The Baltimore Ravens were hot for most of the 2023 season, and after they destroyed the San Francisco 49ers on Christmas Day, the thinking was that they were the favorites to win the Super Bowl championship.

They didn’t quite meet those expectations, as they fell meekly to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

While they lost starting running back Gus Edwards, linebacker Patrick Queen, and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. this offseason, they now have star running back Derrick Henry, one of a handful of players to ever rush for 2,000 yards in one season, and thus the team still has optimism.

Head coach John Harbaugh is steadfast in his belief in his team, per Around The NFL.

“We’re gonna have a heck of a team next year,” Harbaugh said. “You wait. You watch. Wait and see what we do.”

Ravens HC John Harbaugh bullish despite offseason losses: "We’re gonna have a heck of a team next year. You wait. You watch. Wait and see what we do."https://t.co/4xORIfGuaC pic.twitter.com/iDU8Xxw0R3

— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) April 9, 2024

Baltimore wins with defense and an overall ground-and-pound style, and if Henry is spry, he should fit in well with that gameplan.

He’s one of the NFL’s most physically imposing skill players, and he ran for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns last year as a member of the Tennessee Titans.

But the main man in Baltimore is still quarterback Lamar Jackson, the reigning regular-season MVP who threw for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns while adding 821 yards and five touchdowns on the ground in 2023.

The rest of the AFC has seemingly gotten better, and thus there is the chance that the Ravens won’t even be the best team in the division anymore.

Joe Burrow, the Cincinnati Bengals’ star quarterback, will be back after what was essentially a lost 2023 season for him, and his team, which made it to the Super Bowl in 2021, will be back as well.

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