Welcome to Baltimore, Breshad Perriman

[HoldingCall]

This seems like a good pick  and explains why I never pay attention to mock drafts.

[FlackAttack]

My assumption is 81

he should keep it in the 80s, keep it traditional.

[Ravenseconbeast]

I think our FO did their studies on exactly who they want and fit him where he can contribute immediately.

 

The guy will block for Kamar & SSS on short 3rd downs.   I saw him do a lot of dirty work on UCF and he knows how to play all areas on the field.   

I don't think he will ever be a #1 receiver for us.   He never do too well when Renale didnt step his game.   He always was a bit of a complimentary piece that burst onto getting yards when the opponent screws up.   When he had attention all on him, thats usually when he screwed up and made dropsies/dissapeared.   

He is virtually a 3rd dime piece for our offense.   Don't expect him to take over our game, he is just a piece of a puzzle that can help kamar/sss and our receivers and be productive together.

[52520Andrew]

maybe if you even understood the "argument", was that perriman was chosen over strong for a reason. strong was projected to go first round, hence why he mentioned a "steal" in 2nd round. theres no steal when everyone already knows he'll bust. has nothing to do with players being drafted in different rounds and producing after being projected to be drafted that round. get with the program.

 

Guess Ramon Harewood was chosen over Antonio Brown for a reason as well. Or should I go into all the QBs taken before Tom Brady? I guess draft position is the end all be all for how players are going to perform throughout their entire careers right? And I guess predicting the future is common knowledge now as well. Also Strong has been projected to go in the 2nd for a while now so yeah...

[FlackAttack]

I think our FO did their studies on exactly who they want and fit him where he can contribute immediately.

 

The guy will block for Kamar & SSS on short 3rd downs.   I saw him do a lot of dirty work on UCF and he knows how to play all areas on the field.   

I don't think he will ever be a #1 receiver for us.   He never do too well when Renale didnt step his game.   He always was a bit of a complimentary piece that burst onto getting yards when the opponent screws up.   When he had attention all on him, thats usually when he screwed up and made dropsies/dissapeared.   

He is virtually a 3rd dime piece for our offense.   Don't expect him to take over our game, he is just a piece of a puzzle that can help kamar/sss and our receivers and be productive together.

exactly. since when has the ravens offense relied on a single receiver to come in and put up 100 yards 2tds a game. thats not how we do. he'll fit in great, plays aggressive.

[The Raven]

As I said in the other thread, we had plenty of sure-handed possession guys. Here's the playmaker.

[FlackAttack]

Guess Ramon Harewood was chosen over Antonio Brown for a reason as well. Or should I go into all the QBs taken before Tom Brady? I guess draft position is the end all be all for how players are going to perform throughout their entire careers right? And I guess predicting the future is common knowledge now as well. Also Strong has been projected to go in the 2nd for a while now so yeah...

again, that has absolutely nothing to do with what we are posting. the poster said strong should've been drafted before perriman (same team), and i posted he wasnt for a reason. the ravens FO drafted perriman for a reason. trying to bring tom bradys draft into comparison is complete ineptness, and has nothing to do with the fact that we drafted perriman over strong simply because perriman shows more talent. tom brady wasnt projected to be anywhere near top rounds, and nobody said he was going to be a bust. strong will be a bust. there will be PLENTY of receivers that will put up numbers that are drafted 4, 5, 6th round. strong, in particular will be a bust.

 

you are out of your element

[FlackAttack]

lol and youre comparing an offensive tackle to a wr? you are bad at proving your "point", bro.

[Cville-Raven]

strong will be a bust. there will be PLENTY of receivers that will put up numbers that are drafted 4, 5, 6th round. strong, in particular will be a bust.

And you guarantee he'll be a bust how?

[FlackAttack]

And you guarantee he'll be a bust how?

his skill-set is good for college, but terrible for the NFL. when he played bigger, more competent corners he got shutdown constantly. tape dont lie.

[PurpleCity5]

I think Perriman, in terms of an athlete compares greatly to a guy like LeBron James...hairline...

In all seriousness Im cool with the pick.

[Gordo52]

6 receivers went in the first round, none of them being jaelen strong.. coincidence? nope, truth.

Wait and see

[52520Andrew]

again, that has absolutely nothing to do with what we are posting. the poster said strong should've been drafted before perriman (same team), and i posted he wasnt for a reason. the ravens FO drafted perriman for a reason. trying to bring tom bradys draft into comparison is complete ineptness, and has nothing to do with the fact that we drafted perriman over strong simply because perriman shows more talent. tom brady wasnt projected to be anywhere near top rounds, and nobody said he was going to be a bust. strong will be a bust. there will be PLENTY of receivers that will put up numbers that are drafted 4, 5, 6th round. strong, in particular will be a bust.

 

you are out of your element

Right I get that but what you don't understand is that you don't know how a player will do in the NFL until they actually perform. You straight up said Strong will be a bust, he said he would have taken Strong or Smith over Perriman. One is being stated as a fact, the other as an opinion. Only after you straight up said that Strong will bust did he go into Strong being the steal of the 2nd round. So yeah my argument still stands that you don't know how a player will do until they are in the NFL. It is funny because what you are perceiving as him stating things as fact and not giving a guy a chance is exactly what you are doing here. Maybe you are the one that is out of your element.

 

lol and youre comparing an offensive tackle to a wr? you are bad at proving your "point", bro.

 

But he was taken before Antonio Brown so that must mean he is better. Great job at proving that point

[ravefan52]

I was pretty disappointed when Dupree went right before us and to PIT of all teams, but I like the Perriman pick.

 

For picking at the end up of round we got a player with huge potential. Amazing size-speed combo, very athletic and high-points the ball very well. He didnt show the best hands last year, but he also had a crap QB (not sure what his drop rate was with Bortles, anyone know?). He's raw and our history with WR's is concerning, but that doesn't mean we don't try again. He could be that young no. 1 WR we've needed.

[Gordo52]

Damn, what have I started lol

[52520Andrew]

lol and youre comparing an offensive tackle to a wr? you are bad at proving your "point", bro.

 

Also one is out of the league and the other was top 5 in their position this past year. I can find a WR to fit that bill pretty easily if you can't figure out which one you would rather have but I assumed you would get the point.

[Inqui]

At risk of derailing this Jaelen Strong thread (see what I did there?), I'm starting to warm to Perriman more than I initially had.

 

 

He's very boom or bust, but now that he's our guy I'm feeling more upbeat about the boom potential. We've finally taken a risk on someone, and I think we're better placed to manage it than a lot of other teams whose risky prospects busted (Stephen Hill having Geno Smith throwing to him, for example). And like others have said, you can't say that he's a product of Bortles.

 

I'm getting more excited about what he can offer if he pans out.

[Ravensfan23]

I can honestly say I don't know much about the guy and didn't know anything about him until about 2-3 weeks ago when Mayock moved him ahead of Strong in his rankings. So I won't talk as if I've watched anything more then highlight videos on this guy. So without actually seeing him play, the drops scare me just as much as everyone else. 

 

However Mike Irvin made an interesting point and it was kind of backed up by something Harbs said they discovered while watching tape on him, that really put me at ease thinking the drops won't be a major problem with NFL coaching. Irvin said in watching tape on Perriman, there was no other WR who made more clutch plays on 3rd and 4th downs then him. Irvin called them money downs. Then a comment was made that Harbs said the Ravens didn't start work on him til late due to him being a Junior, but something they found in the tape was that Perriman was much more consistent during the second half of this past season. 

 

Those two statements makes me think it's more of a concentration factor with his drops. Inconsistent hands doesn't mean poor hands if that makes sense. Also Mike Irvin compared him with Andre Johnson. Makes me wonder how much this guy would have developed if he stayed at the U. One of the biggest things I love about Perriman is his speed actually shows up on the field (in his hightlights). He's not a great route runner but he already seems to be an improvement over Torrey in that area so it's a plus. 

[allblackraven]

I have a good feeling about Breshad's future in Baltimore. Welcome!

[Cville-Raven]

I hope we use him on screens often.

[Inqui]

I can honestly say I don't know much about the guy and didn't know anything about him until about 2-3 weeks ago when Mayock moved him ahead of Strong in his rankings. So I won't talk as if I've watched anything more then highlight videos on this guy. So without actually seeing him play, the drops scare me just as much as everyone else. 

 

However Mike Irvin made an interesting point and it was kind of backed up by something Harbs said they discovered while watching tape on him, that really put me at ease thinking the drops won't be a major problem with NFL coaching. Irvin said in watching tape on Perriman, there was no other WR who made more clutch plays on 3rd and 4th downs then him. Irvin called them money downs. Then a comment was made that Harbs said the Ravens didn't start work on him til late due to him being a Junior, but something they found in the tape was that Perriman was much more consistent during the second half of this past season. 

 

Those two statements makes me think it's more of a concentration factor with his drops. Inconsistent hands doesn't mean poor hands if that makes sense. Also Mike Irvin compared him with Andre Johnson. Makes me wonder how much this guy would have developed if he stayed at the U. One of the biggest things I love about Perriman is his speed actually shows up on the field (in his hightlights). He's not a great route runner but he already seems to be an improvement over Torrey in that area so it's a plus. 

Better change that to UCF before the Hurricanes fans disown you.

 

One interesting point you didn't bring up directly (but I thought was kind of a sub-point so I thought I'd raise it here) is that he's a pick that seriously deviates from our model of players we usually like (lower-risk, fantastic value kind of pick). There's gotta be a reason for that, something we really like to warrant spending a first on him.

 

Time will tell, but hopefully he becomes a real gun that can take over games when we need him to.

[Bmore#410]

watch is highlight video he has some shank throwing to him imagine what flacco is going to do with this wapon it will free up steve smith and the middle of the field with his big threat capability. Joe loves throwing deep so it willl be very intersting torry simth 2.0 project pans out we strike gold if not he was by BPA at 26. I htink we got great value,ID like to see us get gregory early or wait for that DB from utah Eric rowe quentin rollins. But welcome parriman play like a raven and everything will pan out

Edited May 1, 2015 by Bmore#410

[FlackAttack]

watch is highlight video he has some shank throwing to him imagine what flacco is going to do with this wapon it will free up steve smith and the middle of the field with his big threat capability. Joe loves throwing deep so thos willl be very intersting torry simth 2.0

yup then we snatch a big TE to top off icing on the cake, brother. Flacco launches 'em all season.

[JO_75]

I saw that someone in the draft thread said something about his vertical and how we would have won against NE because of it. To clarify, Torrey's vertical was 42 inches, Breshad Perriman 36.5 inches. Torrey's vertical was actually longer, just that Torrey gave no effort on that interception. 

 

Torrey had the verticle but just took off on that play for some reason. Now back on topic, love the fact Perriman is 6'2 or 6'3 because you add in a 36.5 inch vertical, your talking a player who can go up in the air and make a play. Our offense is going to be amazing with him and Smith outside and Aiken/Brown in the slot.

[nyc9192]

Question is... Is he worth a spot on my fantasy football team?

 

Last year's Rookie WR Class set a ridiculous high standard.

For real.By the way.Its ironic how you have troy williamson in a gif and wondering if perriman will be like him.I was just wondering the same thing to myself.

[BMORElegacy]

Better change that to UCF before the Hurricanes fans disown you.

 

One interesting point you didn't bring up directly (but I thought was kind of a sub-point so I thought I'd raise it here) is that he's a pick that seriously deviates from our model of players we usually like (lower-risk, fantastic value kind of pick). There's gotta be a reason for that, something we really like to warrant spending a first on him.

 

Time will tell, but hopefully he becomes a real gun that can take over games when we need him to.

I believe the reason we took him was that he's a prototype receiver for Trestman's system. 

[ravensfan160]

I had my reservations about him before the draft. I can't stand drops. Having said that, he was around the 14th or 15th rated player on both Mayock and Kiper's boards and I saw an interview with Harbaugh with WBAL saying he was 14th or 15th on their board. Thats value even if it wasn't a need also.

 

I see Perriman being another Torrey Smith at worst but with the potential to be even better. It's hard not to like it when you think of it that way.

 

 

Here is the video of Harbaugh's interview. If our scouts had him rated this high than what's not to like? We either trust in them or we don't.

 

Edited May 1, 2015 by ravensfan160

[FlackAttack]

I had my reservations about him before the draft. I can't stand drops. Having said that, he was around the 14th or 15th rated player on both Mayock and Kiper's boards and I saw an interview with Harbaugh with WBAL saying he was 14th or 15th on their board. Thats value even if it wasn't a need also.

 

I see Perriman being another Torrey Smith at worst but with the potential to be even better. It's hard not to like it when you think of it that way.

 

 

Here is the video of Harbaugh's interview. If our scouts had him rated this high than what's not to like? We either trust in them or we don't.

 

great video

[Dubs]

ya great video--really emphasis his role in the offence and how he has that which is huge, and really how important that deep threat is in our O..also a good reminder of how much the FO values character

[Ravensfan23]

Better change that to UCF before the Hurricanes fans disown you.

 

One interesting point you didn't bring up directly (but I thought was kind of a sub-point so I thought I'd raise it here) is that he's a pick that seriously deviates from our model of players we usually like (lower-risk, fantastic value kind of pick). There's gotta be a reason for that, something we really like to warrant spending a first on him.

 

Time will tell, but hopefully he becomes a real gun that can take over games when we need him to.

Yea good catch i actually definitely meant UCF, told you i didnt know much about him lol.

I honestly don't think the Ravens view it as nearly the risk that others(mainly ESPN) think it is. It may seem odd but it gives me a Joe Flacco feel. He had that kind of late raise but the Ravens were sold the first time they put the tape on. Much like Flacco main of the so called experts thought he became a first rounder because of a strong workout. But ED said Ozzie was all over him from day one. Then the area scout and Engram got to spend time with him and Engram was basically banging the table for him. So i don't think they see it as much of a risk. More like a project with enormous potential whos right on the cusp of realizing it. Ozzie said if Perriman wasn't there at 26 he would have traded back. The really like this guy.