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The NFL offseason heats up on Tuesday when the free agency period begins and the NFL draft will take place next month. In anticipation of those events, blogger and reporter Matt Vensel will look at six key positions the Ravens might address in free agency and the NFL draft in the days leading up to the start of free agency. Today, he looks at defensive tackle. - Ravens Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice was fined $7,875 for unnecessary roughness for a late hit during a 24-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, according to an NFL spokesman.
- An identity crisis unfolded as the Ravens' no-huddle offense was minimized to six plays out of 65 snaps ¿ just two after halftime none in fourth quarter.
- Baltimore Ravens fullback Vonta Leach accuses Eagles of dirty play in chippy game
- The Ravens will play their first road game of the season Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that ran at will against the Cleveland Browns in Week 1 and intercepted four passes but needed a late touchdown drive to win, 17-16. That's because Michael Vick threw four picks himself.
- Jeff Zrebiec delivers his scouting report for the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Philadelphia Eagles.
- I apologize to Baltimore Ravens fans in advance for my fascination with the wide-nine alignment that the Philadelphia Eagles often use on defense, but if you are as curious about it as I am, then you probably won't mind me expounding on it a little further on the blog. And if you're not as curious, maybe this stat will pique your interest: The Eagles were first in the NFL with 50 sacks in 2011, and they did it by rushing just four players 82 percent of the time, according to the fine folks at Football Outsiders. Trent Cole and Jason Babin combined for 29 of those sacks.
- Every week, I hope to bring you a quick Q&A with someone who covers the Ravens' opponent that week. On Sunday, the Ravens travel to Philly to take on the 1-0 Eagles, so naturally I would chat with Sheil Kapadia, a former Baltimore Sun staffer who helped create the tremendous Birds 24/7 blog for Philadelphia Magazine.