Like Humphrey, he too can take his game to another level. Young is technically only entering his third career season considering he missed his entire sophomore campaign with an injury. Smith’s injury history ultimately hampered his success but when’s on his game, he’s always been capable of borderline-elite play.Įlsewhere, the Ravens have one of the better slot corners in the league in Tavon Young, whom they signed to a three-year contract extension earlier this offseason. He won’t blow anyone away but is productive and consistent. Carr has never missed a start in his 11-year career and is about as steady as they come at the position. Jimmy Smith and Brandon Carr are past their primes but are still plenty capable of performing at a high level. Humphrey could every well ascend to an elite level next year and he’s only 22 years old. The most viable candidate would be rising star Marlon Humphrey, who performed at a Pro Bowl level in his sophomore season despite not receiving deserving national recognition. The Ravens don’t have a cornerback of his caliber, at least not yet. Sherman was so good that opposing quarterbacks would purposefully ignore whatever side of the field he was on. In his prime, Sherman was probably the league’s best cover corner and the combination of the other three guys made Seattle’s defense nearly impossible to throw on. Elliott is an uber-talented, rising sophomore whose been turning heads in OTA’s and minicamp, while Levine has been an extremely valuable rotational piece for the Ravens in recent years a hybrid player.Īt cornerback, there’s no denying the prominence of the LOB’s four-headed monster: Sherman, Browner, Maxwell, and Thurmond. Baltimore might have two starting-caliber safeties behind Thomas and Jefferson: DeShon Elliott and Anthony Levine Sr. Where the Ravens may have the advantage at the safety position, however, is depth. Still, they both play strong safety and like Chancellor, Jefferson is a hard-hitting player who thrives near the line of scrimmage and in the box. Jefferson has yet to prove he can perform on the level of Chancellor, who was a perennial All-Pro and Pro Bowl safety in his prime. Thomas is set to pair up with Tony Jefferson and as was the case with Kam Chancellor, the two could prove to be a dynamic safety duo. Even though he’s older now than he was during the LOB era and is coming off a significant injury, Thomas is still a top-notch free safety and possesses the same skills he did several years ago. Obviously, there’s the common denominator here of Thomas. The similarities between the two secondaries are striking. "I'm very excited about this secondary." /95BF9URgSA- Baltimore Ravens June 13, 2019
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