Baltimore Ravens brass and a significant portion of the fanbase blamed the team’s disappointing five-win 2015 season on untimely injuries. With 20 players on injured reserve by the end of the season, they certainly played a part. But upon closer inspection, a case can be made that the 2015 Ravens were not a good team even before the injury bug completely destroyed their chances.
Joe Flacco, Eugene Monroe, Breshad Perriman, Steve Smith Sr. and Terrell Suggs were the five major losses that season. Perriman missed his entire rookie season due to a knee issue and Suggs tore his Achilles in Week 1.