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17 minutes ago, The Mom Gene said:

He actually met Marlon at the Hotel after the draft. I'm sure he did something for TJ. What an awesome story. So happy for him.

Nice

TJ really seems like a great kid. Happy he had this experience at the draft. The Ravens should get Marlon to sign his draft card too. If he becomes a star that would be an amazing piece of history to have. 

12 hours ago, burnstr19 said:

Would love to see Kaepernick brought in to back up Joe and push him throughout the year. Would also like to see us give Jamaal Charles a look, work him out at least. Barnidge would also make sense to gander at a la Dallas Clark role. Any updates on Watson?

Haha good one. Kapernick? Have you seen him play recently? I have more confidence in Mallet to lead this team should the need arise. Thinking Kapernick is good is like thinking Tebow is good. 

12 hours ago, Wisdom said:

Your right, Flacco doesn't strike fear to any defense.  At one time our defense did... I'm hoping we can get back to it!  Taking a hit from Ray Lewis or Bernard Pollard speaks wonders.  Now that's fear!!!. Flacco, not so much.

Couldn't agree more. I want to see receivers ducking in the middle of the field because they are scared of the hit that is coming. I miss those days. Pollard and Ray had players literally cringing and forcing an incomplete pass without even making contact. Good times 

I'm just glad they didnt draft a WR so I don't have to read some of you complaining about how JuJu was a reach in the second and we should have chosen a pass rusher. Suggs is tough as nails but he is nearing the end. We possibly have the heir to Sugg's throne now. No guarantees but if that happens with a second round pick I will be jumping for joy. Great draft by Ozzie. This year and last will go down as the offseasons that turned this team around. Bank on it. Or complain if that's your thing. 

Damn it Torrey. Why do you have to be so cool. Still a part of the flock. 

14 hours ago, whobilly said:

It gets brought up because other then Wallace we do not have a legitimate WR on the roster.

Says who? No one thought we had a replacement for D Smith last year and then Orr stepped up big time. I am comfortable with Wallace, Perriman, Campanero, Moore. You have to play the guys you have sometimes. I'm sure Ozzie will also bring in a vet at some point just in case. Joe needs to be practicing with these guys now. Like right now if he wants to establish a connection with them. Something I feel he rarely does since starting his family. 

I feel like this was an appropriate response to Flacco's mediocre play since his big game and contract. They tried building the team around Joe, hoping he would be like other top QB's and carry the team but he couldn't. You can say he never had pieces surrounding him to succeed and to a point I would agree but remember it was just last year that many of you were calling our receiver group the best in Ravens history. At least before the season started. Fact is Joe had adequate skill players to work with and should be able to produce more than he has. His injury sucked, sure, but he was what 1-6 before he got hurt? I'm not Joe bashing. He is a serviceable QB. But he is not someone to build a team around. The FO has now refocused their attention to what has worked in the past and that is a dominating defense. I for one couldn't be happier. I am do glad we don't have to sit through another season of defense falling short at the end of games. Joe will score points and hopefully they will be enough to win. 

And just like that Ozzie is a genius again. You guys are too funny

3 minutes ago, hn68wb4 said:

That Chargers draft is ridiculous. Mike Williams, Forrest Lamp, Dan Feeney, and Rayshawn Jenkins, they're killing it

Well the Jaguars killed it last year and.....

2 hours ago, Ravenslifer said:

So last year we were the 22nd ranked offense and 6th ranked defense in terms of PPG, and we spend all the picks on the defense - makes sense.

I believe we set a record for the amount of games won or lost by 7 or less points over the past 2 years. I guess I am the only one who watched the Ravens fail to hold the lead in most of those games. Not fail to gain the lead. With this defense that problem is fixed. I just don't see the offensive needs as drastically as some fans. One of the OL holes will be filled in house. Possibly Jenson the road grader at LG and kick Alex to RT. Cut Watson and Arrington and sign Mangold. The WR core is not as bad as fans make it out to be. Wallace is ready to step up into the 1 role and Perriman should at least be given the chance to play opposite him. Campanero in the slot. Moore as 4. I may be overly optimistic but you have to play the guys you draft at some point.

6 hours ago, 20306cab said:

This offense will be offensive. The worst the Ravens have ever had for sure. Quite possibly NFL bottom 10 of all time. Acquiring Boldin and Mangold will make it even worse. Hopefully Ozzie isn't THAT dumb.

Wow is this your first offseason? This is what typically happens every year. Relax. Ozzie makes his picks, fans complain and think they know anything about how to build a team, teams make cuts, Ozzie fills the holes in FA. Pretty standard stuff here people. 

I'd like to see Bowser rotate with Suggs while Williams takes over for Doom. Could be out OLB's of the future. 

4 minutes ago, MadStorkSociety said:

Sixteen games - score -  0 - 0

Tucker

5 minutes ago, PuRock said:

Deep defensive draft.  So everyone else reaches offense and Ozzie can't help himself.  We are going to end up with all defensive picks.  I wouldn't bet against it.  

Yup, he knows there will be offensive cuts to offset some of these picks and will fill out the roster through FA. I could get behind it. 

19 minutes ago, MadStorkSociety said:

I don't think we know how to negotiate well. We failed trying trying to trade up last year for Jalen Ramsey. The year before we had a trade fiasco with Chicago & were late with our pick. We certainly don't get these massive bags of picks like some other teams manage to wrangle.

I think it is more that teams have watched Ozzie trade around and look like a genius over the years and are now suspicious and worried he will take a potential star that they should just take.

I know everyone wants pass rush or a wr in the second but man would it be sweet if Lamp or Robinson fell to us. 

4 minutes ago, ravensdfan said:

Not like I pick one expert and then say "oh okay." lol Or watch one highlight and say "oh okay".

And not like it isn't 50/50 from those who do follow college ball on the pick either.

I don't hate the pick, I just think it was a reach at #16.

Your first mistake was listening to the so called experts. They are there for entertainment and have very little actual knowledge. Also, someone or something is worth what someone will pay for it. An antiques dealer can say something is worth $10,000 but customers will only pay $5,000 that is what it is worth. Draft "experts" can say players are ranked as they believe but it is how teams value them that sets where they are drafted. Technically no player is a reach and no player really falls down the board. What you are whitnessing is all of the "experts" being proven wrong. Nothing more. 

4 hours ago, RavenLunatic said:

Does any other GM in the NFL have such an infatuation with a college more than Ozzie with Alabama?

I'm begging to get tired of it. I feel like he has blinders on.

Since 2010 there have been 51 players from Alabama drafted. The Ravens have only drafted 4. The only one that didnt work out was Cody

2 hours ago, Crusader said:

Ravens don't believe in pro bowlers. That's why they don't have any.

You must not believe in optimism. 

That's why you don't have any. 😀

2 hours ago, ellicottraven said:

God help Marlon if indeed he is assigned to those players.

It's a good thing we have 2 all pro safety's to back him up not to mention Jimmy and Carr to draw the assignment if need be. I'm really excited now.

6 hours ago, law215 said:

Pros:

Ravens have improved the secondary. Yes, he is a reached, but Are you confident Smith stays healthy?

Where are the fans that are so happy we resign Webb, who was on the cap for $8M having Brown and AJ Green torch him. He's cheaper now, but is he any good.

Where are the Fans that thought Wright was a good signing.

Joe will look for Pitta first regardless of who else is playing TE.

Cons:
I think OJ Howard may be a BEAST J Allen

Suggs is old, Charles Harris would have been a reach too. The true elite pass rushers rarely fall out of top 15. However, how are the Ravens planning to get to the QB.

Must draft pass rusher next or CB means nothing

Ozzie drafted for pass rush last year. You have to give these guys time to develop. Do you really think it is a good idea to use high draft picks on pass rush two years in a row or maybe we should try a few other possitions. Just because everyone says we need to draft pass rush does not make it so. I will trust the people running the team to know what is best.

And are you kidding me with this not happy about our secondary crap? You can argue about pass rush vs secondary all you want but this secondary is so stacked it WILL give our guys more time to get to the QB. 

Sounds like a lot of hurt ego's on here today. With something like 5 out of the top 8 players left in the board from Alabama and you don't think ozzie KNOWS who the cream of the crop will be? Or are you the same "fans" who said Carr was not going to help improve the secondary and we needed to draft a CB in the first? You can't make everyone happy. If we added Howard people would complain about having too much invested in TE. If we added an OT people would complain about reaching at 16. If we added pass rush people would complain that we settled for who was available. 

17 minutes ago, nubs37 said:

great defense...bad offense. this has to be a joke at this point

It's a good thing we still have 5 months and a ton of player cuts to fill out the roster. Oh and the rest if the draft! 

On 4/25/2017 at 1:35 PM, rmcjacket23 said:

 

2. The main reason why Joe targeted him on those throws is because Pitta was the open man. One main reason he's the open man is because he's sitting down in the zone BEFORE the line of gain. Defenses will gladly allow a guy to get open 5 yards from the LOS when he needs 8 for a first down... they'll give up that reception all day long. So while Dennis caught that pass, its still 4th down, which means we didn't accomplish that much. You could argue that its beneficial to complete that pass so maybe we're in a better FG position or punt position, but that's not exactly what they pay Dennis to do.

Nailed it. This is why we may be a better team without Pitta. He had a huge amount of catches but they were mostly worthless gains with no YAC and minimal first downs achieved. Stats don't win games.