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Every Team’s Biggest Weakness After 2024 NFL Draft
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Baltimore Ravens: Left Guard
To be honest, it’s hard to find many flaws in the Ravens’ roster as they’re a well-put-together team. However, they did lose two starting offensive linemen from last season: right tackle Morgan Moses and left guard John Simpson.
General manager Eric DeCosta did find a decent replacement for Moses in Roger Rosengarten, but the offense is projected to start Andrew Vorhees to fill Simpson’s role.
Vorhees tore an ACL during the combine last year and ended up being a seventh-round pick, so he’s a major question mark.
Cincinnati Bengals: Cornerback
For the better part of the last three seasons, Chidobe Awuzie served as one of, if not the top cornerback for the Bengals.
However, the organization let him walk in free agency, which elevates Cam Taylor-Britt to the CB1 role and DJ Turner II to a full-time starter. That’s putting a lot of trust in two young players who have three years of NFL experience between them.
Granted, if Tee Higgins’ trade request eventually gets fulfilled, then Cincinnati’s biggest weakness would shift from corner to No. 2 wide receiver.
Cleveland Browns: Left Tackle
Protecting Deshaun Watson’s blind side is an issue for a handful of reasons.
Former first-round pick Jedrick Wills Jr. has been underwhelming and heads into year five after having his season cut short due to an MCL injury in 2023. Also, this will be the last year of his rookie contract, so the Browns could use a left tackle for the future as well.
Last year, Geron Christian filled in after Wills was injured, but he struggled and is currently a free agent. Cleveland might hope Dawand Jones or James Hudson III step up this year, but the former is more of a right tackle and the latter is also entering a contract year.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Quarterback
Despite adding Russell Wilson and Justin Fields this offseason, quarterback is still the Steelers’ biggest weakness. Both guys were cast away by their previous teams and replaced with draft picks, so Pittsburgh’s QB situation is still very shaky.
Also, the team doesn’t have a long-term solution since Wilson is on a one-year contract and the organization opted not to pick up Justin Fields’ fifth-year option, making both signal-callers impending free agents.