By the middle rounds, the Ravens will be looking at outside linebackers like USC's Markus Steele, Syracuse's Morlon Greenwood and Fresno State's Orlando Huff. They still need a running back to back up Jamal Lewis, and the list of candidates should include Michigan's Anthony Thomas, Miami's James Jackson and Auburn's Rudi Johnson. But whomever they draft, the Ravens are taking a risk by using them on special teams. I would say we have improved our offense by signing a Searcy and a Grbac. But when that happens, something has to give.
Nothing remains the same.
We're going to need the younger guys to step up. We have enough guys from last year, combined with this year's group, that we should be all right. It's athleticism of this year on special teams compared to the experience of last year. We'll work with what we have. Read the SunSpot.net User Agreement for our policies on copyright, reader privacy and bulletin boards.