Offseason losses

The Ravens completely revamped their roster over the offseason. They got rid of poorly performing offensive players, gutting their wide receiver corps in the process. Defensively, they saw several free agents leave to huge deals elsewhere. Guys like C.J. Mosley, Za’Darius Smith, Terrell Suggs and Eric Weddle were cornerstones of Baltimore’s league-leading unit in 2018 but wore different jerseys in 2019.

With such a huge roster turnover, everyone expected the Ravens would suffer some this season. In fact, some pundits predicted Baltimore would finish third or fourth in the AFC North and miss the playoffs completely.

To much surprise, the Ravens came out firing this season. The offense got off to a quick start, putting up huge stats in the very first game. Though the defense took a little more time and midseason free-agent additions to get back on track, they’re once again a top-4 unit in both points and yards allowed.

Any coach is really judged by how they can coach-up their roster. It’s easy to be handed a bunch of first-round picks and turn that into something competitive. But it’s another thing to develop guys into impact players who can take over for previous starters that rank among the league’s best at their respective positions.