Shook mentioned one of the best match for broad receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is the Giants, the staff who drafted him in 2014.
“I may envision Beckham returning to Baltimore, the place he is mentioned he loved his time immensely. … And but, I really feel as if a return to New York has all the time been alluring to Beckham,” Shook wrote. “Daniel Jones does not do it for me, however possibly he’ll for Beckham – or possibly Beckham will as soon as once more wait out his free company till a contender comes calling.”
Both DeCosta and Head Coach John Harbaugh mentioned on the Combine that the Ravens haven’t dominated out the potential for Beckham returning to Baltimore subsequent season.
Two Under-the-Radar Free-Agent RBs Who Could Interest Ravens
While the Ravens are steadily linked to the big-name operating backs in free company equivalent to Barkley, Derrick Henry, and Josh Jacobs, ESPN’s Jamison Hensley mentioned under-the-radar backs D’Andre Swift and Zack Moss are viable choices.
“This has the makings of being an important match by way of worth and taking part in type,” Hensley wrote of Swift. “Swift is conversant in run-pass choice performs and the pistol formation after dashing for a career-high 1,049 yards, which ranked fifth, with the Philadelphia Eagles. He is only one of six operating backs final season with 1,000-plus dashing yards and 35-plus receptions. At 25, Swift can also be one of many youngest free agent operating backs.”
Regarding Moss, Hensley wrote: “The Ravens have a historical past of taking discover when gamers carry out effectively towards them, and Moss actually caught their consideration when he rushed for 122 yards in Baltimore final season. A succesful stand-in for [Indianapolis Colts] All-Pro again Jonathan Taylor, Moss was the NFL’s third-leading rusher by way of 5 weeks final season and completed with 794 yards and 5 landing runs.”
Ravens Have Experience Rebuilding Offensive Line, But May Need to ‘Take Bigger Swings’ This Time
It’s been established that rebuilding the offensive line is the Ravens’ prime offseason precedence, however how will they go about remaking a unit that would have as many as 4 new starters?
Through free company? The draft? Promoting younger, in-house gamers?
All of the above, mentioned The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec, who famous that this isn’t unfamiliar territory for the Ravens.
Not lengthy after Harbaugh was employed as head coach in 2008, the Ravens parted methods with longtime beginning middle Mike Flynn and future Hall of Fame left deal with Jonathan Ogden retired.
“That’s what they did in 2008 when second-year professional Jared Gaither stepped in for Ogden at left deal with, Jason Brown shifted again from guard to middle to exchange Flynn, veteran Willie Anderson was signed as a stopgap proper deal with and Chris Chester turned a beginning guard.
“It’s additionally what they did throughout their most up-to-date offensive line overhaul earlier than the 2016 season. Ronnie Stanley, a first-round decide, was a plug-and-play starter at left deal with, solidifying a place after the harm points for veteran Eugene Monroe. Guard Alex Lewis was drafted within the fourth spherical in 2016 basically as a substitute for Kelechi Osemele, who departed in free company. Vlad Ducasse, a one-year free-agent signing, gave Baltimore eight begins at guard.”
Zrebiec added: “The Ravens have had holes to patch on the offensive line most offseasons since, and so they’ve achieved it largely with savvy, mid-level free-agent signings (Morgan Moses and Kevin Zeitler), profitable mid-to-late-round draft picks (Orlando Brown Jr., Bradley Bozeman, Ben Powers) and undrafted free-agent finds (Patrick Mekari, Matt Skura).”
However, Zrebiec mentioned the Ravens might have to take “greater swings” this offseason.
“Eric DeCosta and firm will want to be aggressive like their divisional rivals have been the previous couple of years in making an attempt to solidify their offensive line,” Zrebiec wrote. “Last 12 months, the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up within the first spherical to choose Georgia offensive deal with Broderick Jones. They additionally signed free-agent guard Isaac Seumalo to a three-year, $24 million deal. In the earlier offseason, they signed veterans Mason Cole and James Daniels to man inside spots.
“After developing quick within the Super Bowl following the 2021 common season, the Cincinnati Bengals have been uncharacteristically aggressive in free company, hanging shortly to land middle Ted Karras and guard Alex Cappa. They used a fourth-round decide on guard/deal with Cordell Volson. An offseason later, their makeover up entrance was full with the big-money addition of Brown Jr.”
