[News] Round 1: Ravens Select LB C.J. Mosley

[Valid1]

Y'all should be excited if anything, They drafted a player who was simply too good for them to pass up on. Why would you question what they did when they set all the more pressing needs aside to draft this guy? CJ is going to be an impact player, and all you guys hating on him and the pick before the 2014 Ravens have even played a down of Football. There is so much offseason ahead. Quit being negative, and let the wizard go to work.

 

Did you watch any tape at all? Do you have any opinion that is your own and not "They know what they're doing otherwise they wouldn't have done it"? Do you think Kyle Boller and Marc Clayton and Travis Taylor were huge successes? 

 

No?

 

Than what are you contributing? If you think Mosely is good say why. 

[hen826957]

Cj Mosley prove everyone wrong man and make Baltimore love you I wish those safeies wasn't gone man that kill me today.

[Moreskillz]

Another 8-8 season here we come. We did nothing but re-sign players this off-season. We had positions of need that we did not address. These immediate starters are not available in this draft anymore. I am happy we got a third middle line backer though, I sure hope he can cover.

ROFL!!!

[Corvus]

Hopefully we can still get Terrence Brooks from Florida State, he's the only safety left I think is trustworthy of truly contributing his first season.

[dead serious]

I have a real quick question: Could Arthur Brown, Daryl Smith AND CJ Mosley be at the field at the same time?

 

yeah sure ...

C.J. Mosley said he can play anywhere at linebacker, inside or outside. Played both at Alabama.

[BMORE21]

Im mad that Ward and Buchanan are gone

[dead serious]

Video Highlights of new #Ravens ILB C.J. Mosley: http://oak.ctx.ly/r/10y4l  #RavensDraft    C.J. Mosley: "I'm not trying to be the next 52."

[dead serious]

Ozzie Newsome said there were some calls for trades while they were on the clock, but calls stopped at 6 minutes left. 

 

Baltimore Ravens ‏@Ravens 3m

.@BmoreEisenberg says this is undeniable proof that #Ravens take best player available. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/10ygf  pic.twitter.com/A55Mw1hBeN

[hen826957]

BMORE21 me to man me to it breaks all of our hearts wish we would had one of them.

[mendii]

All the safeties are gone now, let's hope picking the best player available ends up being the most worthwhile...

[YankeeRaven]

Hope Ravens will draft another C.J in the 3rd round. C.J Fiedorowicz.

[Valid1]

If I'm wrong on Mosely call me out. I promise to eat all the crow there is but for this pick to have value he would need to be at least as good as Bobby Wagner is Seattle, at the very least. If he ends up the next Kuechley rub my nose in it. I just really doubt that is going to happen.

[BMORE21]

Browns FO deserve an award for their 1st round performance.. Our div is getting tougher and tougher..

[hen826957]

Ozzie make it up tomorrow something good maybe a Wr or OT make me feel confident again the Safteies disappoint me Cj Mosley great pick though.

[poedacrow]

Why are people acting like the Front Office knows everything and never makes mistakes. Remember Mark Clayton and Kyle Boller. I'm not saying Mosely is a bust. But don't act like Ozzie and Co. Know it all and never mess up. I think Ozzie is Alabama happy, and he loves LBs. A. Brown, I hope you like ST.

I'll have to stick up for our FO which I believe is one of the finest in the league. In addition to drafts we do pretty good in FA and, along with the scouting and coaching staff, we do a pretty good job picking up guys in the later round (as well as undrafted FA) and developing them. I can't remember the last time we didn't get comp picks for our efforts. Regarding Boller, I believe Suggs was drafted that same year in the same round; can't win em all.

I believe our draft selections are vetted by the entire FO, with Decosta having significant input. Saying that Ozzie is Alabama happy is a bit off.

You're a Raven fan so I know you're a good dude but let the rest of the draft play out. The defense will be solid, Kubiak looks to have a new offensive scheme worked out and I hope we're both back here celebrating another AFCN title shortly.

[dead serious]

Browns FO deserve an award for their 1st round performance.. Our div is getting tougher and tougher..

St Louis Rams Did well Tonight too

[Alaska Alaska!]

Ozzie make it up tomorrow something good maybe a Wr or OT make me feel confident again the Safteies disappoint me Cj Mosley great pick though.

The only thing that can truly make one feel confident are games won in the regular season.  At the end of the day, results produced are all that matter and not the "what I think will happen" attitudes that fans have. 

[Corvus]

Absolutely love this pick. This guy was the best inside linebacker in the draft and we were able to snag him at number 17. This is a guy who can start from day one. He's an every down linebacker with playmaking ability. Yes we took Brown in the 2nd last year but smith isn't going to be around that much longer and him and Brown will be switching in and out. people also forget we signed the safety from st.louis this offseason. all in all smart pick in my book.

I actually agree with every thing you said and certainly don't doubt the Mosely pick as I said back on page 3, but you lost me with the casual chip in of the "signed that safety from st.louis" like thats the solution there when YOU can't even be bothered to type his name. A lot of draftniks thought St. Louis would pick Clinton-Dix because they need safety help but Stewart off of their scrap heap because Spagnouko coached him is a really the answer on our team? Occassionally that works but...I dont buybit here. And as much as I like Omar Brown, he would have been in the defensive rotation the last two years if he had truly shown what he does in preseason in practice and real games. My opinion has slightly changed now that two other safeties flew off the board as well but I still like Mosley a lot. I think its understandable that many of us aren't mad or upset with the Mosley pick, I know I like it, it just becomes a little disappointing when Ward and Buccannon are picked well before we have another selection and knowing the issues this team currently has at the position.

[Postapocalypse Raven]

Either C.J. Mosley is just that good, or Ozzie and the boys have a lot more faith in Darian Stewart than I do. His health is a bit concerning as well. Can't say that I'm disappointed in the pick, but I also can't help from feeling that one of the two safeties would have made more of an immediate impact for us this year. I'm hoping that Mosley IS really just that good AND all his major injuries are behind him.

[napaman]

The selection of C.J. Mosley will in due time send a clear message to the Ravens and eventually all other 31 teams in the NFL. Mosley may well have been the "best player available" at #17 tonight. But he was not the best player for the Ravens and more importantly he does not play a position that will impact any of games that the Ravens will play in the future in the same way that a dynamic wide receiver, shut down corner or bookend offensive tackle can.

I love Ozzie. I love DeCosta and our front office. But I actually grimaced when I heard Joe Horwitz talk about Alabama getting a bad reputation for the NFL quality of their defensive players at the the Raven's draft luncheon the other day. Sorry Joe and sorry Ozzie but at what point do you have to look to Coach Saban and the system at Alabama to see that is the real value in Alabama. How many first round Alabama defenders (outside of Marcell Dareus) are complete busts at the NFL level?

There were 2 players in this draft that could have possibly become Raven picks (at #17) that I dreaded. Mosley and Clinton-Dix. Products of the Alabama/Nick Saban system that have produced numerous high pick flops in the last 5 years.

Lastly, and believe me, I understand best player available and the big board and all that crap, I really do; but the guy you just picked at #17 in the draft is a freakin clone of the guy that you traded up in the second round last year to pick Arthur Brown. Literally a clone. Two players rarely get so similar. You resigned Daryl Smith. SO WHY??? Why pick Mosley when Cooks was available. Why when Johnny Manziel was still on the board and I'm sure your phones were ringing off the hook with trade offers. Didn't Terence Cody teach us anything? Did Courtney Upshaw? Did Rolando McClain? I'm sorry and I know that a lot of people here will take major offense to this, but could Ozzie Newsome's downfall be his soft spot for Alabama defenders? Despite all the great picks in the past, that seems to be what is going on here. In summary....terrible pick....hate it with the white hot intensity of 1,000 suns. F- for Ozzie and the boys.

[TheConquerorWorm]

Browns FO deserve an award for their 1st round performance.. Our div is getting tougher and tougher..

I don't think they made solid moves. They passed on Sammy Watkins at 4 - that would have made one heck of a WR duo. They selected Gilbert but could have gotten Dennard at 22 and then traded back up to get Carr/Bridgewater/Manziel

[RonHugh52]

I know everybody thinks all of the FS are gone but who does this sound like, 6 int's, 3 returned for TDs, 301 return yds one yd shy of the NCAA record, last year teams stopped throwing his way. I'm not saying he's the next Ed, but he's smart, he's a general in the secondary, gets guys in position, he's 6-2 205, good at covering TEs also, and we could still get him tomorrow, who you say? Ed Reynolds that's who.

[BMORE21]

I don't think they made solid moves. They passed on Sammy Watkins at 4 - that would have made one heck of a WR duo. They selected Gilbert but could have gotten Dennard at 22 and then traded back up to get Carr/Bridgewater/Manziel

they also have bills 1st and 4th next year.

[BMORE21]

The selection of C.J. Mosley will in due time send a clear message to the Ravens and eventually all other 31 teams in the NFL. Mosley may well have been the "best player available" at #17 tonight. But he was not the best player for the Ravens and more importantly he does not play a position that will impact any of games that the Ravens will play in the future in the same way that a dynamic wide receiver, shut down corner or bookend offensive tackle can. I love Ozzie. I love DeCosta and our front office. But I actually grimaced when I heard Joe Horwitz talk about Alabama getting a bad reputation for the NFL quality of their defensive players at the the Raven's draft luncheon the other day. Sorry Joe and sorry Ozzie but at what point do you have to look to Coach Saban and the system at Alabama to see that is the real value in Alabama. How many first round Alabama defenders (outside of Marcell Dareus) are complete busts at the NFL level? There were 2 players in this draft that could have possibly become Raven picks (at #17) that I dreaded. Mosley and Clinton-Dix. Products of the Alabama/Nick Saban system that have produced numerous high pick flops in the last 5 years. Lastly, and believe me, I understand best player available and the big board and all that crap, I really do; but the guy you just picked at #17 in the draft is a freakin clone of the guy that you traded up in the second round last year to pick Arthur Brown. Literally a clone. Two players rarely get so similar. You resigned Daryl Smith. SO WHY??? Why pick Mosley when Cooks was available. Why when Johnny Manziel was still on the board and I'm sure your phones were ringing off the hook with trade offers. Didn't Terence Cody teach us anything? Did Courtney Upshaw? Did Rolando McClain? I'm sorry and I know that a lot of people here will take major offense to this, but could Ozzie Newsome's downfall be his soft spot for Alabama defenders? Despite all the great picks in the past, that seems to be what is going on here. In summary....terrible pick....hate it with the white hot intensity of 1,000 suns. F- for Ozzie and the boys.

Me and you think in the same way

[RonHugh52]

The FO said the would of picked CJ if we had the 10th pick, so we went BPA as usual.

[Stephenjr]

Mosley is a beast. He can get off blocks and is a humble leader. Some folks on here won't be happy until we have the first overall pick!

[dead serious]

The selection of C.J. Mosley will in due time send a clear message to the Ravens and eventually all other 31 teams in the NFL. Mosley may well have been the "best player available" at #17 tonight. But he was not the best player for the Ravens and more importantly he does not play a position that will impact any of games that the Ravens will play in the future in the same way that a dynamic wide receiver, shut down corner or bookend offensive tackle can. I love Ozzie. I love DeCosta and our front office. But I actually grimaced when I heard Joe Horwitz talk about Alabama getting a bad reputation for the NFL quality of their defensive players at the the Raven's draft luncheon the other day. Sorry Joe and sorry Ozzie but at what point do you have to look to Coach Saban and the system at Alabama to see that is the real value in Alabama. How many first round Alabama defenders (outside of Marcell Dareus) are complete busts at the NFL level? There were 2 players in this draft that could have possibly become Raven picks (at #17) that I dreaded. Mosley and Clinton-Dix. Products of the Alabama/Nick Saban system that have produced numerous high pick flops in the last 5 years. Lastly, and believe me, I understand best player available and the big board and all that crap, I really do; but the guy you just picked at #17 in the draft is a freakin clone of the guy that you traded up in the second round last year to pick Arthur Brown. Literally a clone. Two players rarely get so similar. You resigned Daryl Smith. SO WHY??? Why pick Mosley when Cooks was available. Why when Johnny Manziel was still on the board and I'm sure your phones were ringing off the hook with trade offers. Didn't Terence Cody teach us anything? Did Courtney Upshaw? Did Rolando McClain? I'm sorry and I know that a lot of people here will take major offense to this, but could Ozzie Newsome's downfall be his soft spot for Alabama defenders? Despite all the great picks in the past, that seems to be what is going on here. In summary....terrible pick....hate it with the white hot intensity of 1,000 suns. F- for Ozzie and the boys.

Dont Hate the Man for Speaking the Truth, Especially when so many of you are cowards to share the same feelings you know you truly feel. I agree with you Bro 100%. You are Dead on with what you said!!!

[Postapocalypse Raven]

I'm cool with it. Best player available. Evidently Pryor wasn't as high on their board as Mosley. Would've loved to grab Zach Martin but one pick too late...smh

Damn that coin flip.  

[PurplePride82]

It urks me to no end that we were a coin flip away from Zach Martin!!!!!! I mean this guy looks good on paper but his 5 surgeries have me worried. This isn't college, and he going to have to last 16 games..

[RavenFan28105]

I guess you people fail to realize that they like to rotate the defense throughout the game to keep everyone healthy and top notch on the field. This is a great pick because Daryl Smith is on the wrong side of 30 (but still productive) and is going to slow down eventually.