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Gun-Shy Joe Flacco Will Be Stuck Behind Young O-Line In 2017

The Baltimore Ravens did much to generate their biggest problem this offseason when they allowed right tackle Rick Wagner to walk and traded center Jeremy Zuttah, which left them with just three of their five primary starting offensive linemen last season, two of whom are rookies. The way the offseason is unfolding, they will need to continue to build the line through the draft, resulting in quite a young offensive line.

The Ravens are already banking on continued growth from 2016 fourth-round draft pick and starting left guard Alex Lewis, who played well last season as a rookie in making eight starts in 10 games, but he is also far from a finish product and is coming off of a significant ankle injury.