It wasn’t hard to discern what Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh was intimating when he spoke to reporters after the Pittsburgh Steelers rallied to beat his team on Christmas.
“They made big plays and got the ball in the end zone. Obviously, that was the difference in the game,” Harbaugh said.
Translation: We need playmakers.
It has become a common theme among the team’s decision-makers since the Ravens went 8-8 in 2016 and missed the playoffs.
“We need playmakers in Baltimore,” Director of College Scouting Joe Hortiz told my colleague Ryan Mink at the Senior Bowl earlier this month.