The Raven

Wesley's butt is too small. Mangold is too old. Flacco's gonna get killed again.

You're right. Just projecting my frustration about lack of offensive line

That's a problem. We have three holes. I'm not convinced Alex Lewis is a solution. And we've done nothing. We lost Wagner and fired Zuttah and we've done nothing to address that, so the solution is throw a 4 or 5 at an OL and hope they turn out? How do we know we'll get a Wagner and not a Jah Reid or Ramon Harewood? I'm tired of ignoring of the offense. We lost guys and brought nobody in. We're not even back to where we were. How are we supposed to get better?

Not a bad pick in and of itself but dammit don't we have enough DL?

My new advice to Marty? Dude, just quit. Your boss doesn't care about offense.

Wagner was a liability in the run game and Kyle Juice was a fullback who couldn't block. This offense needs some big investments, not mediocre late rounders.

Favorite pick so far. This to me is the first pick we've made where we'll see a big year one impact. The other three, not so much.

I'm having a major case of deja vu. The scouting reports are pretty similar.

Somewhere, Joe Flacco is crying in a corner with Yanda and Pitta, asking if Ozzie will ever invest in the offense again.

Who are you again?

I'd guarantee it.

In hindsight, I have no idea how more people didn't predict it

Hoping for a pass rusher and two olinemen in the next three. I'm really hoping for that guy Pat Elflein. Don't think we could pull him and Lamp, but that'd be my pipe dream.

Not to mention it's a bit difficult to look for the ball when in press. In zone, his ball skills are on point.

Okay, I watched Marlon Humphrey vs USC, Humphrey vs Texas A&M and Humphrey against Clemson. I LOVE the pick. The past couple months of work kept me away from the pre-draft scouting but my schedule is opening up again, so I'm gonna be taking a look at our guys. The first things that jumped out to me were his energy and physicality. He plays fast and he plays through the whistle. He knocks guys out if they touch the ball. If you run a screen on him, he shuts that Crap down. He erases the short routes. He doesn't give people easy completions. I think that in the NFL his footwork may make him liable to a couple blown coverages on deep balls but he'll work on it. In the run game, he is willing to get into traffic. Frequently in the Clemson game he made an effort to engage a tackle. Not many corners are willing to take on a block from a lineman. If he's got an angle on the back, he brings the wood. He really tries to fight off blocks, and if it's a WR, he usually wins. He's built thick for a corner. That 6'0, 200 build, I think, is ideal for a corner. Long but not so long you have slow foot speed. The talk of him being stiff hipped I can see, but I think it's exaggerated. He's pretty fluid for a longer corner. It's the footwork that I think is the problem, and you see that around 3:05 against A&M. He played the slot most in the Clemson game, and to be honest, I think he can fit in there. I didn't see any glaring issues with him in the slot. And whoever thinks he doesn't have ball skills needs to check out 2:30 against Texas A&M. He's got em. I just think he needs to get better at turning his head. He may not have the best ball skills but this guy is going to force a lot of incompletions, a lot of sacks, and a lot of punts. He's a good cover corner. Another thing: he's a tone setter. Our defense lacks that right now in my opinion. I'm really loving this pick.

Okay, yeah, that does sound like fitting like a glove. This pick, paired with the Carr signing, sets a clear vision to me: gone are the days of the 15 yard cushion. Regardless of the shell, it looks clearly like we're playing at the line and shutting down those easy dump offs the Patriots have killed us with time and time again.

What do you like about him? I think it's a great pick overall, but I actually have some questions about how and where he fits. From what I've read, it seems he's a press guy who struggles in off man. I've heard he's not good on the inside. Which makes me wonder where he'll fit. Will Carr slide in? Or will we see if Marlon can do that? And, is Pees going to commit to a press-heavy coverage philosophy? Last year, it was all about off man and break on the ball. Jimmy's not the bets fit for that type of approach, and if Marlon is a Jimmy-clone as I've read, I wonder how the scheme will adjust. Hopefully it's a lot of bump and run or press bail. From the little I've seen and read, it seems Marlon was born for press bail.

Yeha, 6.75 3 cone doesn't sound stiff at all. that's a damn good number

Think big picture. Think long term. I know it's hard for you but please try Lmao

I mean damn they said the same thing about Jimmy, and injuries aside, Jimmy is phenomenal. I'm not pressed.

Then he should still find some help

Sorry, that's reality. Fans don't like hearing it but that's life. Do you honestly expect Harbs to say he's starting day one regardless? I'm just stoked we've added yet another solid press CB to punish WRs at the line.

Since when is Harbs in charge of the draft? He's not. Get some help.

Has it occurred to anyone that this guy might actually be a good addition or is everyone just pissed that they weren't original enough to pick him in their mock? I can't help but think people are just pissed because nobody saw it coming.

I can't decipher it either. glad i'm not the only one