Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was just one win away from coaching in SBLVIII, and a chance at his 2nd Super Bowl victory in 2024.
With NFL Training Camp under sixty days away, Harbaugh is prepared to coach in his 17th season with the Ravens.
Harbaugh continues to set the tone for the Ravens by leading a team-first mentality in the media. When talking with Rich Eisen this spring, Harbaugh spoke highly about rookie defensive back Nate Wiggins from Clemson as well as NCAA transfer rules and other vitals.
Harbaugh needs to address changes at the offensive lineman position and coach alongside newly promoted defensive coordinator Zach Orr to relive last year’s historic output.
Obviously, a lack of camaraderie may have cost the Ravens last season when offensive coordinator Todd Monken decided to run a pass-heavy attack in the AFC Championship. Harbaugh and Monken are going into their 2nd season together and with new running back Derrick Henry acquired, things may flow more congruently for the team offense. Harbaugh’s quest for another Super Bowl title has taken time but Ravens’ general manager Eric DeCosta and team administration still believe he is the guy. With just a 12-10 playoff career record, Harbaugh can only hope to change the narrative this upcoming season.
The Baltimore Ravens have some holes to fill on their offensive line, but help may be on the way.
The Ravens lost some key starters from the offensive line this offseason, as they traded right tackle Morgan Moses and lost guards Kevin Zeitler and John Simpson in free agency.
Now OTAs, which wrap on Friday and lead into minicamp next week, are a time for the Ravens to test out who might be able to fill those holes.
The good news: Ravens head coach John Harbaugh says there are multiple candidates, and all of them look worthy.
“I’ve seen a lot of big guys that can move and work hard, pick things up quickly,” Harbaugh told reporters. “The nice thing is nobody’s going out there that you say, ‘I don’t think he’s going to be able to do it.’ So far, every single guy looks like he could be the starter. Now, we get into pads. We get into preseason games, let the guys compete against one another and see who wins the jobs. But, all of them are still in contention at this point, which is very good.”
Of course, voluntary OTAs are a different beast than training camp and preseason. As Baltimore Banner’s Jonas Shaffer noted, sixth-round rookie Sala Aumavae-Laulu looked impressive in last year’s minicamp, but he struggled in preseason and didn’t play in the regular season.
That same situation could play out this year with a number of players competing for the open spots and no clear front-runners yet.
One name to watch, however, is one of the Ravens’ biggest X factors of the offseason: Andrew Vorhees.
The second-year guard was expected to be a Day 2 draft pick last year, but fell to the seventh round because of a knee injury. Vorhees missed his entire rookie season rehabbing, but he is now healthy and practicing with the team. If Vorhees can live up the potential he showed in college, he could be a huge addition to the shaky front line.