When the Ravens brass gathers at Steve Bisciotti’s Jupiter, Florida estate at the conclusion of each season to discuss plans for the succeeding year, the implemented changes aren’t always immediate.
Sometimes, they take months to fall into place. But make no mistake about it, there is a plan, albeit one that isn’t very transparent to all who didn’t get an invite to Bisciotti’s powwow.
As the plan unfolds, questions arise. Signings made, signings passed on, are like pieces to a puzzle that none of us outside The Castle are privy to. Consequently, we criticize the very people who have forgotten more about football, more about roster construction, than most of us will ever know.
GM Eric DeCosta has gone on record often, saying that the most important lesson he’s learned as Ozzie Newsome’s long-time understudy, is patience – a lesson that is unfortunately lost upon fans who savor instant gratification, particularly when the Ravens AFC North rivals use a signing pen
GM Eric DeCosta has gone on record often, saying that the most important lesson he’s learned as Ozzie Newsome’s long-time understudy, is patience – a lesson that is unfortunately lost upon fans who savor instant gratification, particularly when the Ravens AFC North rivals use a signing pen that might soon run out of ink.
B itut that said, and with the understanding that we are on the outside looking in, here are a few thoughts on the team’s activity since the new league year started on March 13, presented in a way and in no particular order.
