Let's Look At Our WR Situation Rationally...

[Ngata92NT]

A proven #1 WR free agent that's not Colston, Bowe, or Jackson? Who are we talking about exactly?

The only shot we have at a true #1 WR is if we draft one or one of our guys develops as a player and becomes truly dominant (I'm looking at you, Torrey).

Lee Evans deserves another shot, but not getting paid that kind of dough. Take a pay cut, he stays. Keep him at the same price and you run the risk of another Foxworth or Carr type situation where you're paying big bucks for no production. No one pays big money to retain a #3 WR, at least no teams that maintain a defensive element as strong as ours.

As far as Cam goes, I'd love to see Brady in there running all Cam's plays by the book against the Steelers or Texans. Total meltdown in T-minus 3... 2... 1...

[Ravenslifer]

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Okay I know the draft is fun because fans get to debate who the Ravens could pick up
but I'd like to give a rational point of view about receivers.

First, Joe needs consistency with his WRs... he can't keep getting new WRs every other year... that is not going to help him or the offense grow. Consistency is very important for a team as a whole. Ask the Giants owner when he referred to us as successful franchise for that reason.

Second, we all should know that with Cam as our OC... plugging in a different receiver is not going to make much of a difference... unless it is an extremely tall physical proven receiver like Megatron or Fitz who can literally catch anything and everything... which lets be real we aren't getting either of them.

Third, we need to give Evans some slack..... if we give Joe slack because of Cam... then we should have the same courtesy for our WRs... of course minus the drops. Cam rarely used 3 WRs sets... and when he did Pitta was usually the 3rd receiver... so really Evans was barely on the field... kind of hard to make an impact when you are only apart of limited snaps.

He is [b]big[/b], fast & showed he can make some incredible catches when he got the opportunity. Yes there were times that they tried to force it to him at the end of the regular season & turnovers happened and of course the fact that he relaxed on the biggest catch of his life... but I think he can be successful here with a full offseason compared to anyone else who would want to be our 3rd receiver. He will probably be the most motivated player on the field to help us get back to the ultimate goal.

He just needs to be apart of the game plan... you know actually be on the field to do some damage.

I still think Torrey & Evans on the sides & Boldin in the slot would be a deadly combination. Maybe Cam has his reasons why he didn't use that this season but I'm hoping he gets his head out of his [profanity deleted] & actually does it.

Sorry if there is another thread about this or if I repeated anyone... just wanted to get my opinion out there about it [img]http://content.boards.baltimoreravens.com//public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png[/img]
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Evans? He's 5'10". Not to nitpick, but he's not a big receiver, which means that he can't shield out a cornerback like say a Colston or a Jackson. Not that it's a problem he just has to be used differently than they are. But I agree if he's back with the team next year I think he will play much better, provided he stays healthy.

[BMORElegacy]

Lee is anything but a big-bodied WR.

[stan]

He's everything but a big bodied WR.

[raybaby]

Sigh... 'Big' doesn't have to mean 'tall'. I get why you would want a tall receiver though. Honestly we need receivers that will be the best fit in Cam's offense because he doesn't work around receivers abilities... so really fast receivers would be ideal. Obviously a tall fast receiver would be the most ideal.

[raybaby]

He is bigger bodied than Torrey. He has a similar body to Boldin IMO except of course not as tall.

[Ravenslifer]

[quote name='raybaby' timestamp='1328695341' post='989228']
He is bigger bodied than Torrey. He has a similar body to Boldin IMO except of course not as tall.
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Yeah, I meant tall, like 6'3"+, the receivers San Diego uses. That's what fits best in the system, so why not look for a guy like that somewhere? I really think Cam is the kind of coordinator that emphasizes system over skill - he designs plays to fit a certain style and then tries to get his players to adapt, rather than the other way around. To me that means a guy who is less talented but fits the system will perform better than a talented guy who doesn't. For example, Wes Welker is a top-5 NFL receiver, but I would take Malcolm Floyd over him. Why, because what Cam designs would not play to Welker's strengths, but they would play to Floyd's - I really believe a bigger guy like Floyd would "look" better with Cam than Welker would, simply because Cam's plays suit the bigger guy.

[Rivera]

The only real upgrade we can do in our WR cops is a top 5 WR and we don't have to do that. Drops happens (Wes Welker can drop the ball too) and another medium calliber receiver would not be an upgrade. So let's give more attention to our real need OL