NFL: Signings Around The League

[mdrake34]

(03-13-2013 08:45 AM)RFlagg Wrote:  Just taking a look at moves this morning, anyone else think the Ravens are going to be markedly worse?

Ray Lewis - retired
Anquan Boldin - traded
Ed Reed - Likely heading out of town
Dannell Ellerbe - signed by Miami
Paul Kruger - signed by Cleveland

So their best WR is gone, their starting safety is likely gone, and 3 of their 4 starting LBs from the playoffs/Super Bowl are gone. I could see them taking a serious step back this year.

Yes, they will regress next year, possibly significantly unless the guys Newsome have drafted are able to step up. Even then they can't replace what they lost. The wisdom amongst the talking heads is that the Ravens got their Lombardi last year and are happy. If it takes them a few years to get back there again, so be it.