April showers bring May flowers. While flowers may be too soft of a word to describe NFL football players, it’s fitting when trying to describe how the Ravens develop players.
A year ago, many of us assumed that the Ravens would be coveting a veteran offensive lineman during free agency or drafting a superstar lineman with the 17th overall pick. The team ultimately decided to go with in-house right tackle Rick Wagner (2013 5th round pick) in 2014, a player who the team had been developing since drafting him the year before.