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Well time of possession is not necesarrily a great indicator if one ignores every other statistic avaliable. Our offense was amongst the worst in time per possession, yards per drive, and points per drive. 51% is not so great when you consider that our defense was amongst the best at forcing Punts. Just look at the NE game and you'll see how time of possession is misleading along with other stats. Keep in mind that our defense had to stop Tom Brady 14 times! It's really no surprise they put up 30. We scored 23 points yaaay. But in reality, 14 of those points were when the offense started deep in NE territory so it could have been a loooot worse. Yes we led in time of possession that game but we scored less than 2 points per possession. Teams don't win many games with that. It's even worse if you consider that the muffed punt return yielded 7 points or it would have been even worse. we can debate and argue stats all day and al week if you like. The bottom line is. Our offense didn't do enough to sustain drives. When our defense played lights out the offense didn't put games away and when our defense got exposed, the offense couldn't be counted on to stop the bleeding. Also Pees reverting to vanilla play calling the last 5 mins of games helps no one and I hope that changes ASAP

Is it risky to take a guy that's stupid enough to smoke half a gram of weed in his car with 3 friends. Yeah I won't argue that part. I'd like to reduce the risks when drafting someone with our first round pick. I just like you to know he's not the first or last college kid to have weed with him or someone in his car. Your critisim here is fair. On the other hand, your narrative of "a guy with a gun cruising around in Baltimore" is such a misinformed, ill advised, ignorant, statement.. It's actually a bit insulting when you say it like anyone with a gun is gonna drive around shooting at kids or something. i don't mean to insult you in any way but I have to elaborate because some people are going to read your statement and may belive the narrative you may have implied. There are almost 300 million guns in America. It's estimated that a quarter of Americans own one. Some keep it in the garage, others in their car, and some carry it with them all the time. I'm not one that owns a gun because Iv never felt the need for one. But I certainly understand and respect why some people feel the need to carry one. Next time you go to a restaurant with 40 people sitting. Know that at least 4 of them have a gun on them. Depending on the state, city, and neighborhood, that number could go up to 50%. As a matter of fact, it gave me comfort as a student in college knowing that at least A few of my classmates had guns on them. Of course I wouldn't be if I knew who they were but that's why it's against the law to say it or even allow your gun to be visible. I honestly don't know the laws in Luisiana but I can only assume that the half gram was legal because there were 4 people in the car and two of them went home. If it was a non tolerant state like Florida then all 4 would have been arrested and the least they get off with is community service. I can't defend Robinsons stupidity because if you wanted to smoke weed then just turn on the damn TV and order pizza for all I care. If Robinson falls to the end of the first or even the second round the. He absolutely deserves it for being an ideot. to be fair on the gun part, I read a few conflicting reports so it's hard to say what happened exactly. It looks like both driver and passenger had guns concieled and to their credit, they told the officer something like "hey my hands are up but I wanted to let you know that I have a gun so this doesn't get weird" then went on to point the gun out and handed it over to the cops. I think that's actually a smart thing to do. That is absolutely a no story

Come on man, it sound like your hating on the guy? You make it seem like your paying that extra million out of your own pocket lol

I suppose it's to give the impression that heck we could trade up if someone falls lol john Ross at 16 would be a horrible reach! Especially when we already have 3 deep threats and no chain mover. Ruben Foster and CJ wound be the best Linebacking duo the NFL has seen since browman and Willis took the 49ers to a SB. Correa, Judon, and Suggs could make a nice trio splitting snaps

Those two curve balls are the QBs taken ahead of us. Every mock that has 2 QBs and a TE picked in the top 15 lands us a potential game breaker. on the flip side, if teams don't feel desperate and pass on QBs then we're stuck in no mans land

Absolutely true. Stats almost never tell the full story. On the flip side, every once in a while someone will jump up and yell out something like "Joe threw for 4000 yards. How's that a bad season" and in just kill me when Joe himself would admit that he had a prity tough year all around

Iv been saying all offseason that WR is not as much of a need as fans may think. We have a 1K WR and a 1st rounder developing finely. But if Wallace is there at 16 then you close your eyes, thank your stars, and take him with no regrets at all! im sorry to say this but Ross would be a reach at 16.

Hahaaaaahaaa good one.... Touché

Absolutely. If he's the best player on your board then why not trade back. I'm still holding on to the hope that one of the top 12 players falls to us. I'm also hoping we sign a Mangold or trade for a proven C for everyone's sake. I hate rookie Centers

Mosley is a baller! It fells like it was yesterday when so many people were all over Ozzie and Defosta for taking a MLB 17 overall when we had D.Smith. they said Mosley was a top 5 talent and boy was he. I love me some CJ and hope he remains a Raven for years to come

Oh wowza!!! you really had to go that far..... Had the defense not played as good as they did last year then we would have lost every game by 2 TDs or more! The offense failed to finish drives every game and failed to sustain drives on a regular basis... now the defense is the reason why we missed the playoffs?! like you, I desire more from our Defense but if we have to point a finger at someone then it's obvious where you should point it. Il give you those 3 games but then il ask you about the remaining 13.... I think we would have made the playoffs with 13 wins... the defense forced more 3 and outs than anyone. That means our offense had more opportunities to score than anyone and in return they just gave the ball back forcing our D to make more and more and more stops untill eventually the broke! At one point in the season, our offense averaged the third least points per possession and the two teams behind us were SF and CLE.

I agree 100 percent with your second paragraph. But your first paragraph breaks my heart.... KO was a great raven! He hurt his back once and missed 9 games. He's never missed more than 2 games every other season that he didn't get a disc in his back. He's no more or less injury prone than Jensen or urschel. As far as his play, he was light years better than those two. It's not even fair to put Jensen, urschel, and KO in the same sentance. It really hurts me when fans just go overboard the minute a player leaves Baltimore forgetting all the good times and plays he made. you can regret him leaving or hate that he left and that's debateable because in hindsight we also got a 3rd round comp in return. What you can't do is deny how great he was as a Raven...

FA started about a week ago and those first couple of days were crazy! After the first wave, it slowed down a bit awaiting a spark that started what I'd call the domino effect and here we are. The second wave has begun. 1- A week ago, I thought there was no way we land a high comp pick for Wagner. The restricted FA market was so deep and teams had so much money to spend. It turned out that most of the marque FAs either stayed with their teams or signed 1 year prove it deals. ( Jeffry, Poe, Pryor, Cousins, Hightower, etc...) This basically explains why Ozzie wouldn't move from 5 mil he offered Clayborn(restricted FA). In theory, Jeffersons contract gets canceled out by Juice, Guy, and Ducase. That leaves Wagner as our biggest loss and Carr doesn't count against that as he was an unrestricted FA vs Clayborn who might have canceled that all out. Final verdict:- Ozzie is probably done signing anyone that counts against the comp pick formula. 2- looking ahead into the draft, we no longer have to fish for a day 1 starter. This opens up the possibility of drafting the CB with the highest ceiling instead of the highest floor. Remember when we drafted Jimmy Smith. He was obviously physically gifted but needed time to transition that talent into NFL skills. We are in perfect position to do the same with the way Carr's contract is structured. Final verdict:- 10-12 CBs could go in the first 2 rounds. Look past the NFL ready guys and keep an eye on a CB that runs sup 4.4 and is 6'0 or above. Someone who could be a pro bowler in 2 years 3- Is there still any debate that this team is trying to win now?! We need to allocate 6 mil for rookies and that's covered by Areington and Watson. Ozzie will make 1 more swipe at a player before the Draft. Final Verdict:- Who may that be???

I'd celebrate if we landed him in the second. I might cry if we take him 16 overall lol

I still think Carr is a huge upgrade as he could start on 30 other NFL teams while Shareece will struggle to make a squad. But we can agree to disagree amen to a lineman 3rd 4th and 5th. 2 can pan out and the third can jump off the highest building for all I care. Absolutely agree on our scouts doing great with late picks on the line. But they're not 100% and Gino was the evidence lol regrding DE, we also have Davis and Henry who we took in the third and 4th rounds. I'd also like to see Judon play DE on obvious passing downs. I think he'd have a McPhee kind of effect inside on passing downs.

I still don't understand why you think Jernigan is that bad at getting to the QB. He had 13 sacks in 3 years including his rookie year. In comparison, Ngata has 29 in all his seasons to date and no one can say he's wasn't one of the best at getting to the passer. In comparison, Suh only averages 2 more sacks per year than Jernigan. And Pierce doesn't even play the same position. You can't compare a 4-3 DT to a 3-4 DE to a NT that had 2 sacks. it's kind of Apples and oranges. The guys you mentioned are all on rookie deals so that goes hand in hand with what I'm trying to prove. It's a bargain when you have a rookie outperform his contract by that much. Also your numbers are a bit off but that's not the issue here. My issue is that a guy like Buckner was a top ten pick and Donald is about to make close to 20 mil a year. Jernigan if we're lucky should stay for 8-12 depending on how good or bad he plays this year. Oh we also don't have another first round pick to replace Jernigan. ok I went off and I'm sorry it's all over the place but you kind of took me there with those comparisons lol. just simply put. You say we can't pay a premium for two guys on the line then hate the fact that Jernigan isn't putting up 10 sacks and those guys really get paid premiums. Pierce is not a DE so that's not even a solution. I also would like to see more of Pierce but also keep in mind that he faded even more. ugh in Ozzie I trust lol

You made a lot of valid points. I absolutely agree that I'm more worried about C than anything else. RT is a tough position to play obviously but one can argue it's the easiest because there's always a TE right next to you and Yanda on your left. Wagner was at his best when Gilmore lined up next to him. Just sayin I also agree that we already have a solid foundation in Lewis, Stanley, and Yanda. Most teams would love to have those 3 and fill in the gaps around them. my biggest issue is that Flacco needs an elite Oline. Over the past 9 years, his play has been up and down. He's made bad receivers look better and good receivers look bad. some good RBs underperformed and some bad RBs overachieved. It's been a mix of a million different factors and I'm not here to argue any of them. The one consistant thing that Iv seen from Flacco is that he plays better than expected with a great line and a lot worse that we bargained for when hs line is shaky. theres absolutely no shame in admitting that our QB is Rodgers, Brees, Brady and maybe Wilson and Luck are QBs that can put up respectable stats with patched up lines but most NFL QBs struggle. I honestly believe an Elite line is more important than an elite WR or an elite RB

When did he lose playing time to Davis?! and i honestly don't get it with you guys. he showed flashes of greatness. And at times he wasn't as great but he's beyond just good. if he plays as good as those flashes all the time then he would demand 20 mil a year and then people would say he's too expensive. Jernigan is a perfect example of a player you sign to a second contract because there's a good chance he outplays it and his floor is not too bad. Then you can get rid of him once his guaranteed money is up or keep him if he elevated his game. as a second rounder hes outplayed that tag and as a player that's getting about a million per year he's defiantly worth every penny. find me one player in the league for 1.5 mil that played better than Jernigan.... Il wait....

Mark freakin Trestman!

Look at it in a glass half full way. If he plays great then we get a really good cheap season and land a third round comp for sure. If he plays like he has been playing which isn't bad at all then we have a great chance of retaining him on a team friendly contract.

Great post. I rarely agree with everything on such a long post but this indeed is one. B.Marshall was the only WR that made sense at his price range. I would have loved it if the Ravens traded a 7th or 6th to ensure landing him but then it became clear he wanted to stay in NY. i was surprised when Zuttah was traded for peanuts. My only logical explanation was that our FO were signing someone with that cap space but we have yet to see that happen.

I know exactly what you mean. It comes from passion. And yes your suggestions are a looooot better than some. like you, I'm extreemly dissapointed that we havnt yet addressed Oline but I wouldn't go as far as "I'm sick and tired of our FO neglecting the offense." In fact, most of our cap the past few years has been on offense. Also our 1st rounders the past two years have been WR and LT. Keep in mind that our Marquee FA signings the past two years have also been offense. Have faith bro. Over the past two years, Ozzie is doing great. Decosta is doing great. I hate to say this but the real problem was bringing in Trestman. The bigger problem was retaining his services and bringing guys to fit his system. Which really was no system.

I agree 100 percent with the amount of perimeter talent in the top end of this draft. i also agree that if we lose a WR or OLB then we're in a pickle. But keep in mind that Judon is not too shabby himself and Suggs is still a baller. We're not where we want to be but it could be a lot worse. Also when it comes to WRs, we have a 1000 yard receiver and a 1st rounder that picked up really well last year. We also have a few good pass catchers in our TEs so it's not horrible. Yes it could be better and injuries could make it harder but at least we have a starter and a #2 guy i completely disagree in terms of CB. If we draft a CB in the first round, there's no guarantee he even starts because of the depth we have. Call me crazy but I think we have one of the best secondaries in the NFL and thus we can draft someone to develop. If Jimmy goes down it'll hurt for sure but Carr can handle his own without having to change our scheme to help him. Young is also a stud so it's not like we'll have young on #1 WRs and Shareece on #2s DE also a position of strength on this team if we keep Jernigan. now let's look at our line. We were already bad as a unit and lost 2 players that each made a pro bowl the past two years. We all remember how bad it was when we lost 2 or 3 guys last year so let's not start next year at our worst. Heck Ducase who our FO decided wasn't worth keeping actually beat hurst and urschel to the starting lineup. It would terrify me if Hurst and Urschel are anything better than 7 and 8 in the depth chart (they are currently 4 and 5). I see OLine as the priority right now because both the passing and run game will fail unless we fix this. im not calling for a lineman in the first two rounds but if we don't get a lineman then I hope we take two linemen in the next 3 picks. also as you mentioned. I really hope we sign at least one good FA lineman before the draft and I'd prefer that be a C. I remember like it was yesterday how bad our line was when a rookie made the calls up front. Oh and you probably forgot about Nesbot and Wesley for a good reason lol

Second rounders are usually players that are NFL ready but don't have much upside or have a great upside and not even close to beiNFL ready. Correa was the latter. All the reports on him are that he needs development but his potential is crazy if he reaches it. it doesn't concern me that he didn't start last year because it was expected. We just got a little excited and wanted him to start right away when that really wasn't the plan to start with. Your absolutely right when it comes to screwing it up for the guy by teaching him 2 positions before he masters either one. Correa has a high motor and an insane first step. coverage was never his strength in college and for that I'm extremely concerned that our FO is trying to force him into playing ILB full time. I wished that he practiced OLB purely because between him Suggs and Judon, wed have a nice fight for playing time for specific situations.

That would be a disaster waiting to happen lol Hurst at LG and a rookie day 3 C? just theoretical here but let's say Stanley catches a virus and misses preseason game 1. So you'd probably haveYanda LT, Hurst LG, Rookie 5th round C, Urschel RG, and Lewis RT starting that game. would you play Flacco?