Ravens sign Considine

Ok, now it's been a really busy day for the Ravens.

At the team's 3pm press conference, we expected the team to announce the three previously-reported signings of Corey Graham, Brendon Ayanbadejo, and Jameel McClain.

They threw in one more.

The team announced they have also signed safety Sean Considine to a one-year deal.

Considine is a former fourth-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, who drafted him in 2005. He left the Eagles after the 2008 and spent two season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Considine began last season with the Carolina Panthers, but was cut after four games and finished the year with the Arizona Cardinals.

The Ravens are aggressively attempting to improve on special teams, as evidenced by today's moves. Considine will provide more special teams help, and will also provide depth at safety.

The move also reunites Considine with head coach John Harbaugh, who coached Considine as the Eagle's special teams coordinator from 2005-2006, and as the Eagle's defensive backs coach in 2007.

WR Ted Ginn visited Ravens

Free-Agent wide receiver Tedd Ginn Jr. visited the Ravens during the past week, as was reported by Adam Caplan.

Ginn, the former Miami Dolphins first-round pick, has spent the last two years playing with the San Francisco 49ers. He has blazing speed, but hasn't come close to living up to his draft position as a receiver. However, Ginn is definitely a great asset in the return game.

The Ravens surely don't wish to continue using Lardarius Webb as a returner, being that he has developed into a pro-bowl caliber corner. Additionally, WR David Reed, who was showing promise as a kickoff returner, is coming off a torn ACL and S Tom Zbikowski who was used at returner as well, is now playing his ball in Indy.

And so, Ginn could be a good fit for the Ravens. He adds speed to the receiver group, and even though he would probably end up only being 4th or 5th on the depth chart at WR, he would give a huge boost on special teams.

Not to mention John Harbaugh has surely gotten an honest scouting report from his brother (San Francisco head coach Jim Harbaugh) on Ginn.

Ravens Hire Martindale to Coach ILBs

The Baltimore Ravens have filled the vacancy left at inside linebackers coach when Dean Pees was elevated to defensive coordinator. The team announced Wednesday they have hired former Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale as their new inside linebackers coach.

Martindale did not coach in the NFL last season, but was the defensive coordinator for the Broncos in 2010. Prior to that he coached the linebackers for the Broncos in 2009, and the linebackers for the Oakland Raiders from 2004-2008.

"He’s known for his hard work, intelligence and thorough teaching, and his players have always responded well to his coaching," Head coach John Harbaugh said of Martindale. "He’ll earn the respect of our players. I’m confident about that."

Pees Named D-Coordinator, Cameron to be Retained

At todays' press conference, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced that Dean Pees will be taking over as defensive coordinator now that Chuck Pagano has been named the head coach in Indianapolis.

Pees has been the Ravens linebackers coach for the past two seasons, and spent four years as the New England Patriots defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2009. Pees and Harbaugh have a long history, as Pees was Harbaugh's defensive coordinator when John played defensive back at Miami (Ohio) University.

Harbaugh also announced that offensive coordinator Cam Cameron will be retained. Many speculated Cameron's time in Baltimore could be up, given the criticism he has faced and the fact that his contract is up. Apparently, that never crossed Harbaugh's mind.

"It was a forgone conclusion to me," Harbaugh said of Cameron being retained. "If you look at the way our offense played this year and that job our players did on offense and our coaches did, I was excited about it."

Furthermore, it remains to be seen if Pagano will attempt to pry any position coaches from Baltimore for his staff, but Harbaugh said he was looking forward to having all of his assistant coaches back next year.

These both look like great moves to us, It wouldn't make sense to bring in an entirely new defensive coordinator to handle an already top-notch unit. It would have been great to keep Pagano, but going with Pees is a sound replacement.

And with Cameron, continuity at the offensive coordinator position is one of the greatest gifts a quarterback can have, and Joe Flacco will now enter his 5th season with the same offensive coordinator he has had his entire career. There was much more balance on offense this year, and believe it or not Cameron is well-respected around the league as a coordinator.

Former Ravens fullback Le'Ron McClain chimed in on twitter when asked his thoughts on Cameron being retained, saying "Great move they looked more explosive this year to me".

The Ravens have a great coaching staff, and with these moves the offensive and defensive units remain in good hands.