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Wallace and I'm not thinking too hard about it. I got a lot of love for what Torrey has done here but I think Wallace can do a bit more than him.

Please don't quote entire mock drafts. If you are responding to a mock draft thread, anyone with an ounce of common sense will know you are commenting on the mock draft. It is just unnecessary scrolling for everyone, especially on mobile. Not too bad right now but there are still a lot of mocks that we will see before the draft

How awesome would it be to take a guy named BOWSER. Maybe he can kidnap that princess Brady in next years AFCG

Can we sign him just so i can laugh every time his name is called?

Well, actually, it does cut it. Look at the history of the NFL and tell me the team that is consistently good all the time. I mean literally pick anybody. We say that the Patriots are good all the time. Yet, for about the first almost 30 years of their existence as a franchise, they weren't that relevant at all. No SB appearances for the first 31 years in the NFL, and only two Conference Championship appearances in their first 26 years in the NFL. Stop and think about that for a second... how would you like to have a franchise that didn't play in a SB for 30 years straight? You guys freak out over 3 years. Most of you would have jumped ship after like year 10. Same thing with the Steelers. Viewed as this great, consistent, historic franchise who has the most SBs. Yet, they had a 26 year gap between SB appearances (never played in one in the 80s or 90s), and had only one Championship Game appearance in that same period. One Conference title game over 26 years. Can you imagine how you would react if that happened to a modern day team? Again, you'd have jumped ship long ago. Its called perspective. The best of the best franchises over the course of time win a Lombardi maybe once every 8-10 years, and literally all of them have 5-10 year stretches at least where they are largely irrelevant in the league.

Thank you. I couldn't stand going through 15 minutes of Redskins just to get a 5 minute piece on the Ravens. I won't pretend to act like I know enough about network deals to say what Mr. B should or shouldn't do, I just hope wherever RaveTV goes they have some knowledgeable guys giving insight on the Ravens

1. Cleveland Browns- Myles Garrett DE Texas A & M: Much like the Texans in 2014 when they took Clowney over a QB, I don't see the Browns passing on Garrett. Good building block for Greg Williams. 2. San Francisco 49ers- DeShone Kizer QB Notre Dame: What to expect out of John Lynch? Who knows, but they do need a QB. Kizer is here for now, unless they like what they see out of Watson leading up to the draft. 3. Chicago Bears- Jonathon Allen DT/DE Alabama: They could fall for Watson but Allen is too good to pass up. If the Bears plan on winning the NFC North, they have to get to Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford. 4. Jacksonville Jaguars- Leonard Fournette RB LSU: When the Giants won their Super Bowls, they had backs like Jacobs and Bradshaw to compliment Eli Manning. Fournette can be the compliment Bortles needs to take pressure off him and have a good running game to control the clock. 5. Tennessee Titans(via LA)- Mike Williams WR Clemson: The Titans reportedly like Williams and he would make for a great number one for Mariota. 6. New York Jets- Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama: Revis Island is sunk. Revis is old and his age showed big time last season. The Jets grab his replacement taking advantage of this great corner class. 7. Los Angeles Chargers- Jamal Adams S LSU: I had Hooker here but with his recent surgery I expect him to drop, a little. The Chargers missed Weddle, and get his replacement here. 8. Carolina Panthers- Solomon Thomas DE Stanford: Charles Johnson is a free agent, if they bring him back this pick changes. For now, the Panthers get a stud pass rusher as they look to rebound and get back to the playoffs in 2017. 9. Cincinnati Bengals- Derek Barnett DE Tennessee: If the Bengals cut bait with Adam Jones for his latest stupidity, this changes to Lattimore. They need someone opposite of Dunlap, and Barnett could provide exactly what the Bengals need to jump the Steelers & Ravens in the division. 10. Buffalo Bills- Deshaun Watson QB Clemson: Someone will fall in love with Watson. Whether it's the 49ers, Jets or Bills remains to be seen. With Tyrod Taylor expected to be gone, the Bills finally hope they found their franchise quarterback in Watson. 11. New Orleans Saints- Reuben Foster LB Alabama: The Saints defense is still a mess, taking a LB like Foster could help turn things around. 12. Cleveland Browns(via PHI)- Malik Hooker S Ohio State: I'm dropping Hooker for now but not too far. The Browns need safety help and take advantage of a top prospect falling to them. 13. Arizona Cardinals- Corey Davis WR Western Michigan: Fitzgerald told ESPN that he is coming back for 2017 but they need someone for the future. 14. Philadelphia Eagles(via MIN)- Dalvin Cook RB Florida State: Carson Wentz is going to have input on what the Eagles do this off season and a RB like Cook will most certainly take pressure off Wentz. 15. Indianapolis Colts- Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio State: Chris Ballard knows the impact of a talented corner as he was there when the Chiefs drafted Marcus Peters. This will provide a huge boost to the Colts defense that badly needs improving. 16. Baltimore Ravens- Quincy Wilson CB Florida: I think it's time we get a legit corner opposite Jimmy Smith. We can not go into 2017 with Wright as a starter, Tavon will make for a great nickel and a solid 1-2-3 punch with Smith/Wilson/Young and Double W(Webb and Weddle) at Safety. 17. Washington Redskins- Zach Cunningham LB Vanderbilt: The Redskins can upgrade from Will Compton and Mason Foster. 18. Tennessee Titans- Jabrill Peppers S/LB Michigan: Tennessee grabs their Safety of the future. The Titans need to upgrade their secondary, and get a major boost here, 19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Christian McCaffery RB Stanford: With Doug Martin's suspension and the fact he's cooled off since his rookie year, the Bucs are ready to move on from him. They may trade ahead of Philly for Cook but for now take the third best RB in this class. 20. Denver Broncos- Cam Robinson OT Alabama: No matter who the Broncos franchise QB is, Denver needs to upgrade their protection. Robinson is great value here and can immediately start at right tackle. 21. Detroit Lions- Caleb Brantley DT Florida: They took A'Shawn Robinson last year but having someone who can grow along side him for the next 8-10 years would be ideal. 22. Miami Dolphins- Taco Charlton DE Michigan: Mario Williams is likely to be released, and Miami needs some young pass rushers. 23. New York Giants- Jarrad Davis LB Florida: Kelvin Sheppard is a FA and will need to be replaced. 24. Oakland Raiders- Malik McDowell DT Michigan State: The Raiders need to improve their defense, as they were ranked toward the bottom of the league. If the Raiders want to take the next step, improving the defense is a must. 25. Houston Texans- Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina: The Texans ownership has already said Osweiler will have competition next year. Trubisky will fall as soon as the height concerns(shorter than what North Carolina lists him at) become reality. That won't stop Houston as they are in need of a true franchise quarterback. 26. Seattle Seahawks- Ryan Ramcyzk OT Wisconsin: The Seahawks offensive line was the weakest part of the team in 2016. An upgrade at OT is needed and Ramcyzk will give a boost to Russell Wilson's protection in 2017. 27. Kansas City Chiefs- Takkarist McKinney OLB UCLA: Dee Ford is entering a contract year, will KC give him the money he's looking for? If not, they can prep another pass rusher to take over when he leaves. 28. Dallas Cowboys- OJ Howard TE Alabama: The future after Tony Romo is clear, Dak Prescott. Jason Witten is playing at a high level but grooming his successor would be wise. If this happens, Dallas' offense will be set for the next 10-15 years. 29. Green Bay Packers- Sidney Jones CB Alabama: The Packers secondary makes our secondary look good. An upgrade is badly needed as they can not continue wasting away what time Aaron Rodgers has left(Turns 34 in December) 30. Pittsburgh Steelers- TJ Watt OLB Wisconsin: James Harrison may comeback in 2017 but they need to find some young blood. Watt would provide Pittsburgh a talented pass rusher opposite Bud Depree. 31. Atlanta Falcons- Dan Feeney G Indiana: Chris Chester is a free agent, and part of the Falcons success is because they invested in their offensive line. They continue doing so here. 32. New England Patriots- Tim Williams DE Alabama: Yeah Williams is likely to drop to the second round but the Patriots did pick up Michael Floyd after his DUI. Chris Long and Jabaal Sheard are free agents, so the Patriots take a gamble on a troubled player and will be called geniuses and that this was a great move, opposed to someone else taking him and being called a bad pick. Ravens Round 2-4: Round 2, Ethan Pocic C LSU: This may be a reach in the second but Travis Frederick was a reach when he was picked too. An upgrade over Zuttah is needed, and giving him competition may light a spark under him. Or Pocic will out perform him, take over and help lead our running game to great success like he did for Leonard Fournette. Round 3, Tyus Bowser OLB Houston: We pay lots of attention to the Senior Bowl, Bowser was the sack leader for Houston and showed off his coverage skills during senior bowl week covering a first round prospect in OJ Howard. Ozzie and co will snatch him up and make him another senior bowl standout drafted by the Ravens. Round 4, Cooper Kupp WR Eastern Washington: We haven't addressed WR yet in this draft but something tells me we may do so in FA like we always do. So while it took a while, we finally get that WR to pair with Perriman.

Intriguing. I'm having hard time to decide what's more deplorable here - thinking or grammar.

LMAO! The Ravens would have been recognized as the dumbest franchise on the planet.

Never said anything of the sort. Where is all this aggression coming from?

James Conner - University of Pittsburgh He has a great story on and off the field. In three-plus seasons at Pitt, James rushed for 3,701 yards and 52 TDs, while catching 29 passes for 409 yards and four TDs. He just announced his plans to entry the NFL draft this past week. Since I won't be able to watch him play for Pitt next year, I would love to watch him play for the Ravens.

Yeah, I've never bought into the "Flacco is elite" argument. He's good enough to win a Super bowl if he has a good team around him. I mean, what's wrong with that? Don't you have to have a good team to make the SB anyway? He's not elite, he's above average. He does enough to win, and he's won the big dance before and has come close to getting there multiple times, where he is rarely the reason we fail. He's not Mark Sanchez like his haters want him to be. He's not elite, but very few QBs are. Rodgers, Brady, this year Matt Ryan and Carr. But if you put a good situation around Flacco, the team is gonna be successful. This year, we didn't have a running game, and the defense fell off at the end of the year because we don't have good pass rushers. Tell me, how is that Flacco's fault? Don't give me the money thing, we've invested a lot of money in Suggs(a future hall of famer) and Dumervil, who was a damn good pass rusher in his prime. It's because they got old!!! Jimmy going down doesn't help out either. As for the running game, it got better, but if you really watched it, the oline wasn't fantastic and Marty wasn't really one to call a lot of running plays(which is once again, not on Flacco). Flacco had one truly horrid game this last year, and that was vs. the Jets. He wasn't great the first half of the season, but outside of the Eagles game, he was actually a lot better the second half of the season. He wasn't the reason we missed the playoffs at all. In fact, and I know econ is gonna bring up the stats here, he played well enough vs. Pittsburgh to win. Our WRs dropped a few TD's vs them that were gimmies. We lost to Pittsburght because 1. No pass rush(we were blitzing every down on the last drive so don't even try to put this on Pees), 2. Bad corner depth, Tavon Young and Jimmy are good, but Powers and Wright are not. Sorry dude. We had no choice but to pay Flacco. Arizona would've paid just as much, and we'd probably be even worse off right now. It's hard to find a QB in the league who can win you a SB. Flacco has done it. Get over it, he's here to stay.

I have always been a "Flacco Homer" and i have never thought that about Joe. I know what Joe is and have stated it numerous times, yet somehow im biased, a homer, an apologist, etc.... Im guessing the "harassment" you received was people explaining to you market value which 4 years later you still dont understand. To say that fans dont care about the team as a whole, i dont know how you come to that conclusion, at all. Everyone here is Ravens fans but just because some of us dont want to cut, trade, or tell Joe to be the waterboy means we dont care about the team as a whole? It's honestly like you just make stuff up

Actually... No... .No he isn't

So I guess the guy who held the Tennessee sack record before Barnett was no good either.....what was his name? Oh right, Reggie white. Guess all those lineman must've moved out of Barnett's way for 3 years since hes just "not good".

Yeah so many draft gurus agree that Barnett is not good. Have you been under a rock?

I just can't put Cook over some of the defensive talent that's probably going to available at 16.

You got he right. Compare Matt Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ue7wlWAhgg to compared that to Jamal Adams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ue7wlWAhgg That bring into question : Is it the drafting or the coaches failure to develop? How about Trawick who sees playing time with the Raider. Yet they bring in Huff off the street.

I think this is HoF worthy

A CB cant get interceptions if the WR is covered...and the qb doesnt even throw the ball his way.... I stopped reading after that sentence, pretty sure that was a good idea

Cash me outside...

I'd love the combination of Feeney and Watt as the first two picks.

If you think B. Marshall wouldn't drastically change the face of this offense then you are sadly mistaken, he would demand the respect of any defense plus adding him with Wallace(who we must retain), Perriman, and Moore!! Who would complain about that.. For many years I have been waiting for a WR of his caliber to come here since Boldin.. I would jump with joy if we could get him.. We need to be a little more active when it comes to free agency the "Right Player Right Price", is old and out dated. We should move on from the same old sad song we been singing!! It's 2017 you either roll with it or get rolled over!! #GORAVENS!!

Lmao? Based on what logic? The guy is the model of consistency. He is in NY where receivers go to die. Fitzpatrick had possibly the worst season ever, but Marshall is only one season removed from a heck of a year with 1500 yards and 10TDs.

How many 3 yard pass plays could we work into the game plan with Marshall?

There's a ton of guys you like this year I'm looking forward to see someone posting a new thread on everyone's fav and least fav prospects. I'm truly curious to see who some of you guys are not high on.

Just watched the tape of Charles Harris vs Vandy again. Man I would love him at 16. I hated on him before but I've done a complete 180 on him and I'm 95 percent sure he'll be there at 16. Would be even more amazing if we can get in in the 2nd but I doubt that will happen.

He's actually a really good analyst, plus he told max kellerman to shut up and stephen A smith to use his inside voice

Not sure if intentional Futurama reference or just coincidence... Okay I am sure but I wanted to also make a Futurama meme reference

According to DeCosta the Ravens are looking for: "I think we're looking for a guy that can catch the ball, move the chains and get critical first downs when needed." He added that he wanted someone that could line up all over the field, similar to how SSS did. Aside from the top couple of guys, Zay Jones and Evan Engram seem to perfectly fit what the Ravens want.

A 74 year old Judo player Gene Labell made Seagal soil himself while choking him out. real martial artist my butt

Don't know how much many of you know of BW. My fiancee works with kids with developmental disabilities and every time they ask for someone to visit kids, help with fundraising etc... who has been the Ravens to show for the last few years? Brandon and Crocket Gilmore. His camaraderie in the locker room that has been shared on many tweets shows just how much he is loved. He is willing to take a reasonable discount just to keep his kid in school here. AND he is the best nose tackle in the league, which, of course, is the most important. The days of letting our quality players go because we could find gold in dog doo no longer exists. Next man up is a great strategy if you have the cap space to load your roster with next men, we don't. Accumulating a billion draft picks by letting skilled players walk is now a failed strategy (which Ozzie showed last year by going out on the first days of free agency and snatching up quality free agents.) We will get just one comp pick for KO this year and we really tried everything to keep him but you can't pay a guard left tackle money unless you have a rookie QB making just 4 mil a year. We don't have that. Anyone who thinks we will just be fine letting quality players walk, getting comp picks and hoping the next man up will be good enough needs to reread the first paragraph. That strategy worked great but is now obsolete and defunct in todays NFL.

Love it but no way in hell does kupp last until round 4. There is talk of him sneaking into the back end of the first. Realistically I see him being taken in the teens in the 2nd. Everything else is spot on. Don't think Jones falls that far but certainly possible.

None of that is true. He flies off the ball at times, he wins the snap often and times it well. He has good instincts because he always seems to make the right decision, he knows pass vs run before he even lines up and always plays it appropriately. He's been asked to zone drop as an exotic package on occasion and he's made plays often, he clogs the throwing lane and often causes trouble. The missed tackles were a big issue last season but he's cleaned that up quite a bit. He doesn't have great top speed but if you're asking your edge rusher to run 40 yards you're already screwed. Also you're forgetting the one thing that elite edge rushers need that absolutely can't be coached, bend, and he has the best bend in years. Barnett is a qb menace and if you see beyond just speed and strength then it's obvious.

I'm siding with Vegeta on this one

I think Dixon is taking over next year. This feels like ray rice rookie year when he split reps with McGhee then eventually became the workhorse. I think more pressing needs like OL, DL, WR should be drafted. But you know Ozzie, BPA.

I'm with this! A Falcon win is a win for the Good Guys!

um...Have you ever heard of a movie called Blood Sport?

Is he viewed as a top 64 talent? We're still a good way off, but I haven't seen him ranked in the second, but I'd love Curtis Samuel.

Had to correct this bit of misinformation. Washington. D.C. certainly is a part of the US. lol. It was formed as a federal district that falls underneath the jurisdiction of Congress. And to state the obvious, every senator spends a large portion of their time living in Washington. The name Senators made perfect sense.

Not a good fit for the Ravens, he is to slow to cover WRs and to small for a ILB , not great value for 1st rd pick , Ravens could and should do a lot better with the 1st rounder

Brandon Marshall is a good player, IHMO. A single season removed does not mean he's done. It was mostly a situational effect. Still, I would prefer the Ravens to roll with the talent they have. They desperately need to get the young roster of WR's firing on all cylinders and that doesn't happen without snaps. Also Joe needs to throw the ball with them, lots, ahead of spring camp. Need more crisply timed passes that the WR's can run through instead of them having to slow down to locate the ball. Better to address a chain mover in the draft, IMHO. Take the WR that is closest to a big body sure hand WR. Would be real nice if Waller upped his game and filled the role, it is possible.

You have to have the bowl of ice cream first before you add the cherry.

Yes it is and the film supports it. His step doesn't have to be the fastest in the class for it to be good. He doesn't have to sprint across field and chase down a sweep from the backside to be a good run defender, as a matter of fact it's better to stay home and pinch the backside and tighten up lanes. not sure what you mean by instincts but he times the snap well, he knows run vs pass, he hits he right throwing lanes on his zone drops, he executes the bend as soon as he gets a step past the tackle, and he can dart inside when the tackle overcommits to the edge. I honestly have no idea what you're referring to with Barnett

Oh my gawd. This thread.

so essentially the talking heads needed to dive deep and create a new line of stats to note that jimmy smith is formidable, and really these stats shouldve been around for a long time because they are the only true indicators that a corner is good in coverage, but this is what it takes? sad thing is, half of our fanbase is still gonna call him a bust for some ridiculous unknown reason.

He is the only backup T that we have. Another olineman in the first 4 rounds would not shock me.

I felt the same way! It was sickening to watch all of that Deadskins info and then get a little snippet on the Ravens. I just hope they go to a network that I can still watch them on Directv being that I'm in VA.

Alvin kamara is going to be the steal of the draft