Desperation Level For The Offensive Line: 6.5
Baltimore started to build their dream offensive line last season. Ronnie Stanley is the left tackle of the future. Alex Lewis is a starter who can play multiple positions. Marshall Yanda is still the rock of the offensive line, and the biggest leader not named Terrell Suggs in the locker room. Despite all of this, the purple and black have two needs to fill. They must find a center and they must find a right tackle. If the Ozzie Newsome fails to deliver up front for their offense, their three good linemen will go to waste.
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Lewis’s versatility allows the team to pick their position of need. If they keep Lewis at left guard, they need a right tackle. If they move him to right tackle, they need a left guard. We’ll see how much the Ravens believe in John Urschel, who could be in line for the starting center job. If Urschel is successful, Baltimore will only have to fill one starting job. The offensive line is better off than the wide receiver position, because there are some possible solutions already on the roster. That being said, they are one injury away from being full blown desperate on the offensive line.
The offensive line has three really good pieces to a five piece puzzle. They need to figure out the other two positions, and add some depth. The good news for Ozzie Newsome, is that he has found starters later in the draft for the offensive line. Rick Wagner was a fifth round pick. His replacement could be too.