Has everyone forgotten our track record when it comes to drafting WR's? Let's be honest, how confident are you in the Ravens to be spot on in drafting a WR, regardless of what round it is? I feel that the Ravens would be much better suited signing an established WR in free agency, something with which we've had success doing in the past, rather than using a high draft pick on one and attempt to develop him. Unfortunately, that's just not the Ravens strength. Besides, the system the Ravens run does not necessarily favor WR's to put up huge numbers over the course of a regular season. So why draft a WR who will never be what every fan dreams in one being, especially after we got our guy in last years draft? I just think there is better value in using those draft picks to invest elsewhere. I do believe that Breshad Perriman will be the truth and excel in our system similar to, if not better than, Torrey Smith. The Raven's philosophy involves playing good defense, having a strong running game, and utilizing the play action pass. I have a lot of confidence in our very young and talented TE group to move the chains on third downs. I also have a lot of confidence in Breshad Perriman being a legitimate deep threat to stretch the field. My only concern is that we don't have an established possession WR, which is why I'd rather sign one in free agency than draft one. So, this brings me back to my point on Ezekiel Elliot. Now that guy would really excel in our system. If he falls to the end of the first round, I'd personally love to see the Ravens pull the trigger on him. As for our 1st round pick, I have more confidence in us drafting an edge rusher or O-lineman. We always nail drafting those positions. But hey, at the end of the day, we all know the Ravens like to draft the BPA, which is what I speculate we will do. Who knows who that will be by the time the draft comes around? We really need Flacco to restructure his deal so we can let the Wizard of Oz do his magic. As always, in Oz we Trust. Just one other thought to get everyone riled up because of this post, I am a little suspect on Marc Trestman as our Offensive Coordinator. I don't know if that's really fair to say or not because he has not had a full season yet, but I question his play calling sometimes. I think that when Kubiak left last year and took those other offensive coaches with him, it really hurt us. We are still trying to rebound from that.
