Youth is almost always a good thing in sports. Especially in the NFL, when careers are generally short and follow a rather sharp trajectory. Rookies come in and sometimes make an immediate impact, but more often than not they must take some time to adjust to the pro game. But while inexperience and growing pains can hurt a team, so can letting a roster get too old, too quickly.
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens are not a team to rest on their laurels and cling to too many veterans. Sure, they have a few “senior citizens” on the roster: Daryl Smith (33), Steve Smith (36), Terrell Suggs (32), and Elvis Dumervil (31), and Chris Canty (32) are all on the back end of their respective careers.