Why Eric DeCosta shouldn't shoulder all the blame for Ravens' season going sideways

The Baltimore Ravens’ season is going off the rails. We barely got to see this team fully healthy in 2026, and with Lamar Jackson heading to IR and potentially missing the rest of the year, this 4-4 squad will be on life support.

Amid this turmoil, Eric DeCosta is getting a ton of the blame. The offensive line he tried to build failed from the get-go, and it got all three quarterbacks injured in Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. On defense, the unit hasn’t been good enough for a consistent stretch.

DeCosta can’t shoulder all the blame, though. Sure, he made bad deals over the past year, but that happens in this business. Some of that blame has to land on the players, and other problems just…