Mink: Much of this will depend on how issues shake out over the subsequent month. With almost 30 unrestricted free brokers, the Ravens have quite a lot of selections to make on who they will deliver again and who they will not earlier than the market opens.
Generally talking, the highest wants are going to be at outdoors linebacker, the offensive line, and working again. I’ll rank them in that order.
At outdoors linebacker, veterans Jadeveon Clowney and Kyle Van Noy have been each on one-year offers and teamed up for 18.5 sacks. That’s quite a lot of manufacturing to probably want to switch if one or each aren’t re-signed. After such huge seasons, they will command larger paydays than they acquired final offseason. Too huge for the Ravens? The excellent news is Odafe Oweh was the Ravens’ most improved participant, per Pro Football Focus. His arrow is pointing up and he is a participant Baltimore can rely on to have a robust 2024. David Ojabo, although tremendous gifted, is extra of a query mark as he is coming off a second main harm. Tavius Robinson acquired quite a lot of priceless reps as a rookie and might be in a key position in Year 2, however the Ravens nonetheless want extra depth and insurance coverage.
On the offensive line, each beginning guards (Kevin Zeitler and John Simpson) are pending free brokers. It appeared like Zeitler was able to signal a contract to return to Baltimore as quickly because the season ended, so there might be a fast answer there if the curiosity is mutual and so they can discover a worth that works. The Ravens do have some younger guards (Ben Cleveland, Sala Aumavae-Laulu, and Andrew Vorhees) who may step in. The Ravens additionally should not less than begin interested by their future at each deal with spots, although that’s seemingly extra of a draft precedence than free company.
At working again, it is extra of a clean slate. The working backs below contract for subsequent season are Justice Hill and Keaton Mitchell, however the latter is coming off a season-ending knee harm. General Manager Eric DeCosta known as Hill “one of many unsung heroes of the crew down the stretch,” and he’ll play a giant position once more subsequent yr. If Mitchell hadn’t suffered his harm, he most likely would have been the lead again coming into the 2024 season, however the Ravens seemingly will not wish to financial institution on placing him in that spot getting back from such an harm. They may deliver again Gus Edwards or J.Okay. Dobbins, look so as to add a top-of-the-line veteran, or flip to the draft for one more younger again with recent legs (and a decrease wage). More on that under.
