UnitedWeFall19- Please do some homework- the $40M was not fully guaranteed. Torrey wanted to stay, and if we were close, or if Oz gave more guaranteed years, he still would be here today. I never said he was a #1, but he was a Raven, he played like a Raven. Maybe that's why our receivers stink because of the leadership he brought to the group- you can't just measure how much someone should be paid on performance. You can talk about that last Patriots catch, which was uncatchable, but don't tell me he provided some of those most clutch catches against the Steelers and his performance against the Patriots when his brother passed. His leadership is missed- look at us now- who is a clear leader with Suggs down? All the younger receivers looked up to him. Let's also remember that Steve Smith dropped/ mishandled two game winning drops over the past week as well- had that been Torrey, in those big game situations, I felt like he would've caught them since he did in the past.
You can also say he wasn't productive last year, but you're wrong in that regard too. He wasn't targeted as much. However, UnitedColorsofBenetton17, he led the league in most yards created off of pass interference plays. Also, with Joe throwing for career highs last year, do you not think Torrey allowed other receivers to get open because he truly took the top off of defenses and they had to respect his speed? Please do your research before you make incomplete observations.
Perriman hasn't proven anything- he can't even get off his hospital bed. Ozzie took a huge gamble by having one burner on the team (by letting both Jacoby and Torrey go), and it outright failed. He's not had any true success at drafting a true #1 receiver, so I didn't think Perriman wouldn't have turned out to be someone like AJ Green- remember, he had issues during the preseason with dropping balls- that's typically not good for a receiver.