The Baltimore Ravens aren't going to hold Torrey Smith's last-minute drop against the speedy wide receiver. By the way coach John Harbaugh is talking, the Ravens are more determined than ever to increase Smith's role in the offense.

Last season, Smith was the most targeted receiver on the Ravens, averaging eight passes thrown his way each game. This season, with the addition of Steve Smith, Torrey Smith's average targets per game has dropped to five (that ranks third on the Ravens and 64th in the NFL).

A nightmare season continued Sunday, when Torrey Smith watched Joe Flacco's fourth-down pass bounce off his hands at the Colts' 25-yard line. After the game, Smith tweeted that he was "sick" about the drop and acknowledged that these are "very trying times."

“[There is] no harsher critic of Torrey [Smith] than Torrey, and that’s maybe too much," Harbaugh said. "He’s very conscientious, very hard worker, really wants to do well. And we need him to do well, and we want him to do well, too. So it is a focus to get Torrey going, and we’re going to be working to do that."

It has been a rough start for Smith in offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak's new system. Smith is one of the NFL's best downfield threats because of his speed, but Kubiak has been stressing more short and intermediate routes.

In the first five games last season, Flacco threw 22 passes that traveled more than 25 yards. Through five games this year, Flacco has only attempted 14 of those passes.

Harbaugh, though, said he's confident the Ravens can get Smith back on track.

"[If] we get Torrey going, that’s going to be a big plus for us," Harbaugh said. "[He] had a couple plays in this game, and had a couple more I’m sure he wants to make.”