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    1 minute ago, Edug27 said:

    Biggest needs:

    - Veteran wideout with dependable hands

    - Young pass rushers (with an S)

    - RT and general depth on the offensive line

    - Young CB drafted fairly high to compete with Tavon

    - Dependable LB'er beside CJ

    Agree. Maybe make CB plural, too. Also they'll look to add some safety depth, could mean re-signing Levine too.

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    2 minutes ago, AsianRice said:

    we can ask him to play CB position with slight salary cap adjustment...

    Yeah or a role as a reserve but he's already accepted a paycut/restructure and a position change.

    Is it asking too much of him? Will he balk?

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    If this goes through, how can you not be excited? Just watched some videos on the guy. The highlights are impressive - as they should be - but more interesting is his passion for the game and leadership role on that defense.

    Now, keep him of ST (where he hurt his MCL last season) and we'll be rolling!

    Only sad part is that this probably means a Webb cut.

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    1 minute ago, GrimCoconut said:

    IIRC Yanda did this and waited to hear what other teams offered and took less to stay here. I wouldn't ever rule out us retaining a player until they sign

    Don't remember the details, I trust your telling - sounds like a Yanda move lol.

    I'm not ruling it out, either, but it would be unwise for the player not to hear the offers at this point. Pains me to say that because I have a rooting interest and I like our players. We'll see, won't be long.

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    1 hour ago, usmccharles said:

    Well yea, I guess I should of stated if there is a disagreement between the team and player for said player's value.  I think the player has more leverage.

    Absolutely they do - tomorrow is the 'legal tampering' where teams can offer contracts to other players. They'll know what the market is at that point and the Ravens will know what they have to do to counter-offer.

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    53 minutes ago, jazz1988 said:

    What some or most fans may not realize when it comes to Brandon Williams is that he may be a two down player but he's a positive in the lock room or should I say around other players. I'm not saying he's Ray Lewis or anything but is the type a guy you want on your ship when things get a little rocky .

    Definitely. Fits the blue-collar mentality and is a gregarious leader.

    He's the one I hope they keep the most. Juice SHOULD be retained, he shouldn't command a huge deal, but the Ravens have let other FBs walk then drafted instant replacements. Juice is actually an exception because they had to bring back Leach after the embarrassing goal line drills.

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    4 minutes ago, usmccharles said:

    Makes sense. So what qualification do scouts normally have?  Does a single scout that covers his one area, do they cover every position as well?  Seems like it would be hard for a scout to know what to look for at every position. 

    A lot of them look like former players at the pro or college levels. Some worked with other teams or with the Ravens on different quality control functions.

    It looks like they do all positions and the 'regions' looks like the correlate to NCAA conferences, a lot of the time. There is some overlap, they have guys split the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest regions as well as two national scouts.

    It does seem like a lot. Maybe they get guidance from the top level guys? A lot of what they do is forge connections with players, coaches. Some of them set up meetings with the team.

    I wish I did know a little more about it because it seems kind of ambiguous to describe.

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    Just now, usmccharles said:

    I was actually asking to get informed as I know nothing about the process.  Didn't mean to come off the wrong way if that's how you took it. 

    Lets use Antonio Brown as an example.  Is there anyway OZ would know about him other than a scout putting him in one of his reports?  I am just intrigued on how we continually fail at the WR position.  From what I understand, Oz can only judge what reports he gets from the scouts as its their job to bring him the info and he is the one who analyzes it.  I know he is a bad example as every team passed on him 5 times, but hes just an example. 

    Sorry if im not portraying my thoughts too well right now, just had an F18 electrical system go crazy, trying to get this in before my day is ruined. 

    No, didn't take it that way, no worries. I won't pretend I know it all.

    I'm not sure exactly how deep the top level guys go, particularly Ozzie. He's got a lot to juggle with roster management so that definitely consumes time he could devote to scouting. Does he only look at the top guys? Controversial guys? Ones we're more likely to get? Not sure on that.

    From interviews and press conferences, I do know that he likes to collect everyone's input before deciding something. Sometimes, he'll stay to what he knows - drafting JO over Phillips or Reed over Lito Sheppard despite owner complaints/questions - but I imagine, like anyone, he can be swayed.

    Sorry, man, good luck with that star cruiser lol

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    13 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

    We'll likely never know the full details on what guys we passed on to try to save a comp pick, but I bet it does happen.  Sometimes it will work out and sometimes it won't, just like everything else in the NFL.  I know we passed on both Julian Edelman and Emmanuel Sanders to save the comp pick, $5M, and draft Campanaro instead.  In hindsight, you wish you could take that back.  On the same token though, there are instances where we do sign a guy like Dominique Foxworth, sacrifice the potential comp pick, and lose out because the player doesn't work out.

    I've always been of the opinion that we shouldn't worry too much about comp picks, but I don't blame them for doing so either.  I just want the best possible player on the team.  If that means forgoing a comp pick, so be it.  If that means not spending the money and opting for a young player instead, so be it.

    That's interesting. If they thought Campanaro was a viable alternative to guys like Edelman and Sanders, they shouldn't have waited until round 7 (having to trade back into the draft) to get him - regardless of if he actually panned out or not. Was Keith Wenning more valuable than that?

    Hindsight is 20-20 but in the third round they took Terence Brooks while Donte Moncrief and John Brown were available.

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