The Baltimore Ravens' offensive line remains a work in progress, but one with strong upside in the future.
As the league's best rushing team, the Baltimore Ravens' offensive line obviously plays a huge part in their success. Thus, the decision to drastically overhaul the line this offseason has unsurprisingly dominated discussion for months now.
From the moment the Ravens decided to get younger up front, they knew there'd be some bumps in the road. However, they believe the long-term upside more than justifies their decision. The Ravens' offensive line has faced numerous challenges beyond the starting competition over the offseason. Last week, offensive line coach Joe D'Alessandris tragically passed waway just after being hostitalized with an acute illness. There's no way to quantify the pain the Ravens felt from his loss, but at the very least, they found an experienced coach in George Warhop to step in during their hour of need.
"Tyler getting hurt early on in camp probably wasn't ideal," DeCosta said. "We're very excited to get him back, but not having a Pro Bowl center out there, that's kind of the guy that drives the car, in a lot of ways, on the offensive line. He's the guy that will typically adjust the offensive line and works hand in hand with the quarterback on things like protections and stuff.
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