Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens are the NFL's blueprint for building through defence and identity, a franchise that has never really stopped being about hitting people. Born from the old Browns move in 1996, Baltimore built its soul on the 2000 defence, still argued as the best single-season unit the league has seen, and the Ray Lewis era set a standard of intensity the club still measures itself against. This is a smart, aggressive organisation that drafts well and is unafraid to zig when the league zags, most recently by building an entire offence around a running quarterback and daring defences to solve it. Ravens fans are spoiled by competence and allergic to the soft, finesse version of football. Bring your take on whether a mobile quarterback can win a title, how much defence still matters in a passing league, and the eternal Steelers rivalry. Club home at BaltimoreRavens.com.