Baltimore Ravens Football
NFL Combine: Does tape match hype for combine standouts?
After the NFL Combine, the two biggest risers at the Baltimore Ravens' positions of need are wide receiver Will Fuller and edge defenders Emmanuel Ogbah. Ogbah and Fuller were both considered fringe first-rounders before the Combine. Where do they fall now, and does...
Ravens clear cap space, but more work remains
Entering the offseason, the Baltimore Ravens had plenty of work to do massaging their payroll.As the new league year approached, the team had less than $3 million in available cap space and numerous upcoming expenditures to worry about. To prevent place kicker Justin...
Joe Flacco Inks Three-Year, $66.4M Extension
We knew this day was coming almost three years ago to the day. It was March 4th, 2013 when Joe Flacco signed the largest contract in NFL history. He did so after guiding the Baltimore Ravens through the playoffs in historic fashion and brought home the teams second...
Ravens 2015 Season in Review – Analytics and Visualizations (Part 2)
I continue my Ravens 2015 season review using reflective analytics and visualizations. GameMaps present every possession, drive result and starting field position for each game in exact chronological order. Two plots present the current trend in drive performance and...
Takeaways from the NFL Combine
Now that the NFL Scouting Combine has come and gone, we can process all the information and figure out what we can learn from it. You can read my previous article outlining the value of the various drills and tests on a position by position basis here, and fellow BSL...
NFL Combine: Tracking Ravens’ Pass Rush Targets
Who doesn't love watching some of the world's greatest athletes test themselves at the NFL Combine? And most of all, who doesn't love the high-stakes 40-yard dash, when less than 5 seconds of a person's life can earn him millions of dollars. Yet, to me, the 40-yard...
Revisiting the Ravens’ 2014 draft class
Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome has long reigned as one of the best talent evaluators in the modern NFL. Along with luminaries in the field such as the Green Bay Packers' Ted Thompson, the Seattle Seahawks' John Schneider and the think tank headed by...
Scouting: Shaq Lawson – DE, Clemson
Year: Junior (RS) Ht/Wt: 6’3”/275 lbs. Expected draft position: Mid-first round Shaq Lawson was one of the most talented defensive players, on the one most talented defenses in the country, the #1 ranked Clemson Tigers. Clemson would fall to Alabama in the...