Monday, April 15, 2013

Team Needs: Baltimore Ravens


Baltimore Ravens- The Reigning Superbowl Champions lost some key parts and key leaders this offseason. They still have veteran players in Haloti Ngata and Terrell Suggs who'll need to increase their leadership roles on this defense.

Key 2012 Statistics:
Total Offense: 16th
Passing Offense: 15th
Rushing Offense: 11th
Passing TD/INT (rank): 22/11 (T-18/T-26)
Rushing TD: T-6th
Sacks Allowed: 13th
Total Defense: 17th
Passing Defense: 16th
Rushing Defense: 13th
Sacks/Int (Rank): 37/13 ( T-15/19)

Free Agency:
Key Additions: DE Elvis Dumervil, S Michael Huff, DE Marcus Spears, DL Chris Canty, LB Rolando McClain

Key Losses: S Ed Reed, LB Ray Lewis, WR Anquan Boldin, OT Bryant McKinnie, LB Dannell Ellerbe, LB Paul Kruger, CB Cary Williams, NT Ma’ake Kemoeatu

Draft Needs:
Wide Receiver: Losing Anquan Boldin makes this an important need. They have Torrey Smith and will need to see last years addition Jacoby Jones pick it up offensively. Jacoby fits better as a slot receiver so finding a possession receiver to go a long with Smith and Jones. Expect a receiver to be taken in the early rounds of the draft.

Offensive Tackle: If Bryant McKinnie is not resigned they are going to need a Tackle. They have Michael Oher, who when playing left tackle last year was not great, but is a good tackle when on the right side.They have not done a great job finding lineman later in the draft, so If they can’t resign Mckinnie expect a tackle to be drafted early.

Inside Linebacker: Adding McClain will help but the loss of Ray Lewis is irreplaceable. They also lost Ellerbe, someone they wanted to resign, and will look for a solid linebacker to replace them. They will hope for T’eo, Ogletree or Minter to fall to them but if they are all taken by their 1st round pick they will have to wait until the later rounds to find someone.

Safety: They added Michael Huff but the loss of both safeties, Ed Reed and Bernard Pollard, is big. They have a veteran in James Ihedigbo and 2012 draft pick Christian Thompson, who serves a 4 game suspension to start the season. Thankfully this is a very deep safety class and can probably wait to the mid rounds to find someone who can find some playing time.

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