So, these Ravens have a familiar situation, I feel. Rather a lot like my CCFL team (Ravens there too, natch) at one point several seasons ago...
We were on a good string of seasons, including a title led by a mediocre QB, who was either asking for a fortune or had retired, I don't recall what prompted me to feel it was time to move on.
So, I decided to go all-in on a young QB, traded two or three years worth of picks to get the 1.2 overall pick and draft
Zachery Hammond.
Hammond has turned out to be fine, but not exactly revolutionary. He's a top-10 guy every year by the numbers, was #2 last year but got dinged up a bit. Stability at QB has its merits, though, and the plan there is just to bear down, pay the man, and hopefully benefit from the cohesion that evolves with time. That team, incidentally, is a title threat each year - we don't always get a bye week, but every year that's in the discussion, which is what I want.
Since we got Hammond:
So, these Ravens are not sitting on a recent title amidst a QB controversy, but I do feel like there's a good deal to build around. The young WRs are the obvious build-around here, and the DB group is just sterling. OL talent is good, and the chem should really click as soon as next season. D7 is on the improve, but cohesion is on the rise I think.
I feel like we'd be in a good position to make a move for a young QB to plug into this architecture and run with it. Levine has been fine, and that may indeed remain the plan, but I'm itching for a new face there, to be honest.
Top QB in this rookie draft is a chemistry fit. He doesn't look like a superhero, but he'd be a big add for us. I have reached out to the owner, but alas, it's this guy who tend to draft early every year, never registers for the draft, and frequently gets auto-picked... so I reckon it won't happen. But I have made an offer, and get to contemplate the possibility a little.