ALPHA

Like Smith his leadership and professionalism will be missed.

Bruce Lee would win a street fight because he's too quick and could stay outside his range indefinitely, Tyson would win in the ring.

Unfortunate, he's a class act but age is catching up with him.

I want to say Tyson but I think Bruce has space to move and is too elusive, he could hit and run.

54 minutes ago, Inqui said:

That sounds about right - this is where you really want to be a fly on the wall in their draft meetings.

Their draft boards never seem to match he ones you see floating aroun the internet, they obviously have a better in-depth knowledge than we do.

2 hours ago, MTRavensFan said:

absolutely broke my heart during the playoffs one of the announcers saying "John Simon - outplaying Clowney for a starting role."

5 sacks in 8 games but let's never mention his name here again. It hurts too much

Yeah he had a great combine.

9 minutes ago, ngatainmyhouse said:

I didn't mean for it to sound like our drafts haven't been good. I still love what Ozzie is doing and think he has been efficient with his picks. We can't assume all picks will be a home run, especially picking that late in every round for the past 5 years. With picks this high in the draft and now being able to trade comp picks I hope we can sacrifice a few picks in order to move up and pick "our" guy than the picking the next best guy we have that falls to us

I read somewhere that we're only targeting two players with that number 6 spot, now if thats true then we may have to move up.

16 minutes ago, Deflated Football said:

Flacco would never have another nightmare. 

He would, but it would just be about his no name receivers bricking catches.

1 minute ago, allblackraven said:

Why is Linta sleazy? His job is getting as much as he can for Flacco, not to manage Ravens salary cap. And yet he and Joe were sensible enough to help on that front, too which works for both sides.

He's unprofessional, after Joe signed his big contract Linta went on USAToday and threw the front office under the bus for gambling on Flacco's contract, gloating about them being dumb.

3 minutes ago, ngatainmyhouse said:

We've had too many contributors come and go. I think it's about time we get a superstar that we will actually be able to afford and keep in 4 years. The defense is losing its dominant presence and our offense is nothing spectacular. We've had way to many guys that were good once groomed but we are in the perfect spot and the right time to get a difference maker. Torrey Smith, Kruger, and Ellerbe are three guys that did well with Ravens but haven't lived up to the money they got from FA. 

It's true our drafts havent been great but there are a lot of factors involved that go beyond the players, you don't automatically land a blue chip star with a top 10 pick, roughly half of them are going to be busts. 

Great news. Hopefully this the last we see of his sleazy agent Linta. 

18 minutes ago, ellicottraven said:

After seeing Bosa and hearing him talk to various outlets, I just don't feel it. I think he's still very immature and has the potential to self destruct on a dime. He may be talented, but then again he is no JJ Watt nor will he ever reach that level.

Look at Suggs, our fanbase picked him apart for being slow and having a bad attitude at the combine but game is game. Also I think it's a little redundant to compare a rookie prospect to JJ Watt when no other player in history has reached that level.

3 hours ago, nebraskafan03 said:

will hill a cap cut WHAT

Scapegoat if this happens, worse than when we let Ihedigbo walk. 

I'm paraphrasing here but the PFF guys suggested we let KO walk because we paid Yanda and Monroe and it costs 7M in dead money to cut him. Also Urschel and Jensen are contributors. I don't know about their grading but they're usually spot on when it comes to offseason moves and projecting future stars.

The further away you get from the top 5 the less likely a player is to stay on the team, but in saying that the more draft picks you have the better your chances are of finding contributors.

The NFL analysts all have the Browns selecting a QB with Buckner, Hargreaves, Stanley, Bosa and Jack mocked to us.

Worst case scenario is if nobody moves above us and the Browns do not select a QB, on paper that puts us out of the running for Buckner and Bosa.

10 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

It should be a law and enforceable. Just like selling cigarettes or alcohol to a minor. Cops do trap Liquor store clerks selling alcohol or cigarettes to a minor. Why not have a teen who's an undercover police officer walk up and buy a ticket to a PG 16 movie or an R rated movie. If the ticket seller sells ticket to him without asking for ID next thing you see a couple police detectives flashing their badges and say you didn't ask him for an ID and you sold that ticket to a minor you're under arrest!!! And that ticket seller goes to jail!   

Thats excessive, the punishment should fit the crime. It would be a waste of taxpayers money locking up a ticket seller because they sold Deadpool tickets to some 13 year olds.

41 minutes ago, Drew P said:

Scratch Fuller. He has hands of stone. He is Torrey 2.0. Just not a natural pass catcher.

He's worse than Torrey in almost every facet, purely a track guy.

We had to pay Tucker because we need someone who can score points.

Bosa cleaned up his off the field issues by moving into an apartment by himself, that shows me that he learns from mistakes and is committed to becoming a professional. Dumb tweets is one of those things they clear up at the rookie symposium.

Even though I think it's unlikely that he has a career resurgence, imagine if he does? 

43 minutes ago, PolishRifle said:

Is the difference between Tunsil and Stanley so big?

Neither played in a pro style so could have run blocking issues, but Tunsil is stronger and anchors better.

2 hours ago, MrDelDante said:

http://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/draft.php

6: R1P6

CB JALEN RAMSEY

FLORIDA STATE

36: R2P5

DE KEVIN DODD

CLEMSON

70: R3P7

WR WILL FULLER

NOTRE DAME

105: R4P6

OLB JAYLON SMITH

NOTRE DAME

Outside of Fuller I love this draft

I would not be surprised if he gets real opportunities on his next team and becomes a stud.