2008 Nfl Draft

[thecitythatreeds]

Who do you think the Ravens should pick up in the draft? I saw one mock draft that had them picking a DT. I really don't see this happening. I think they should get the WR from LSU, Early Doucet or Boston College's QB Matt Ryan. Any thoughts?

[#1 D]

Who do you think the Ravens should pick up in the draft? I saw one mock draft that had them picking a DT. I really don't see this happening. I think they should get the WR from LSU, Early Doucet or Boston College's QB Matt Ryan. Any thoughts?

Well before, i was thinkin Brian Brohm or John David Booty, But after seeing bollers performance, i want a reciever as a possible replacement for mason. or should it wait for next year?

If were lucky then a little McFadden wouldnt hurt...

[Pitt_Ball_Fan]

if there is a good QB there TAKE HIM! who i dont know...

use MAYBE one pick on a WR if he worth it and the rest on making the defence even stronger

[#1 D]

Yeah, just what thecitythatreeds said. We should work on the Defense with the rest of our draft picks. I mean, Ray Lewis, Kelly Gregg, Trevor Pryce, McAlister, and Rolle to name a few are key players who need replacements that match up to their qualifications. I mean this defense aint gonna get any younger till we draft some great young talent.

[thecitythatreeds]

Yeah, just what thecitythatreeds said. We should work on the Defense with the rest of our draft picks. I mean, Ray Lewis, Kelly Gregg, Trevor Pryce, McAlister, and Rolle to name a few are key players who need replacements that match up to their qualifications. I mean this defense aint gonna get any younger till we draft some great young talent.

I completely agree. The ravens have a reputation for making young defensive players great. Just think about Bart Scott for example. Who ever heard of him until his second or third year with us. Now he has turned into one of the best in the NFL. If we use our first round pick to get a qb or a wr, the rest can pick up a cb, fs, and maybe even some linebackers. But if the Ravens do decide to go defence in the first round, I would really like to see them get the DT from LSU, but he will probably be gone by the time their pick rolls around.

[RayLewisIsGod]

Why McFadden? I'm assuming you mean the Arkansas RB Darren McFadden. We don't need a RB, McGahee is definitely getting the job done. We should pick up a fresh young QB (Colt Brennan/Matt Ryan), a wideout to replace Mason, and then some people to replace our defenders, they aren't getting any younger.

[Bazard]

They need a corner and an end if kyle boller continues to play at an high level we dont need a QB because the offense is starting to establishing an identity with Kyle at the helm something they were unable to do with McNair under center. The defense is strong starters wise but getting a 1st round corner to play in nickle and dime would be of great help just look at the pittsburg game. We have a 4 or 5 outside rushers but Pryce and Ngata (Who is coming into his own) are our only two inside pass rushers we need another End/Tackle combo that can relieve Kelly Greg in pass rush situations. A lot of people are saying draft a wideout but with Devard Darling coming into his own not to mention that he is dripping with talent and don't forget williams and clayton we have wideouts we have the oline we have the backs now is mostly about drafting towards the future because if you look at the players there is no area of need all the ravens need is depth and some new blood on the offensive staff. right now is about drafting the repalcements to some of the stars we have.

[Eurich]

Malcolm Jenkins.

If the Jets would trade Vilma for a 2nd round pick, I say we do that.

I disapprove of drafting a WR in the first round.

[Raven07]

yea...but i just have a gut feeling that we Will end up Drafting one of the Top Defensive aspects in this upcoming NFL draft....a CR or a Line Backer....idk why or how...but i just have a gut feeling we will. i mean we've drafted Lineman most of last season's draft (gaither, Grubbs, Yanda) and All of which are looking to be very very promising players for us in the long run and hte long stretch down the road...so i feel we will go Defensively this go around...at the very LEAST the 1st round of the draft we will.

[Bullrush]

I'm all for selecting CB Antoine Cason. Chris McAlister is getting older now and Samari Rolle IS already old.

We need a talented, young corner. Pittman looks like a bust, Derrick Martin and Ronnie Prude are career backups and after that there's nothing left.

[RayLewisIsGod]

yea...but i just have a gut feeling that we Will end up Drafting one of the Top Defensive aspects in this upcoming NFL draft....a CR or a Line Backer....idk why or how...but i just have a gut feeling we will. i mean we've drafted Lineman most of last season's draft (gaither, Grubbs, Yanda) and All of which are looking to be very very promising players for us in the long run and hte long stretch down the road...so i feel we will go Defensively this go around...at the very LEAST the 1st round of the draft we will.

Why defensively when its clear our offense needs more work than our defense? I'd say offense first round (QB), defense second round, and then whatever from there.

[RayLewisIsGod]

And what is a CR? You mean a CB? (Cornerback)

[Ravens52]

I think we need a new CB. McAlister and Rolle are up their in age and I think its time we draft a cornerback for the future. A DE to replace Pryce wouldn't hurt either. But I agree with most of you, if theirs a good QB available...take em.

[math_geek]

Potential Team Needs: QB, WR, CB, DE.

QB's in the first are always a risk. Kyle Boller, Joey Harrington, David Carr, Tim Couch, Ryan Leaf, Byron Leftwich are but a few of the QBs that have not yet met expectations. QBs are also much more expensive to pay than other first round players, compounding the risk. Therefore, I couldn't advise drafting a QB in the first round. Besides, Boller has looked OK so far this season. He's clearly recovering from the "Tedford Curse" thanks to Steve McNair. He may never be a "Great" QB, but its a safer investment to give him one more season to prove that he is the answer.

WR - Who is on the board? DeSean Jackson, Early Ducet, Malcolm Kelly seem to headline the best receivers. DeSean Jackson is incredibly fast, but my hope is that we could draft a tall receiver with good hands and route running skills to give our QB some consistency, and take pressure off of our speedy players. A clutch WR would be a huge boost to our team, but may not give us the best value for our pick.

CB - don't knock drafting defense, it is easier to get consistency in drafting great players on this side of the ball. CMAC and Rolle are great corners, but they are getting older, and our depth at CB is lacking. Malcom Jenkins will likely be on the board for us, and he could easily be the next CMAC. This makes him my favourite for the first round.

DE - not an immediate need, but Trevor Price is getting older, and Bannan and Edwards lack passrushing skills. A solid DE gives the rest of our Pass Rushers room to sack, just ask T-Sizzle. If Calais Campbell falls, how do we not take him? He could bring us back to 2000 defensive dominance levels in a couple years. The man is a BEAST. Vernon Gholston would be OK, but not as solid as Malcom Jenkins, for a less pressing need.

Thus my choices

1st round - Malcolm Jenkins

2nd round - BPA or WR.

4th round - BPA or DE

6th round - BPA

7th round - BPA.

note that we dont have 3rd or 5th this draft, but we will have a compensatory for AD, who knows where that will lie.

Drafting a Punter may not be a terrible idea. Sam Koch hasn't exactly been stellar, and defensive teams need field position.

[#1 D]

Potential Team Needs: QB, WR, CB, DE.

QB's in the first are always a risk. Kyle Boller, Joey Harrington, David Carr, Tim Couch, Ryan Leaf, Byron Leftwich are but a few of the QBs that have not yet met expectations. QBs are also much more expensive to pay than other first round players, compounding the risk. Therefore, I couldn't advise drafting a QB in the first round. Besides, Boller has looked OK so far this season. He's clearly recovering from the "Tedford Curse" thanks to Steve McNair. He may never be a "Great" QB, but its a safer investment to give him one more season to prove that he is the answer.

WR - Who is on the board? DeSean Jackson, Early Ducet, Malcolm Kelly seem to headline the best receivers. DeSean Jackson is incredibly fast, but my hope is that we could draft a tall receiver with good hands and route running skills to give our QB some consistency, and take pressure off of our speedy players. A clutch WR would be a huge boost to our team, but may not give us the best value for our pick.

CB - don't knock drafting defense, it is easier to get consistency in drafting great players on this side of the ball. CMAC and Rolle are great corners, but they are getting older, and our depth at CB is lacking. Malcom Jenkins will likely be on the board for us, and he could easily be the next CMAC. This makes him my favourite for the first round.

DE - not an immediate need, but Trevor Price is getting older, and Bannan and Edwards lack passrushing skills. A solid DE gives the rest of our Pass Rushers room to sack, just ask T-Sizzle. If Calais Campbell falls, how do we not take him? He could bring us back to 2000 defensive dominance levels in a couple years. The man is a BEAST. Vernon Gholston would be OK, but not as solid as Malcom Jenkins, for a less pressing need.

Thus my choices

1st round - Malcolm Jenkins

2nd round - BPA or WR.

4th round - BPA or DE

6th round - BPA

7th round - BPA.

note that we dont have 3rd or 5th this draft, but we will have a compensatory for AD, who knows where that will lie.

Drafting a Punter may not be a terrible idea. Sam Koch hasn't exactly been stellar, and defensive teams need field position.

I think that sam is doing a great job with the Ravens, and lets not forget that he's only in his second year.

And most likely we will get a fourth rounder for the loss of AD. I think that with a fourth rounder, we could draft some great players.

[minford]

There was a similar thread to this one up about 2 weeks ago so I'll say again what I said there:

I think our priorities are to find Ray Ray's heir and then maybe a CB. I like our young talent so I wouldn't be opposed to trading away some picks (maybe to Miami, who could use them) for future picks.

[#1 D]

There was a similar thread to this one up about 2 weeks ago so I'll say again what I said there:

I think our priorities are to find Ray Ray's heir and then maybe a CB. I like our young talent so I wouldn't be opposed to trading away some picks (maybe to Miami, who could use them) for future picks.

hmmm..that sounds like a good idea...we should trade with some bad team to get an early pick if we do great in the season. I think that we can wait for about 2 years, 4 years TOPS for ray, but not the cornerbacks for that long Rolle is not what he used to be, and McAlister is injury prone (or becoming it). So maybe 2 years tops...But i would like to draft a DE this year.

[ravenpride]

i dunno who we should get but i'll tell u right now we have a quarterback issue yet again.

[Bullrush]

I don't know. Boller looked amazing yesterday. If he can keep it up the next few games he needs to be re-signed to a long term deal.

[ravenpride]

I don't know. Boller looked amazing yesterday. If he can keep it up the next few games he needs to be re-signed to a long term deal.

one game does not nullify the other 3 seasons of poor performance...granted he looked great but that is one game and he still made a rookie mistake in a crucial point in the game. in short, boller is beginning to show some promise but he is no starter at this juncture.

[#1 D]

one game does not nullify the other 3 seasons of poor performance...granted he looked great but that is one game and he still made a rookie mistake in a crucial point in the game. in short, boller is beginning to show some promise but he is no starter at this juncture.

Boller was just trying to force a play there, and it didnt work. And btw, Boller has played treat this season, better than he ever had in his entire career. I mean, Boller broke sooo many tackles and looked like a savvy veteran. One play he broke 2 tackles from pass rushes and he ended up throwing to darling for 53 yard completion. there were also other plays, but he playedtreat. Also, Kyle played great in the end zone, with our percent of red zone scoring being more than 70%.

[ravenpride]

Boller was just trying to force a play there, and it didnt work. And btw, Boller has played treat this season, better than he ever had in his entire career. I mean, Boller broke sooo many tackles and looked like a savvy veteran. One play he broke 2 tackles from pass rushes and he ended up throwing to darling for 53 yard completion. there were also other plays, but he playedtreat. Also, Kyle played great in the end zone, with our percent of red zone scoring being more than 70%.

again, he played great but do u really want to rely on him to lead this team to the playoffs? i'd rather keep him as a back up and find a solid vetern qb

[bmorefan80]

I don't see us drafting a QB this year. I think boller will be outstanding once we fix our O-Line up. Even if Steve Mcnair retires we still won't draft a QB. More and likely we will get a veteran as either a third string or maybe even a backup for boller. The reason why i say get a veteran is because Boller and Smith still need to be mentored by a vet. I say get a good left tackle in the 1st round to replace JO. I still would like to see Yamon Figurs play WR a few times, just to test his speed.

A couple things Boller needs to be better at is getting the timing right on our WR, when we throw the bomb. We know he has a strong arm, not just bombing it but has a missile type arm. Boller's accuracy has gotten alot better than i've seen before, but could use a little more work. Again fix our O-Line up and watch! Thats why i say Boller is our future!

[#1 D]

again, he played great but do u really want to rely on him to lead this team to the playoffs? i'd rather keep him as a back up and find a solid vetern qb

Sure, we could do that, bu I mean how many times will we constantly trade for veteran quarterbacks every 2-3 seasons? I mean, we should either keep boller, who if he plays solid for the rest of the season, could stay for his career. But this team only lacks a quarterback, thats all. Our OL will mature eventually, but I mean Kyle boller could posible be the answer if he plays well against the colts, our last major game other than the steelers.

[Ericbp09]

Yeah, just what thecitythatreeds said. We should work on the Defense with the rest of our draft picks. I mean, Ray Lewis, Kelly Gregg, Trevor Pryce, McAlister, and Rolle to name a few are key players who need replacements that match up to their qualifications. I mean this defense aint gonna get any younger till we draft some great young talent.

How About Antoine Cason from Arizona. He is the spitting image of Chris McAlister.

[BMORE BLITZers]

i think that we need to draft a corner, that seems to be our most pressing need. we found a replacement for ray lewis in antwan barnes. i do not think that we need to adress a QB in the draft because we have boller and smith. just because boller had one good game(would be great if he played all 4 quarters not just 3) does not mean we should forget about troy smith, smith should get playing time against miami, seattle, and possibly pittsburgh. it cant hurt.

[Raven07]

yea....i feel we will addres more so our Defensive needs in this upcoming draft....because the past 2 drafts or so, we've (for the most part) gone more so on the offensive side of the football.....i feel we will address our needs on defense and that should provide the essential players that have what it takes to play in the "Raven" Defense.

[Frank]

I suggest we draft an offensive coordinator. HAHAHAHA. i know, it was just a joke.

[Cartoon_Cartooon]

Dan Cody better come back next year and play because he's been a waste of a 2nd round draft pick. Hasn't played a snap since he was drafted. Mike Smith was an ok backup for us at linebacker. that will also help this defense out

[JonM229]

I suggest we draft an offensive coordinator. HAHAHAHA. i know, it was just a joke.

That's so not funny.

...actually, it kinda is.