The sportsbooks fancy the Ravens to win as many games as anyone in the NFL. And while those numbers might change some – HYPER ON BOOKS – after the schedule is released, the bulk of the offseason transaction period is behind us.

I have a hard time getting my head around winning 12 games in a stout AFC with a novice head coach and offensive coordinator, but stranger things have happened. Like the missing the playoffs entirely last year. But I learned a long time ago to weigh these projections based on the number of prime, blue chip players on a depth chart; that means age matters and recent/current injury history really matters.…