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Eric DeCosta has shortened the Ravens' to-do list considerably. He still must answer a handful of questions that could shape the team’s short- and long-term future.

"We’re going to try to build the best offense we can around our quarterback, which you always do,” coach John Harbaugh said.

There are still plenty of unanswered questions about Ozzie Newsome stepping aside in favor of his longtime lieutenant, Eric DeCosta.

The group, led by veterans Jimmy Smith and Brandon Carr and precocious rookie Marlon Humphrey, has been the strength of the team.

Defensive coordinator Dean Pees would not be surprised if Green Bay used a pair of wide receivers in the backfield.

The Ravens head into the matchup as healthy as they have been all season. The Packers enter it with growing confidence in fill-in quarterback Brett Hundley.

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Yet the veteran wide receiver has already seen enough from Carter that he's comparing the former Sacramento State All-American's potential to Green Bay Packers star wide receiver Randall Cobb.

The prevailing thought is that the Ravens are in desperate need of a wide receiver, but the guy who created that void doesn't see it that way.

As many free agents selected a new home or agreed to stay at their old one, the Ravens didn't resolve any of their key questions over the weekend.

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 Ravens aren't expected to use their franchise tag, but what other teams do could influence the status of pending free agents Torrey Smith and Pernell McPhee.

This is one time when the Ravens don't need defensive tackle Haloti Ngata to cause problems.

The Ravens' front office has several big decisions to make this offseason and two of them involve whether they bring back wide receiver Torrey Smith and cornerback Lardarius Webb.

As slot receiver Michael Campanaro makes his bid for the NFL, he has already been told by one NFC West team that they plan to draft him if he's available in the third round.

The Ravens' secondary played arguably its best game of the season last week against the Cincinnati Bengals but they have a bigger challenge ahead this week.

The Ravens entered the 2011 NFL draft looking for at least one playmaker at the wide receiver position. They were certainly not alone. Seven wide receivers were selected in the first two rounds of the draft, including Maryland¿s Torrey Smith, whom the Ravens hauled in with the 58th overall pick in Round 2.

Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley was fined $15,750 for unnecessary roughness, an NFL punishment stemming from his crushing block on Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs.

The Ravens managed to rush for only three yards on four runs during a first-and-goal situation as running backs Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce were stonewalled by the Green Bay Packers' defense. Rice generated just three yards on three runs to his right before Pierce got zero yards on a failed 4th-and-1 plunge behind left guard Kelechi Osemele instead of kicking a field goal.

One day after Ravens free safety Matt Elam injured Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb with a low tackle, coach John Harbaugh staunchly defended the rookie.

One positive development from Sunday's 19-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers was the return of injured wide receiver Jacoby Jones, who returned kickoffs and made an 11-yard touchdown reception. The Ravens limited his usage, though. Jones played just 17 offensive snaps and six snaps on special teams. More on that and other snap count observations.

Six games into the season, the Baltimore Ravens are a .500 team with about 500 unanswered questions on offense. Their saving grace has been the revamped defense, which has played very well since Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos made it rain touchdowns in the season opener. The Green Bay Packers put up big numbers Sunday, but the Ravens remained in the game because the defense held firm.

Rookie safety Matt Elam's tackle knocked Green Bay wide receiver out of Sunday's game

With the loss, Ravens head to Pittsburgh for matchup with Steelers at 3-3

Ravens Pro Bowl nose tackle Haloti Ngata strained his left elbow during the first quarter of today's game against the Green Bay Packers.

The Baltimore Ravens know they have to account for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb at all times Sunday. Whether he is lined up in the slot, the backfield or somewhere else, Cobb is a playmaker that the Packers use all over the field to create mismatches.

In this week's Blogger on Blogger post, Matt Vensel exchanged emails with Zach Kruse, who blogs about the Green Bay Packers for Cheesehead TV. The Ravens host the Packers on Sunday.

The Packers have built their offense around former league MVP Aaron Rodgers. They love putting him in the shotgun, using three-wide sets and keeping defenses on their heels with the no-huddle.

A season that began with such promise for the Washington Redskins has unraveled in rapid fashion.

The NFL's annual pre-draft meat market wraps up Tuesday, but one of the players generating the most buzz at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis was former Dunbar star Tavon Austin. His 4.34 in the 40-yard dash Sunday validated the gigabytes of electrifying game tape the wide receiver compiled at West Virginia. Will he be there when the Ravens pick?

Ravens cash in on signing returner Jacoby Jones during offseason

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