From backboards, an argument could be made that all 3 top 15 Ravens should be ranked higher.
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No defensive player should be ahead of Ray Lewis. He's not what he was in his prime, and he's had injury problems, but he's still been the leader of one of the few consistently top defenses in the league.
If Jones is #4, Ogden should be in the top 10. His retirement possibly keeps him out. I'm pretty sure he was also the head of the last o-line to produce a 2000 yard rusher.
Reed should also be in the top ten. He's the type of player offenses gameplan around. He has over 40 INTs in just over 100 games. He has the 2 longest INT returns in NFL history. He's already 6th in career INT return yardage, and everyone ahead of him had at least twice as many years in the league. He's tied for 22nd in INT returns for a TD. That is so crowded that 2 more puts him in a tie for 7th. one more gets him into the top 15. Sure it will be hard for him to catch Woodson, but he has a good shot at top 5 if his neck holds up. And all of that has happened this decade.
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