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"Thomas in Baltimore fits like a glove."" Ravens StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Ravens ReportYahoo Ravens Depth ChartYahoo Ravens TransactionsYahoo Ravens PhotosAbout Odds Community Guidelines StubHub ✕NFL Free AgencyEarl Thomas and Mark Ingram make Gregg Rosenthal’s list of free agency’s best contractsNew Best Lamar Jackson Jersey ,4comments“Thomas in Baltimore fits like a glove.”EDTShareTweetShareShareEarl Thomas and Mark Ingram make Gregg Rosenthal’s list of free agency’s best contractsAaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsWith the initial frenzy of free agency in the rear-view mirror, NFL.com’s Gregg Rosenthal put together a list of his best and worst contracts of NFL free agency. Both of the Baltimore’s big free agent signings, running back Mark Ingram and free safety Earl Thomas, made the best contracts list. Since being drafted in 2011, Ingram has rushed for 6,007 yards and 50 touchdowns while averaging 4.1 yards per carry. Ingram has had to share the workload with Alvin Kamara, one of the best young running backs in the NFL. A chance to shoulder the workload in the Ravens offense could prove extremely beneficial to Ingram’s stats for the 2019 season. Ingram is a much more proven running back than Gus Edwards, the undrafted rookie who caught fire and took the starting running back role once fellow rookie Lamar Jackson took over the quarterback position. The two, combined with fourth-year back Kenneth Dixon, could make for one of the league’s best backfields with run-game guru Greg Roman pulling the strings as the new offensive coordinator.Thomas was the big ‘splash’ in free agency, however. Potentially the best free safety and ballhawk since Ed Reed himself, Thomas is coming off a broken leg at 29-years old. If his play through four games last season is any indication of what he has left in the tank (three interceptions) Adult Lamar Jackson Jersey , then Baltimore will be getting one heck of a playmaker on the back end of the defense.After releasing safety Eric Weddle and losing linebacker C.J. Mosley and Hall of Famer Terrell Suggs in free agency, signing Thomas was a huge win for first-year General Manager Eric DeCosta. Thomas brings veteran leadership to an absolutely loaded secondary and should help the previously first-ranked unit generate more turnovers in 2019. DeCosta has played his first free agency like a grizzled veteran thus far, not overpaying for Mosley or Za’Darius Smith and showing patience throughout the initial craze. DeCosta has made a point to fix the Ravens salary cap situation moving forward, which has been hamstrung by dead money and questionable contracts in recent years. The Baltimore Ravens are a team known for winning in the trenches, and this is typically exemplified by their perennially strong defensive line. In 2018, they fielded another top unit at this spot,..."WhitePodcast Film Review 2019 NFL Draft Fanposts Fanshots Ravens StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Ravens ReportYahoo Ravens Depth ChartYahoo Ravens TransactionsYahoo Ravens PhotosAbout Odds Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昈ffseason positional preview: Defensive lineNew,27commentsESTShareTweetShareShareOffseason positional preview: Defensive lineMitch Stringer-USA TODAY SportsThe Baltimore Ravens are a team known for winning in the trenches, and this is typically exemplified by their perennially strong defensive line. In 2018, they fielded another top unit at this spot, with stalwarts such as Brandon Williams and Michael Pierce again anchoring them en route to the #1 overall defensive ranking.Strong roster churn at this position is usually a mark of a good front office, and Baltimore is almost always able to find starting caliber players on the scrap heap to man their D-Line. That’s without mentioning the fact that their blue chippers such as Pierce and Williams were undrafted and a mid round pick respectively.There are questions that remain though; Williams hasn’t quite performed up to the high salary he was rewarded Limited Mark Andrews Jersey , and Pierce is set to be a restricted free agent. Beyond those two, are other unknowns as well.Let’s take a look at how this group projects forward into 2019:Current depth chart:鈥?DT: Chris Wormley (2019 cap hit: $960,660), Patrick Ricard (2019 cap hit: $647,168)鈥?NT: Brandon Williams (2019 cap hit: $14,170,000), Michael Pierce (RFA)鈥?DE: Brent Urban (UFA), Zach Sieler (2019 cap hit = $590,170)Offseason outlook:This is an intriguing unit thanks to the abundance of promising cheap talent, though the albatross that is Williams’ contract is pretty stark. It’s hard to argue he’s’ been terrible since signing it, but his 2018 PFF grade of 76.2 is good for “above average” on their scale Mark Andrews Ravens Jersey , something that will really need to improve for a 14 million dollar a year figure.Williams is still a nice player, he just doesn’t seem built to stop the typical modern NFL offense. That is, he’ll need to become a better pass rusher in 2019, or his contract will really stand out as a bad investment for the franchise.Speaking of investments, it stands to reason the front office will make a significant one in Pierce this offseason. He’s been a disruptive force along the line since arriving three years ago, and that was again true in 2018.His PFF outlook was much more positive than Williams’, clocking a 91.0 which is good for #5 overall D-Lineman and a “high quality” watermark. While he didn’t have a sack and his tackle totals were actually a bit down, those in advanced metrics seemed to love his tape; don’t be surprised to see Eric DeCosta bring him back for a premium if another team makes an RFA offer.The other starters (Urban and Wormley) both graded above average per PFF and contributed to a D-Line that ranked as the fifth best in the league via Football Outsiders’ metrics. As a result, the UFA Urban may be worth re-signing for the right price, though confidence in the front office to find a good replacement should be high if they don’t go that route.Ultimately, this was once again a nice season for the big uglies on D for Baltimore. Hopefully they can retain Pierce and continue to optimize the position under a new general manager.Let us know how you see the defensive line shaking out.