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On 3/9/2017 at 6:18 PM, allblackraven said:

I also believe we have our eyes on Ardarius Stewart in 2nd. 

I've seen Stewart going third, fourth, and fifth. Would contrast with Wallace and Perriman with him being a very physical wr, but I'm not too sure as to when we should take him if we do. I'd be fine with taking him with the comp pick or later, assuming we've already addressed cb and edge, and the o-linemen start to blur together in talent

On 3/10/2017 at 9:35 AM, 52520Andrew said:

Couple questions on Davis

1, did he run his 40 and is he going to? I don't really question his speed(looks to be a 4.4ish) but I am curious to see how fast he is and I haven't found anything there.

2. What is a good game to watch when looking at him? 

You could look at the YouTube channel Voch Lombardi, he does film sessions on him, pretty sure he's done Corey Davis already.

6 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

Of my favorite prospects, I still have Wilson, Humphrey, and White as my three favorite.

This upcoming season will be the first one in which I actually watch (I've always watched college, just now getting into NFL), are we more of a zone or man coverage team? I think Humphrey is a good man coverage guy, but I think he'll shine in zone. Should do fine as a corner, but has the physicality and aggressiveness to play as a safety (I hate to think about it but when Weddle inevitably retires, Humphrey could be a replacement, not at the same level of course).

16 hours ago, hn68wb4 said:

Sucks for Jones, but I still want him and I'm not dropping him as my top CB unless we hear rehab set back leading up to the draft. Achilles injuries are tough, but the 6 month recovery period means he will be able to play in his rookie year, but he'll probably miss a couple games. If we pick up Claiborne them I'm still 100% on the Jones bandwagon, maybe now we have a prayer of landing him in the second, not likely, but a possiblity and I'd be in favor of moving up if need be. The good news about a strong CB class is that teams won't feel the need to reach or take a chance on his injury, they're much more likely to just bump up the next guy in line.

I think he is still very viable for the second round, but if at the time of the draft we don't pick up any FA corners and Jones' recovery is scheduled to make him miss a chunk of games, I think we take Humphrey in the first and rather than pick up Jones in the second (if he even falls that far) we fill another hole with that pick. Given this situation I don't see us waiting for his recovery, just trying to grab some O-lineman or receivers early. I heard Jones is possibly going to miss 8-12 months rather than 6, but not too sure.

41 minutes ago, EdTheMythicalOne said:

Have to expect CB Sidney Jones to drop not due to a poor combine or off the field issues. He suffered what is being reported as a ruptured Achilles Tendon and will be expected to need 8-12 months to recover which would essentially have him missing his entire rookie season.

Touted as one of the top 5 corners in this draft he is certainly going to drop off some since he can't actually play for anybody needing an immediate impact/starter from the draft. Question is, how far does he drop? I don't think the Ravens should draft him 16th overall, but if he's there in the second round at 16? I am not so sure he makes it past the 2nd round.

When did this news come out? A lot of people, including me, were expecting us to take Jones.

1 minute ago, PurpleHorseman said:

Tied as in can't cut him. Doesn't mean he can't be benched. Can't wait til pro day And draft. I'm going to come looking for the naysayers. When you miss a 40 yard pass it isn't the same as missing on 15 yards. It isn't accuracy issues. You really think if Flacco plays terrible again he can't be benched?  His stock is going to skyrocket after his proday. We will meet back here to see who is correct. After his pro day and the draft.

Even if we take Kelly, we still need to fill some holes at o line and get some guys to throw to. Whether or not Kelly's the next big thing (I personally don't believe he is) I'm doubtful that we touch him.

1 hour ago, hen826957 said:

They probably will win another Super Bowl this year and Brady get his 6th. They just to good. We will give them a fight but our team is not ready. Our defense is looking pretty good to challenge them but our talent a offense is just not their yet. Maybe 2018. 

So far I'm really looking forward to seeing our defense, but yeah I hope Oz really has something up his sleeve to solve our offensive problem. We get our offense to even just above average and I'm liking where we're going. I don't know though, too quick to judge roster in March but I'm excited.

3 hours ago, PurpleandBlackBlood said:

Absolutely not... this CB class is incredibally deep. I think we can get a STUD CB in the third round. We need to invest in our offense.. I don't feel comfortable going into the season with perriman and Wallace as 1 and 2..

Also one thing no one mentions: right now we have Terrance west and Danny woodhead as the one and two on our carousel of running backs.. that's another position I would t mind going after a true #1 in Rd one if we don't go after a receiver 

 

either way with that being said my draft crush this year is absolutely Mike Williams -- going to be awesome 

Who do you suggest for rounds 1-3? Not trying to provoke, just curious.

8 minutes ago, RavensDieHard21 said:

If we add a top CB in the first or second, look out. I literally would lose it if we landed Sidney Jones. 

 

Smith, Young, Jones, Weddle, Jefferson plus added pieces in later rounds or other cuts. 

Also addressing the edge in the draft... good-looking defense

21 hours ago, JO_75 said:

Adam Schefter with more on the Reuben Foster story:

Grew impatient? Oh boy. That screams penalty flags all day and fines/suspensions galore. If he got impatient at a hospital worker, what is he going to do on the field? Sounds like he'll be Vontaze Burfict 2.0 so keep him out of our division to anyone ahead of us.

Being from Bama, I might be a bit biased, but unlike Burfict, Foster was never antagonizing the refs and coaches, headhunting players, nor did he have a problem with flags and outbursts. He was a leader in the defense throughout his career, and just as @BmoreBird22 said, I imagine that his situation at the Combine and the pressure that comes with the Combine. This is much more the problem of one outburst (that from memory, has never really happened before), not insinuating major character issues.