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The Ravens Super Bowl 2014 odds were coming in at 23-1 at SportsBetting.com. These of course are our reigning Super Bowl champs, but this is also a Ravens team that has lost some key players during the offseason.
Sure they have lost plenty of talent….but Baltimore has also done a very good job of filling in the voids.
From AthlonSports.com:
Much has been made about what the Baltimore Ravens have lost since winning Super Bowl XLVII. Superstar linebacker Ray Lewis and veteran Pro Bowl center Matt Birk retired after the title game, while wide receiver Anquan Boldin was traded to San Francisco. Safety Bernard Pollard was cut and signed with Tennessee, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe went to Miami as a free agent, linebacker Paul Kruger signed with Cleveland, cornerback Cary Williams went up I-95 to Philadelphia and veteran safety Ed Reed took his act to Houston. General manager Ozzie Newsome has done a decent job of replenishing things especially on defense, however, bringing in ex-Broncos pass rusher Elvis Dumervil as well as veterans Marcus Spears and Chris Canty. He also got younger at safety by bringing in former Oakland No. 1 pick Michael Huff and drafting Florida's Matt Elam in the first round. Kansas State rookie Arthur Brown will have the unenviable task of trying to replace Lewis and or Ellerbe in the middle.
As always, the Ravens will be forced to contend in a division that features at least two other likely Playoffs contenders in the Steelers and Bengals while Cleveland is expected to have one of their best teams in years.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
