Since their inception, the Baltimore Ravens have followed a draft-first roster construction blueprint. They are the anti-Rams in that sense. Whereas general manager Les Snead says “F*#^! those picks,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta doubled down on the team’s draft-led philosophy in his year-end press conference last month:
“We’ve never been a big, huge free agency team. We’ve dabbled in it a little bit. We’ll continue to look for players that benefit the club in different ways, certainly. Right player, right price, as always…We have nine draft picks at this time in the first four rounds.