The Dawg Pound might be in for a gut punch. Myles Garrett, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, just made it clear—he’s chasing rings, not just records. Fun fact: He wasn’t even doing the latter in Cleveland (3-14 to close the ’24 season). “The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton. It has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl,” he said.

But let’s connect the dots here. Garrett wants Super Bowl. He has the acumen. 7 consecutive seasons with double-digit sacks, that’s no joke! So why not pin him with the team chasing Lombardy trophies as well? One AFC North team just might be the perfect fit. The Ravens. Or how one would say: Lamar Jackson’s Purple Pain.

Fresh off another so close, yet so far postseason, could be the ideal landing spot for the pass-rushing powerhouse. But don’t take our word for it—Jackson himself seems to be stirring the pot.

Shortly after Garrett’s statement dropped, Jackson re-posted a Ravens fan tweet that had a little recruitment pitch: “The purple fits you well… Do you like crab cakes?” Well, fans speculating is totally fine. Mind you, the graphic used in the original post was also looking clean. X’s GROK AI did the perfect job in emulating what Baltimore wants.

And now, it seems that the Ravens 2-time MVP winner wants another winner in his ranks.

That’s not just a compliment to Garrett. But that’s a full-blown invitation. And with Baltimore already stacked on defense, adding Garrett could turn ‘almost’ into ‘unstoppable’.

Numbers? Okay, as if knowing the fact that he went 7-for-7 in terms of accumulating double digit sacks wasn’t enough… It’s fine. Here it is: last season he racked 14 sacks, 28 QB hits, and a career-high 22 tackles for loss—basically lived in the backfield of a broken team. The only DAWG in Cleveland.

Now, imagine offensive linemen trying to block both him and Roquan Smith. Yeah, good luck with that. You see, Garrett isn’t just a sack artist—he’s a Swiss Army knife on defense. Whether in a 4-3 or 3-4 scheme, he fits like a glove. He disrupts plays, wrecks game plans, and forces offensive coordinators to lose sleep. His presence alone shifts blocking assignments, freeing up teammates to feast: more pressure? More turnovers. More turnovers? Result?… Yeah, you guessed it right: more wins. You see where this is going.

The present roster has built Baltimore to win, now, but they are just lacking that killer blow… And Garrett could just be that. If the front office wants to go all in, this is the move.

Lamar Jackson’s wish has just one hurdle

Lamar Jackson did not hold back on his wish… That wish was a re-post, but he’d clearly love to see Myles Garrett in purple and black. And the Ravens fans? Well, they already WANT him. But as much as we’d love to see Garrett chasing QBs in Baltimore, there’s one major roadblock: the salary cap. And right now, the numbers are looking about as tight as a goal-line stand.

Let’s break it down. The Ravens have $6 million in cap space, which ranks them 24th in the league. Meanwhile, Garrett’s 2025 cap hit is $19.7 million—that’s more than three times what Baltimore currently has available. So unless GM Eric DeCosta has a financial trick play up his sleeve, this move isn’t happening without serious adjustments. And by adjustments, we’re talking about restructuring contracts, releasing players, or extending Garrett’s deal to push money down the road.

Restructuring is the cleanest way. Convert base salaries into signing bonuses, spread the cap hit over future seasons, and—boom—more room to work with. But that’s a slippery slope; eventually, those bills come due. The other option? Cutting or trading key players. And let’s be real, that’s not something Baltimore does lightly, especially with a roster built to win now.

Then there’s the wildcard: extending Garrett’s contract. If the Ravens somehow pull off a trade, they could spread his cap hit over multiple years, making it more manageable. But that requires Garrett’s buy-in, and let’s not forget—he’s looking for a winning situation. Baltimore fits the bill, but does he see it as the destination? That’s the million-dollar question (or, in this case, the $19.7 million question).

While the front office sorts out the cap puzzle, one major piece of Baltimore’s future is already locked in—Todd Monken isn’t going anywhere. The Ravens’ OC just signed an extension, and for good reason. Since taking over in 2023, Monken has turned the Ravens into an offensive powerhouse. Lamar’s back-to-back MVP-caliber seasons? That’s Monken’s system at work. Derrick Henry’s 1,900-yard resurgence at age 30? Monken again.

Hmm… But the offense alone can’t win you championships. Heck, they can’t even get you through to postseason (ask the Bengals).

At the end of the day, Garrett to Baltimore is possible—but far from easy. The Ravens would have to go full cap wizard mode to make it work, and even then, sacrifices would be made. Lamar wants Garrett. The fans want Garrett. But until Baltimore finds the financial flexibility, this dream might stay just that—a dream.