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There's seemingly no surefire recipe for success in building an NFL secondary, but one thing could become abundantly clear when the Ravens face the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals have found a formula that works for them, while the Ravens haven't.

Cornerback Jimmy Smith's presence gives this year's team a leg up on the team that limped through the postseason last season with a porous pass defense after it lost Smith during what seemed like a surefire Pro Bowl season.

Ravens receiver Steve Smith Sr. is always entertaining. Even on his bad days, he is fun to watch. But after three preseason games, he still needs a sidekick going into the 2015 regular season.

Ravens cornerback Kyle Arrington started Thursday's preseason game against the New Orleans Saints at cornerback, then shifted to safety with the second team.

After three years of providing support as the last line of defense, Maryland's Sean Davis is excited to move from safety to cornerback, a new role that could put him one-on-one against some of the Big Ten Conference's top playmakers on the outside.

Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith has become one of the top defensive backs in the league by shutting down the wide receiver he's covering.

Mike Preston commentary. Upon further review, the Ravens might end up being the best team in the AFC.

Signing Jimmy Smith to a contract extension was a risk worth taking for Ravens.

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti will not be the subject of any tampering complaints for his comments on defensive tackle Haloti Ngata.

In saying that the Ravens wouldn't close the door on bringing back defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, team owner Steve Bisciotti may have violated league tampering rules.

The Ravens are nearly a month into free agency and haven't signed a tight end, a position integral to their West Coast offense. But Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe says it is only a matter of time.

The Ravens' organizational focus is on next month's draft, but they are still trying to plug some holes with some veteran free agents.

Annually lacking the salary cap space to make major outside additions and content to reward their own players while building through the draft, the Ravens traditionally stay quiet through the first couple days of free agency when money changes hands at an eye-popping rate.

The NFL draft is several months away, but early indications are the Ravens will be able to draft a top cornerback late in the first round, according to ESPN analyst Mel Kiper.

Seattle's formula of pairing a fierce defense with a strong running game is a tried-and-true measure to winning Super Bowls.

After getting into the second round of the NFL playoffs, the Ravens need to address some key questions to get back to the Super Bowl.

As he does each week, Baltimore Sun reporter Childs Walker shares his five biggest takeaways from the Ravens' 35-31 playoff loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC divisional round at Gillette Stadium on Saturday.

Although Revis was penalized for holding and pass interference while covering Revis early in the game., he got what he wanted as the Patriots ended the Ravens' season in a 35-31 loss in the AFC divisional round at Gillette Stadium.

After another season of mainly singing the praises of Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and the NBC broadcast crew as the best in the business, I can¿t tell you how disappointed I was by their Saturday performance in telecasting the Ravens 35-31 loss to the New England Patriots.

As the sixth-seeded Ravens (11-6) square off with the top-seeded New England Patriots (12-4) in an AFC divisional-round playoff game Saturday at Gillette Stadium, here's a checklist of things to keep an eye on:

Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Zrebiec breaks down the Ravens and Patriots offense, defense and special teams and offers his prediction for the AFC divisional round playoff game.

The Ravens have been consistent at being inconsistent, so nobody knows which team will show up Saturday in New England.

The exchange of compliments between Ravens five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Steve Smith and New England Patriots six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis keeps accelerating heading into Saturday's AFC divisional-round playoff game at Gillette Stadium.

It's been 166 postseason passes since Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco threw an interception, the fourth-longest streak in NFL history.

When Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith breaks the huddle Saturday against the New England Patriots, he anticipates having cornerback Brandon Browner frequently matching up against him.

As the Ravens prepare to play the Patriots on Saturday night in an AFC divisional round playoff game at Gillette Stadium, Steve Smith told The Baltimore Sun he's happy with how things worked out.

The Ravens are looking to avoid getting stranded on Revis Island when they square off with the New England Patriots on Saturday in an AFC divisional round playoff game at Gillette Stadium.

The Ravens' 30-17 victory over the Steelers in the AFC wild-card round Saturday night at Heinz Field was defined by an aggressiveness and fearlessness that also characterized their Super Bowl run two years ago.

After struggling as a rookie and dealing with injuries, Jimmy Smith of the Baltimore Ravens has become a top cornerback.

After agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with the New York Giants last Thursday, Jameel McClain went to his Facebook page to say goodbye to the only NFL organization that he had ever known.

It took time for Jimmy Smith to put it all together after the Ravens drafted him 27th overall that year, but in his third NFL season, he has grown into a cornerback they can trust.

Now that the NFL season is here, I'm putting a twist on my weekly Blogger on Blogger series. Each week, I hope to enlist a blogger who regularly writes about the Ravens' opponent to help me break down the game. This week, I exchanged emails with Max DeMara, who blogs about about the Detroit Lions for Lions101.com.

But after two forgettable seasons to start his NFL career and a pair of poor performances in the first month of 2013, Smith has been one of the NFL¿s stingiest cornerbacks over the past couple of months. Since the Wee

The Jets are a team built to play with a lead, so it's not surprising that their game against the Bills turned into a total Dumpster fire when they fell behind by 20 points in the first half.

When asked a general question about the Ravens' secondary during a conference call with Baltimore reporters, Marshall was effusive in his praise of Webb.

The cornerback position was expected to be a strength for the Ravens this season, but they have gotten inconsistent performances from that group, Lardarius Webb and Corey Graham, in particular.

The Baltimore Ravens see that Jimmy Smith can be a quality starting cornerback. They say he flashes that kind of ability every game. But they also see the moments when he gets caught out of place and gets stuck on somebody else's highlight reel. That inconsistency could drive you crazy, but the Ravens feel Smith is on the right track.

iminutive running back Bobby Rainey might have been the Ravens' most productive offensive player last preseason, rushing for 55 yards and catching a team-leading 14 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. When the Ravens made their final cuts in 2012, the undrafted rookie learned that he had made the 53-man roster as the No.3 running back behind Ray Rice and fellow rookie Bernard Pierce.

The Ravens have done well in the past taking calculated gambles on players with legal issues. That includes former NFL Defensive Player of the Year outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, who was facing an felony aggravated assault case in Arizona when the Ravens drafted him 10th overall in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft. The case was later dismissed.

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday.

Former NFL scout Matt Williamson praises Browns left tackle Joe Thomas for his consistency and reliabilty while anchoring Cleveland's offensive line

It's understandable why so much of the focus over the past 48 hours has been the loss of Ray Lewis. This is a living legend we are talking about, a linebacker whose bust should have been bronzed by now. But as far as the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl hopes go, the most significant strand of tissue shredded Sunday was not the right triceps of Lewis, but the anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee of cornerback Lardarius Webb.

Baltimore Sun blogger Matt Vensel rounds up opinions on the Balitmore Ravens from across the blogosophere and gives his take on what those people are saying.

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.