Ray Lewis is retired, Ed Reed is retired, Haloti Ngata is in Detroit, Terrell Suggs is injured,and according to the good doctor Esbrandt, he might never be the same.
Which makes Sunday's game against the Raiders the dawn of a new era on defense. The young guys are taking over. C.J. Mosley, Will Hill, Jimmy Smith, Brandon Williams are now the core players on this defense and they are showing the abilities which will result with their names added to the list of great Ravens.