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Yanda already said he wants to go back to right guard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5msbq_eLd-U Check it out. I can't understand how any journalist who saw that speech could write articles commending the guy with headlines such as, '"Takkarist McKinley wins hearts with draft speech to late grandma" and "Takk McKinley wins the night with emotional interview about his grandmother". I think the best way to describe it is bizarre or cringe worthy. very very strange Did you're mother or father die when you were young? Mine did, so I get it. In his case, he had no father, his mother left when he was little, raised by his grandmother and then SHE died leaving him with basically nothing but football. He lived a tough life (bouts of homelessness IIRC, Richmond was a tough area of Oakland) and survived and got out, and in the moment of fulfilling his dream and promise he was emotional. That type of passion and motivation is what breeds great football players. You just don't get it.

Yea, and when they made those predictions, were they considering Conley's mess and Sidney's injury? We picked the second best corner available. He might not start at first but he will be a starter eventually. Sure, you want someone who CAN start right away, but it's better if you don't HAVE to.

Things that I don't understand about everyone's comments: 1) Did everyone just forget that Jimmy has injury issues and that Carr is pretty old? I don't get the hate 2) So is everyone just really low on Judon and Zadarius? Everyone is freaking out about pass like we have nobody on the roster. Yes, we need to draft someone high. Yes, the Ravens missed out on a few guys just 3 spots ahead of us and tried to trade up. But it's not like we don't have people, like we haven't spent draft capitol on the position. I think Judon has a HUGE year. . 3) Only 2 of the top linemen went in the first round, both several picks after us. Everyone suggesting we should have reached at 16 to get a lineman is out of their mind. To everyone saying we should have traded back, we tried and failed, and that's just fine. Top 3 Centers, top guard, and another top tackle still on the board. Chill out. 4) WRs still available: Zay Jones, JuJu S-S, DeDe Westbrook, Kooper Cupp. If we took Howard we would have HAD to move him to TE THE DRAFT ISN'T OVER YET. THERE IS STILL 6 ROUNDS. Jeez man. It's like people think there are only 32 players available to improve your team.

fact, corners that are 6' are "long" . 5'11 190 is considered average, yes.

"lowest rated" by whom? Just saying someone was lowly rated doesn't mean he was, or by anyone who matters.

Holy crap, I was not expecting people to be mad about this pick.

It's not ra-ra bs. Ben Boulware, and dare I say, Ray Lewis are Ra Ra bs type of players. He was just happy he fulfilled his promise to his grandmother, who was his acting mother and father. The pain of losing a parent, let alone your only one, is excruciating. Not many people know, I do. I respect him for channeling the pain into something positive.

Definitely don't see who these talented OT's are. And apparently neither did any of the other teams, since basically none of them were drafted on day one. So either every team in the league whiffed, or fans are wrong again. I'll let you decide which one is more likely (hint: its the latter). Taking at tackle at 16 would have been a reach. By far. This guy doesn't know anything. And besides all that, our real OL target should be center, and both of the top guys are still available.

He's a backup corner THIS year, but he isn't going to stay a backup corner. Webb will retire soon, and Jimmy is injured half the time, Carr is a veteran stop gap. That leaves Humphrey, Young, and Canady for the future. This was a good pick based on who was there. Get your head out of the sand.

It's not (all) about money. PFT reported that the Ravens and several other teams are having issues with getting their flights chartered. I'm sure this is a result of that.

Do you like Matt Judon? Guess how we got him.

OK, and what if all 7 of those players are on the board, and lets say for sake of example, Detroit (I picked them simply for easy math) wants to give us a 3rd rounder to move back 5 slots, as the draft chart says is approximately even.... you say we don't do it? That doesn't make ANY sense, because you can still get choice of 2 of those 7 AND another player in the top 100.

You're mad at the female analysts, not because they have arguably less credibility since they didn't play football in their lives, or any other argument that could be deemed reasonable, but because you don't like their accent? Anyone who doesn't speak like you sounds like a 5 year old, eh? You have the one and true voice, all hail.

1.Try using that logic with some of the family members who lost loved ones to a drunk driver. " Well this guys ok because he didn't actually kill anyone that time". I cant argue on the legal process because its just plain idiotic. I myself involved with the Marine Corps for some time advocated for the harshest punishment possible every time an incident occured. For whatever reason our society has adopted the "boys will be boys" mentality on the issue. I agree it is much more damning to be involved in a domestic abuse situation than DUI/DWI and that is complete nonsense. One continuously claims lives by the thousands annually while the other still terrible is simply not on that level. 2.Either you are missing my point or purposefully ignoring it. I understand players are treated differently, but the Ravens are the ultimate hypocrites for taking a harsh stance simply because they screwed up with the Ray Rice fiasco. You and I both know if they had stopped the release of the second video (like they were attempting to do ) he still would have been on the team. He would have been no different then all the other legal cases they allowed to stay on the team. 1) "One continuously claims lives by the thousands annually while the other still terrible is simply not on that level." Which one is not on what level? I can't tell what point you're trying to make. Whether or not somebody gets hurt absolutely matters on the crime. Yes DUI is terrible and a danger to everyone. But let's make an analogy. If you illegally discharge a weapon, you might get probation or maybe jail time. Maybe a misdemeanor. If you illegal fire a discharge and injure someone, or illegally discharge a non registered weapon, or something, you're probably getting a felony. The course of events matter. Or even simpler. If you Jwalk, nothing is probably going to happen. If you run across the street with oncoming traffic and cause someone to swerve and hit someone, you're getting in a lot of trouble. 2) Here's my point that nobody is hitting on. DUI is a symptom of a bigger problem, alcoholism. Problems with drugs and alcohol are a personal problem that can be fixed. That is why teams are more willing to deal with that type of transgression, because the person can IMPROVE. The person can FIX himself. When it comes to DV, that person is generally a scumbag, and there isn't much you can do to fix it. There's nothing you can do to shake the image either. 3) You said "If the Ravens want to be politically correct and win the hearts and minds of the people they will never win another championship." and later went on to say they were hypocrits.. So are you saying we shouldn't bar DV offenders? What's wrong with trying to build a team of good people after having a few missteps along the way ?