Very unrealistic in my opinion, but how sweet would it be if Feeney was available at our 2nd round pick as happened here.

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Chargers lineman King Dunlap involved in a domestic disturbance:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18704793/king-dunlap-los-angeles-chargers-arrested-violating-protective-order

Revis involved in an altercation:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18701016/darrelle-revis-new-york-jets-reportedly-injured-pittsburgh-altercation

Here's my latests one....would be stoked with the first 3 picks...don't think it's very realistic though.

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 16: Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State (A)
Round 2 Pick 15: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford (A)
Round 3 Pick 28 (DAL): Zay Jones, WR, East Carolina (A)
Round 3 Pick 30 (PITT): Erik Magnuson, OT, Michigan (A-)
Round 3 Pick 41 (SEA): Chris Godwin, WR, Penn State (A+)
Round 4 Pick 17 (WASH): Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma (A)
Round 4 Pick 31 (NYJ): Damontae Kazee, CB, San Diego State (A)
Round 5 Pick 6 (NYJ): Dan Skipper, OT, Arkansas (A)
Round 5 Pick 15: Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State (A)
Round 6 Pick 14: Johnathan Ford, FS, Auburn (C+)
Round 7 Pick 16: Jay Guillermo, C, Clemson (B-)

my latest...I would be ECSTATIC if our first 3 rounds went this way:

55 minutes ago, stuckonaboat13 said:

Love to bring Aiken back at a fair price. I feel good about Wallace, Perrimen, Aiken, and Moore in that order

I just don't see them bringing back Aiken (not arguing whether they should or shouldn't)  Aiken seemed pretty unhappy with his role last year and I don't see that significantly changing this year.  Bottom line is that it appears the Ravens have decided he is a worse option than at least Wallace and Perriman, plus they have already publicly said they want to bring in a "complimentary WR"  I just don't thing the Ravens see Aiken in their plans moving forward and I would be SHOCKED if Aiken agreed to come back.

19 minutes ago, January J said:

I actually like this a lot.

Yeah, going into it, I never would have guessed I wouldn't take a corner until comp 3rd rounder, but Williams, Baker, and Elflein were too good to pass up at the times of the first 3 picks.  I still don't think Williams will make it to us at 16, but if he somehow does, it would be awfully hard to pass up.

My latest draft from Fanspeak:

12 hours ago, Ravenous_Ravens said:

Bold prediction: Baltimore Ravens will keep 4 TE this next season. Pitta, Watson, Boyle and Waller.

Pitta and Watson are easy as they provide stability, experience and reliability. Boyle and Waller offer the most and have shown to be the most dependable of the remaining current TE.

Side note: the extra roster spots could be well used for towards secondary depth potentially. I say secondary only because injuries have too often become a determining factor down the stretch of a long season. If they draft young secondary talent, it could mean hanging on to some of the current secondary players for insurance/assurance, at least for a year. TE injuries could always be overcome with slight changes to using an extra Back or Receiver (for those thinking TE depth would be an issue with keeping only 4).

Almost agree with you.  I do think we keep 4 TEs, but I think it will be 4 of these 5:  Pitta/Boyle/Waller/Gillmore/Williams.  In my opinion, keeping Pitta AND Watson is too much money for the TE position...I know all of the other guys have questions marks, but they are cheap because they are on their rookie contract.  Not sure which of those 5 I would cut....I would bring all 5 of those guys through camp and let them compete (or injury knocks one out)

18 hours ago, trevorsteadman said:

I would agree you keep Garrett because he is almost a sure thing and will be a huge gamechanger. What I see is so valuable is that 12th pick. Still enough for a team to trade up for 2 1st round picks to move up 10 spots. And like you said it will take time so hopefully they give Hue Jackson at least another 2 years to see what he can do. That last draft though was fantastic. They have solid running backs, great wide receivers, great o-line. Only question is the quarterback position.

I agree that no QB in this draft class stands out.  The only varying strategy I might have if I was the Browns is going after Garropolo if they think he can be their QB (I have not done any analysis on him to see if he looks like a starting QB).  If you think he can be the guy, you try to work out a trade--I would try to do it without giving up the 12th pick, but if that is what it took and I thought he could be the QB, then I'd go for it.  If you don't think Garropolo is the guy, then get solid playmakers and worry about QB next year and maybe take a flyer on a potential QB in the middle rounds.

2 minutes ago, usmccharles said:

Cruz is done imo.   I don't see us adding him if we had another veteran such as Marshall or Gary on.   Wallace as a number 2 and BP as a number 3 would be a great line up in my opinion.   If we bring Cruz as someone to depend on for production I think would be a mistake.   

I agree.  I too feel that Cruz is done.  I think a pairing of Mashall/Garcon, Wallace, and BP as a top 3 would be a solid WR core.  I would not feel great about Wallace/BP/Cruz.  To me, this would represent a last resort if we couldn't get a better WR in free agency and were able to pick up Cruz at vet minimum...but that would be putting a lot of pressure on Cruz and BP to step up and be major contributors...both of which I have questions about. (hoping BP can step up, but have 0 confidence in Cruz to give anything more than he did this year)

Alabama LB Reuben Foster will miss combine and 4 months due to rotator cuff surgery.  I wonder if this will affect his draft position.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2017/story/_/id/18676946/reuben-foster-former-alabama-crimson-tide-lb-miss-nfl-scouting-combine-drills-shoulder-surgery

38 minutes ago, Shammy said:

I say neither they should've drafted stefon diggs

Too late for that....the coulda shoulda woulda game does no good.  The question is which of these 2 would you rather have.

18 minutes ago, usmccharles said:

Do you mean your hesitant to move up in the draft? 

Yes, my bad..I meant I am hesitant to move up.  I will edit the original post as well.

13 hours ago, usmccharles said:

I would honestly rather trade up for Fournette, but i would be on board with all three

I do really like all 3 of these guys, but I am very hesitant to trade up in the draft with our success with middle round draft picks...look at who we got in the 4th and 5th rounds last year!  I have a feeling we will be able to get an impact player at 16..whether it is one of these 3 (Fournette, WIlliams, Davis) or a top-tier corner like Wilson, Jones, or Lattimore, etc. 

On 2/6/2017 at 9:15 AM, karlej said:

hey Ravens fan good to know you / Mass here . hope they win when you go to their game

In Vermont here...I feel for you...it sucks being surrounded by a bunch of Cheater fans!  And I'm sure it's far worse in Mass than here in Vermont--a lot of people don't care about sports at all up here.

Pat McManamon ESPN Staff Writer 

The Browns will soon announce that they have hired David Lee as quarterback coach. Lee was the Bills' QB coach the last two seasons. This move will do little to diminish talk about the very real chance that the Browns will try to sign Tyrod Taylor if the Bills release him.

Looks like we might see Tyrod again next year.  We will see.

25 minutes ago, rmcjacket23 said:

1. The Cleveland Browns aren't likely to be interested at all. They have the #1 overall pick, another top 15 pick, and a gigantic amount of cap space. If they want to address the position for 2017, they can set their sites far, far, far, far, far higher. Pretty much every QB from draft picks to FAs to trades is at their disposal, because they have the ammo and money to get literally anybody. 

2. The Jets already have two QBs on the roster who are young, cheap, and have displayed very little on film to be confident about. I doubt they're looking to add a third.

Given that Mallett was dangerously close to losing the backup job to a journeyman like Josh Johnson in the preseason, I highly doubt his market will be flattering. At best, he will get consideration for backup jobs on teams, this one included.

If teams were legitimately interested in him as a potential starter, surely they would have come calling after the 2015 season (when he actually played). For literally any draft pick possible, we would have shipped him away. A 7th rounder and a cooler full of beer would have had us jumping for joy.

Again, don't see what has changed from 2016 to 2017 that makes people think that Mallett all of the sudden is going to get interest, considering he didn't play in 2017.

I don't think anyone will give him a starting job, but I think he might have opportunities to where he would be much more likely to earn it than in Baltimore.  For example, what about the Texans?  They showed they were willing to bench Osweiler...maybe he goes there as a backup (they couldn't afford to pay him much more with Brock's contract), but it is much more likely he'd get a shot at playing when and if Osweiler struggles again.  With that defense, he wouldn't have to be great to make the team competitive. 

I may be in the minority here, but I want no part of Ray Lewis as a coach for the Ravens at this time.  I think he has too much of a "look at me" personality and would be a distraction.  Plus, I have no clue whether he can coach or not.  He is too big of a legend for him to come here as a coach and potentially fail.  I can't imagine the backlash that would happen if he came here and failed as a coach and he had to be fired.  Granted, I am all for him pursuing a coaching job if that is what he wants, but I feel that would be best in a different location for both him and the Ravens (at least until he can prove he's an effective coach)

23 minutes ago, trevorsteadman said:

I really don't think Torrey Smith will be much cheaper than Mike Wallace..... I also think Brandon Marshall would be more expensive than Pierre Garcon.... 

I agree I think Torrey and Wallace will probably be a similar price.  To me, there is more upside with Torrey because of age.  I fear that we are going to continue to see a dropoff in play with Wallace.  I would LOVE to see Torrey and Garcon or Torrey and Marshall.

Didn't follow much college football, but Clemson LB Ben Boulware seems to me to be the late round/UDFA gem the Ravens love.  Seems to have an amazing football IQ and seems to just make plays, despite not being the most athletic. 

14 hours ago, ravensnation5220 said:

Round 1- Sidney Jones CB Washington 

Jones has been probably the most steady in terms of draft stock. He's been ranked in the top 20 on a lot of boards for a while. He has no off the feild issues, is a hard worker and doesn't seem to have much of an injury history. You'd like to see him at 185lbs at the combine and run well to cement his stock.

- I could put Humphrey/Wilson here. I'm not sure how the ravens will dictate between the 3. 

Round 2- Desmond King DB Iowa

Hey, if the board falls this way. Why not. We need more young dbs and although king needs work, he can still contribute on special teams and have a chance to learn behind Webb and weddle on his switch to safety. I think king and the ravens are just a dream cenario waiting to happen. 

I have said all along that this is my dream scenario..top tier corner in Round 1 and Desmond King in Round 2 (which it seems his stock is dropping just a bit...I think he would be a steal in the 2nd round)

Very unrealistic, but man this would be sweet!

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I would actually take Torrey.  I just have a feeling that Wallace is going to continue to trend downward...he had an awesome start of the season and a meh finish to the season.  I think Torrey could bring similar skills, has more upside due to his age, and could probably come at same or lower cap hit.  Pair him with a proven possession receiver like Garcon (or someone similar) and then have Perriman as a 3rd receiver who has a chance to earn a bigger role.  I think that would be a respectable WR core...not great, but respectable.