Grading the Ravens

[ravensnick]

id say from 2008-2011 he was top 5

Still had Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, Patrick Willis, David Harris, Lawrence Timmons, Brian Cushing, etc. 

[Sami84]

Still had Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, Patrick Willis, David Harris, Lawrence Timmons, Brian Cushing, etc. 

 

better  than timmons and cushing.

Edited May 25, 2015 by Sami84

[ravensnick]

better  than timmons and cushing.

Not at all. Maybe you could say Cushing because of injuries, but Timmons is a far superior player.

Edited May 25, 2015 by ravensnick

[BmoreBird22]

Daryl Smith is and was very, very good. However, wouldn't go that far. Certainly underrated, maybe top 10 ILB, but not top 5. I'd say he's in the top 10 now and Mosely is in the top 5. Mosley may have not been the best at pass coverage, but he still did a very good job at it. Certainly wouldn't call it lacking. More like developing, but certainly still skilled. 

Well, he played OLB with the Jaguars and was pretty dominant there, but didn't receive recognition due to the Jaguars losing. I know PFF had him rated as their number two 4-3 OLB in 2011 before getting injured in 2012 and then coming to Baltimore.

[Sami84]

Not at all. Maybe you could say Cushing because of injuries, but Timmons is a far superior player.

i disagree. 

 

in 2009 daryl smith was also rated the number 1 4-3 OLB.

Edited May 25, 2015 by Sami84

[BmoreBird22]

i disagree. 

 

in 2009 daryl smith was also rated the number 1 4-3 OLB.

Daryl Smith has an animal and I was beyond excited to land him when the Ravens did

[izvoodoo]

Not at all. Maybe you could say Cushing because of injuries, but Timmons is a far superior player.

It's a different position as some mentioned, but yeah Daryl Smith was a monster for Jacksonville... but no one cared.  Because well... jacksonville.  

[redrum52]

Hard to believe the lack of respect for Daryl Smith. What he has accomplished in replacing a legend is nothing short of stellar and he has arguably been the most consistent player on D for the past 2 years.

It's funny. I don't have him, though I wanted to put him. We always complain about top 100 lists, but we do the same thing others do. We don't put the best there and make excuses for why other guys are higher. I didn't have Smith because I partially went on what I think Mosley will do. Didn't put Wagner cause of injuries, though at the same time had Jimmy on the list.

[beanfigger]

No Dumervil?

 

It's a good problem to have when your team has too many great players that some get left off a top ten list, isn't it?

[Tank 92]

It's funny. I don't have him, though I wanted to put him. We always complain about top 100 lists, but we do the same thing others do. We don't put the best there and make excuses for why other guys are higher. I didn't have Smith because I partially went on what I think Mosley will do. Didn't put Wagner cause of injuries, though at the same time had Jimmy on the list.

 

yeah, lists like this are always subjective, but D. Smith was somewhere in the top 10 as soon as he signed and he has remained there since.

[codizzle]

better than timmons and cushing.

Hahahaha not at all better than timmons Edited May 26, 2015 by codizzle

[Sami84]

Hahahaha not at all better than timmons

 

lets see how peak daryl smith would have looked with pittsburgh during the late 00's

 

whatever. Ive watched both a tonne and i like daryl more.

[stampedehero]

" When I first got here we analyzed every football player we had, we graded every football player, we looked at every game that they played for the last 2 years, we graded everything that they did,....analyzed offense and defense........we did everything to bolster our defense....everyone we selected has the ability, but pride and performance makes the difference..." Vince Lombardi

We have so much analysis these days from various sources, and with the top 100 player choices coming out, I thought in this thread we rank our Ravens top 90. Hard to put unprovens in top 10, you guys can do tpp 5 top 90, whatever you want, my top 10 would look like this:

1) Flacco

2) Moseby

3) Tucker

4) Suggs

5) Yanda

6) J.Smith

7) Williams

8) Upshaw

9) Monroe

10) Smith Sr.

Surely Dumervil has to be in your top 10.  I would insert him in the Upshaw spot

[gabefergy]

Yeah. Same thread

[Stevin]

Yeah. Same thread

it's a huge difference between top10 and top20 ))

[1/28/01]

it's a huge difference between top10 and top20 ))

Difference is roughly 10.

[Stevin]

Difference is roughly 10.

twice )

[JoeyFlex5]

this is literally a copy of the "top 20 ravens" thread except its top 10...

[gabefergy]

this is literally a copy of the "top 20 ravens" thread except its top 10...

Except this one was first, but that is my point. No need for two threads about the same thing right?

[JoeyFlex5]

Except this one was first, but that is my point. No need for two threads about the same thing right?

didnt know which came first but exactly lol, theres 2 ranking threads that are ranking the same exact things with different quantities. 

[52520Andrew]

Now I kinda want to make a top 30 Ravens thread

[beanfigger]

Next week, we will have enough for a top ten list of top ten Ravens threads.