Why the Ravens secondary was fool’s gold coming into season

The Baltimore Ravens secondary was supposed to be a strength of the 53 man roster this season. One of the problems for the secondary has been injuries. The loss of Tavon Young for the season and the lengthy sidelining of Jimmy Smith has been problematic. The secondary was supposed to be elite though, so this doesn’t explain the full story.

On paper the Ravens were loaded with defensive backs. Marlon Humphrey has lived up to the billing while other players have not. The elite safety combination of Earl Thomas III and Tony Jefferson hasn’t yielded good results so far. Brandon Carr has an impressive resume however this has been a bad season for the veteran cornerback. If Carr and Jefferson were…