Lombardi's Way DeCosta Stays One Step Ahead

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Eric DeCosta has proven to be an outstanding GM for the Baltimore Ravens. He’s successfully blended the best of Ozzie Newsome with a unique forward thinking approach that rivals the world’s best chess players. That’s why he was named the NFL’s Executive of the Year in 2019.

But even the best stone-faced logicians can err every now and then and for DeCosta, his sole blunder has a name – Earl Thomas.

In DeCosta’s defense, Thomas’ downward spiral was anything but predictable. It was known that the 2-time All Pro and 7-time Pro Bowler was and still is quite an eccentric character, marching to the beat of his own drummer. But unexpected off-the-field…