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11 minutes ago, 52520Andrew said:

And why would we invest a ton of money in a short term solution? 

If he is too expensive, then we don't sign him.

Just now, 52520Andrew said:

Pretty sure Mangold is older than when Birk signed here and at 33 I don't see how he has anywhere to go but down. And do we really need to invest into another older injury risk player? 

If we did sign him, he would only be a short term solution until we could develop someone else.

If we were going wr in the first and Davis and Williams are both there, which one would we take? Are they about equal in talent?

2 minutes ago, BOLDnPurPnBlacK said:

Are there people that actually think we'd trade a 1st rounder for Butler? And that it's a good idea???

Now I understand why there's a segment of fans who think Ozzies a terrible GM. 

Its not just a 1st rounder you're giving up either bc he wants to get PAID. He's unhappy bc they ONLY offered him $9m/yr. A 1st round pick is supposed to give you a top talent for 4-5 years on a cheap deal. It's dumb to spend it on an above average talent and a massive contract. 

 

Claiborne for less than half the price probably is a much better idea. And if not... being patient and keeping our draft picks is also a much better idea. 

Claiborne or draft. Mangold and Barwin if possible. Maybe Dunlap/Clady if incredibly cheap. 

Thats it. 

 

AP? Cruz?? No thanks. 

 

And we do have RT's on the roster. Plenty of options depending on how the puzzle fits together. Wesley they like a lot. Nembot is a developmental prospect. Hurst is still here though hopefully not the answer. Yanda can be a pro bowl level RT if a better option at guard presents itself. And while they like Lewis better at guard, he held his own at LT and in a pinch or to suit a best starting 5 combo could prob slide out to tackle. 

No need to reach or overpay for underwhelming options. We can already trot out underwhelming options without throwing more money at the problem. 

And if we get Claiborne for cheap, we can still target a top corner in the draft. Then we could potentially have a really good secondary without having to overpay.  

45 minutes ago, purpletide said:

I don't think so, I remember that the way his contract was structured was a little bit safer than Flacco's.

This is what I was looking for. Doesn't leave us in a bad situation if he starts to become a nuisance.

That doesn't matter, people will still complain.  

14 minutes ago, T3hRaven said:

But how long can you keep that up?

Would it count if I added a Star Wars figure to a meme?

4 minutes ago, purpletide said:

However, I'm also still going off hearing that he might miss 8-12 months. Not sure that it changes much though, he'll miss training camp and preseason definitely as well as probably missing some regular season games.

He might miss more games if he's not ready to play when he gets healthy.

I just realized that my memes are all Star Wars. 

1 minute ago, purpletide said:

 

That's why I still like taking an early CB. Further insure that we don't get torched constantly after even one guy goes down.

We could have a really good team if we nail the draft.

1 minute ago, BmoreBird22 said:

Despite what Hensley said, I think Claiborne signs very soon. 

Sounds like the Ravens put out an offer and he's been looking to see if a team will beat the offer. If no team does soon, I bet he caves and join baltimore, which would make me thrilled.

I would really like our defense if we sign him and he can stay healthy.

It's also on Youtube I think. 

14 hours ago, 52520Andrew said:

Snow supposed to be coming tomorrow

Has anyone seen Sherlock? It's a British show with each episode being about an hour and a half. I recently binge watched the first 3 seasons and I really liked it.

2 minutes ago, allblackraven said:

Manure Chant?

The loudest.

I already follow the team on social media, but I would not go there for the kind of discussions that we have here. I don't think social media could ever replace this place.

2 minutes ago, Purple Punishment said:

 

Talk about a tangent! Brother I have to disagree here. I don't know of one person that puts others down on this site maybe RAVENSIQ ( Troy Smith is god) or STEELERS PROPHET back in the day but I can't think of any others.

The reason it has to be kept clean is because this message board is part of the ravens official team site which means everything needs to be tasteful and presentable to anybody that enters. Would you want your child to come in here and see Sh.... or [profanity deleted]....... I know I wouldnt

That's what I really like about the boards. Plus the community is awesome.  

Rereading this thread makes me feel better.

1 minute ago, Dubs said:

I personally can't see him going further than late 1st-early 2nd round. An achilles is not the worst injury and he has some talent..I am thinking if Myles Jack and Jaylon Smith still went early 2nd last year with far worse concerns (albeit higher rated prospects) he should not be hampered too bad by this one. All in all I expect him gone by our 2nd rounder

Would he still be an option at 16 then? Or would we target someone else?

9 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

Believed to be a torn Achilles for Jones

How badly will it affect his stock?

13 minutes ago, T3hRaven said:

I feel like you guys weren't putting any effort in.  We even have until May now, so...

1 hour ago, Virginia 55 said:

Is he??? He is a beast and can tackle like a linebacker.  Often injured because of his physical play style, however he plays through injuries.  Tough guy!!!!

Cool. I can't wait to see him play with Weddle.