PALM BEACH, Fla. -- This offseason, the Baltimore Ravens have watched pass-rusher Za'Darius Smith back out of an agreement and failed to lure middle linebacker Bobby Wagner, who signed with the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.

With 3 1/2 weeks left before the NFL draft (ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App) the Ravens see their biggest voids on defense after falling short in free agency. In addition to pass-rusher and middle linebacker, Baltimore needs cornerbacks and defensive linemen.

At the recent league meetings, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti speculated Baltimore could make history at the end of the month.

"It could be an all-defensive draft for all I know,” Bisciotti said, "and I’d be more than happy with that.”

The Ravens have 10 picks in this year’s draft, and no team in NFL history has used all of its double-digit selections on one side of the ball.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, there have been nine instances in the common draft era (since 1967) of a team using all of its picks on either offense or defense, and no team had more than seven total selections. In the previous five drafts, the 2018 Kansas City Chiefs (six picks) and the 2020 Carolina Panthers (seven picks) used all their selections on defensive players.

On offense, Baltimore addressed right tackle by signing free agent Morgan Moses and expressed confidence that Patrick Mekari can take over at starting center. Bisciotti views the biggest holes on offense as being a third tight end, a third or fourth running back and an eighth offensive lineman.

There are more priorities on defense, and Bisciotti said the top needs are pass-rusher and cornerback. Baltimore’s possible options with the No. 14 overall pick include: Oregon pass-rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux, Florida State pass-rusher Jermaine Johnson II, LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. and Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie.

"We need to get in the backfield more, there’s no doubt about it,” Bisciotti said. "That goes hand-in-hand with the corners. If you can cover for that extra second, those guys get to the quarterback. It’s not surprising that we gave up the yardage that we gave up and we didn’t sack as much. But I don’t see anything as glaring on offense as I do with [defense].”

Here were other highlights from Bisciotti, who spoke to a handful of reporters for an hour:

On losing the last six games to finish 8-9: This marked just the fourth losing season in Bisciotti’s 18 years as majority owner. But Bisciotti acknowledged expectations took a hit after losing an All-Pro left tackle (Ronnie Stanley), a Pro Bowl cornerback (Marcus Peters) and their top two running backs (J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards) one week into the regular season.

"When we were 8-3, it was kind of a house of cards,” Bisciotti said. "The weird ways we won, in Detroit [an NFL-record 66-yard field goal], in Chicago [72-yard TD drive to win it late], and then one crazy comeback with the Colts. It was building me up to have like a false confidence, because my eyes were deceiving me. I’m looking at this team going, ‘I can’t believe we’re 8-3.’ I thought we had gotten very fortunate. I didn’t have real high hopes of a playoff run when you’re that depleted.”

On Ravens’ widespread injuries: The Ravens were among the most banged-up teams in the NFL, placing a total of 25 players on injured reserve. Bisciotti was at practice on Sept. 9 (four days before the season opener), when Peters and Edwards suffered season-ending ACL injuries.

"The cart wasn’t even back from dropping off Marcus before they were coming back to get Gus. It was literally like one or two plays later,” Bisciotti said. “It’s on the same field we’ve played on for 18 years. You have to chalk it up to bad luck, but I don’t want [the organization] to. I can. I don’t get paid to do their job; they do, and I want them to dig in. I believe we’re a better organization because we were forced to address it.”

On coach John Harbaugh’s aggressiveness: The Ravens lost two games last December when Harbaugh chose to go for the winning, two-point conversion in the final minute of regulation instead of opting to tie the game with a point-after kick.

"Generally, I agree with aggressiveness,” Bisciotti said. "I will be honest with you, I remember being 100% for it in the Pittsburgh game and not 100% for it in the Packers game, because we were home and we battled so hard. Let me tell you this: I was against it because I don’t want John to be criticized. That’s why I was against it, not because I’m fundamentally against aggressiveness. I’m exactly the opposite. I love the aggressive call. I just said, ‘Please God, make it so you don’t take [criticism] for weeks.’”

On Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman: Fans have heavily criticized Roman after Baltimore finished 17th in scoring (22.7 points per game), 25th in third-down conversion rate (36.4%), 31st in sacks (57) and 24th in offensive penalties (64).

"I don’t think you can be as unique as Greg Roman is and not take it on the chin severely when things don’t go well,” Bisciotti said. "If you told Greg that he was going to lose Ronnie and his two running backs and [blocking tight end Nick] Boyle, he’d probably go, ‘I’m about to get fired.’ If I’m him, I’m thinking, ‘I can’t do what I do without these guys, I’m screwed.’ I’m sure Greg had a couple of sleepless nights after Wink [Martindale, defensive coordinator] got let go. But I don’t think you can put a whole lot of blame on [Roman].”

On whether he has any plans to sell the Ravens: Bisciotti turns 62 later this month, but he’s still the league’s fifth-youngest owner. He acknowledges that games remain the most stressful part of the year. Bisciotti much prefers this time of the year, when you’re building your roster through free agency and the draft and manipulating the salary cap.

"I can tell you what I can turn that 14th pick into right now in a million different scenarios,” Bisciotti said. "I study that trade chart more than I ever studied in school. I know it like the back of my hand.”

Bisciotti, who hadn’t spoken to reporters in four years, exuded this type of passion and enthusiasm throughout his sit-down with reporters.

"I’m not going anywhere. I like it enough,” Bisciotti said. "I think having my family around, it’s a unifying thing. I’ve got grandkids in my suite now, and I can actually pay attention to them for a minute between series and throw Twizzlers at them. Right now, I’m very happy with it.”