The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens have been two model organizations with respect to stability. They have had consistently within their group of decision-makers for an extended period of time. But change always inevitably comes. The Ravens saw longtime general manager Ozzie Newsome step into a background role a few years ago to give way to Eric DeCosta. The Steelers will lose Kevin Colbert soon in the general manager role; whether or not he takes a more background role or steps away entirely remains to be seen.
Now the Ravens have another significant shakeup on their hands, with the retirement of president Dick Cass, who has served in that role since 2004, originally helping to facilitate the purchasing of the organization for current owner Steve Bisciotti.