Consensus Under Main Campus for Training Camps
A brief offseasons and no preseason games make campus even more important in determining the Ravens’ 53 man list.
Among the positional field battles to consider, there is consensus among pundits on what is most important.
“You just can not replace a Hall of Fame caliber player and expect similar results,” wrote Matthew Stevens of Ravens Wire. “That’s what makes the fight [Marshal Yanda’s] vacant job with right guard often the most important of training camp. “
“The Ravens may not have lost many key players this offseason, but this attacking line would be very different without the now retired Yanda,” wrote Jordan Dajani of CBS Sports.
It’s not hard to see why Stevens and Dajani marked right wing as the main position battle. Yanda was one of, if not the best guard in the NFL. His retirement leaves a big gap.
At the moment there is no clear starter when training camp begins, but the Ravens have a mix of veteran and young talent competing for the job.
“Much like we saw last year at left guard, the Ravens apparently let everyone participate in the starting function here,” Stevens added.
Veteran DJ Fluker, who signed a one-year deal with the Ravens, has been named as one of the favorites. Baltimore also has second-year guard Ben Powers and rookies Tire Phillips and Ben Bredeson are also in the mix.
“I think [Powers] has a legitimate chance, “wrote Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. … Faster is perhaps the favorite, but [Powers] would not be the first Ravens mid – round drafted offensive lineman to show himself in his second year or later as a starter. “
Although there is still no consensus on who will still start on the right wing, they will have high expectations.
“Whoever wins this battle will have a lot of eyes on them this season,” Stevens wrote. “They will be compared to Yanda and all the difficulties on the right side of the offensive line will be automatically attributed to them. It is a difficult place to put in, which makes this competition worth watching from the very first practice. off to Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns. “
Ravens who receive doubts with a young, talented corps
On paper, the Ravens have one of the NFL’s most complete rosters, but wide receivers remain one of the biggest question marks.
“Analysts across several stores, however, are not so keen on the Ravens’ passers-by. [Willie] Snead remains in place as an upright slot option, and [Marquise ‘Hollywood’] Brown’s renewed health after a promising rookie season has sparked optimism from a breakout campaign, ‘wrote Aaron Kasinitz of Penn Live.
“Beyond that, include questions from the Ravens’ receivers, a bunch who stepped up the worst yards in the NFL last year while playing in an initial offense that led the league in scoring.”
Receiver has been the Ravens ‘Achilles’ heel when it comes to roster construction, but they tackled their biggest criticism with a young receiver corps, which has tied this offseason.
