The Future is Bright (Rookies)

[ravensnick]

Seriously, our rookie class is through the roof. Jernigan and Mosely are already top players at their positions. Brooks and Urban may have suffered injuries, but urban has huge upside with his physical traits and Brooks flashed potential. Urshel looks IMO to be our center of the future. Taliaferro may have been hurt at the end, but he had a very good rookie season. Camp had a huge game. Gilmore is going to be a beast one day and already is an elite blocker. UDFA Hurst filled in rather nicely at times and at worst will be a very quality backup for us. This was one of Ozzie's best. He has done an amazing job in the Draft the last two years. 

[PurpleCity5]

Yep. This draft was very nice. I love what I saw from Camp and IMO he should have a spot next season as one of the guys competing for a #3 spot at WR. I really hope Camp gets more PT and most importantly STAY HEALTHY  

 

I also think 2013 was an ok draft for Ozzie. Brandon Williams turns out to be a steal and Rick Wagner has been an amazing find! He was a 5th round pick in a draft in which tackles were taken in the first round! Our future is definitely bright! 

[MTRavensFan]

This year's rookie class was definitely a bright spot. Every single one of those guys ended up making significant contributions throughout the year.

[NebraskaRavensFan44]

We've been drafting so well, I'm going to have high expectations for next years class. 

[The Raven]

You're right. Our past two draft classes have been superb. Our young players are so talented overall. One more draft class like last year's and we're going all the way, well, if we hit on positions of need.

[Alexir]

Rookies were all outstanding compared to 2013's draft.

 

We have a bright future especially in the trenches. Cant wait to get Urban and KLM healthy too!

[arnie_uk]

You're right. Our past two draft classes have been superb. Our young players are so talented overall. One more draft class like last year's and we're going all the way, well, if we hit on positions of need.

year before was pretty man. Elam and art brown? Yea we got Williams, juice and wagner late but as of today our top 2 picks are busts.

If you look at it like we got 3 starters yea it's very good, I'd just expect 5 starters if your 3 come from rounds 3 4 and 5.

[jdynamite]

Yeah this was a good draft class. Brooks got hurt just as he was beginning to play with more confidence. ( I think he would have been starting with Hill instead of Stewart ).

Jernigan - will be a stud as long as he can stay healthy.

Jernigan and Mosley were who I thought they were and more ( future pro bowlers and defensive corner stones ).

Gilmore - grew on me more than anyone, he is a really solid blocker NFL Matchup showed him dominating LBs at the next level on several different shows. He wasn't thrown to enough imo, but he appears to have decent hands.

Urshel - impressed too.

Hurst - had flashes to be proud of.

LT- I think he will play even quicker next year, after having an offseason training, learning more of playbook, pass protection was solid as rookie.

Hoping Urban can contribute next year coming off an injury.

[The Raven]

Say what you will about Ray/Ogden and Joe/Rice but, player for player, the 2014 draft may end up our best draft period.

[jdynamite]

year before was pretty man. Elam and art brown? Yea we got Williams, juice and wagner late but as of today our top 2 picks are busts.

If you look at it like we got 3 starters yea it's very good, I'd just expect 5 starters if your 3 come from rounds 3 4 and 5.

Funny I tend to overlook those positives. Because I had I liked the picks of Elam and Brown ( although I wanted J.Cyprien and K.Minter ) not sure if they would have been much better now. Elam has just been bad, no football IQ, all the things that made him draftable are what makes him liability now ( can't tackle, can't make game-changing plays ints, fumbles, don't play to whistle, no awareness during coverage ).

The fact that Brown can't even make it on ST, seems kinda of ugh, but perhaps this season ( becomes similar to josh Gordon didn't accrue a season played do to lack of active games? ). But if Brown can't play next year at least in passing downs with D.Smith declining then he's done.

Wagner played like he was our 1st rounder from that year. Juice came a long way with his blocking and really provided versatility.

B.Williams - man did he improve in a year or what. He really showed off that combine strength once he learned better technique and leverage.

[ravensnick]

year before was pretty man. Elam and art brown? Yea we got Williams, juice and wagner late but as of today our top 2 picks are busts.

If you look at it like we got 3 starters yea it's very good, I'd just expect 5 starters if your 3 come from rounds 3 4 and 5.

When you get the PFF top graded RT, one of the best NTs in the league, and the perfect Hback for a kubiak style system, that's a pretty good class. Wagner is the top tackle from that class already, skill wise. At this point, who cares what the other guys have done, it was a successfull draft. Brown should get a chance next year, with Smith aging, and Elam is Elam. I'll take that draft over 9/10 others.

[ravensnick]

Yeah this was a good draft class. Brooks got hurt just as he was beginning to play with more confidence. ( I think he would have been starting with Hill instead of Stewart ).

Jernigan - will be a stud as long as he can stay healthy.

Jernigan and Mosley were who I thought they were and more ( future pro bowlers and defensive corner stones ).

Gilmore - grew on me more than anyone, he is a really solid blocker NFL Matchup showed him dominating LBs at the next level on several different shows. He wasn't thrown to enough imo, but he appears to have decent hands.

Urshel - impressed too.

Hurst - had flashes to be proud of.

LT- I think he will play even quicker next year, after having an offseason training, learning more of playbook, pass protection was solid as rookie.

Hoping Urban can contribute next year coming off an injury.

With a year notched on his belt, Brooks and Hill should be one of the better safety pairs in the league. Not mention the return of Jimmy either. Crockett has insanely good hands, but he plods his way down the field. that doesn't really matter, as he is just so big that he plows a path through to the endzone.Blocking for a TE is extremely undervalued but Gilmore is one of the best in the business at it and definitely prides himself on his ability. Worildis didn't take to kindly to it. 

[Gordo52]

The 2014 draft may end up our best draft period.

I would still trade em all for a 24 year old Ed Reed

[H8R]

Say what you will about Ray/Ogden and Joe/Rice but, player for player, the 2014 draft may end up our best draft period.

We did get Jermaine Lewis too, which was a huge draft pick for that SB run!

[NebraskaRavensFan44]

Say what you will about Ray/Ogden and Joe/Rice but, player for player, the 2014 draft may end up our best draft period.

 

I agree 2014 draft class is shaping up to be one of our best, but I don't think there will ever be a draft class as good as the '96 class. We got a  Hall of Famer and future Hall of Famer. You can also argue that those 2 players we're the G.O.A.T. at their positions. 

[52520Andrew]

Love our class so far, have quite a young core, hopefully another good class can put us over the top for years to come.

[chunkywill25]

Mosleys my favorite player atm, but I think Jernigan will be the best when it's all said and done

[ravensnick]

I agree 2014 draft class is shaping up to be one of our best, but I don't think there will ever be a draft class as good as the '96 class. We got a  Hall of Famer and future Hall of Famer. You can also argue that those 2 players we're the G.O.A.T. at their positions. 

Steeler in the 70s got a class with 4 HoFers. Swan, Webster, Lambert, Stallworth. 

[NebraskaRavensFan44]

Steeler in the 70s got a class with 4 HoFers. Swan, Webster, Lambert, Stallworth. 

Good for them, I was just talking about which class I thought was our best class.

[ravensnick]

Good for them, I was just talking about which class I thought was our best class.

Thought you were talking all time all teams, didn't disagree, noting another amazing class.

[ravensdan]

I agree 2014 draft class is shaping up to be one of our best, but I don't think there will ever be a draft class as good as the '96 class. We got a Hall of Famer and future Hall of Famer. You can also argue that those 2 players we're the G.O.A.T. at their positions.

Hmm. I wonder how many draft classes in the history of the NFL have multiple hall of famers?

[52N19]

will hill is only 25.

[GrimCoconut]

This was an excellent draft class. Mosley looks like a stud. Jernigan showed us more than Cody ever did as a 2nd round pick. He's been phenomenal in his role and looks like he will replace Ngata when he hangs them up or leaves the team. I think we've gained the following starters already: Mosley, Jernigan, Gillmore. I think all three are solid, future starters from what I've seen this year. I think we've gained a lot of great role players who may become great starters in Campanaro, Urschel, Taliaferro, and Brooks. And then we've gained a few guys who we didn't get to assess, but look really solid in Brent Urban and Keith Wenning. In fact, I don't see a single pick that I can say is a bust or a waste. They all have solid potential, and that's really what you want from a draft. Excellent draft from top to bottom. 

[NebraskaRavensFan44]

Hmm. I wonder how many draft classes in the history of the NFL have multiple hall of famers?

Only ones I know of are the, '58 Packers, '65 Bears, '74 Steelers, '85 Bills, '95 Buccaneers, and '96 Ravens. All of them had at least 2, but the '74 Steelers had 4. 

[RavensFanMania]

I would still trade em all for a 24 year old Ed Reed

Ed Reed was like having two free safeties manning the secondary and top free safeties at that.

[Pirate88]

Campanaro has more raw talent than welker or Edelman. Faster n makes much more athletic catches. Just hope he works hard with Joe this off season on route running and timing and getting in sync with each other like Brady and His guys do.

Trade Elam out for Johnathan banks or Kiko Alonso and these 2 drafts are as good as any consecutive drafts ever. Love mid/late round steals but Elam in Rd1 really REALLY hurts. Banks would have been really helpful Saturday! Other than that me being a Miami fan i was upset we didn't draft Hurns late. Actually if Abbrederis stays injury free he is a future stud to. Would have liked Allen Robinson in Rd2 but can't argue Jernigan. Which BTW would like to see him in slightly better shape as he is slightly fleshy for a penetrating DT. Little leaner so he is even quicker and little stronger even as he matures and he is the new Geno Atkins with 10+ sacks next yr. Should be one of best interior rushers in the NFL.

[ludy51]

Steeler in the 70s got a class with 4 HoFers. Swan, Webster, Lambert, Stallworth.

From what I heard the manegment of the steelers actually withheld the college tape of 1 or 2 of those players from the other teams so they didn't see how good they were

[ravensnick]

From what I heard the manegment of the steelers actually withheld the college tape of 1 or 2 of those players from the other teams so they didn't see how good they were

Sounds like the steelers to me.

[Ravenseconbeast]

Easily the best draft in a long while.

[Bruce_Almty]

You're right. Our past two draft classes have been superb. Our young players are so talented overall. One more draft class like last year's and we're going all the way, well, if we hit on positions of need.

What are you talking about? The '13 draft class is terrible.

1st round Elam, boarding on bust status; 2nd round Art Brown, dressed for 1 game, bust status; 4th round John Simon lost off PS; 6th round KLM 2yrs on IR, Ryan Jensen on PS.

 

Fortunately we got B.Williams in the 3rd and R.Wagner in the 5th that are starters. So 25% success rate from 8 picks is not worth crowing about in the Raven nest.