January J

I'm excited to see what the addition of Lewis will bring this year . I also think will hill takes that next step and becomes one of the top tier safety's. Just got that feelin. Not sure what to think about Elam- don't wanna count him out but I ain't gon sugarcoat it- sometimes a bust is a bust.

I thought he already signed weeks ago

you can bet their on the bubble. With the potential talent we have this year- these dudes are gonna have to scrap it out for a spot. Coaches are gonna have a heck of a time figurin out this depth chart.

well said. This is gonna be a fun time for raven fans. I have a strong feeling these next few years are gonna be wild.

nobody wants to touch him until he is completely cleared. They have stated he's not a suspect but that's still kind of up in the air. Teams just want to be sure after the whole Aaron Hernandez thing. I would love for us to sign him if everything checks out.

that's hardcore right there

that's definitely a possibility. Or the third guy might have been somebody that we didn't even think was on our radar. Who knows where they had certain guys rated. If we completely ruled out peters due to character concerns( which is possible) it could have been between perriman, Dupree , and agholer. Or Melvin Gordon? Can't remember exactly what pick he was taken- somewhere around 15. Who knows- either way I think it worked out for the best! Time will tell. I also have a hard time believing that Shane Ray wasn't on our radar givin how much harbaugh and them were praising the guy. Ofcourse that was before his incident. There is probably so much that goes on behind the scenes and so many diffrent factors that go into making a decision. Esp with your first pick. I would just love to be a part of the process in that war room.

nail in the coffin

the way I perceived it was peters was our first choice followed by Dupree. I think perriman was pretty much our last resort for the first- which isn't a bad thing, bc he very well could have been one of the highest receiver on our board- Ozzie just usually tends to go defense and a corner was (debateably) our highest need. Once I read that article that went inside the war room where it stated that Ozzie "grimaced" when bud Dupree was picked - that pretty much tells me he was the guy we wanted at that point. Although I'm glad it worked out the way it did, and I'm thinkin it will be a blessing in disguise. I was suprised the cheifs picked up peters when their receiving core last year did not catch ONE touchdown, but a good pick nonetheless. Maybe he wasn't on our board due to the character issues ? No way of knowing for sure unless we hear it from the brass themselves- but you can pretty much assume when they said that there were only 3 guys left on their board about halfway thru that it was peters, Dupree , and ofcourse perriman- and with the context given, it was probably in that order.

Does anybody think we would have picked Nelson agholer over perriman or think he was even on our board ?

you will be, with trestmans offense and our new additions - flaccos gonna air it out this year. He will too 4000 with ease. As long as he stays healthy - which is actually something I'm worried about , given how lucky we've been so far.

I see Steve playing the role of more of a third down specialist this year - don't see him still being the #1. Not saying that he's not gonna make a big impact , because he's still gonna be taking these dudes lunch money.

lol, I'm diggin the optimism though. Size is always a good thing- something I think we were lacking for a while- and with Waller, brown , and the speedster perriman , AND mad maxx, defenses are going to literally have their hands full. They are not going to know who to cover! I expect a lot of confusion in our opponents this year - it's gonna take a long time for anybody to figure us out. They are going to have to plan for 4 diffrent guys- and that's not even including SSS! This is gonna be fantasy land for joe.

Didn't I read somewhere recently that Ozzie said they plan on keeping Atleast 4 or maybe even 5 tight ends this year? Probably would be smart - given how trestmans offense relies so heavily on the position means that they will be a little more prone to injury- or they just plan on doing a lot of rotating to keep all of them fresh throughout the year. I think it was brilliant to draft 2 tight ends regardless of pittas situation. Depth is never a bad thing.

that's some good observation , we can definitely do better- and probably already have better.

who cares, Jamie dukes doesn't got any credibility in my book, he's obviously a hater.

anybody ? Crickets?

Don't count out pitta. That's all I'm gonna say.

Does anybody think we would have selected Nelson agholer over perriman or think he was even on our board?

After week one kubiak is really gonna wish he never left.

Curious Do yall think that we would have picked agholer if he was still available over perriman or think he was even on our board?

I cant wait to see the depth chart after camp. Butlers gonna have to fight to make the squad. Dont know much about him but hes definitely going to have compettion regardless with this core

Lol i wonder if ozzie had that espn draft theme song ringing in his head when we jumped the steelers. "Just move on up!!"

clock-blocked - I see what you did there, got a little double meaning goin on I like it.