Baltimore Beat Down · Mar 17, 2022
Eric DeCosta’s Ravens Way 3.0 has positioned Baltimore to contend for the Super Bowl
Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesLegendary general manager Ozzie Newsome established the guiding principles that have driven the success of the Baltimore Ravens organization. During the Ted Marchibroda and Brian Billick era, Ravens Way version 1.0, Newsome drafted franchise icons Jonathan Ogden, Ray Lewis, Peter Boulware, Chris McAlister and Jamal Lewis using a ‘Best Player Available’ strategy. He supplemented his homegrown stars with star free agents including future Hall of Famers Rod Woodson and Shannon Sharpe, resulting in the franchise’s first championship.
