Why Keeping Four Running Backs Makes Sense
We've talked at length about how the addition of Dobbins gives the Ravens one of the deepest backfields in the NFL, but is it too crowded?
I've seen suggestions from fans that the Ravens could trade Gus Edwards or Justice Hill. The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec doesn't think it makes sense unless Baltimore could recoup anything better than a Day Three pick or a "legitimate" piece in return.
The Ravens ran the ball almost 100 times more than the next closest team last season. If it makes sense for any team to keep a deep rotation of running backs, it's them.
Zrebiec said it wouldn't be unprecedented for the Ravens to keep four running backs.
"The Ravens have done it before," Zrebiec wrote. "Other teams have as well. The Ravens can open a spot by carrying only two tight ends and using fullback Patrick Ricard as the third. They can keep one fewer special teams only player. They can go with two quarterbacks. There are ways to do it without straining the rest of the roster."
General Manager Eric DeCosta said he envisions a four-headed monster at running back. Edwards and Hill make sense financially to keep on the roster, only counting $1.6 million against the salary cap.
"Both backs are young and cheap," Zrebiec added. "At the very least, they are worth keeping around even if only as depth plays and insurance policies. Minus an enticing trade offer, the Ravens should be in no rush to move on from them."
Ebony Bird's Chris Schisler made a case for a trade, citing the team's ability to move on from second-year linebacker Kenny Young in a trade package to acquire Marcus Peters.
"Extra picks help the Ravens keep building for the future while they stack the roster for a championship run at the same time," Schisler wrote. "Even if the Ravens only get a sixth-round pick out of the Edwards trade, Eric DeCosta will make use of it. Big picture thinking sees Edwards as an expendable player for the right price."
GMFB: Ravens, Chiefs Among Most Highly-Anticipated Matchups
The NFL regular-season schedule will be released Thursday at 8 p.m., and pundits are already circling their top matchups.
The Ravens and Chiefs will meet for the third straight season, this time in Baltimore, and Good Morning Football's Kay Adams is excited to see two of the league's top young quarterbacks face off.
"I think we were robbed of the Chiefs and the Ravens in the AFC Championship game," Adams said. "They play each other, Chiefs-Ravens in Baltimore. All respect to the Titans, you did your thing. But I think Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback rivalry to watch for this next era and generation of the NFL."
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