Fansided

Every NFL team’s roster, ranked by preseason potential

By Rucker Haringey

SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 03: Quarterback Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles in action against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on December 3, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 03: Quarterback Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles in action against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on December 3, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – DECEMBER 31: Quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens calls a play at the line of scrimmage in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – DECEMBER 31: Quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens calls a play at the line of scrimmage in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

19. Baltimore Ravens

This offense wants to pound opponents with the ground game, and a healthy Marshal Yanda could help them do that in 2018. Don’t be surprised to see the Ravens try to take a lot of pressure off of Joe Flacco by feeding Alex Collins a massive workload.

When Baltimore is forced to throw the ball, things could get ugly. Flacco is clearly on the downside of his career. Making his primary pass catching targets Michael Crabtree and John Brown isn’t going to help him look better. The less the Ravens ask Flacco to do this season the better off they’ll be.

The defense will continue to rely on Terrell Suggs to play at a Pro Bowl level. At some point that’s going to stop happening, but no one really knows when that will occur. The team will hope C.J. Mosley can help solidify the middle of their defense in 2018.

The secondary is getting pretty old, but they’re still going to be an effective group. Jimmy Smith has a pretty common name, but his talent level is pretty rare. Eric Weddle is also getting up there in age, but he’s still playing at a high level as well.

Ravens fans need to enjoy this season, because their performance could start to drop off precipitously at any time. The clock is ticking until massive roster turnover is required.