[News] The Competition 2016: Inside Linebackers

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C.J. Mosley is the clear leader of the group, but there is an open spot next to him after the team moved on from veteran Daryl Smith.

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[Ravensfansince03]

I hope Correa can be that dog for us

[BOLDnPurPnBlacK]

I like the idea of trying Correa at ILB, but ultimately I want him rushing the passer when possible. He seems like he'd fit best as a 4-3 OLB so i see why theyre trying him there, but i dont want to take away what is arguably his strongest asset (getting the QB) just to fill a spot.

[The Greek]

i am all for giving the guys on the current roster a shot to start next to cj but when a solid vet gets cut in camp from another squad i hope oz pounces on him but i am pulling for arthur brown to step up and win that job. i love this kids speed

[stixfix69]

I think the coaches and Oz are willing to give the guys on the roster the opportunity to win the job, at the same time with us finally having some cash, we could certainly go after a camp cut...I like Orr's size and weight for a ILBer, he has thumper size.....

[steelcityraven]

Here comes Arthur Brown!

[JoeLewis]

This is gonna be interesting to see.

I have my doubts with Correa, will see his change of position from a pass rusher to a ILB.

 

At that moment my bet is Zachary Orr

[cbrook1862]

I like the idea of trying Correa at ILB, but ultimately I want him rushing the passer when possible. He seems like he'd fit best as a 4-3 OLB so i see why theyre trying him there, but i dont want to take away what is arguably his strongest asset (getting the QB) just to fill a spot.

Many scouts said they see him as an ILB, and compared him to clay Matthews so don't be surprised if he's officialy moved there

[cbrook1862]

now im not sure why the ravens drafted kamalei correa, if hes moved to ILB, then now were going to have to rely on a 5th round pick and a UDFA, to help Doom, and Suggs, who may not be the same player returning from injury, which means they may have to start, and that's a lot to ask of them.

[law215]

Ravens enter the draft with a need at pass rusher and the first defensive guy they select is someone they may play at ILB. Why? Cause the guy they used a 2nd round pick on a couple of years ago is not good enough to keep an undrafted player from taking his time. That would be a mess and another bad draft considering Spence (OLB) and Jack an ILB) were available and they passed on both.

[Purple&Black]

Ravens enter the draft with a need at pass rusher and the first defensive guy they select is someone they may play at ILB. Why? Cause the guy they used a 2nd round pick on a couple of years ago is not good enough to keep an undrafted player from taking his time. That would be a mess and another bad draft considering Spence (OLB) and Jack an ILB) were available and they passed on both.

going to hurt watching them play

[Edgar]

10 hours ago, law215 said:

Ravens enter the draft with a need at pass rusher and the first defensive guy they select is someone they may play at ILB. Why? Cause the guy they used a 2nd round pick on a couple of years ago is not good enough to keep an undrafted player from taking his time. That would be a mess and another bad draft considering Spence (OLB) and Jack an ILB) were available and they passed on both.

Imagine the excitement going into this season if we drafted Myles Jack in round two.

Trusting that the front office KNEW something Jacksonville didn't . Jack was the best football player in the draft and we passed.

[January J]

4 hours ago, Edgar said:

Imagine the excitement going into this season if we drafted Myles Jack in round two.

Trusting that the front office KNEW something Jacksonville didn't . Jack was the best football player in the draft and we passed.

Yeah I thought for sure we'd atleast take a shot on Spence ESP after still being there after trading back. Hard to understand the logic but we gotta trust the guys that do this for a living. Obviously we've made better moves than the jags over the past decade so let's just wait and see. It  would've been exciting to have Jack but that doesn't necessarily always equal results. I'm sure they were excited about Dante Fowler last year too. Not that anybody could have seen that coming. But here with both jack and Spence there were both legitimate causes for concern. We went the safe route, same with Stanley over tunsil. Which probably was the smart move. We may end up regretting it and we may not. You roll the dice and you win some and lose some.

[Crusader]

If Orr goes down Ravens will be in deep deep trouble and this will be A Brown last year as a Raven . Fans have to suffer one more year to prove he is not a linebacker in the nfl. Maybe for the Browns

[RayRocks]

On 7/15/2016 at 7:22 AM, Edgar said:

Imagine the excitement going into this season if we drafted Myles Jack in round two.

Trusting that the front office KNEW something Jacksonville didn't . Jack was the best football player in the draft and we passed.

It's not about them knowing something Jacksonville didn't, it was that they didn't view the risk/reward the same way (meaning they probably were advised that his chances of playing more than 4 years were slim).  I wanted Jack as well, but Correa was on of my favorite players in the draft.  Even if he ends up playing inside linebacker a lot, I imagine they'll definitely create a lot of blitz packages for him which will make the defense more versatile.  He's obviously a totally different player, but I could see Correa ending up like Adalius Thomas who was used all over the field for us.