Baltimore Ravens: Most Pressing Offseason Needs

Thus ends another disappointing season in Baltimore. In a season with so much promise and the fact the Ravens did not have to face the Pittsburgh Steelers nor Peyton Manning in the postseason, this year was more than just frustration. It is almost to a point in Raven Country that something needs to change. Ray Lewis said he’s coming back for another year, now where that is great from a leadership stand point, Lewis is no spring chicken. He’s 36, the oldest on the team, and is more of a liability in pass coverage. But he is all they got at the middle line backer position. Sergio Kindle, the Ravens second round pick in the 2010 NFL draft, doesn’t appear to be the heir apparent. Ed Reed isn’t getting any younger either. He is entering his 11th season as a Raven, and durability issues are coming in to play, even though he is a perennial pro bowler. Age appears to be the number one problem on a defense that is still dominate. With every passing year a replacemen...