The Ravens are on schedule to have 11 picks in next years draft. The Ravens have 46 players under contract for next year not including the guys we may resign like Yanda, KO, Tucker, and Upshaw. Thats because we have drafted 28 players in the previous 3 drafts. Thats lierally 7 more than the norm (1 full draft class to most teams). You do the math guys, we are loaded with developing guys that we will lose like we lost J.Simon(4th rounder), Wenning(6th rounder), just to sign our own draft picks. We certainly have the quantity but what we lack is Quality. We need a few playmakers here and there instead of more developing guys because we just cant fit all of them on a 53 man roster. If we draft 11 guys next year then we are certainly going to just watch 5-10 guys that we have recently invested picks and playing time walk away for nothing (not even comp picks).
in 2012, we drafted 8 guys. Guess how many are still on the roster? 2!
in 2013 we drafted 10 guys. Guess how many will remain on the roster if we draft 11 guys next year.......
This next off-season is going to be different than the norm. I promise that! I'm not saying that because I have inside information or anything but it just makes sense. Ozzie will not just wash away so many players he drafted himself just to draft more guys.
After the Super Bowl, Ozzie promised not to jeopardize this teams future for the present. That was 3 years ago and he has kept that promise. We have a solid foundation of vets and a whole bunch of guys with potential. Now the 3 year restructure is complete and Ozzie has no other choice but to Invest in the present.
That's why we are calling for him to bring in a guaranteed starter for a few late round picks. All we want is for Ozzie to accelerate the process and snatch someone now instead of waiting till after the season when everyone is competing for a few players available.