No, but a secondary of: CB Webb(back after injury) CB Smith (1st round pick in to a starter role) CB Graham (played very well in the playoffs) S Huff (scheduled for a visit within the next few days, so a possible signing) S Adressed through the draft (I think they will look closely at prospects like Elam, Cyprien, Reid, Swearinger, and address that need in the first couple rounds) That IMO is possibly stellar. Agreed on the linebackers though. They have good OLB in Dumervil, Suggs and Upshaw now. But lack atleast one good ILB. McClain will be back from injury. But he's not exactly special even though he played well in 2011 with Lewis out, and next to Lewis when healthy. I think a D-line of Ngata, Canty, Spears, Jones, McPhee and Cody will stack up pretty well against the run and make the job easier for the linebackers though.
Not a fan of Huff myself but agree that someone will breakout in that secondary. Then, if you have a healthy Webb coupled with a disruptive pass rush, you're looking at a lot of indirect and direct interceptions being created. ILB is an easy position to replace relatively, Ozzie played that smart and I like McClain. They might wind up with offensive problems, if they cant run I don't believe Flacco is the type of QB that can help elevate Jones and Smith's game. If fact it was Boldin that helped make Flacco look good in the playoffs.
I agree with a lot of what you just said, but I actually like Huff very much. PFF graded him as the 2nd best safety in the league 2 years ago, and has graded positively in pass coverage the past 3 years while providing sure tackling and good run support. Dude played amazing only allowing 50% completions playing CB against Roddy White and Julio Jones and registered 3 pass break ups and an interception in the game. The guy can play FS, SS, CB and the slot.... and play them all pretty good. Agreed on offense though. Flacco needs another playmaker to help him out, and they desperately need a LT. Which in it self is a pretty big deal. I don't think running the ball will be that much of a trouble with Rice and Pierce in the backfield, and their O-line outside of LT is pretty good. I'm very curious to see how they are going to solve their problems at WR and LT this offseason. I can't really see how they will be able to fill all their needs, because atm they have a lot of them. My impression is that Flacco needs WR's that can create separation, I don't think he's a QB that can make scrubs look like pro bowlers. But I think their defense will be pretty damn good, even better after all the departures.
I wouldn't be surprised if Oz traded up for Tavon Austin. He and Rice would thrive on the underneath routes. As far as replacing Boldin's production, Pitta is next man up.
ILB is a position of need but I wouldn't say it's a position of worry. Not with their track record. The last two ILBs to leave the Ravens for huge paydays elsewhere (Ellerbe and Scott) were both undrafted free agents. They've got that position figured out. Safety will be most interesting, imo. Webb coming back is huge, and Graham played great in the play-offs, but Jimmy Smith is still a question mark. Safety support will be key.
