Pundit Says Ravens Are Runaway Favorite in AFC North
There is no consensus favorite in the AFC North. Some oddsmakers favor the Ravens, while others have either the Cleveland Browns or Cincinnati Bengals as the team most likely to win the division.
For Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr, the choice is clear.
“[The Ravens] are, at the moment, my runaway favorite in the AFC North,” Orr wrote in his post-draft power rankings, where he placed the Ravens at No. 8.
Even though Orr has Baltimore two spots behind the defending AFC champion Bengals in the rankings, he believes the Ravens’ heralded draft class helps make them the most dangerous team in the division.
“It’s difficult to imagine a better draft for the Ravens, who seemed to be spinning the entire board like a lazy Susan, having a premium player of need land in their laps in every round,” Orr wrote. ” … When a team knows itself as well as the Ravens do, they can create some real art on draft night. Imagine a 400-pound Daniel Faalele…