Baltimore Ravens Football
Free agency changes complexion of AFC North
The first three days of the new league year have seen the AFC North undergo substantial change.Since Wednesday, multiple teams in the division have lost one or more of their significant players (Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns) while the others have either held...
Kirwan’s Explosion Number, Pass Rushers in the 2016 NFL Draft
This past winter, I had read CBS Sports NFL Insider Pat Kirwan’s book called Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0. Released in 2015, it’s a follow up to his original from 2010. Inside, there is a portion where he discusses a method he likes to use to encompass a players...
Assessing the WRs: Treadwell vs Doctson
As the NFL offseason is kicking into gear with the free agency period about to begin, the Ravens plan for 2016 and beyond is beginning to come into focus. The team’s biggest move thus far is re-signing CB Shareece Wright to start opposite of Jimmy Smith. They have...
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...