach didnt seem too concerned about seeing a different quarterback.It wont change a ton, because I think the offense is going to remain, essentially, the same with what they do, Harbaugh said.It will nuance a little bit in certain directions. We didnt hear that until right at the end of practice out here (Wednesday), but we already put in some stuff that we thought would be more Geno Smith-oriented-type things.Here are some other things to know heading into the Ravens matchup with the Jets:HOWS JOE?: Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco missed the teams first two practices of the week with a right shoulder injury, but he expects to play.Flacco said his shoulder was sore and thought rest would help him be ready. He was injured during the Ravens 27-23 loss to the New York Giants last Sunday and didnt feel any pain until after the game. Flacco added that the MRI results showed nothing to worry about.Its possible, Harbaugh said, that Flacco could sit out practice the entire week and still play. If not, Flaccos backup is Ryan Mallett.Id say hes day-to-day, Harbaugh said of Flacco. In my mind, hes a go.BACK TO NEW JERSEY: A scheduling quirk has the Ravens playing in New Jersey for a second straight Sunday. Theyll hope to escape with a split after losing to the Giants 27-23 .Going there, coming back, and going right back -- Ive never done that before, receiver Mike Wallace said. I think it will be better for us the second time, because we know exactly what to expect, we know exactly how it is going to go. It wasnt a bad trip at all. We went on the train, and it was about two hours. It wasnt bad.NEW CREW: In Smiths previous start for the Jets in the 2014 regular-season finale at Miami, a 37-24 win, he completed 20 of 25 passes for a career-high 358 yards and a perfect 158.3 passer rating.None of the eight players who caught a pass from him that day is on the Jets active roster.Eric Decker is the only one even still on the team, but is on injured reserve with a shoulder injury and also had hip surgery earlier this week. Jace Amaro (Tennessee), Jeff Cumberland (San Diego), Zach Sudfeld (free agent), Jeremy Kerley (San Francisco), Chris Owusu (free agent), Chris Ivory (Jacksonville) and Chris Johnson (Arizona) are all elsewhere.LACK OF SACKS: The Ravens are expected to be without career sacks leader Terrell Suggs (biceps ) and Elvis Dumervil (foot), who had a team-high six in 2015.That leaves veteran tackle Timmy Jernigan and young linebackers Matthew Judon, Kamalei Correa and ZaDarius Smith to pick up the slack.Ill be excited to see those guys play, Harbaugh said of the inexperienced trio of LBs. I really am looking forward to it.The Ravens have 11 sacks this season, including five by Suggs and three by Jernigan. Judon, Correa and Smith have yet to collar the quarterback.GROUNDED: Since entering the NFL in 2008, Jets running back Matt Forte has 13,171 yards from scrimmage -- 8,962 yards rushing, 4,209 yards receiving -- the most in the league during that span.But after a solid start with 196 yards and three touchdowns on 52 carries in his first two games with the Jets, Forte has run for just 164 yards and no TDs on 50 carries in the four games since -- including a season-low 19 yards on nine carries Monday night at Arizona. Next up: the Ravens No. 1-ranked run defense.---AP Sports Writer David Ginsburg in Owings Mills, Maryland, contributed.---AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Byron Murphy Jersey . Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his right shoulder when he slammed his racket to the ground in frustration after losing his serve at 3-3 in the first set. David Johnson Cardinals Jersey . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/C...an-Kirk-Jersey/ . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. Its never too early to draft a fantasy football team, as long as youre aware of the potential risks and rewards at the time you draft.While many fantasy footballers will stick to drafting the week before the season kicks off, if you want to play in quite a few leagues or have difficult schedules to maneuver around, sometimes you just have to draft a bit earlier. That means you might have LeVeon Bell and his possible four-game suspension on your roster as a first overall pick, or you might have the recently reinstated Josh Gordon as a last-round pick.In our most recent staff mock draft (10-team, 2-QB PPR) -- the first since Gordons reinstatement became public -- it was Eric Karabell who selected the Cleveland wideout, who went in the eighth round. Gordon was Karabells fourth wideout selected, and his sixth potential flex (running back or wide receiver) option.By the time I chose Josh Gordon with pick No. 75, I felt like I had properly handled the portion of my draft in which I focused on securing two of the top 12 quarterbacks (due to the 2-QB league format), reasonable starting running backs who can catch some passes and at least two wide receivers who would really pile on the catches. Eric said of his pick. I did that better than I expected Id be able to, so it became upside time, and I felt like Josh Gordon and, three rounds later Arian Foster, were excellent examples of that strategy, so I acted and kind of enjoy the results.After all, if Gordon [and Foster] fail or dont even get on the field at all, its not that big of a deal, but its certainly worth the risk. This team has depth. If I had to choose Gordon probably one round earlier to secure him,, then I probably wouldnt have done it. Larry Fitzgerald Cardinals Jersey. Do I really believe Gordon can stay out of trouble? Well, lets be optimistic. We know he can play football, at least when permitted, and for those who question the mess around him or the quarterback throwing to him or anything else about the situation, look at 2013. Look at Gordons numbers. He was arguably the overall fantasy MVP, and his quarterbacks were Moe, Curly and Larry. Gordon overcame that. With my eighth pick, Ill take the chance.Gordon is yet another high-risk, high-reward option in a league full of players with injury and off-the-field risks, and those participating in fantasy football drafts will have to assume those risks for the potential rewards. Note that Karabell was happy with the depth of his team, and considering the size of the league, he felt like missing on an eighth-round pick wasnt the end of the world and holding onto a league-winning wideout would be more than worth the risk.As we get closer to the start of the season, if Gordon remains on track for a Week 5 return, you can bet his ADP will creep higher and higher, and youll wish you had drafted him in the eighth round at the beginning of August. Thats why drafting earlier in the offseason isnt a negative, per se, but it provides a different set of risks and opportunities.Heres the full recap of our draft, conducted by (in drafting order): Jim McCormick, Mike Clay, Kyle Soppe, Stephania Bell, Jeff Ratcliffe, Eric Karabell, KC Joyner, Tom Carpenter, Keith Lipscomb and Leo Howell. ' ' '