[News] Breshad Perriman Won't Stop Ravens From Drafting Another First-Round WR

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The Ravens selected Breshad Perriman in the first round in 2015. Could they use a first-round pick on the same position just two years later? General Manager Ozzie Newsome says yes.

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[BiggMack91]

mike williams at 16 is a sexy pick if I've ever seen one

[ellicottraven]

These press conferences are often so cryptic. The one thing Eric DeCosta did was to highlight the top 2 prospects of his WR board - Mike Williams and Ross. However, he either deliberately downplayed Corey or they really don't have him in their top two. My hunch is he may actually be their top guy.

Edited April 5 by ellicottraven

[bioLarzen]

I don't even understand the question. "Could they use a first-round pick on the same position just two years later? " - Why opn earth couldn't they? Is there ONE meaningful argument against this?

The same goes to drafting an OT, after haviong drafted one in the first round the previous draft. Could the Ravens draft OT's in back-to-back first rounds? Why on earth couldn't they? What goes against it?

I'm frankly baffled. Why does this question even come up?

[bioLarzen]

These press conferences are often so cryptic. The one thing Eric DeCosta did was to highlight the top 2 prospects of his WR board - Mike Williams and Ross. However, he either deliberately downplayed Corey or they're really don't have him as their top two. My hunch is he is their top guy.

I don't think we should put any faith in anything any NFL organization says about the draft pre-draft. This is part of the draft strategy and draft operation - if the organization's interest is to throw some smoke screen out there, they are gonna do so. And that's no problem. Taking it seriously is.

[ravensnj]

I personally, would add Christian McCaffrey to the list.

[ellicottraven]

2 minutes ago, ravensnj said:

I personally, would add Christian McCaffrey to the list.

I think he would be an awesome Raven frankly.

[bluehen]

Joe needs a receiver that can get separation, catches consistently and can take the ball away from defenders! We already have speed and speed does not help if Joe does not have time to throw the deep ball.

[purpledown]

i agree if Davis or Williams is there , the Ravens should take him. Not too sure about Ross with his size he may be injury prone. Have no faith in Perriman as a number 1 receiver.

[sticks999]

If you want a receiver that can go and get the ball away from a defender, win the toss up throw and such, that is Mike Williams. I think his skill set fits our team as we don't have that guy on it now.,

[Maryland]

Perriman's performance thus far actually puts extra onus on drafting a WR, if we're being honest here. There isn't a single person on this roster who would make me think twice before drafting a receiver in any round.

 

Whether or not there is a WR worth taking when our first round pick comes around is a different matter, however.

Edited April 5 by Maryland

[Purple Dawg 96]

Joe needs a receiver that can get separation, catches consistently and can take the ball away from defenders! We already have speed and speed does not help if Joe does not have time to throw the deep ball.

Players are not the only thing that gets separation "Routes" get separation and if "Ball location" was good a player wouldn't have to 'take the ball away" he can catch it in stride and score or pick up big yardage! How may times have our WRs had to wait on the ball to come out the clouds or catching a long ball turning around backwards because timing is off or its under thrown?! I'm jus sayin

[Purple Dawg 96]

I'm still waiting to see the WRs we have now Perriman and Moore to name a few and if we get one of these guys they can't learn anything on the bench so let the youngsters play! Wallace is the veteran now and bringing in another veteran would push these guys back! God forbid if one of our WRs go down then find a veteran but other than that "I wanna see the youngsters"!

[JD08]

Think I like Corey Davis out of the 3...big bodied WR with the better route running capabilities

[bigcatfrank1]

The things that we can count on are that the Ravens will be at the draft in late April and they will end up with 6 or 7 rookies.
The things we cant count on are, which rookies, what position and even which round at which number.

Even Ozzie said, and I paraphrase,- last year we nearly moved down from some of the offers that were out there, this year may be the same but we could just as east move up and get a player if we can make a deal on a player we really like.

So its a real crap shoot right now, who knows! They talked an awful lot about receivers but that was what many of the questions were about. I still think one of the following will go to the Ravens - Foster, Reddick, Barnett, Williams, Humphrey or Davis at 16.

[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

I certainly hope Perriman is not hindering the Ravens from possibly taking a WR in the first round. Perriman has not really proven him self yet.

Edited April 6 by ALSKAN RAVEN FAN

[bigcatfrank1]

Oz get us Robinson, Lawson, Elflein, JuJu Smith, Tankersley and add Sidney Jones for next year..

Trade back #16-
1- OT 24ish take Cam Robinson pick up a *3rd and *5th
2- Edge 47 Carl Lawson second round
3- Center- 74 ( Elflein or Pocic )
3- WR - 78 ( juju smith or Samuel)
3- *CB - ? (Tankersley or Teez Tabor (Sidney Jones) -extra 3rd round pick
4- CB - 4th round- to trade back up using 3 & 4or 5 to get the CB
5- LB- 5th round
5- OL * extra 5th round
6- deep pick LB/DL
7- deep pick S/CB/KR

[TheConquerorWorm]

Oz get us Robinson, Lawson, Elflein, JuJu Smith, Tankersley and add Sidney Jones for next year..

Trade back #16-
1- OT 24ish take Cam Robinson pick up a *3rd and *5th
2- Edge 47 Carl Lawson second round
3- Center- 74 ( Elflein or Pocic )
3- WR - 78 ( juju smith or Samuel)
3- *CB - ? (Tankersley or Teez Tabor (Sidney Jones) -extra 3rd round pick
4- CB - 4th round- to trade back up using 3 & 4or 5 to get the CB
5- LB- 5th round
5- OL * extra 5th round
6- deep pick LB/DL
7- deep pick S/CB/KR

I think that's a legit draft and one I would be happy with.

If we come out of this draft filling both holes on the O-line, adding a pass rusher, a WR and a legit CB, I'll be happy.

I don't really care who in what round. You could go Williams/Davis/Ross in 1st and Roderick Johnson in the 3rd. Or Barnett in the 1st & Moton in the 2nd.

This draft is deep on top talent - 3 rounds worth. I don't think you see the quality in the later rounds like last year, but the Top 3 Rounds are strong. Which is why I'm all for trading TJ for a top 3rd Round pick (IMO, that's a top 40 player in any other draft)

[TheConquerorWorm]

If you want a receiver that can go and get the ball away from a defender, win the toss up throw and such, that is Mike Williams. I think his skill set fits our team as we don't have that guy on it now.,

The only issue I have with Mike Williams is he can either be Kelvin Benjamin or Devin Funchess. One is worth the #16, one is not.

[jdynamite]

I read the first couple of sentences and stopped because this guy works for the Ravens and he wrote for the first 19 years the Ravens only drafted one WR in the first round Mark Clayton.

 

So that means that Travis Taylor was never drafted? 

The same T.Taylor from Florida that was apart of the 2000-2001 Super Bowl team. 

You know Jamal Lewis pick number 5 and Travis Taylor was pick 10 in 2000 draft. 

I get he never developed into anything special but get the facts straight at least. I mean I knew this without researching. 

[jdynamite]

5 minutes ago, jdynamite said:

I read the first couple of sentences and stopped because this guy works for the Ravens and he wrote for the first 19 years the Ravens only drafted one WR in the first round Mark Clayton.

 

So that means that Travis Taylor was never drafted? 

The same T.Taylor from Florida that was apart of the 2000-2001 Super Bowl team. 

You know Jamal Lewis pick number 5 and Travis Taylor was pick 10 in 2000 draft. 

I get he never developed into anything special but get the facts straight at least. I mean I knew this without researching. 

I decided to go and look both up Travis Taylor actually has better career stats than Mark Clayton too, not by much but still. 

T.Taylor 312 rec, 4017 yds, 22 tds 

M.Clayton 260 rec, 3448 yds, 14 tds 

[sizzlingdoom]

  13 hours ago, sticks999 said:

If you want a receiver that can go and get the ball away from a defender, win the toss up throw and such, that is Mike Williams. I think his skill set fits our team as we don't have that guy on it now.,

The only issue I have with Mike Williams is he can either be Kelvin Benjamin or Devin Funchess. One is worth the #16, one is not.

Comparing him to Funchess is ridiculous. Benjamin makes sense, but if Williams has the desire and ability to run routes, he'll be quite a bit better than Benjamin imo. I think Takk or Barnett are the only 2 we would take instead of Williams or Davis if they were both there. I'm guessing we would love to draft Williams, Davis, Takk, or Barnett

[sizzlingdoom]

Takk or Barnett in the first and Ju Ju in the second!

[Austinrs21]

8 hours ago, jdynamite said:

I read the first couple of sentences and stopped because this guy works for the Ravens and he wrote for the first 19 years the Ravens only drafted one WR in the first round Mark Clayton.

 

So that means that Travis Taylor was never drafted? 

The same T.Taylor from Florida that was apart of the 2000-2001 Super Bowl team. 

You know Jamal Lewis pick number 5 and Travis Taylor was pick 10 in 2000 draft. 

I get he never developed into anything special but get the facts straight at least. I mean I knew this without researching. 

He didn't say they only drafted one WR in first round, he said they only used their TOP PICK on a WR once. Like you said Jamal was our top pick that year.

[TheConquerorWorm]

Takk or Barnett in the first and Ju Ju in the second!

Takk is a bust. Major shoulder surgery aside, he may have the speed to pass rush but his weak base and lack f lower body strength is going to make him a serious liability against the run. You don't spend a 1st Round pick on a designated pass rusher that will only play passing downs. Carl Lawson in the 2nd is WAY better value. Use your 1st round pick on a guy that can play all the time - even if it means using the TJ pick to go up and get Barnett.

[BMoreDuck]

I wouldn't be opposed to taking a receiver at 16 as long as those receivers name were Davis or Williams. Ross is pretty dynamic, but I don't trust his knee and he is on the smaller side. I just question his durability at the next level. I'd be happy with Davis or Williams or Juju as the 2nd/3rd rd pick.

Edited April 6 by BMoreDuck

[jdynamite]

4 hours ago, Austinrs21 said:

He didn't say they only drafted one WR in first round, he said they only used their TOP PICK on a WR once. Like you said Jamal was our top pick that year.

Semantics!

[drillem]

Perriman is probably on his last season with this team unless he can come to life. His performance has been quite a bit less than stellar. And I hope he reads this and adjusts.