Baltimore Ravens: Offseason Analysis

The Baltimore Ravens have a lot riding on this offseason. First, they lost defensive coordinator Rex Ryan to the Jets. They may also lose the heart and soul of their defense if Ray Lewis jumps ship.

The three biggest free agents for the Ravens come on defense. I don’t see a scenario where Lewis, Terrell Suggs, and Bart Scott can all come back. They’ll still have Ed Reed and several other defensive standouts, but losing any of these three will be a blow.

Offensively the Ravens are in decent shape. They seemed to have found their quarterback in Joe Flacco, which is half the battle. He’ll be asked to do a little more than babysit their offense next year, especially if the aforementioned defensive stars leave.

The Ravens found a diamond in the rough in Le’Ron McClain, who was one of the surprise stars of the NFL last year.  He ran for 900 yards and 10 scores. Willis McGahee battled injuries last year, and could be a cap casualty.

Ray Rice should contribute more in 2009. Derrick Mason had an outstanding season for the Ravens, but he’s 35. Mark Clayton showed glimpses of greatness last year. We’ll see if he can build upon it. 

Defense will be a concern for the Ravens when it comes to free agents. Don’t look for them to make a big splash this offseason.

KFFL Free Agent Tracker:

Pos	Player Name	FA Status	Previous Team	Current Team
QB	Kyle Boller	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
QB	Todd Bouman	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
RB	P.J. Daniels	RFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
FB	Lorenzo Neal	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
WR	Terrance Copper	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
WR	Demetrius Williams	RFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
TE	Quinn Sypniewski	RFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
TE	Daniel Wilcox	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
PK	Matt Stover	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
P	Sam Koch	RFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
C	Jason Brown	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
DL	Dwan Edwards	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
DL	Terrell Suggs	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
LB	Dan Cody	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
LB	Ray Lewis	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
LB	Bart Scott	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
CB	Corey Ivy	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
CB	Derrick Martin	RFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent
SS	Dawan Landry	RFA	Baltimore Ravens	Free Agent