[News] Late For Work 4/11: With Richard Sherman On Trading Block, Would Ravens Be Interested?

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Tony Jefferson keeps his word; gives up Lardarius Webb's jersey number. Will the Ravens draft a backup quarterback? Don’t be surprised if Ozzie Newsome is on the move draft weekend.

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[sizzlingdoom]

I highly doubt the Ravens are interested at all.
Here's a quick offer off the top of my head though.
Brandon Carr+ a 2018 2nd and 4th rounder for Sherman- we would have the cap space for that. Especially after Watson and Arrington depart
Sherman, Jimmy and Tavon at corner. With Weddle and TJ at Safety........um yeah, OK

[sizzlingdoom]

Heck, I'd give up a 2018 first rounder and then some for him. If we added him to our team right now without giving up any picks this year, the 1rst rounder that we would give up next year would be pick 32 imo. Maybe pick 30 at the very worst

[stuckonaboat13]

I do not want a narcissistic racist on our team. Let some other team over pay for Sherman's drama

[Sunday QB]

what if we trade Jimmy Smith and a 3rd pick. we could get him for around a million more than the Ravens pay Smith who has missed a lot of time it seems each season since he has been here. Just a wild thought.

[Space11jams]

not even going to waste my time with the Sherman talk. He's not coming to the Ravens and I think he'll stay in Seattle.

[bioLarzen]

If there was a draft where Ozzie trading down in the first round was likely, this one is. It seems pretty sure that there will still be prime talent available in the 20-25 region, a trade which could give us a good player PLUS a third and fifth rounder...

I would think unless there's a guy Ozzie "covets" still on the board at #16 or there's no suitor for the #16 pick, it's almost obvious he'll trade down into the 20's.

[bioLarzen]

not even going to waste my time with the Sherman talk. He's not coming to the Ravens and I think he'll stay in Seattle.

It's a pet peeve for me... Why do we have to go all through this EVERY SINGLE TIME a big name player MAY become available for trade? 90% of them wouzld not make any sense, if only for cap reasons...
It's like hearing that Megan Fox is single, do I start contemplating giving it a try? :)

[bioLarzen]

Heck, I'd give up a 2018 first rounder and then some for him. If we added him to our team right now without giving up any picks this year, the 1rst rounder that we would give up next year would be pick 32 imo. Maybe pick 30 at the very worst

And how would you fit his cap figure under the limit?

[RavensDieHard21]

I would love Sherman, but after signing Jefferson there is no way we spend top dollar on another guy in the secondary. We could spent a fraction of that on an up and coming CB in the draft 

 

[drillem]

Sherman, no. But if we could make a deal for their qb...now, that would be of interest to me....

[cobrajet]

Trading back has not seemed like it has worked out as good as I would have liked recently. Maybe be should grab the BPA and take quality over quantity.

[757RavensFan]

1 hour ago, bioLarzen said:

It's a pet peeve for me... Why do we have to go all through this EVERY SINGLE TIME a big name player MAY become available for trade? 90% of them wouzld not make any sense, if only for cap reasons...
It's like hearing that Megan Fox is single, do I start contemplating giving it a try?

Shoot your shot bro!

[hen826957]

I'm glad TJ got number 23 and look at the picture of Joe. Lol Priceless.

[The Beak]

There are great options at 16, I wouldn't be surprised if a QB run doesn't push a top 10 player to us.... Fingers crossed...

[PersianRaven]

I do not want a narcissistic racist on our team. Let some other team over pay for Sherman's drama

You are trippin.

[steelcityraven]

There are great options at 16, I wouldn't be surprised if a QB run doesn't push a top 10 player to us.... Fingers crossed...

I would love to see that happen but I really like the 2017 QB class is sketchy enough that we may only see two QBs go in the top 12 picks.

I guess it depends on how desperate teams are but 4 Is not out of the question.... which would set us up nice... but I think 2 is more realistic.

I think 4 QBs will go top 25.... which may make a lot of sense to trade back to later in rd 1 or even early rd 2 if we got enough for that

I think from pick 15 to 32
Ramczyk
Mike Williams
John Ross
Marlon Humphrey
Jabrill Peppers
Zach Cunningham
Taco Charlton
Rakweon McMillan
TreDavious White
Kevin King
Takkarist McKinley
Chidobe Awuzie (sp)
and Cam Robinson

Will all still be a possibility. Even if we trade back from 16 to 26.... I think we add a draft pick and a very high level player who can walk in and start.... and yes I think that almost everyone on that list could walk in and start for us with the only exception being Taco (just bc of the depth that we have there)

[steelcityraven]

  2 hours ago, Space11jams said:

not even going to waste my time with the Sherman talk. He's not coming to the Ravens and I think he'll stay in Seattle.

It's a pet peeve for me... Why do we have to go all through this EVERY SINGLE TIME a big name player MAY become available for trade? 90% of them wouzld not make any sense, if only for cap reasons...
It's like hearing that Megan Fox is single, do I start contemplating giving it a try? :)

Maybe not real but its fun to dream about it Bio.... and adding Sherman to the roster is fun to think about too!

[n#7]

Per Z47 Seahawks...Sherman not going anywhere. Good news because the last thing the Ravens need is to give up a future #1 pick for a 30 yrs. old CB.

[mendii]

I really hope we don't trade back much at all in this draft, it is loaded and we have 4 picks in the top 100. Should be 4 potential starters with the quality there.

[fusuymada]

The days of trading back and accumulating picks has passed for the new era of playmakers who get drafted in the first and second round of the draft. The Browns accumulated a bazillion picks last year and how did they do. Same with the Ravens in the season they were 5-11. The article that Eisenberg wrote earlier this week regarding how DeCosta was talking about how the Ravens used to be really good at the draft and other teams would notoriously make bad picks making it so the Ravens could grab a lot of skilled players late in the draft with all those draft picks gets right to the point. According to DeCosta, now teams are much better at the draft and all those great picks that used to be there late that the Ravens used to get ARE NO LONGER THERE. Therefore, accumulating picks in the later rounds of the draft to get players that both Eisenberg and DeCosta said wouldn't be there is not only stupid, it is a decision that should get you fired. Clearly if Ozzie trades back he is at odds with what DeCosta said and is showing he is outdated and is not adjusting to the new NFL. I don't believe that and therefore I don't believe that Ozzie will trade back BUT if he does for the reasons listed above, he needs replaced. When you start cutting players you draft in the 5th round like we did with "Snacks" Myers, then we are clearly showing we no longer hold any edge in the draft and to get that edge back, Ozzie needs to change how he is doing things. That change needs to be that we are moving up to get playmakers not moving back to get picks that end up getting cut before the season starts.

[bigcatfrank1]

Heck, I'd give up a 2018 first rounder and then some for him. If we added him to our team right now without giving up any picks this year, the 1rst rounder that we would give up next year would be pick 32 imo. Maybe pick 30 at the very worst

Not bad food for thought, get him to re-structure for a 3 year contract, get him to sign for 20 mil ( 6,7,8) fill it with bonuses, defer the cap, and give them #1 in 2018 and maybe a 4th or 5th this year- plus throw in Keenan Renolds.

Keenan could run option for them and even sub at the QB position for Wilson. He most probably will never make the Ravens starting squad.
Why not get something for him.

Call Oz...I think your on to something. We need to make deals to get to the Super Bowl this year! We can deal then leave everyone in place and repeat in 2018. Then off load him in the 3rd year.

[bigcatfrank1]

Lets see, Boldin - Mangold - or Sherman ? I'd take Sherman!

[bigcatfrank1]

Lets see, Boldin - Mangold - or Sherman ? I'd take Sherman!

I would settle for Sherman and a Rookie class added to the current Ravens bench considering where they are right now.

There is not much match to a shut down secondary, Its hard to presume that the Ravens could work out a deal that makes everyone happy and still keep some flexibility with the roster. There are a few low level back-ups that, if let go, might scrape together a couple of mil in savings.

But if they can manage a great draft, it could change the entire spectrum of the secondary without even adding Sherman.

Get him to come down in price and make a sweet deal with the Minti-Greenhawks. Why not try, what do they have to loose?

[sizzlingdoom]

  16 hours ago, sizzlingdoom said:

Heck, I'd give up a 2018 first rounder and then some for him. If we added him to our team right now without giving up any picks this year, the 1rst rounder that we would give up next year would be pick 32 imo. Maybe pick 30 at the very worst

Not bad food for thought, get him to re-structure for a 3 year contract, get him to sign for 20 mil ( 6,7,8) fill it with bonuses, defer the cap, and give them #1 in 2018 and maybe a 4th or 5th this year- plus throw in Keenan Renolds.

Keenan could run option for them and even sub at the QB position for Wilson. He most probably will never make the Ravens starting squad.
Why not get something for him.

Call Oz...I think your on to something. We need to make deals to get to the Super Bowl this year! We can deal then leave everyone in place and repeat in 2018. Then off load him in the 3rd year.

It's so doable. We would have the number 1 defense for the next 2 years. Not to mention we'll be adding a 1rst or 2nd rounder in all likeliness to put on the other side of Suggs

[sizzlingdoom]

  16 hours ago, sizzlingdoom said:

Heck, I'd give up a 2018 first rounder and then some for him. If we added him to our team right now without giving up any picks this year, the 1rst rounder that we would give up next year would be pick 32 imo. Maybe pick 30 at the very worst

And how would you fit his cap figure under the limit?

Trade Brandon Carr + 2018 first rounder for him. + another 4th or 5th if needed.
And I think we're able to clear nearly another 7 mil in space by letting go of Watson and Arrington- not sure if Arrington's physical or whatever is still prolonging that.
I bet 1 or 2 players would be willing to restructure too, but I don't even think that would be needed. We could fit him if we want.
It would've been much more feasible before signing Carr, but it could still be done.
Could trade Jimmy and a 2018 2nd rounder or something too.
If we paired Sherman with Tavon and either Carr or Jimmy, plus our absurd Safety tandem, it'd be over.
It's not like we'd be sacrificing anything in the front 7 either. We're still gonna add probably a 1rst rounder opposite Suggs, and still have the best run D. Adding TJ improves our run D big time.
If we traded for Sherman we would have THE best defense for the next 2 years no questions asked. Probably in just about every category too. I know how small the chances are, but PLEASE Ozzie?

[Fastynart]

Why even speculate on this crap? There is no possible way that Sherman comes to the Ravens. Why not just wish for Tom Brady too? It would make about as much sense and be just as unfathomable. Instead of wasting time on this garbage, how about some realistic possibilities to ponder?

[sizzlingdoom]

Why even speculate on this crap? There is no possible way that Sherman comes to the Ravens. Why not just wish for Tom Brady too? It would make about as much sense and be just as unfathomable. Instead of wasting time on this garbage, how about some realistic possibilities to ponder?

It's only a waste of your time if you take the time to read it and comment....lol....bummer it upset you. And yeah, it makes just as much sense for Brady to come over as Sherman??......not