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• Prediction: Who will the Ravens draft with the No. 27 pick?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Who does the Beatdown crew think are the favorites to get picked at No. 27 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft? The Baltimore Ravens will make their selection in the first round in just a few days. They go into the draft needing very little and wanting a lot: an elite rusher to take down the quarterback, some more top-end defensive back talent, reinforcements ...2025
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• Over 80-percent of Ravens fans expect team to draft defensive prospect with first pick

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Ravens fans are expecting Zach Orr will have a new prospect added to the defense with the team’s first pick of the draft. Earlier this week, Baltimore Beatdown polled its community on what position the Baltimore Ravens will select with their first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Overwhelmingly, the fanbase expects the prospect will be on the defensive side of...2025
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• Mel Kiper Jr. mocks Malaki Starks and a pass-rusher to the Ravens

Brett Davis-Imagn Images ESPN’s premier draft analyst remains steadfast in the Georgia defensive back going to Baltimore. In his latest two-round mock draft released on April 8, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has the Ravens selecting safety Malaki Starks out of Georgia with the No. 27 overall pick in the first round. This is the same pick Kiper had the Ravens making in his mock draft a few weeks ago...2025
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• Random Ramsdom: New team headquarters

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 4/8/24 The Los Angeles Rams are reportedly putting together a new headquarters and training facility. It may not be the most exciting news to the average fan of the team, but it certainly is news for residents of the area and the team as well. Hopefully the players like the coming changes. Please check out the links below, comment ...2025
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• Open Thread: Which Ravens player underwhelmed most in 2024?

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Which Baltimore Raven didn’t live up to expectations in 2024? Last week I asked you which Baltimore Ravens player exceeded expectations most in 2024. The top answer from the readers of Baltimore Beatdown named safety Ar’Darius Washington being No. 1, with various picks at No. 2 ranging from offensive lineman Daniel Faalele, ro...2025
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• 2024 Baltimore Beatdown awards: Defensive Player of the Year

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images Vote for the Baltimore Ravens’ Defensive Player of the Year. The 2024-2025 NFL season is complete, but before the chapter is closed, we want a final look at the joys that came from the Baltimore Ravens’ season. So, let’s celebrate the successes by handing out our second-annual Baltimore Beatdown Awards. Today, we continue with Defensive Player of the Yea...2025
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• Biggest questions (and potential answers) for the Ravens’ 2025 offseason

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Ravens are entering the 2025 offseason with multiple major roster needs and a tight salary cap. Here are the biggest questions facing general manager Eric DeCosta The Ravens are entering the 2025 offseason with the same primary task as the last few: retaining key players while adding enough talent to put the roster over the top next...2025
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• Ravens - Bills: Living in heavy personnel on offense among 5 keys to victory

Photo by Charles Brock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mapping a out a blueprint to success in this AFC playoff showdown. The Baltimore Ravens will hit the road for the first time this postseason when they travel to upstate New York and take on the Buffalo Bills. They are narrowly favored against an opponent who is just as hot as they are. A win would not only punch the Ravens’ ticket to ...2025
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• How have the Buffalo Bills changed since Week 4?

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Both rosters are different from Week 4, so how have the Buffalo Bills changed since their previous meeting with the Ravens? The Baltimore Ravens blew out the Buffalo Bills in Week 4, excelling on both sides of the ball to shut down the Josh Allen-led offense as well as shred the suspect run defense of head coach Sean McDermott. But September was a long t...2025
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• Ravens vs. Steelers: MVP, 12 Winners, 3 Losers

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Here’s the MVP, Winners and Losers from the Ravens’ 28-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round. The Baltimore Ravens welcomed the Pittsburgh Steelers to M&T Bank Stadium by throttling them with violence on offense and defense and breaking their psyche by halftime. When all was said and done, the Ravens sent the Steelers packing, 28-14. MV...2025
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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Wildcard Round: Ravens move up slightly after securing AFC North title

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The latest power rankings following their Week 18 trouncing of the Cleveland Browns. Several national pundits boosted the Baltimore Ravens in recent power rankings after their dominant 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns to secure the division and the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs. The Ravens are a consensus top-six team while rising as high as three on a ...2025
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• Ravens stock report: Convincing win with some caveats

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images Ravens trounce Browns despite sluggish start The Baltimore Ravens capped off their regular season with a convincing 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns. The Browns, who will hold the No.2 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, are not a good team and had many starters miss the game due to injury. Sufficed to say, this was more of a tune-up game for the AFC North ch...2025
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• Zach Allen forces 5 sacks on his way to Week 17 immortality

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Ar’Darius Washington, Kaden Elliss among the Week 17 hidden gems. As any NFL season progresses, there will be more unheralded players who rise up from humble beginnings to become factors, and guys whose careers have gone sideways who somehow find the road back to relevance. We like to celebrate these players every week in “Secret Superstars.” This week, we have ...2024
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• Former undrafted free agent is making the most of expanded role in Ravens defense

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Ar’Darius Washington isn’t letting his long-awaited opportunity to be a full-time starting safety go to waste by making plays and bringing stability to the secondary. Baltimore Ravens safety Ar’Darius Washington didn’t let his lack of ideal size stop him from carving out a standout career as a safety at the collegiate level for the Texas Christian Univer...2024
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• Bengals News (11/16): Did Cincinnati plan trade up for Jahmyr Gibbs?

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The Bengals may have had a running back in mind for the future of their franchise. Detroit Lions star thought Cincinnati Bengals would draft him“I knew for a fact that Dallas was gonna get me at No. 26 if I was still there,” Gibbs said. “And a couple other places like Cincinnati is gonna get met at like No. 18 or somewhere around that range.” Bengals Charge...2024
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"This is important because in obvious passing situations, it allows defensive coordinator Zach Orr to put his best rushers on the field."

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"Ravens promote Zach Orr, former All-Pro linebacker, to defensive coordinator after Mike Macdonald's exit"

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"I coached [inside linebackers coach] Zach Orr in college, so I knew exactly what we were going to get out of him with the linebackers, and you see how they play."

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"Zach Orr has returned to the Baltimore Ravens to coach their inside linebackers, just six years after being an All-Pro for them."

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"Zach Orr could be part of Urban Meyer’s first staff with the Jaguars."

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"Following a career season in 2016, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Zach Orr is reportedly retiring at the age of 24 due to injury."

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"Mosley and Zach Orr on the inside while turning to Elvis Dumervil, Za’Darius Smith and Albert McClellan on the outside."

• Prediction: Who will the Ravens draft with the No. 27 pick?
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• Over 80-percent of Ravens fans expect team to draft defensive prospect with first pick
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• Mel Kiper Jr. mocks Malaki Starks and a pass-rusher to the Ravens
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• Random Ramsdom: New team headquarters
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• 2024 Baltimore Beatdown awards: Defensive Player of the Year
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• Biggest questions (and potential answers) for the Ravens’ 2025 offseason
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• 2024 Baltimore Beatdown awards: Game of the Year

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Vote for the Baltimore Ravens’ Game of the Year for the 2024 season. The 2024-2025 NFL season is complete, but before the chapter is closed, we want a final look at the joys that came from the Baltimore Ravens’ season. So, let’s celebrate the successes by handing out our second-annual Baltimore Beatdown Awards. Today, we continue with ...2025
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• 2024 Baltimore Beatdown awards: Coach of the Year

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Vote for the Baltimore Ravens’ Coach of the Year for the 2024 season. The 2024-2025 NFL season is complete, but before the chapter is closed, we want a final look at the joys that came from the Baltimore Ravens’ season. So, let’s celebrate the successes by handing out our second-annual Baltimore Beatdown Awards. Today, we continue with Coach of the Year....2025
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• Ravens bring back another former defensive coordinator in a senior advisory role

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Chuck Pagano is coming out of retirement to serve as a senior secondary coach on John Harbaugh’s staff. While the new trend in the NFL is to seek out and hire young, up-and-coming coaches on the rise, the Baltimore Ravens are continuing to pull from an underappreciated talent pool to assist their young defensive coordinator, Zach Orr, who just complet...2025
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• John Harbaugh reveals role for integral defensive consultant coach moving forward

Dean Pees will be sticking around in a senior advisory role on a part-time basis after helping turnaround the Ravens defense. Moving two-time Pro Bowl safety Kyle Hamilton into a more traditional role and replacing high-priced veteran Marcus Williams in the starting lineup with former undrafted free agent Ar’Darius Washington helped turn the Baltimore Ravens pass defense from a glaring liability t...2025
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• Mel Kiper Jr. mocks Malaki Starks and a pass-rusher to the Ravens
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• Random Ramsdom: New team headquarters
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• John Harbaugh reveals role for integral defensive consultant coach moving forward
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• Ravens defense could turn perceived liability into potential advantage

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The coaching staff might make opposing teams pay for attacking Brandon Stephens in coverage. The most divisive and much-maligned player on the Baltimore Ravens roster among the fan base and both local and national media pundits by far and away this season has been fourth-year defensive back Brandon Stephens. After breaking out last year in his first full...2025
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• Staff Reactions: Ravens throttle Steelers in Wild Card Win

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Baltimore Beatdown reacts to the Ravens’ 28-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs. By halftime, the Baltimore Ravens had all but defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. But when the clock struck triple-zeroes, the Ravens booted the Steelers out of the playoffs with a 28-14 win. Below ar...2025
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• Ravens vs. Steelers: MVP, 12 Winners, 3 Losers
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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Wildcard Round: Ravens move up slightly after securing AFC North title
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• Ravens stock report: Convincing win with some caveats
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• John Harbaugh reveals role for integral defensive consultant coach moving forward
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• Ravens - Bills: Living in heavy personnel on offense among 5 keys to victory
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• Staff Reactions: Ravens throttle Steelers in Wild Card Win
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• Ravens stock report: Convincing win with some caveats
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• Ravens overcome short week to demolish Texans in latest ‘Hard Knocks’ episode

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Top takeaways and tidbits from the fifth episode of the iconic HBO sports docuseries. The latest edition of HBO’s Hard Knocks docuseries follows the AFC North during the 2024 regular season. Each week, Baltimore Beatdown will be breaking down the biggest moments and best quotes of every episode. Ravens and Steelers both face short weeks Neither the Ravens n...2025
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• Staff Reactions: Ravens lose to Browns due to key drops on offense and defense

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Baltimore Beatdown Staff Reactions to the Ravens’ loss to the Cleveland Browns The Baltimore Ravens, an offensive juggernaut over the past five weeks, suffer a painful loss to the Cleveland Browns, 29-24. Below are the reactions from the Beatdown staff. Drops on offense. Drops on defense. Third down defense allows a conversion on eight of 15 plays. Ravens’...2024
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• Ravens promote Zach Orr, former All-Pro linebacker, to defensive coordinator after Mike Macdonald's exit

Orr, 31, was Baltimore's linebackers coach...2024
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• Zach Orr Retires Due to Injury: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Staff Reactions: Ravens hire Zach Orr as new defensive coordinator

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Beatdown gang share their thoughts on the Ravens’ promotion of Zach Orr to defensive coordinator On Thursday, the Baltimore Ravens announced Head Coach John Harbaugh has promoted inside linebackers coach Zach Orr to become their new defensive coordinator. Below are the thoughts from the Beatdown staff on the move. I’m a bit surprised by the move. Not ...2024
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• Ravens confident Zach Orr will uphold standard of dominant defense

The former All-Pro turned coach is no stranger to exceeding expectations and that will need to continue in his elevated role. The Baltimore Ravens fielded the best defense in the league during the 2023 season that not only stacks up with some of the all-time units but made history by becoming the first to at least tie for the league lead in sacks, takeaways, and points allowed per game. After two ...2024
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• Report: Ravens no longer expected to bring back Jerry Rosburg

The team is reportedly reuniting with the former special teams coordinator. According to reports on Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens were set to bring back former Special Teams Coordinator Jerry Rosburg to serve in a role that focuses on game management. However, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is now reporting the talks between Rosburg and the team did not end in a deal. Update: The #Ravens are now no...2024
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• Report: Ravens’ Zach Orr to retire at age 24
After becoming a starter and having his best season in 2016, Ravens linebacker Zach Orr is planning to retire, at age 24. Orr decided to retire despite the Ravens attempting to talk him out of it, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. According to Mike Garafolo, Orr played through a cracked bone in his shoulder…...2017
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• Does Sean McVay need to move on from Fangio defense with new coordinator hire?

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Should Sean McVay explore options under Mike MacDonald rather than Vic Fangio in coordinator hire? The Los Angeles Rams are in the market for a new defensive coordinator following Raheem Morris’ departure for the Atlanta Falcons to be their next head coach. The opening leaves head coach Sean McVay with a unique opportunity. With a young defense that’s still lear...2024
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• Former All-Pro Orr returns to Ravens as ILB coach

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• Dallas Cowboys scouting report: Breaking down the Ravens defensive scheme

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Baltimore’s defense is going to make things tough on Sunday. The Cowboys are 1-1 on the year, and while that’s not terrible, their offensive output hasn’t been great. To be fair, though, they’ve faced two extremely talented defenses in those two games in the Browns and the Saints. Up next: another franchise who is known for their defense, and the only defense t...2024
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• Over 80-percent of Ravens fans expect team to draft defensive prospect with first pick
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• Random Ramsdom: New team headquarters
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• Report: Ravens poach new defensive backs coach from Chiefs

The Baltimore Ravens are hiring Donald D’Alesio after parting ways with Chris Hewitt. The Baltimore Ravens are continuing to revamp their defensive coaching staff heading into Zach Orr’s second year as defensive coordinator. After parting ways with defensive pass game coordinator Chris Hewitt and secondary coach Doug Mallory, the Ravens are hiring Kansas City Chiefs safeties coach, Donald D’Alesi...2025
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• Cowboys vs Ravens: Writer predictions for crucial home game

Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images The Cowboys and Ravens both seriously need a win. The Cowboys could really use a win this week after getting blown out by the Saints at home. But they welcome in a Ravens team that also needs a win badly, as they’re sitting at 0-2 right now. This game promises to be a highly competitive one between two teams trying to figure out their identity. Let’s see what ou...2024
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• Staff Reactions: Seahawks hire Ravens DC Mike Macdonald as new head coach

Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images The Beatdown gang share their reactions the loss of Mike Macdonald On Wednesday, multiple reports announced the Seattle Seahawks have hired Ravens Defensive Coordinator Mike Macdonald. Below are the reactions from the Baltimore Beatdown staff. It felt inevitable. Macdonald is too brilliant a coordinator to not earn a head coaching opportunity elsewhere...2024
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• Seahawks hire Ravens DC Mike Macdonald

Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images The Ravens lose their shining star at defensive coordinator According to reports, Baltimore Ravens Defensive Coordinator Mike Macdonald is set to become the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Sources: The #Seahawks are set to hire #Ravens DC Mike Macdonald as their new head coach. Seattle was willing to wait for him if Baltimore made the Super Bo...2024
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• Zach Orr Is Retiring, Adds Another Need For Ravens
According to a report by NFL Network's Ian Rappaport, Zach Orr is retiring due to a major injury. The news is sad and shocking. It also adds another need for the Ravens to fill.https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/822449440145477633Zach Orr was one of my favorite players. Here was a guy wh......2017
• Report: Ravens breakout star retiring due to serious injury
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Zach Orr is reportedly retiring from football after just three seasons in the NFL.Orr, who had a breakout season in 2016 and was named a second-team All-Pro, dealt with a shoulder injury late in the year. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo, the injury has forced Orr into retiring at age 24. Orr ranked in the top 10 among defenders this season with...2017
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