On Tuesday, we asked you about the Ravens\u2019 best Day 3 draft pick under general manager Eric DeCosta. Today, we\u2019re moving into free agency, where DeCosta typically fills roster holes and hunts for value while doing so. That has resulted in a number of successful signings, but none that can be classified as a splash move. Which one was the best?<\/p>\n
Nikhil\u2019s take: If signing Odell Beckham Jr. contributed in any way to Lamar Jackson\u2019s extension, then there\u2019s an argument for him here. Derrick Henry and Kevin Zeitler are two other names that jump to mind. But I think that signing Morgan Moses to a three-year, $15 million deal in 2021 was an incredible value for a proven veteran right tackle. That is $15 million in total, not the $15 million (and much more) per year that starting right tackles are earning nowadays. Sure, the salary cap was much smaller then, but $5 million per year in 2022 is $7.3 million in 2026. Moses was excellent in 2022 but struggled with injuries in 2023, which contributed to the Ravens\u2019 decision to trade him to the Jets in 2024. He missed time that year as well, but played a major role in the Patriots\u2019 run to the Super Bowl last season. Moses certainly earned his keep in Baltimore and stood out as one of DeCosta\u2019s best value signings as GM.<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s your pick for the Ravens\u2019 best free agent signing during DeCosta\u2019s tenure? Join the discussion in the comments section below and be sure to check back throughout the day to continue the conversation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Tuesday, we asked you about the Ravens\u2019 best Day 3 draft pick under general manager Eric DeCosta.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":762480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[184,117,86346,848,2282,7,6,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-762479","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baltimore-ravens","8":"tag-baltimore","9":"tag-baltimore-ravens","10":"tag-baltimore-ravens-discussion","11":"tag-baltimore-ravens-nfl-draft","12":"tag-baltimoreravens","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-ravens"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116097625880748911","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/762480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}