Well the draft has come and gone and one thing that people rarely do when they make predictions, is go back and revisit them. My previous entry stated that I thought the Ravens needed to bolster their secondary with the early round draft picks. Did they? No. However, they addressed a need that indirectly helps their secondary. They did that by drafting Sergio Kindle who will give us that speed on the outside to get us to the QB quicker than last year. That alone will help support the secondary who won't have to cover for as long and will be able to be a little bit more aggressive. Last year the Ravens did not get to the QB like traditional Ravens defenses have in the past. They only sacked the QB 32 times, which is the second fewest the Ravens have ever had. Added pressure on the QB = hurried decisions by said QB = better secondary coverage and less big plays

Then by drafting "Mount" Cody to plug up our middle, we now have three guys (Kelly Gregg is often hurt and is 33) in the defense line middle that can stop the run, put added pressure on the QB, and free up our roving LB's and Safeties. Thats when this defense is at it's best. I was starting to worry that our defense was just starting to look old, but this draft surely injected some youth into the group.

I did think they needed a TE, which they thought that as well to take two TE's back to back. This will ensure that no matter what happens to Todd Heap, they have coverage. So I was correct about that. I think we should say that I was right about the whole draft as their moves did address the secondary...KINDA! I absolutely love the draft (though I don't get caught up in mock picks and etc), but it does make me miss football and makes me wish that kickoff was next Sunday. Four full, long months.