Predicting The Baltimore Ravens 53 Man Roster

Aug 13, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) speaks with head coach John Harbaugh during the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints in a preseason NFL football game at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 13, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) speaks with head coach John Harbaugh during the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints in a preseason NFL football game at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 13, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) speaks with head coach John Harbaugh during the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints in a preseason NFL football game at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 13, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) speaks with head coach John Harbaugh during the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints in a preseason NFL football game at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

The Baltimore Ravens have some brutally tough decisions to make. While roster cuts don’t begin until the 30th, I figured waiting until then would be cheating. That’s why after two preseason games I have a prediction for the 53 man roster:

Before I get into the final decisions, I have to stress how hard this process truly is. On two pieces of paper I listed all 90 players, organized by position. As I started crossing names off, it wasn’t too bad. The closer I got to having the 53 players figured out, the harder the decisions were.

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Betting on sports, especially football is always hard to do. Betting on how the roster will shake out, is even tougher than predicting the outcome to a game. There are so many variables. Different people can come up with completely different answers here. I tried to think how John Harbaugh and company have to think. When I looked at each position, I asked how much does each player bring to the team. Special teams became an equalizer in some cases.

For what its worth, here is the Ravens 53 man roster as I see it. This isn’t a depth chart. While it is grouped by position, the order can shake around a bit.

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