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This is not even mentioning how expensive Bennett is going to be.

That is a good question lol

Yeah we definitely need to get our guy this year and hopefully if we can, we can put Boldin behind us on these forums lol

For essentially a 1 year rental worth 6 mil on the cap at his age, Boldin was not going to get much. Also, I am sure most teams knew that he would be cut from us if we couldn't find a good trade. People get on the Jags for only giving a 4th and 5th rounder for Monroe but they were going to put their guy Joeckel at LT the next year anyways and would have gotten a comp pick back either a 3rd or 4th. They decided they wanted the pick this year as opposed to next year and were able to get 2 picks out of trading him. It is a move that seems perplexing on the outside but is not as bad as people say. Same can be said with Boldin only going for a 6th since I am guessing, the Ravens would not have bought him back at that price anyways so he would have been paid 6 mil to be on the team for a year and then go. The Ravens decided that he was not worth the cap space we needed to rebuild the defense and a pick to get someone else who was younger and we used a 7th rounder on Mellette. Also we didn't see Pitta getting injured so the FO thought that Pitta would be able to step up as that guy in the middle and he did flash that in 2012 as well with some VERY important catches for us in big games. So that is the Boldin and Monroe decisions in a nutshell or at least how I saw the thought process.

Ozzie knows when to pounce on someone and knows when to hold firm. I will trust his judgement that Monroe is not worth 10 mil per for the Ravens and I trust that he has a guy in mind who can replace him. Also who knows what Kubiak is looking for in our LT as well, maybe he has someone in mind who can do just as well for us if not better either later in FA or in the draft.

With our zone scheme under Kubiak, we will probably want a really athletic tackle to help us out now that Monroe is all but gone. I don't know if that really narrows anything down but just a thought.

That too lol

I am now kinda hoping that they do pay tons of money on Monroe and Byrd. Then they can be like the Cowboys in a couple years.

That would be a good choice for us. He does well as a blocker and could develop into a nice receiver as well. Depends on the price

I hear Delmas is getting some interest so he might go for a little more than we want. Clemmons would be a good pickup however as would Griffin. And yeah I don't know why Miami decides to do some of the things they do lol

Hey Miami somehow decided to upgrade Dansby with Ellerbe so Miami logic for you.

Oh missed that lol, although I don't think we would lure him away by paying him less. We might want to call up Collins or Albert this Saturday and talk to their agents.

Can't say I am surprised, the Raiders have TONS of cap space so that was only a matter of time.

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Thats a good point because I am sure his agent will hear what other teams could be willing to pay and he might even have his decision on Tuesday. Like Ellerbe, I could see him catching a plane and getting to his destination on Tuesday. It will be a very interesting first couple of hours throughout FA and I think a lot of damage is going to be done in that time. Monroe, Jones, Byrd, and others could very easily be scooped up in that timeframe.

Yeah he has a lot of the Ravens undervalued although he has Jacoby Jones up there.

And guess who Beachum compares to in terms of measurables at 6'2, 303 with 33.25 inch arms and 9.375 inch hands? Zack Martin is 6'4, 308 with 32.875 inch arms and 9.5 inch hands

I guess we will see as the season gets going

Don't worry, I am sure if he wasn't ready, he would not be able to get through our tough physical lol

Maybe we should just let Ozzie do his thing

I wouldn't blame him. Maybe if we had a winter like last year, he would be more receptive to coming back lol. But he is probably thinking he could be enjoying Florida weather right now lol