TheConquerorWorm

Different teams have different players - you can't compare. What you could see last year is that Flacco and the "mediocre" offense had final minute game winning drives against Oakland (twice), the Giants & the Squealers only to see the defense give it away. If that doesn't happen, we are 11-5 without adding a "playmaker" on offense (If Perriman gets the foot down against the Skins that's a 12-4 record). Same with the play-off game in 2014 - 2 x 14 point leads against the Pansies. I bet Stevie B is tired of watching the defense give games away. All last year, everyone cried that we had no secondary and no pass rush. Ozzie adds studs AND depth at both and now everyone is crying about a WR & RT. It's not Madden, can't fill every hole in one off-season. The maturation of Perriman & Moore should easily make up the difference of losing a declining SSS. Orr's loss hurts but Peanut is more than capable of filling in. Lewis, Nembot, Wesley are capable of handling the RT spot. Maybe not at the level of Wagner, but come on - that's the ONLY spot where we got "worse". Defense got significantly better and will be for the next 4 years. In one of the worst draft classes for WR & OL, why would you take a gamble on those positions? Next year's draft class for WR is the best since 2014 - same goes for OT. It's chess not checkers - at least 5 moves ahead.

I think it has more to do with Saban's system. Saban's CB are typically on an island with no help over the top. If Jimmy Smith lined up against Antonio Brown with no help from the Safeties during the game, his yards per completion and "giving up the long ball" would be hugely inflated.

Mink, A DE in a 2 gap 3-4 defense is not a "pass rush" position. His primary responsibility is defending both gaps against the run and tying up O-linemen. Asking if he will be a force rushing the passer is like asking if Mike Wallace will increase his rushing TDs on End Arounds. Very few players can excel at both. Given the choice, most coaches would rather have a player that's great at shutting down both gaps against the run. Any pass rush is a bonus. It's why Jernigan never succeeded at DE and was traded (not good against the run).

Nico Siragusa is starter material...Dude is a beast, who played every game that he was eligible in college. Look at his stats(or game film), he is not only a piledriver, but extremely durable to boot. I could easily see him starting at LG, and moving Alex Lewis to RT.(remember, Lewis played tackle in college, so not such a big transition for him.) As far as center, I wonder that Mangold and the Raven's don't have a handshake deal that he signs after June 1st. We'll have to wait and see... Hope you are right but I do not have much confidence in him to start. Here is the NFL weakness report on him, pay particular attention to the comment pertainng to his reach ability on Middle LBR's... "Labors coming out of stance. Tends to pop upright and is delayed in his lateral movements. Reach blocks and cut-off blocks on middle linebackers are mission impossible. Hands are a little slow with inconsistent placement. Impatient with punch and will get caught lunging. Has to work to keep weight balanced in pass sets. Unable to punch and mirror, allowing active rushers a pathway to his edge." Consider the source. This is what happens when you just go to NFL website and read the "scouting report". That particular report was written by a 24 year old kid that has never played football. While I'm not a big proponent of PFF, at least you can tell they actually watched game tape: "What he does best: Siragusa can dominate defenders, particularly in gap scheme runs on the playside of power; earned a positive grade on 22 percent of plays on the playside of power, working very well on double-team blocks taking defensive linemen off the line of scrimmage. Had third-highest pass-blocking efficiency among FBS guards; excelled in particular against bullrushes from defensive tackles. Consistently found his targets and neutralized them at the second level and on pull blocks, especially kicking out defenders when pulling on power; Siragusa earned a positive grade on 23 percent of his pull blocks on power. One of the most efficient run-blockers in college football in 2016, Siragusa was downgraded on only 7 percent of his run blocks last season. Biggest concern: Struggled at times with cutoff blocks on the backside of outside zone. The level of competition he faced leaves questions for how he will cope with the step up to the NFL level. His worst grade of the season by far (51.6 overall) came in the bowl game against Houston. Siragusa lost his opportunity to allay some of these fears at the Senior Bowl after suffering an injury on the first day of practice. Bottom line: Siragusa was one of PFF’s most productive guards in 2016. At his best in a gap scheme Siragusa is powerful at the point of attack and can drive defenders off of the line of scrimmage to disrupt linebackers at the second level just as well as he can drive them out of the play as the pull blocker on power. " So, yes, he struggles with reach blocks and cut-off blocks but only on outside zone stretch plays. Btw, the Ravens RARELY run those and we are more of a gap - power man blocking scheme.

And when did he get the signing bonus? Not this year. $4 million of his cap number is from the signing bonus from 2013. And the other $13 million signing bonus is from 2016. Average salary over the contract does not equal what you get paid. Maybe you should do some research on the salary cap. Flacco's actual salary for 2017 is $ 6 million - that's how much cash he is getting paid this year, period. So I guess you count how much money you made over the last 5 years, average it out and then report that to the IRS as your salary for this year? That's how you do your taxes? SMH

flacco needs to make the players around him better like $25 million qb's are paid to do Flacco is making $6 million this year.

Yeah, they might even choke as bad as your Squealers.....(Brown & Bell = ZERO SB)

Carl Lawson Roderick Johnson Desmond King Malachi Dupree Move up and let's get this done, Oz!

Heck No on Robinson OT Atleast not at 47. Hes long, athletic but whats the knock on him.. hes always on his backside. You cant draft a guy who is James Hurst 2.0 get Flaccos other knee ripped up. If Lamp is available at 47, and they feel they cant pass him up.. ok. Lamp is a Yanda type OG prospect, kick out Lewis to RT and sign Mangold to OC and were set. Otherwise wait til 3rd round and Moton or Dawkins should be still on the board grab 1, But I really want Wr, and Pass Rusher addressed next 2 picks Zay Jones, Smith Schuster, Samuel, Kupp Tim Williams, Willis, Rivers, Bashem, Lawson DE/OLBr Sleeper picks, i wouldnt be shocked if Malik McDowell slides to 47, Ozzie grabs him. Top 15 talent, questions bout his motor, What tape are you watching? Cam manhandled every pass rusher in this draft. He even shut down Myles Garrett except for 1 play. He's KO 2.0

^^^ THIS!!!! doesn't take a genius to know the ravens have slipped in recent drafts. let's not be a homer in the face of evidence What evidence? You name a player the Ravens drafted that hasn't worked out and I'll name 5 players drafted ahead of him that are bigger busts. 50% of ALL 1st Round Picks are Busts! 85% of ALL players drafted never become starters.

Humphrey punked JuJu in their match-up - looked like Revis playing against a high school WR - absolutely dominated him. If Humphrey is garbage, then you definitely don't want JuJu - if a WR can't beat a garbage CB, he doesn't belong in the NFL, right?

Agree 100% especially on Judon. His game tape and college stats are better than any of the pass rushers in this draft (including Barnett). Only knock on Judon was he played against D2 competition. But he showed last year that those skills will play in the NFL. Foster is Rolando McClain 2.0. And Howard may be great, but at the end of the day, he's a Freakin TE. How many play-off games have the Bengals won with Eifert? How about the Skins with Jordan Reed? Howard could only dream he's as good as those guys.

Just stop. This is what happens when you just read scouting reports put together by some guy in a cubicle. Rivers has some pass rush skills. But he has short arms & small hands, is horrible against the run and has only played against basically Div 2 O-lineman. He's a project at best. Not exactly the guy you want to gamble on in the 2nd or 3rd Round in this deep draft.

He got Torched in College. With an epic Front 7 in front of him? Please explain how that translates to stopping Ben and Brady, not to mention being the 16th pick No, he didn't get torched in College. My educated guess is that you watched him play Clemson (one single game), where he didn't play well (and was playing against top flight WRs in college) and thus applied that to him as a player overall. Very lazy. Exactly. Watch the USC game where he dominated JuJu (1 catch for 9 yards). This kid is a stud.

You would be 100% correct if we took someone like Tabor or Awuzie. Not to mention they're still on the board. This guy got absolutely torched down the field, IN COLLEGE, with one of the best Front 7's of all time in front of him................ You're telling me you want that going up against Brady and Ben? When It matters. Especially this year? We'll see. In any case, I agree, let's kick butt day 2. It IS make or break time What happened when your "better version of Boldin" WR JuJu lined up against him? 1 catch for 9 yards. Humphrey dominated him. So, if Humphrey is a bum CB, then JuJu must be a horrible WR that can't play against press coverage. In Saban's defense, CB are put on an island with no safety help. Yes he got burned in a few games but he dominated in a few games as well. Kid is big, fast, physical, has elite closing speed and is only 20 years old! He needs to work on some technique issues - but that's it. Will be a stud CB in this league.