Eric DeCosta admits Ravens haven’t invested enough in offensive line
Eric DeCosta admits the Ravens needed to reinvest in the trenches, and they're off to a good start.
The Baltimore Ravens , more often than not, have always built their reputation in the trenches. They've done so on both sides of the ball. Names like Jonathan Ogden, Haloti Ngata, Matt Birk, Tony Siragusa, and Marshal Yanda come to mind, among others.
That’s what made general manager Eric DeCosta’s post-draft admission so notable. Following the selection of Olaivavega Ioane , he and head coach Jesse Minter spoke with the media. DeCosta acknowledged something rarely said so plainly: Baltimore hasn’t invested as heavily in the offensive line in recent years as it should have.
That kind of honesty matters. The Ravens are off to a good start by adding Vega Ioane, but there's more work to do. For a franchise that prides itself on physicality and dominance at the line of scrimmage, that gap had become increasingly difficult to ignore.
The interior of the Ravens' offensive line left much to be desired as of late. The decision to take Ioane at No. 14 wasn’t just about adding talent.