Against the Miami Dolphins Oct. 26, the Ravens showed a few different looks in their secondary, with Brandon Carr moving inside to slot corner, safety Tony Jefferson playing as a dime linebacker and both safeties simultaneously rushing the passer while slot corner Lardarius Webb peeled back to play safety.
Defensive coordinator Dean Pees thrives on that kind of versatility and unpredictability, and he said Nov. 2 that this season, much more so than last year, the Ravens' secondary has the depth and talent to do that.
The secondary was the Ravens' biggest positional upgrade this offseason, as they signed Jefferson and Carr as free agents and drafted cornerback Marlon Humphrey with their first-round pick. Even after losing potential slot corners Tavon Young and Maurice Canady to knee injuries -- and Canady's return could be imminent -- the Ravens have a lot of options in the secondary.
