2016 ravens bigboard

[ravensnation5220]

This is a ravens message board so im doing a ravens style big board so any players with red flags in which we would avoid or any qbs will most likely be avoided.

First off we need to take a look at the off-season and free agency where a lot could happen, theres a lot of big name free agents who we could sign like alshon and maybe a few pass rushers we could go after that would make the draft more clear to predict. Theres also the chance of resignig KO and possibly make him our LT which i think would be a great move even if we do spend big money on him, i feel he is proven and athletic enough to be a solid tackle, id almost consider it a steal. We dont know anything yet so big board still will be based on senarios that could occur before the draft. Now the big board....

1. Laremy tunsil- Probably the most complete player in the draft and best at his position by far (in my eyes). The ravens always tend to place left tackles high on their big board and we would be foolish not to pick him at 6 especially with our problem at left tackle (unless we resign KO and make him our future LT which isnt a bad idea as i said before)

2.Joey Bosa- Best defensive player in the draft and is a game changer. He would make offenses have to gameplan around him, something we missed this year without suggs. Hard not to pass him up for anyone else.

3.Mackensie alexander- here is were i feel there is a major dropoff on how to separate players, so many players could be ranked here and i would have put nkemdiche but he screwed up his chances with us so ill go with my favorite and maybe the one who has shown the greatest body of work. Although he has no picks. Nobody ever challenges him and he has allowed around 30% of passes completed his way and only 2 tds through a 2 year career as a red shirt freshman and sophmore. He sticks to his man like glue and has a get in your face attitude, hes a fiery competitor and shows up when he proclaims to be the best. Hes confident not cocky and seems mature for his age. He puts in the work and to me thats what makes him a raven type player

4.laquon treadwell- if we dont sign another receiver in free agency i would strongly consider this kid at 6. He reminds me of aj green or alshon Jeffrey and would give flacco that trusted go to receiver. We have too many question marks at receiver and i understand we still have breshad but he was still unproven comming out of college and i dont think ozzie likes trying the same thing twice which would be trusing in aiken, sss, and breshad again. Treadwell has proven he can come back from an injury and although he may be a bit raw(which i dont think matters with receivers anymore as all the young ones are still raw but great) he brings things to the table that we would covet. 1. Hes a good run blocker 2. Hes a hard runner with tha ball. 3. He wins one-on-one match ups

5.Jalen ramsey- hes been the most talked aboit prospect and the most difficult one to figure out. A boom or bust guy. Nobody know what he does well or doesnt. I believe he is a gifted athlete who can play ball, no matter where you put him he will do well because hes a natural athlete, a freak if you will. He will amaze at the combine and his stock will rise back to the top5. I really dont think hes a bad player at all i feel he is very raw and tackles way too much with his arms but hes the kind of player who can be molded into whatever you want him to be because he has no physical limitations, i hear people question whether or not he has range and i feel he could if he were coached properly (maybe ed reed lol). We will need our first round pick to be able to contribute and i think he would. Hes so versatile that dean pees(yes hes comming back) would be able to line him up anywhere at any time and he really could be our x-factor or playmaker we so desperately desire on defense. I will say with him and alexander though that i dont see either fixing our turnover problem on defense so i could see us grab alexander and vonn bell or ramsey and king. King and bell could help force some but then again one guy wont fix the problem.

6-Ronnie Stanley- the best pass blocker in the draft. He has great feet and is quick with his hands to get the defender off of him, extremely smooth athlete and could develop into a future all pro. BUT!!! He has to get stronger. He fails at times in run blocking and gets bull rushed too often. He got man handled by shaq lawson. I believe he can and will and i wouldn't be surprised if he does only question like ramsey is do we have time to wait for him. Difference is that i dont think he will be ready to assume an NFL LT position yet. He wouldnt be a factor as much as ramsey can and we need that if we want to contend year 1. Still it would be a great pick for the future.

7-VH3-ive really softened on him as he has struggled lately. Hes not a great athlete and seems to get outjumped too often and not only by bigger guys. I recently watched his Tennessee tape from this year and he missed 3 aweful tackles, one in which he dove for a guys legs with his head down. Ive noticed he tries to go for the highlights play rather than making the smart play. Im not sure i want another kid from Florida who was so hyped up, ehem matt elam... A lot of hype but id rather alexander anyday besides i feel the jags are gonna pick him at 5 and thats fine with me.

8,9,10 its too tough to call, im thinking buckner, shaq lawson, ogbah, maybe floyd. Buckner is probably the better but its hard to tell here. You guys figure it out lol let me know what you guys think. Heres a quick top of my head mock too lol.

1. Mackensie alexander or treadwell depends what we do in free agency

2. Vonn bell, i could see floyd fall here too. Or shaq lawson. Feel we could get really lucky with a falling prospect. Popular pick is doctson

3. Yannick ngakoue

4. Le'raven clark

4. Braxton miller

5. Cyrus jones alabama

5. Ryan kelly alabama center

What does you big board look like?

Edited January 5, 2016 by ravensnation5220

[JoeyFlex5]

I'd put stanley, treadwell, and buckner, in that order starting at 3, then The rest is solod

[ravensnation5220]

I'd put stanley, treadwell, and buckner, in that order starting at 3, then The rest is solod

ya i could have put stanley at 3 and wouldnt have had much of a problem with it. Its just so hard to tell this earlu on. Theres not much seperating the top 10 players after the top 2

[ellicottraven]

My board would be Tunsil, Bosa, Ramsey, VH3, Treadwell, Stanley, Jaylon Smith (injury obviously affects him), Alexander. I would move Alexander ahead of Jaylon Smith but I really like Jaylon Smith.

Edited January 5, 2016 by ellicottraven

[January J]

1) J.Bosa

2)L.Tunsil

3)R.Stanley

4)L. Treadwell

5)J.Ramsey

6)M.Alexander

7)VH3

8)E.Ogbah

9)D.Buckner

10)L.Floyd

11) C.Lawson

12) T.Boyd

13) Yannick

14)J.Docston

15)D. King

16)V. Bell

17) S.Sheppard

18) Thompson

19)J. Dahl

20)C. Jones