BmoreBird22

They did just pick up Carr...

Whether or not Pitta fell down, Flacco did himself no favors by 1. Having tunnel vision to Pitta and 2. Using the check-down far too often.

The issue is the last point, which you attempted to gloss over. Flacco led the league in passes for 16 weeks and barely fell short of first when Brees passed him in the final week of the season. He had a paltry 6.4 yards per attempt to go along with only 20 touchdowns. For that many passes, you'd love to see closer to 5,000 and 30.

I'd venture he means he lines almost exclusively on the LoS.

Looking to use my early sixth and seventh and depth to move up in the draft some. @LosT_in_TranSlatioN I know you love some Sheldon Day

I watch a lot of Clemson, but I'm no offensive line specialist. He's big, but not overly strong, and he's not very agile. He doesn't move well in space and quicker tackles will take advantage of his plodding feet. I think he's got an outside chance to be a backup, but not someone I'd want starting more than here or there as needed.

Fuente kinda fixed it, but his east-west philosophy just didn't do Hodges favors. He's a prospect who will be a better pro than college player and that's kinda scary. As for the Texas running back, honestly surprised to see he hasn't gone yet.

I'm a VT alum, so I always try to find a way to work them onto my roster despite some bigger needs. He's a freak athlete. I'm just upset Loeffler wasted two years of him in his offense.

I think Guillermo is going undrafted and I won't be shocked if the Ravens don't even sniff him.

This is kinda where I'm at with it in a way. The front office, in my opinion, must believe one of three things. 1. The Ravens aren't capable of developing young receivers. I would have believed this very much during the tenure of Jim Hostler and that would be supported by always bringing in these older, established veterans, but I just don't see it now. Engram is a really great receivers coach and we've seen great strides from players like Aiken and Perriman. I think if Engram were really given a bonafide star in the draft to work with (like Mike Williams), he could coach out any deficiencies and turn him into a superstar in the league. 2. The Ravens think Joe can do it all on his own and doesn't need a supporting cast around him. This one is just total bogus no matter who the quarterback is, except for one. I have only ever seen Andrew Luck do so much more with so much less and he was quite possibly the greatest draft prospect in NFL history, so we know that this isn't true. 3. The Ravens believe that no matter who they put out there, Joe is going to look exactly like he has for his entire career. Now, I know Joe hasn't had the greatest group of receivers in the world, but it seems that no matter who's out there, Joe is going to just make the same mistakes and the same throws. It doesn't matter if he has a Gronk or Julio; he's going to be who he is. He's gone through so many receivers, different offensive coordinators, and different philosophies and he's still playing the exact same. Sure, maybe if he had Gronk, Julio, Megatron, AJ Green, and Bell in their primes, he might be lighting up the stat sheet, but no quarterback has anything close to that. I think the front office is resigned to the idea of giving Joe just enough to work with and not leaving him out to dry, but not hinging all their money on a receiver/tight end group that'd rival the best in the league because Joe is still going to be Joe no matter who is out there.

I think we'll see Trubisky, Kizer, Watson, Mahomes, and one of Peterman/Webb/Kaaya go before the fourth.

This sounds a little better. McDowell was probably it.

I don't know that it was him. There was just one player with off the field that bombed it. I wish I could remember who.

No, Tim Williams. I know he does and Miller does his mocks with the idea that the teams needs that position and then mocks a player where he thinks they're rated, not necessarily where he thinks they'll actually go.

We have to remember that even if they are rated highly, there's a lot of very quality pass rushers in the first two rounds, very quality corners in the first two, always quarterback needy teams, some very quality corners in the first two rounds, five other lineman that I think could go before Elfein (who is scheme limited), and some very good linebackers. We have to weigh out what teams are going to pick. Teams are very much going to flock to quarterback, pass rusher, corner and safety above all else, and given the immense depth of PR (OLB and DL), CB, and S, teams will go for those very quickly. I think Indi will draft a lineman in the first and I think Seattle will. That's it for me in the first. I think Elfein has a good chance to fall.

I know Matt Miller has him really low rated because of off the field and he's consistently communicating with teams, so I don't know. I can't remember what he said about Williams at the combine. He said one prospect with some off the field was really bad in interviews and it might have been Williams.

If I had to mock it all the way out, I'd have it going 1. Garrett 2. Allen (I know there are concerns over his shoulders, but I'm not seeing how serious it is yet according to teams) 3. Adams 4. Thomas 5. Hooker 6. Trubisky 7. Lattimore 8. Fournette 9. Foster 10. Howard 11. Barnett 12. Watson 13. Kizer 14. Wilson 15. Boles I think the Ravens currently have three capable corners and grabbing a fourth would give the Ravens four capable of starting. There are more pressing needs than to really go heavy in on a corner laden draft. Bowser, for me, is just hitting the potential that he has. He was a basketball player on top of being a football player, so he moves really well for his size and has great athleticism. When he finally fully committed to football, he really started to get a lot better. He's got to learn more moves and add more weight, but he's a very high potential player. Moton is a very small school prospect who isn't day one ready and may have a future at guard over tackle, so that'll knock him some. He's a fullback, so not too exciting.

@rossihunter2 @Edgar Regarding Elfein, I would see Lamp, Feeney, Dawkins, Robinson, Boles, and Ramchyzk all going before Elfein. That's six lineman I could see going before the Ravens pick in the third. I think we should also remember Elfein isn't very mobile, so he's only going to be looked at by man-to-man blocking teams, so that already limits his suitors. I would think he goes late second/early third at the highest.

You know, I was really thinking about that, but I didn't want all the, "It's so unrealistic comments." If I were to put Jones in the third, I'd slot in Lawson, Watt, or Anderson, not necessarily in that order. I think there's actually a chance Tim Williams falls to the third based on his off the field concerns, but I think Ozzie has enough connections to make sure that he'd be a good pick. Before the injury to Jones, I would have been all for taking a corner in round one and pass rusher in round two, but because of Jones injury likely allowing him to fall further, I think the Ravens can stand to wait a wee bit longer on corner/pass rusher.

I have a very early sixth and seventh round pick. I am looking to trade up and would be willing to trade depth players to move up.

I think if the Ravens wanted him, they have Woodhead, Weddle, and the new OL coach to all give a very complete review of King and the type of player he is.

I don't think it was DV. He broke a restraining order from an ex.

I think I'd rather take the chance on Clady, but Dunlap has experience with the current OL coach, so there's that.

My nightmare is him going to NE and pairing with Gronk.

Homer pick aside, I think Hodges is the best receiving tight end in the NFL draft. He's 6'7" fast, explosive, and aggressive. He runs excellent routes and is a terror up the seam. The only area you wish he'd improve is those 50/50 balls. He'll make the tough grabs, but needs to get that vice grip for those contested balls.