[News] Late For Work 4/24: Corey Davis Posts Video Of Post-Surgery Workout, And It's Impressive

[steelcityraven]

  2 hours ago, steelcityraven said:

If we don't trade back

1. Corey Davis- WR- Western Mich
2. Tim Williams - OLB- Bamma
3. Ju Ju Smith -WR- Schuster
3. Jalen Myrick-CB- Minn
or Cam Sutton- CB- Tenn
4. Ethan Pocic- C- LSU
5. Zach Banner- C/T USC
6. Ben Gedeon- ILB- Mich

That would be a reasonabl draft - but I'm afraid Schuster at #74 and Pocic in the fourth round may be too optimistic.

Do you think he will go higher or do you think that drafting Pocic in the 4th is too soon?

[steelcityraven]

  5 hours ago, ravens4life86 said:

3 days left.. I cant wait.

3 days remaining dream draft
Rnd 1- Barnett DE/OLBrs
Rnd 2- Reuben Foster ilbr
Rnd 3- Smith Schuster WR, CB Tankersely
Rnd 4-Dawkins OL
Rnd 5- Jalen Myrick CB
Rnd 6- Zach Banner OL

It's gonna stay a dream. Barnett is possible, and its possible to end up with a cpl of the guys you mention, but.....

Foster isnt dropping much if at all, and especially not to the 2nd round. Even if he did (he wont) Hue Jackson wouldnt let him get past 33. And theres probably 13 other teams that wouldnt either.

JuJu might be around 3rd and i bet Tankersley will, but Juju could be gone 2nd and Tank sucks.

Dawkins is going 2nd round. We might not even have a shot at 47. Though id be very happy with him there.

Myrick and Banner might be ok.

So, choose one of Barnett/Foster.... though my guess is we'll be lucky to have even 1 of them fall to us. Both might be long gone.

And you prob have to pick one of JuJu or Dawkins. Though there is an outside chance JuJu falls to the 3rd so its prob ok to project that in a dream scenario.

And if Tank's your dream in the 3rd - get a new dream. Prob would say the same for Myrick and Banner - but to each their own.

I really like Myrick. I think he is very under rated bc he player CB in the big 10 but watch some of the tape on him.... the kid is the real deal.

Tankersly has the athletic ability but he does seem to have a little more trouble tracking the ball and transitioning. He seems like more of a project then Myrick to me

If Banner is there in the 6th he is a steal. In the 5th he is worth a chance and has more ability then Hurst.... but I don't think he is worth a 4th round pick (unless we really feel that he has the raw potential for Greg Roman to turn him into a gem)

[TheConquerorWorm]

2 hours ago, steelcityraven said:

7 hours ago, BOLDnPurPnBlacK said:

  7 hours ago, ravens4life86 said:

3 days left.. I cant wait.

3 days remaining dream draft
Rnd 1- Barnett DE/OLBrs
Rnd 2- Reuben Foster ilbr
Rnd 3- Smith Schuster WR, CB Tankersely
Rnd 4-Dawkins OL
Rnd 5- Jalen Myrick CB
Rnd 6- Zach Banner OL

It's gonna stay a dream. Barnett is possible, and its possible to end up with a cpl of the guys you mention, but.....

Foster isnt dropping much if at all, and especially not to the 2nd round. Even if he did (he wont) Hue Jackson wouldnt let him get past 33. And theres probably 13 other teams that wouldnt either.

JuJu might be around 3rd and i bet Tankersley will, but Juju could be gone 2nd and Tank sucks.

Dawkins is going 2nd round. We might not even have a shot at 47. Though id be very happy with him there.

Myrick and Banner might be ok.

So, choose one of Barnett/Foster.... though my guess is we'll be lucky to have even 1 of them fall to us. Both might be long gone.

And you prob have to pick one of JuJu or Dawkins. Though there is an outside chance JuJu falls to the 3rd so its prob ok to project that in a dream scenario.

And if Tank's your dream in the 3rd - get a new dream. Prob would say the same for Myrick and Banner - but to each their own.

I really like Myrick. I think he is very under rated bc he player CB in the big 10 but watch some of the tape on him.... the kid is the real deal.

Tankersly has the athletic ability but he does seem to have a little more trouble tracking the ball and transitioning. He seems like more of a project then Myrick to me

If Banner is there in the 6th he is a steal. In the 5th he is worth a chance and has more ability then Hurst.... but I don't think he is worth a 4th round pick (unless we really feel that he has the raw potential for Greg Roman to turn him into a gem)

Banner is horrible. He's not an NFL O-lineman.

Watch the game tpe here and watch how many times he 1) gets beat 2) misses a block or 3) the guy he's blocking makes the tackle.

https://youtu.be/wvxGZZYR-t0

Or watch a Safety lined up across from him and stand him up. Against Bama last year:

https://youtu.be/SkuVQkCt7po?t=171

 

 

Edited April 24 by TheConquerorWorm

[BiggMack91]

Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan,Mike Williams, WR, Clemson,Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford,Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU and Dalvin Cook are all playmakers and I would love to have any of these guys

[Mahatma_Sloth]

why does everyone want offense? we need to go passrush and ILB for the first 2 picks

[sizzlingdoom]

why does everyone want offense? we need to go passrush and ILB for the first 2 picks

Did you watch the Offense last year? And we lost Smitty. We'll use a high pick on a pass rusher no doubt. ILB is not a position you need to spend a first or second round pick on- Orr is a great example of that. We'll use a high pick on a pass rusher and our defense is Loaded and almost completely set. We need a couple Olineman and a wr though. A rb wouldn't be a bad idea either. I love Dixon but he needs to get and stay on the field

[Maryland]

In Sandusky's tweet at the bottom, he doesn't really explain why it can't be Ravens/Browns and Steelers/Bengals to end the season...

[sizzlingdoom]

Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan,Mike Williams, WR, Clemson,Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford,Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU and Dalvin Cook are all playmakers and I would love to have any of these guys

Agree 100%.
Cook has a lot of red flags on and off the field though.
Trading down, and getting Ju Ju in the second, plus another pick in this insane draft definitely seems like better value though to me now. I'm starting to think I like Ju Ju as the best wr regardless of draft spot.
Davis is intriguing no doubt, just harder to judge cuz of the competition and transition he'll make. Obviously there's a lot of different routes we can go in terms of what position to choose in what order, but here's a quick DREAM scenario for me for Thursday and Friday.
Nobody knows exactly where people are going to be picked, but if we pulled anything close to this, I would probably sprint straight to Baltimore from here( CA) cuz I'd be so pumped!!!
This does involve 2 trades- trading down from 16, and trading 2 or 3 2018 picks (maybe a 2nd, 4th, and 6th), for an extra 2017 2nd rounder.
The Baltimore Ravens 2017 first 6 picks
- Forrest Lamp
- Carl Lawson
- Ju Ju Smith
- Pat Elfein
- Teez Tabor
- Desmond King

BOOM!
-DOMINANT top 5 Oline- for years and years
- As complete of a wr core as any in the league
-Lawson to put opposite Sizzle and learn from him
- Our FS of the future to learn from Weddle
- Teez is a top 3 corner in this draft IMO, pairing him with Tavon and Jimmy would be nuts. Not to mention he can slowly catch on for a year while Carr is here
- The secondary would be set and elite for the next 3-5 years at least

I know the likeliness of Ozzie trading into the 2nd, for our 6th pick in the first 3 rounds is very very low, but it's so worth it for this draft. Pretty sure we still have some money to save as well to sign these picks if need be by releasing Arrington and Watson.
K.C. and P.O. are gonna battle for the other ILB spot too. And we could still even use a 4th or 5th on one with this plan. It's not a position that needs a big investment on, especially with C.J. there, and considering how absurd the rest of our D is.
If we executed this plan combined with our current foundation, I believe we would be the dominant team for the next 5 years plus. At the very least, we would be right there with the Pats every year. Brady isn't gonna keep chuggin forever.
I'm sure some fans will pick my plan apart, but I love it, and really hope we do something like this.

[sizzlingdoom]

  8 hours ago, BiggMack91 said:

Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan,Mike Williams, WR, Clemson,Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford,Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU and Dalvin Cook are all playmakers and I would love to have any of these guys

Agree 100%.
Cook has a lot of red flags on and off the field though.
Trading down, and getting Ju Ju in the second, plus another pick in this insane draft definitely seems like better value though to me now. I'm starting to think I like Ju Ju as the best wr regardless of draft spot.
Davis is intriguing no doubt, just harder to judge cuz of the competition and transition he'll make. Obviously there's a lot of different routes we can go in terms of what position to choose in what order, but here's a quick DREAM scenario for me for Thursday and Friday.
Nobody knows exactly where people are going to be picked, but if we pulled anything close to this, I would probably sprint straight to Baltimore from here( CA) cuz I'd be so pumped!!!
This does involve 2 trades- trading down from 16, and trading 2 or 3 2018 picks (maybe a 2nd, 4th, and 6th), for an extra 2017 2nd rounder.
The Baltimore Ravens 2017 first 6 picks
- Forrest Lamp
- Carl Lawson
- Ju Ju Smith
- Pat Elfein
- Teez Tabor
- Desmond King

BOOM!
-DOMINANT top 5 Oline- for years and years
- As complete of a wr core as any in the league
-Lawson to put opposite Sizzle and learn from him
- Our FS of the future to learn from Weddle
- Teez is a top 3 corner in this draft IMO, pairing him with Tavon and Jimmy would be nuts. Not to mention he can slowly catch on for a year while Carr is here
- The secondary would be set and elite for the next 3-5 years at least

I know the likeliness of Ozzie trading into the 2nd, for our 6th pick in the first 3 rounds is very very low, but it's so worth it for this draft. Pretty sure we still have some money to save as well to sign these picks if need be by releasing Arrington and Watson.
K.C. and P.O. are gonna battle for the other ILB spot too. And we could still even use a 4th or 5th on one with this plan. It's not a position that needs a big investment on, especially with C.J. there, and considering how absurd the rest of our D is.
If we executed this plan combined with our current foundation, I believe we would be the dominant team for the next 5 years plus. At the very least, we would be right there with the Pats every year. Brady isn't gonna keep chuggin forever.
I'm sure some fans will pick my plan apart, but I love it, and really hope we do something like this.

Then add in Mr. Samaje Perine as our 4th rounder.
Behind:
Stanley-Lewis-Elfein-Yanda-Lamp
Perine and Dixon could split the load and each put up 800-1000 yards a year. Which would certainly take the pressure off Flacco. And someone on ESPN made a simple, but great point the other day. The Ravens, but more specifically Flacco, is at his best off play action. We have the deep threats. Now just fill that line in.
That line + those 2 backs would be such a bummer for opposing defenses! lol especially during the cold months and playoff time!

* side note, it kinda looks like Lewis has the body of a Tackle, not a Guard. Maybe Lewis can play RT.
Also, I would not be mad at all if we straight up picked Lamp at 16. He's underrated. People think he can play all 5 line positions. I say if he comes in and plays LG, he challenges K.O., Yanda, and Zach Martin right away, year 1, as the best Guard in the league.

[sizzlingdoom]

I know Ravens fans don't want to see us draft another TE, but OJ Howard is the best tight end I've ever seen coming out of college, him and Vernon Davis. He'll probably be a top 10 pick, and rightfully so. I wouldn't be mad if we took him.

I'm watching him and Ju Ju on game changers right now. Ju Ju said he models his game after Q and Dez. That's what I see on tape. It's a good episode. We need to draft Ju Ju

[sizzlingdoom]

  15 hours ago, ravens333 said:

  16 hours ago, bioLarzen said:

  16 hours ago, steelcityraven said:

If we don't trade back

1. Corey Davis- WR- Western Mich
2. Tim Williams - OLB- Bamma
3. Ju Ju Smith -WR- Schuster
3. Jalen Myrick-CB- Minn
or Cam Sutton- CB- Tenn
4. Ethan Pocic- C- LSU
5. Zach Banner- C/T USC
6. Ben Gedeon- ILB- Mich

That would be a reasonabl draft - but I'm afraid Schuster at #74 and Pocic in the fourth round may be too optimistic.

I don't think Pocic in the 4th is that big of a strech

A lot of people are calling for Schuster early (and I think you are probably right) but most of the pundits are calling for him in the 3rd and even 4th round????

Wonder if there is something about him that we are not aware of????

No Way. I have a hard time seeing him making it to our second pick. The guy is a first round talent any year

[Drinkmore Beer]

Please no OL in round 1. We did that with Michael Oher. How did that work out? Picked Lewis and Wagner in middle rounds. Neither was hyped, but played well. Unless another Ogden is out there, can't see bypassing all the excellent LBs, rushers, and receivers available to get a RT.

[rmcjacket23]

Please no OL in round 1. We did that with Michael Oher. How did that work out? Picked Lewis and Wagner in middle rounds. Neither was hyped, but played well. Unless another Ogden is out there, can't see bypassing all the excellent LBs, rushers, and receivers available to get a RT.

1. We drafted Oher to be a franchise LT, so different position entirely.

2. We did just draft Stanley, who looks to be pretty good.

[eze17]

In Sandusky's tweet at the bottom, he doesn't really explain why it can't be Ravens/Browns and Steelers/Bengals to end the season...

My take on this, as an older fan of the game, is that some people don't remember that Squeelers/Brownies was one of the more intense rivalries in football back in the day. Actually, it still is to the fans in Pittsburgh & Cleveland.(just ask one who's been around awhile.) I think it's the NFL's way of acknowledging the passion that these fan bases still have when playing each other.

[Swift 1]

19 hours ago, steelcityraven said:

I saw that too and I am not sure what that means either. A diluted sample clearly does not carry the same stigma as a failed sample. We may all know it or believe it to be the same but it is a blurred line.

I know this... I really don't want to pass on Peppers and have the Sqeelers pick him up a few picks later.

I can see them grabbing him and he is so versatile he can add depth at S for us but more importantly he can play ILB and cover these freak TE's in the league now (something that CJ struggles with a little)

Plus the thought of CJ and Peppers playing beside each other with their athleticism and skill sets... that should be a scary defense who can cover side line to side line and who can offer an array of blitz packages and coverage's that is rare even in the NFL

Not an expert in drug samples , but I interpret a diluted sample as  worse than a failed sample. Sounds like he got caught cheating. I have no facts to back up my opinion. 

[eze17]

  19 hours ago, steelcityraven said:

I saw that too and I am not sure what that means either. A diluted sample clearly does not carry the same stigma as a failed sample. We may all know it or believe it to be the same but it is a blurred line.

I know this... I really don't want to pass on Peppers and have the Sqeelers pick him up a few picks later.

I can see them grabbing him and he is so versatile he can add depth at S for us but more importantly he can play ILB and cover these freak TE's in the league now (something that CJ struggles with a little)

Plus the thought of CJ and Peppers playing beside each other with their athleticism and skill sets... that should be a scary defense who can cover side line to side line and who can offer an array of blitz packages and coverage's that is rare even in the NFL

Not an expert in drug samples , but I interpret a diluted sample as  worse than a failed sample. Sounds like he got caught cheating. I have no facts to back up my opinion. 

Respect your opinion, but a failed sample means you've been caught red - handed using a banned substance. No excuse. Diluted samples can have an explanation, such as over-hydrating. So while a diluted sample may/may not affect a players draft status, a positive result will almost always drop a player down at least few notches in the draft. Or if a video comes out of you smoking weed through a gas mask won't help your status either.

[Drinkmore Beer]

  8 hours ago, Drinkmore Beer said:

Please no OL in round 1. We did that with Michael Oher. How did that work out? Picked Lewis and Wagner in middle rounds. Neither was hyped, but played well. Unless another Ogden is out there, can't see bypassing all the excellent LBs, rushers, and receivers available to get a RT.

1. We drafted Oher to be a franchise LT, so different position entirely.

2. We did just draft Stanley, who looks to be pretty good.

I had no problem with the Stanley pick, because after the Chargers snapped up Bosa, Stanley was the clear choice. Cam Robinson is no Stanley. If memory serves, in recent years most OL and DL from Alabama picked early have been busts.

[Crusader]

In Sandusky's tweet at the bottom, he doesn't really explain why it can't be Ravens/Browns and Steelers/Bengals to end the season...

Gee really? How about this.Ravens usually beat Browns, Split with the Steelers and lose against the Bengals. A team /city you don't like wouldn't you want them to always end with a lose?

[rmcjacket23]

33 minutes ago, Drinkmore Beer said:

I had no problem with the Stanley pick, because after the Chargers snapped up Bosa, Stanley was the clear choice. Cam Robinson is no Stanley. If memory serves, in recent years most OL and DL from Alabama picked early have been busts.

He wouldn't need to be Stanley, because he'd be playing an easier position. That's the point.

Depends on how you define "early". Most of the first rounders at those positions have done just fine. Alabama gets a bad rap for having a lot of players that appear to be "busts", but that's also because they're sending a much bigger volume of players into the draft than most other teams. When you've got 10 guys getting drafted every year, not all of them are going to pan out.