Ravens New Coaches Could Refresh Offensive Line Approach

With free agency less than a week away and the 2026 NFL Draft less than two months out, the Ravens' approach to replenishing the depth and finding new starters for their offensive line might shift. Ledford's rushing attack in Atlanta was primarily outside zone, which requires more athletic blockers to execute at a high level. Baltimore's focus moving forward could lead to the front office targeting lighter, more athletic and agile veterans and prospects and make them less inclined to pursue those who would fit the more massive and not as fleet of foot mold.

"In some cases, it may end up [with us] bringing some different players into the mix that, maybe in past years, we might not have been as interested in," DeCosta said. "On the flip side of that, there may be some guys who, maybe as scouts or as coaching staffs, might've liked two years ago, and now we look at them and go, 'You know what? They don't really fit what we want to be on offense.'"

Doyle comes from a background of offensive schemes that were dynamic and adaptable to the available personnel, an approach the Ravens intend on following, as all good staffs must be able to do in a given year.

"Everything is personnel driven [and] what-the-guys-do-well driven," head coach Jessie Minter said at the Combine. "Dwayne is one of the best O-line coaches in the league. I was super excited to get him on the staff, and so I think the coaches' job on both sides of the ball is to see what we have, see what we could possibly be best at, see what fits into our style of play with our guys, and so we'll do that. It could be a wide variety of run schemes that we use."

When the Ravens replaced Greg Roman with Todd Monken, they made sure to keep all of the successful aspects of what had been a perennial top rushing attack, and they continued lead the league in that area, while remolding and building out a more modern passing game. Just because Ledford and Doyle came from outside zone-heavy teams doesn't mean that those concepts will automatically become the Ravens' bread and butter.

A lot could hinge on what happens at center, where three-time Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum is slated to be an unrestricted free agent after not getting tagged. He's an athletic interior offensive lineman whose skillset would lead to him excelling in a blocking scheme that accentuates his athleticism. If he departs and signs a market-setting offer elsewhere, the next anchor of their offensive line could impact how they go about remodeling the rest of the interior, as the Ravens are expected to have at least one, if not two, new starting guards as well.