allblackraven

Ravens 2017 opponents

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1 hour ago, Bruce_Almty said:

The past 4 drafts we picked 14 players in the first 3 rounds. Only Brandon Williams, CJ Mosley, Tim Jernigan and Ron Stanley have excelled, and Williams looks to be moving on. This team lacks talent.

Is it fair to say they aren't talented if they've been injured?  Kaufusi is one of those players and I doubt anyone has seen enough on an NFL level to say he's not talented.  Maxx was loved his rookie season after he was the last TE standing, but he's been injured a lot lately.  Same with Gillmore.  Of the 13 picks during your chosen timeframe, only Brown, Brooks, and Elam can fairly be called untalented imo.

Now the injuries are another level.  I don't know what you'd call those.

Now, of the 17 picks in the 4th and 5th rounds over the last 4 drafts, at least 8 are pretty talented which is a big deal considering the rounds in question.  These things balance out.  For all the praise the 1996 and 2008 drafts got due to the first 2 picks in each, the remaining picks of both drafts weren't that special (except maybe J.Lewis in 96).  People really need to start looking at entire draft classes and not just the first few rounds.  

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