The Ravens went into 2008 searching for someone to provide stability at quarterback. They would find him and start an excellent run.
The Ravens were starting over in 2008. Brian Billick was fired after a disastrous 2007 season and the Ravens wanted to start the John Harbaugh era right.
Which automatically meant that letting Kyle Boller play was out of the question.
The Ravens had gone through twelve years of mediocre-to-awful quarterback play and they needed to find a guy to provide stability for the next decade.
The Ravens held the eighth overall pick in the draft and Bisciotti wanted Ozzie to trade up with the Rams so that they could draft Matt Ryan with the second overall pick.