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A walk down memory lane. This all describes me to a T (except I disliked the Mosley pick from a durability standpoint and not from a positional standpoint). I'm happy any time our FO proves me wrong, however.

Updated the list. (Guess I should save this somewhere so I don't lose it when the forum closes down) Although it's not on the list, I'm pretty sure we worked out Gradkowski, and I know we worked out Robert Myers. We also worked out Tavon Young. Perhaps workouts are the real thing to keep an eye on.

Andy Nelson's BBQ > -not off topic because Andy Nelson is a former Baltimore player

That's a pick I don't hear too often. --- My prediction is that the Ravens pass on both Barnett and Corey Davis for someone this board generally does not want, perhaps Foster or Robinson. It's last year all over again. I don't think a trade-down happens. Teams aren't going to want to part with their 2nd and/or 3rd round picks in this draft. I sincerely hope I'm wrong, however, because unless Barnett or OJ Howard are available, trading back is my preference.

Bold prediction: Derek Barnett is available at #16, but Ozzie and co. pass on him either by taking some other edge rusher (similar to passing on Tunsil last year for Stanley) or by trading down (similar to passing on Mack and Spence last year for Correa).

I mean, if the picks fall in such a way that OL meets BPA, then I'm all for it. However, every OL in this draft is a reach at #16 overall, at least in my opinion, so we'd have to trade down for OL to be the BPA. Furthermore, it should be recognized that Alex Lewis is best as a RT; he lacks the leverage and push to be anything more than an average LG. Given this, any RT that is drafted essentially addresses the hole at LG by forcing a RT to play out of position at LG. If they reach for someone like Cam Robinson at #16, then I hope it's because they think he can be the next Osemele at LG; otherwise, it's a terrible pick.

I've been seeing more mocks lately where Corey Davis is available in the late 20s (Charlie Campbell's latest mock is an example, but I know I've seen others elsewhere). Makes me wonder if he's one of those players that the media is higher on than the coaches/GMs. I think we agree on Za'Darius Smith being mediocre; I just don't see Anderson being anything more than average depth. He might get some hustle/coverage sacks (which is why I compared him to Smith), but I just don't see him being a real contributor, not with his lack of burst.

I'd honestly like to see what Correa or Onwuasor can do at ILB and live with the potentially disastrous result than spend a first round pick on an ILB, especially one with the issues Foster may have. It's a luxury pick when you consider how you can plug in a guy like Orr and get good results thanks to Mosley attracting blockers.

That would be a weird draft. It seems like we have too many holes to fill to justify that trade up, although I like the trade-back part of it. Agree on Anderson. He's not going to add anything that Za'Darius doesn't already do.

Adoree Jackson, Zay Jones, Watt Those tend to be my favorite round 2 targets when I do those computer mocks lol

He has to love football, have a high motor, be quicker than fast, be a competitor, have a high floor, have upside, have rare athleticism, possess good instincts, and any other cliches I'm forgetting.

lol, classic wizard

Are you including the postseason? ;)

I'm used to Bucky Brooks projecting us a total reach who doesn't fill a need. This is a major deviation from the norm for him.

Flacco and Wallace are saying what they need to say in order to pay respect to their teammates. Fact is this team has a below-average receiving corps as-is. There's a reason our FO was close to signing Alshon Jeffery (according to RSR).

If you want a consolidated list of reasons to hate Joe Mixon, I've done the work for you: --- Alleged incident from high school --- Video where Mixon assaults Amelia Molitor, breaking four facial bones (I'll let you Google that one yourself) --- Orange Bowl presser excerpts concerning the Molitor incident --- Sugar Bowl fake-punching TD celebration --- Intimidating a female parking attendant after being issued a citation (not long after being reinstated) Worth mentioning because I saw Charlie Campbell suggest the Ravens as a fit for Mixon, as absurd as that is to suggest in the wake of the RR saga.

OJ Howard or Derek Barnett Zay Jones Sidney Jones Tanoh Kpassagnon Zay Jones is probably going to sneak into the back of the first, however. Sidney Jones will be a 2nd rounder most likely. Kpassagnon might be available in round 3. Hopefully we address LG and C in draft and/or FA lol

Kiper had Barnett falling to 28 in a recent mock; gave us Lamp at #16 http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2017/insider/story/_/id/19185386/mel-kiper-jr-three-round-grade-mock-draft-2017-nfl-draft

The Mosley one I remember, now that you mention it (it was the sole reason I didn't want him lol). Jernigan's diluted sample controversy always seemed overblown to me though. I'm unfamiliar with any Alex Lewis pre-draft concerns, although he wasn't a high pick anyway. If we're including players with motivational problems, then add Carl Davis.

I wasn't sure where to post it the other day, but multiple media outlets are reporting that McCaffrey received a draft guarantee from a team in the teens.

Honestly, of all the quality posters on this forum, I think I might miss Wizard1 most of all after this forum closes. I honestly enjoyed his shtick where he pretended to be a pessimistic fan, lamenting over the innovative new ways that we were going to lose each week. His was non-confrontational divisional trolling at its finest.

I honestly hope he's wrong in asserting that the knee injury wasn't the cause of his terrible performance last season, otherwise it would mean that he is declining for some other reason. There's hope he improves from last season if it was just his knee bothering him: he wasn't stepping into his throws, and he was much less accurate as a result. I hope the knee was just on his mind, causing hesitation when he should have been stepping into his throws--that might be an easier fix.

Is that really a bold prediction? Seems most of our picks after the RR saga have been "clean" prospects. From what I can tell, Jimmy Smith was the last guy we drafted high with character concerns, and Kindle was the last guy we drafted high with medical concerns.

It sounds like you're suggesting that Perriman has potential, which I agree with, but he's not yet a player that I can comfortably slot as a future starter for years to come. To put what I am suggesting another way, there is nothing about the existence of Perriman or Moore that would preclude me as a GM from drafting multiple WRs. Even if Perriman turns out to be a solid starter, we still need more receivers for the future.

I'm not saying I would hate Fournette at #16, but I would be slightly disappointed over drafting a RB. I think Fournette is slightly overrated as a top-5 pick; something in the 8-16 range seems more appropriate to me. To put it another way, I'd be more excited if we drafted a less highly ranked player like Howard or Barnett.