When Anthony Weaver left the Ravens to take the Dolphins defensive coordinator position — a promotion well-deserved, by all accounts — a hole was left in the team’s coaching staff.
Weaver wasn’t just a highly-regarded position coach who watched his unit out-perform most preseason projections, he was also the team’s assistant head coach, and a valued voice in the locker room. Between losing defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald and Weaver, among others, the defensive staff will have a vastly different look next season.
But one unit just got a little clarity, as the Ravens hired Dennis Johnson to serve as defensive line coach.