Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr wrote a great piece the other day, about how the Ravens are building the value of their roster:
Here’s How the Ravens Are Fleecing the NFL Again
Baltimore is focused on major talents at non-premium positions, and the strategy has the team set up to avoid bidding wars and stay in contention.
His general take is that the Ravens are using “Moneyball”-esque theory to zig when the rest of the league zags, by finding great players at “non-premium” positions. In the salary cap era, you win by getting more bang for the buck; more wins-per-dollar than the other team.