Adalius Thomas and Jarret Johnson have been the standard for the Ravens at the SAM linebacker position. Since Johnson's decline and eventual departure, the Ravens have lagged behind with Courtney Upshaw and Albert McClellan being sluggish, one dimensional edge setters.
Tyus Bowser and Matt Judon signal the return of the athletic SAM, which will allow the Ravens to be creative on early downs and versatile enough to match spread formations with their base personnel.
Bowser's overall atheltism and supreme change of direction skills - as proven by his testing in SPARQ's 95 percentile and his 6.