PurpleCity5

That's pretty much why I wouldn't take him. Injuries can happen to anyone but when it happens consecutively like that then it becomes a trend. Sure the Ravens would love to take a risk on a guy like that but they can't afford it in the 1st round and they certainly can't afford to miss on a CB pick.

I think Humphrey's size trait is what we could really use on the outside. Of course you don't want to fall too much in love with a players playing strength but Humphrey's is not as raw as he's made out to be and like others have said he's been given way too much flack. I think he did a good job of covering Mike Williams. Even if it frustrates us early, we don't need a shut down CB at the moment because regardless we're not getting one, we need someone who can play on the outside and just not get beat for big plays Period. I don't know if Humphrey can do all of that but I just wouldn't be mad if we took him, but I think I have Quincy Wilson ahead of him at the moment. On the topic, there's a lot to like about Jones, I'm not sure if strength is one of them. He got muscled plenty of times, most notably by JuJu Smith and it's going to be a bigger problem for him. Even if he bulks up, that's not what comes with being a physical CB, he actually needs to have to mentality of being one and being able to comfortably get close to big guys and not have to worry about being muscled there. I like Jones technique but his strength limitations might hurt him.

Bringing up KC exactly proves a point, he's struggled to maintain at one spot and that has to be influenced from shifting from ILB to OLB. Having to get the entire play-book down on both positions and develop as well puts a strain on a player. I highly doubt Peppers knows all the coverage/formations for all the positions he's played, and even if he did (Which would be very impressive), he didn't refine himself to the point to where he can be equally effective in all those positions. Besides that point, if Peppers weight is indeed 205, then his playing position is not as diverse as advertised because he's not seeing snaps at OLB/ILB in a 3-4 base in the NFL at that weight.

I've watched a few of the CB groups and I think Marshawn Lattimore is for sure the best CB of them all. I really do like Sidney Jones but I think he's going to have to bulk up, if he had strength he probably would be the #1 CB in this class. My problem with Lattimore and it's pretty much the reason why the Ravens won't pick him is that the injury concerns are very legit and the last thing this team needs is a talented CB who can't stay on the field. Marlon Humphrey makes a lot of sense here and would be an outside presence that we desire. I prefer him over Jones due to his size-strength traits that Jones sorely lacks.

If he slips that far I think we could realistically trade up for him if we think he's that good, which he certainly is but I don't think the team needs to hit on an ILB pick as badly as they need to hit on a CB/OLB pick.

Whitehair would've been a good pick there, but is the team thinking OL back-to-back when the pass rush got shredded by the likes of the Cleveland Browns? The team got exposed for their lack of speed there on the pass rush and in coverage and felt picking Correa would kill two birds with one stone, I was thrown off because I didn't even know much about him nor did I think of him as an option here, but I certainly wasn't surprised that we went for a speed guy. The Ravens could take someone like Foster but I would be stunned if they do so and if they do that doesn't mean Correa is history considering that they could opt to assume the OLB role they drafted him for.

Questionable pick, but the team felt that they needed speed on this defense. I was thrown off by it because I didn't even know the guy all that much, but at the same time the Ravens need to own up and put him in places where he can succeed and not shift him from OLB/ILB in his first year. Let him take care of the rest, if he fails to do that then your questions about him are answered. Talking to ravensfan23, I honestly think we should give him a chance, not a lot of the guys who was picked before or after him were all that better. It was a weak 2nd round to say the least.

I think we were a good tackling team this season. Weddle, Webb, Mosley, Orr(Sadly he's gone), Suggs, and Brandon Williams were exceptional there. On the speed end, we do have Correa on the team and we'll have to put him in a position to ball out. I do agree with adding more speed at the CBs at OLB but I would like to see us expand on Correa's role. Same here, Arthur Brown was an athlete but he couldn't get the playbook done what so ever and his play recognition was not good at all.

I would be disappointed if we picked Peppers. He doesn't have the play strength to play OLB or even ILB for that matter. He's not enough of a play-maker at FS so his fit might only be as a SS and do we need to take one early at the moment? No. I honestly think Peppers could legit fall out the 1st round, guys like him make to tough on themselves to develop as players when they try to play so many positions, it doesn't allow them to refine and get better at one spot.

Route running is something he'll have to fix for sure and his biggest issue. I don't think it's all on him though, those two off-seasons where he didn't get to refine his game hurt badly towards his development. I'm okay with route running being the issue he needs to fix because lots of guys out there didn't start out great there, it takes a lot of practice and dedication and he'll get there, he just needs time.

I don't think his hands are the biggest concern for me. Plenty of great receivers like Mike Evans, Brandon Marshall, and Demaryius Thomas have hands problems of their own and that hasn't stop them from being great at what they do. I think hands are a thing he has to improve on but its not whats going to restrict him from being great.

I get ya, I understand that you weren't saying they're the exact same, and I definitely see how they can be used but even if Correa wants to assume that role, he'll have to bulk up and get better with his pass rush. I personally like hearing your opinions honestly because I like the aspects you bring up. I never thought about how committed Boise State was towards him building up his strength and it looked like they really weren't invested in that, much rather they had him beat LTs on his speed alone and I think that commitment hurt him his first year. I'm crossing my fingers on his development because it could be a huge difference maker for this defense.

He can still provide speed outside but my problem is that many speed rusher are refined in many areas and actually play with more strength than what you usually see from Correa and that's my big problem for him, and trying to learn how to rush the passer while attempting to play ILB and that might be an immense leap for a guy who didn't play much this season. It would be different if he was sticking to OLB but if he's supposed to play multiple positions than its going to be tough for him to become an effective rusher. I really think the decision to put him at ILB in the first place backfired. As you said, it took a tole on a guy who was learning to rush the passer. I mean, needing to know the formations and coverage of ILB and OLB while refining yourself in both areas? How many guys have done something like that? I certainly think a fair share of this falls on the Ravens but Correa has faults of his own as a pass rusher and that just speaks to how raw of a player he is, I personally think hes going to have to get stronger as well, that play where he got blown up by the situational blocker was hard to see and it shows you that he'll need more strength. Thing is, I think this defense can be a really good fit for a guy like him if he bulks up and refines his technique. I agreed with what should be done with him. He should be allowed to roam around the defense and keep teams guessing, in a hybrid defense like ours we can move him around the middle of the field, he's so athletic that he can cover the flats and even play the spy if need be. You could even use him as a speed rusher on physco blitzes and confuse QBs so bad because they wouldn't know if he's blitzing or dropping back. I've also noticed how when told to tone his play down, he sort of declined, it's weird since we heard a lot of things about him. I don't remember much of Clay Matthews but I could recall that he was able to play with decent play strength and knew how to pop offensive tackles. He also had a good speed-to-power conversion and knew how to use that. That's all I could remember and while I definitely see the comparisons I personally think there are things that Clay could do that allowed him to be more effective and those elements are what Correa is missing.

I've never heard about that, I don't know how that effects Perriman, he was a 1st round pick so I wonder how that will come into play.

Same here, he would be so great for us.

I think Davis will be the better receiver out of the gates but Williams might end up to be the overall better receiver but not by much. Of course you can't predicts guys futures but I think both guys are really good receivers. I think our scouts need to do better at WR agreed but that also falls on Oz and DeCosta because it's their decision on who to pick.

I think an elite receiver would do more than that for this offense than an elite RB. Watching the Falcons against the Patriots, I was such in awe in seeing what Julio was doing on the field. I'm not referring to his catches but rather the attention he drew. He was able to drag the safeties so deep over the middle that it opened up so much for Gabriel, Sanu and Hooper. No RB in the league commands that type of attention. The Ravens would benefit a lot by forcing teams to shift to single-high safety coverage, and open up more open the middle, especially if they manage to get a TE who can get vertical, that would make this offense explode even without an elite run game. I think you would see Joe produce a season that we've never seen from a Ravens QB. This is why I'm hoping Perriman blows up. If a guy with that type of size and speed can push coverage down the field, can you imagine what a guy like Pierre Garcon(or Kenny Britt) would do in the middle of the field 1v1? Even Pitta(If he remains) would feast on linebackers.

Just my opinion, but I don't think run-first offense win SBs without an all-time great defense. If you look at all of the elite defenses who won the SB, 2013 Seahawks, 2015 Broncos, 2000 Ravens or 1985 Bears, they were primary rushing attacks but they won because they had a defense so great that they could control the tempo of the game and allow the offense to have massive TOP. We can't have that right now and I think the passing game should be as big of a priority as the run game. I would like to see the Ravens be able to beat anyone through the air and just crush teams there, teams are winning that way now, it's a passing league so why not get with the times? Of course the run game should be a big part of the offense but not the primary focus.

I think the Ravens drafted him in mind that he would be a speed rusher, It sucks because we could seriously use that but he just hasn't made an impact. He looks like an ILB but it's bittersweet that he might never be able to be a pass rusher for us, I just feel that maybe the team see Correa being very effective on those 4-3 base packages.

I think Spence is talented and can turn into a really good player, but he's questionable to me. I haven't watched him much, just going by reports and very little of what I've seen from him. Sheparard would've been a great addition to this team and I feel that he could be exactly what we need out of the slot. Orr retired but if he were healthy passing on Jack would have been the right move, can't knock the team on that end.

If that's how you feel than that's fine but give me Williams or Davis over Fournette all day long. I know Fournette is talented but I would much rather have elite talent at WR than RB when it comes to this team. It's so badly needed for this offense and franchise.

They did try to move up for Khalil Mack back in the 2014 draft because they saw him as an elite and immense talent, and though I believe the report of us giving up our entire draft for Ryan is bogus, I do think we definitely tried to move up for him. I think if needed, this time will be aggressive and jump plenty of spots for a guy they view as elite, if Williams or Davis are one of those guys than I wouldn't be shocked if we go for it because we've been so desperate at elite talent at the WR position for so long and have been dying for a play-maker.

I liked them as well but seeing Orr's emergence sort of justified passing on Jack/Cravens. Spence has 5.5 sacks and while that's a solid number, I don't think many were too impressed this season, he struggled bad early and improved but still had some trouble generating pressure. I don't know if he's a sure thing but he's definitely talented. The guy I really wish we took was Sterling Shepard, who says we didn't need another WR? I mean it would have been a mighty fine pick and given us a lot of assurance next season, not to mention that it would make the decision on Wallace a lot easier. That did create the opportunity to get more guys, but It would have been nice to have him here. Outside of that, 2nd round was a mixed bag and I honestly think it was a pretty disappointing 2nd round, not a whole lot of impact guys IMO.

I talked about Alexander a while back and he would be a welcomed addition, we're pretty young on the outside as is so having someone with experience like Alexander would work well for us. We don't need to get younger but better at pass rusher, not matter how old the guy is. I view him as a short term option(Obviously) but this team window for winning is now and an addition like Alexander would play well into that.

It was a highly questionable pick and it threw me off as well. I don't know if it was zero production but it was damn near close to that. We need to hit on these 2nd round picks.