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USAT: Ravens Wire

Feb 7, 2022

Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta recently spoke to the media for his end of season press conference, answering a bevy of questions about many different topics. A lot  of his answers provided insight on what direction the team might move in, and he was very detailed and informative with what he chose to say. - During the presser, DeCosta was asked if he has had any contact with defensive lineman Calais Campbell recently, as well as if he expects any turnover on his defensive front. The general manager said that the team needs to get younger in that aspect, but talked about some of the young playmakers already on the roster. - “We need to get younger, for sure. This year, we had a lot of grizzly warhorses up there, up front. Calais [Campbell] and I did talk after the season. He came up, and we spent some time talking. There will be more discussions that we have. I really admire Calais as a leader [and] as a player. He still plays at a high level and has a great attitude. He’s great for the younger guys. I’m excited about some of the other guys we have, as well, that we think will make the next step. But I would say that the defensive line is definitely something that as we looked out two years ago and last year, we felt like 2022 would probably be the year that we would have to find some more young guys. We did bring in Justin [Madubuike] a couple years ago. We brought in Broderick Washington, who made a nice jump this year, but we did feel that this would be the year that we would probably be looking at defensive linemen as well.” - - EDC on the defensive line: pic.twitter.com/SqpscKlisS - — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) February 4, 2022 - - - Getting interior pressure from the defensive line has been an issue for the Ravens for a few years now, so it would benefit the team if they were able to address that issue. New defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald seems to have a vision for how to get the most out of his defense, and DeCosta seems to understand what he needs to do to put the right pieces on the field for both the present and the future. - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Ravens Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Ravens Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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