DeCosta was never going to be able to fill all the team’s holes in free agency, at least not with front-line options. There were just too many needs and the Ravens didn’t have enough salary-cap space to satisfy all of them. The draft was always going to have to play a major factor. DeCosta did well to cross off safety and right tackle and to put the team’s decision-makers in a position where they don’t need to reach in the draft on an interior defensive lineman or inside linebacker.
There is angst, however, that the two areas that haven’t been addressed are both vital.