Between now and August, there is a lot that can happen.
Predicting the Ravens regular-season opening roster on July 31, when clubs must cut down to 53 players, is generally a futile exercise.A trade or free-agent signing at some point over the next five weeks is feasible, if not probable.
Accidents are unavoidable.
There will be surprises and disappointments for the players.
There will be good and terrible disclosures. When putting together a 53-man roster, each development has an impact on the final jigsaw.
Due to an injury at one position, the Ravens may be forced to compensate, resulting in one less available space at another.
This is true in both directions.
If a player seen as a lock at a position where there is an overabundance gets wounded, it might hypothetically open a space elsewhere. There are still so many unknowns.
But, ahead of Wednesday’s first full-team training camp practice, we’ll issue our first 53-man roster prediction on Tuesday.
Before we do that, let’s take a look at ten questions that will be key to the Ravens’ 53-man roster.1
Is it feasible for the Ravens to carry three quarterbacks?
It was assumed that the team would start the season with two quarterbacks for much of coach John Harbaugh’s career.
Because of Joe Flacco’s durability (he started every game in his first seven NFL seasons), the selection was simple.
Yet, the Ravens’ strategy has shifted in recent years.
For three years in a row, they’ve finished the preseason with three quarterbacks on the roster, and they’ve required the depth in at least two of those seasons.
