In the right spot.(Baltimore Ravens)(Brief Article)

Jonathan Ogden probably could play a host of positions for Baltimore, but at left tackle he is a driving force who gives the Ravens a chance to return to the Super Bowl

The way Ravens left tackle Jonathan Ogden sees it, you could pack an entire NFL team with Jonathan Ogden clones, and it would be a fearsome bunch. You know, Bugs Bunny-style: At quarterback, Jonathan Ogden. At wide receiver, Jonathan Ogden. At running back, Jonathan Ogden.

"And basketball, too," says Ravens guard Mike Flynn. "He thinks he can play basketball. He thinks he is the greatest athlete--just ask him about it."

At 6-8, 335, Ogden is more brute than ballerina, but don't tell him that. When Ravens tight end Shannon Sharpe caught a short pass and turned it into a 96-yard touchdown in the AFC championship game, Ogden was unimpressed.

"He said, `I could have made that play,' "says Ravens center Jeff Mitchell. "He said, `If they had thrown that ball to me, I would have done the same thing.'"

As much finesse as Ogden claims to have, his job is to be burly, and he has done that well. The Ravens' run to the Super Bowl has been credited to the defense, but the presence of Ogden in the offensive line is just as important to the team's success--and its hopes for the future.

If you did not like the clock-controlling offense the Ravens employed this season, well, get used to lt. As long as Ogden is anchoring the line, the Ravens are going to send running back Jamal Lewis to the left side, behind Ogden. Of the rookie's 309 carries in the regular season, 138 went to the left, 82 up the ...