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The difference between lining up over left tackle and the left shoulder of the left guard may not seem vast, but defensive tackle Haloti Ngata of the Baltimore Ravens admits he felt lost in space when asked to play the five-technique defensive end position in 2012.

It's not exactly where the Ravens want to see one of their most accomplished defensive players. However, training camp is still about a month and a half away and Ravens head coach John Harbaugh believes that Ngata is "right where he needs to be."

Last season, the Ravens got meaningful contributions from rookies, including second-round picks Courtney Upshaw and Kelechi Osemele. But where did they rank in terms of snaps played by first-year players?

As diminutive Ravens running back Bobby Rainey and punter Sam Koch belted several home runs at Ripken Stadium, cornerback Lardarius Webb came away even more impressed by what surrounded his teammates Sunday in Aberdeen.

The Ravens have bolstered the talent and depth on their defensive line this offseason with the additions of Chris Canty and Marcus Spears and the selection of big nose tackle Brandon Williams in April's NFL draft. But with all that shuffling on the defensive line, what role will fourth-year defensive end Arthur Jones have?

The Ravens added size and depth to their defensive line by agreeing to deals with defensive tackle Chris Canty and defensive end Marcus Spears.

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.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has a long memory, and a devotion to film study that usually pays dividends.

Inactives for today's AFC championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots.

Twelve games down. Four to go. Yes, we are at another quarter pole, so let's dig into the third quarter snap counts to see which trends have developed when it comes to playing time. These numbers, which come courtesy of the NFL, are pretty interesting due to the return of Terrell Suggs and injuries to other key Ravens players.

After manhandling a soft Raiders front seven, the Ravens' line will be tested by the Steelers' OLB tandem of James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley. Their extensive repertoire of pass-rushing moves is formidable

The latest chapter in this rivalry could be played without Roethlisberger, Hines Ward and Ray Lewis on the field. It will be the first time since the final game of the 2007 regular season when none of the three have been in the game.

Ravens free safety missed tackle on Heyward-Bey touchdown catch in Baltimore victory

In Sunday's 55-20 blowout victory over the Oakland Raiders, the Baltimore Ravens defenders channeled their inner Dikembe Mutombo, swatting down six of quarterback Carson Palmer's passes to the turf. All that was missing was the finger-wagging.

Dealing with a sprained right knee and right shoulder injury, Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata didn't play a single snap during the Ravens' 55-20 win Sunday over the Oakland Raiders.

Corey Graham starts with Jimmy Smith sidelined

Ravens Pro Bowl defensive tackle dealing with shoulder, knee injuries

Now that the Ravens have officially finished up the first half of their schedule, let's take a look at the snap counts for their players over the first eight games of the season -- and since we last checked on these totals a month ago -- to see which new trends are developing. These official snap counts come courtesy of the NFL.

Yanda 'tweaked' ankle, knee, Williams injured ankle

Vulnerable against the run, stonewalled by blockers and often susceptible to speedy receivers, the Ravens' defense is rarely described as stingy nowadays.

LaQuan Williams added to injury report as questionable with ankle injury

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.

A tad hesitant at first firing off the snap, Ravens rookie defensive lineman DeAngelo Tyson started to find his way toward the end of his NFL regular-season debut Sunday.

With the Ravens in their bye week, Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson takes an in-depth look at their 43-13 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Except for Ngata, defensive line having a rough season

Jeff Zrebiec has Baltimore Ravens news, notes and opinions on Ray Lewis, Lardarius Webb, Haloti Ngata, Joe Flacco and much more.

Ravens cash in on signing returner Jacoby Jones during offseason

Anticipating a quarterback sneak, Reed pounced on the fumbled exchange between center Ryan Lilja and Cassel and advanced the recovery out of the end zone to the Ravens' 12-yard line.

Ravens wide receiver LaQuan Williams is active for the first time this season for today's game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

After an encouraging game against the New England Patriots where Flacco wasn't sacked and rarely hit, he sustained several big hits as the offensive line regularly broke down Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns.

Browns ruled out Massaquoi

Instead of essentially abandoning the running game like they did a week ago during the second half of a 24-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Ravens found a way to make Ray Rice a vital part of the offense on Sunday night.

Meanwhile, wide receiver Torrey Smith is active for tonight's game following the death of his younger brother in a motorcycle accident.

After jockeying with Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha to establish position in the corner of the end zone, Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones was convinced he had completed a legal, acrobatic touchdown catch.

Ravens starting outside linebacker Paul Kruger has been scratched for today's game after his back didn't respond fast enough to treatment.

Ravens defensive lineman Bryan Hall trying to work into rotation

Baltimore Ravens inactives include LaQuan Williams and Jah Reid

Roster cuts made by Ravens, down to 53 players