The Baltimore Ravens are a team that remains in the postseason mix each year through skillful evaluations of collegiate talent and through a thoughtful approach to free agency that is fiscally responsible. The trouble with the approach is that it doesn’t produce many dynamic playmakers.
At least it hasn’t as of late.
It’s a given that Ozzie Newsome doesn’t make splash signings during the NFL’s answer to Black Friday every March when the free agency bell rings. Instead he finds complementary players like Kendrick Lewis and Will Hill or established players in the November of their careers like Daryl Smith and Steve Smith, Sr.