RavensHawk

Seriously? So you know that Ramsey is going to be a perennial pro-bowl player and the others don't have a shot? You know that Ramsey will have a long and healthy career or 10 years? Please... The fact of the matter is that nobody knows what any of these players will do in the NFL. It's all a projections game. If people knew that, do you think we would have been able to land Ogden and Ray in the first round in 1996? No way! They probably would've been the top 2 picks in the draft that year had people known how things would pan out. Give me a break.

I see a lot of chatter about Noah Spence for our 2nd round pick, but lets not forget that there are a few pass rushers ranked higher than he is left on the board. I have no idea what Ozzie's rankings look like, but Emmanuel Ogbah is still up for grabs as well. I really like his tape, and it looks as though he is a bit more versatile than Spence is currently. I'd be excited for either of them, but I'm hearing more and more that Spence is a very 1 dimensional player, and looks more like a pass rushing specialist than outside linebacker.

Watching game film of the receivers in this draft has me very underwhelmed to say the least...especially guys like Treadwell that everyone is penciling in as the best guy and top 10 pick. I just don't see it on the field. He has long strides, but is far from a fast or quick guy. The one thing he has going for him is strength, and in the NFL that tends not to matter as much because you're playing against the best of the best. He will be a solid NFL wideout, but I honestly don't think he'll even be the most productive receiver in this draft. Looking at guys like Tyler Boyd (undersized but extremely explosive) and Josh Doctson, I see them as just as likely to have productive NFL careers as I do Treadwell. Just because he's the best, does NOT mean he's Julio Jones and worth such a high pick. Especially when we could get someone like Ramsey, Hargreaves III or Alexander up there.

I don't know who was at fault for this, but the Torrey Smith TD showed me that either Kendrick Lewis has no idea what he's doing in this defense, or Peas(sp?) made a terrible defensive call. When Torrey caught the long TD, there was no help over the top and K. Lewis was up at the line of scrimmage at the snap. I watched him drop back and hover at linebacker depth playing what looked like zone coverage while Shareece Wright was 1 on 1 with Torrey and got turned around on a double move. That's not the first time I've seen Kenrick Lewis so badly out of position, but I honestly don't know who to blame. If Lewis just doesn't know what he's doing, then I do not hesitate in labeling him the biggest mistake of this offseason. He was supposed to come in and solidify the secondary with a "ballhawking" style of play. If that was Peas' playcall, then I want to find a new D-Coordinator. Kendrick Lewis IS NOT Ed Reed. Reed could be at the line of scrimmage at the snap and somehow intercept a pass 45 yards down the field. That type of player isn't made by scheme...he was special. If Peas expects Lewis to be able to do those things because Reed did it for him, I laugh in his face.

I was flown to Disneyland in California last year to experience the Disney Institute program for my company, and it was incredible! I'm sure the Ravens staff gained a lot of valuable knowledge from their experience.