BALTIMORE RAVENS aka the #PurpleBrowns the Defending Big Bowl Champs pay "ORDINARY Joe" 2013 QB Dead Presidents...NFL HOF and Ravens GM NEWSOME gets a B+ Draft Grade...they Rebuild the RAVENS "D" n Elvis is in the building...A QB DRIVEN League...FLACCO is a Big Deal now...LOL! #RAVENSnation #CrabCakes #PURPLEBrowns

The Baltimore Ravens backed into Winning Time and then went "Now Hot" on thew Neon Sign and went all the way to the Big Bowl and won it. What does Lead Man Harbaugh #Crab Cakes Edition do for an encore. GM Ozzie Newsome lost some folks and let a few good men walk and rebuilt the Ravens "D" with in a Charm City Minute! They gambled on paying Flacco in 2013 instead of 2012 and that almost backfired but they get it done. No Ray or Ed, Edd, and Eddy and the "D" appears to be at least on paper faster and younger. They have a real good 2013 Draft and shop with the Black Card to fill some immediate needs.

Offensively it starts with Ordinary Joe and the "Charm City Express" #27 Ray  Rice. They trade WR Anquan Boldin and hand those duties to both WR Torrey Smith and Jacoby Jones. Center and O-Line Leader Matt Birk retires but they still have All-Pro and  OG Marshal Yanda and LG Kelechi Osemele two of the best interior linemen on Sunday. Can that Offense be effective after losing Star Tight End Dennis Pitta for 2013 due to a Dislocated Hip?

Most organizations would've panicked losing Backer Danelle Ellerbe and OLB Paul Kruger when Ed Reed and Ray Lewis are gone but the Ravens didn't. They have smooth, calm, and collective GM Ozzie Newsome who methodically rebuilds that Ravens "D" through a Solid Draft and Free Agency. He gets Elvis Dumervil after Dumervil goes through Fax Machine Gate with #UnitedInOrange the Broncos. They also add Chris Canty from the G-Men on the D-Line to go with Mount Cody and Mr. Ngata.  Backer Daryl Smith also cokes over and they get Stud Backer and 2013 2nd rounder Arthur Brown from K-State. On that back end they lose Reed but add Michael Huff a former Raider 1st Rounder and Corey Graham from the Bears at corner. LeDarius Webb is coming off ACL Surgery and they still have CB Jimmy Smith. Watch for 2013 Top Pick SS Matt Elam who is a Ex-Colt Bob Sanders Type. That "D" is still led by OLB/DE Terrell "T-Sizzle" Suggs.

Key Players

Offense

QB Ordinary Joe
RB Ray Rice/Bernard Pierce
FB Leach
WRs Jones/T. Smith
TE Dickson
OGs Yanda/Osemele
C Gradkowski

Defense
OLB Elvis D.
NT Ngata
DT A. Jones
ILB J. McClain
DE/OLB T-Sizzle
CB J. Smith/Graham
FS Huff
SS Ihedigbo
SS Elam (2103 Top Pick)

Offensively the Ravens still have a Stout Run Game and a two-headed monster change of pace in Rice and Pierce. Flacco loses Pitta but has Options and they have to make Plays in the Vertical Game.

Defensively they still have Ngata and Suggs as they have changed out integral parts. Dumervil and Huff as well as Canty have to play Big as they fill some big shoes. That "D" is faster but are they better than the Steelers n Bengals "D" in 2013?

Key 2013 Schedule Dates

Sep 5 @ #UnitedInOrange
Sep 15 vs #DawgPound
Sep 22 vs #TexansGang
Oct 13 vs #Packers
Oct 20 @ #MenOfSteel
Nov 3 @ #DawgPound
Nov 10 vs #Bengals
Nov 17 @ #DaBears
Nov 28 vs #Steelers
Dec 22 vs #Pats
Dec 29 @ the Jungle on the Ohio

The Big Games are in B-More and the Ravens have a favorable Schedule except in Week 1 they travel as the defending Super Bowl Champions to Mile High and that is an NFL Mistake and that Manning Mile High Factor B.S..

Projected finish in the AFC North 10-6 tied with Bengals....