The Ravens are regarded as one of the NFL’s most complete teams and a strong contender to win the Super Bowl. Of course, there are no guarantees in the NFL.
“The Ravens have handled offensive line shake-ups before, but it is hard to ignore the unit’s offseason departures,” McGuinness wrote. “Right tackle Morgan Moses and right guard Kevin Zeitler both ranked inside the top 10 at their respective positions in PFF grade last season. That’s a lot to ask of rookie Roger Rosengarten and veteran Ben Cleveland, who will likely replace them. John Simpson, meanwhile, is easier to replace.”
Monken said yesterday that he has high expectations for the O-line and likes what he has seen thus far.
“We’re in the development business, right now, with Ben, and you’ve got some of the young guys that we drafted a year ago, like ‘Big Sal’ [Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu] and [Andrew] Vorhees, and you’ve got Daniel [Faalele],” he said. “All those guys are getting invaluable reps now, and obviously, once we put the pads on, for them, [that’s] where it will really be critical. We put the pads on, we get a chance to play in the preseason, and then you can assess, ‘Hey, as they keep developing, what are their strengths? [What] do we need to continue to work on?’ And they’re doing a great job now, and I expect them to play at a really high level – I really do.”
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