Tag: 2024 Ravens

The Bills Debacle

It’s difficult to swallow the elimination pill before you even get to the conference championship game when you arguably have the greatest offense of all time.  Self-destruction is how we will remember the 2024 Ravens.  A team that, in the end, couldn’t avoid beating themselves.  Championship teams don’t do that.

The Ravens lost six games in 2024.  They were outgained in only one of those losses – and that was by 14 yards to the lowly Browns.  The offense averaged 450 yards per game.  Think about that.  They were held below 350 yards just once (the first Pittsburg game) and they still out-gained their opponent in that loss.  They played Buffalo twice, and the “mighty” Bills gained a total of 509 yards.  The Ravens?  They gained 843, including outgaining the Bills by 143 yards in the tragicomedy last weekend. Continue reading “The Bills Debacle”

The Derrick Henry Signing is Perfect, and a Bit More

Derrick Henry was the perfect solution to the Ravens’ backfield question.  As a power runner he has not lost a thing.  Henry was second in the league in yards after contact last year.  He ran 21.7 miles per hour in the last game of the 2023 season.   This was the second fastest clocked time in his career.  And he reached it in that last game in a season where he led the league in attempts.  His run was the seventh fastest time in the entire league last year and only three running backs recorded faster times (twice by Devon Archane of the Dolphins).

To those who say that few if any 30-year old running backs exceed 1,000 yards rushing – that’s just a meaningless stat based on what other players achieved.  This is not a clearly-slowed Mark Ingram signing.  Derrick Henry is different.  And he should be extra-special for the Ravens. Continue reading “The Derrick Henry Signing is Perfect, and a Bit More”

Ravens Off Season Issues: Cap Space and Player Releases

We are in for a busy next few months.  The Ravens have over 20 of their own free agents, and little salary cap space as we sit here today.  There are plenty of player personnel moves to make.  Let’s dive right into a few issues in this Ravens Off Season Issues post.

Ravens Off Season Issues – Effective Salary Cap Space

There can be a lot of confusion when it comes to salary cap space, which can be a complicated subject.  I focus on “effective salary cap space,” which is the available cap space a team has after signing at least 51 players and its projected rookie class.  Right now, the Ravens are expected to have eight draft picks.  When combined with the top 51 players contracts, the Ravens effective salary cap space is approximately $4.3 million. Continue reading “Ravens Off Season Issues: Cap Space and Player Releases”

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