Who Do We Draft?

[ravened]

Okay people heres my take: 1st round draft wr Hakeem Nicks. Flacco needs a go to receiver with speed.
2nd round draft db Darius Butler because of his size and return capabilities.
3rd round draft lb Chris Sintum a linebacker in the raven mold to replace Scott.
4th round draft a center to compete with Chester. Brown will be gone.
7th round draft a kicker.
Well? What do you think?

[52Kia Kaha92]

butler wont be there, sintim wont be there but i like nicks

[Ed_Reed20]

Forget Sintim, Bart's replacement should be Frantz Joseph.

[Lets_Go_Joe]

Nicks ran a 4.49, Britt ran a 4.52 and is about an inch or two taller, plus had great numbers in bench (23) vert(37) and broad jump (10'4")

I think Britt is going to be a tougher, more physical receiver who will be a great red-zone guy. Much like Plaxico Buress and the likes.

[kris21054]

now please correct me if i am wrong but dont we have backups for scott already? mcclain and company?

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='Lets_Go_Joe' post='161331' date='Feb 28 2009, 02:56 PM']Nicks ran a 4.49, Britt ran a 4.52 and is about an inch or two taller, plus had great numbers in bench (23) vert(37) and broad jump (10'4")

I think Britt is going to be a tougher, more physical receiver who will be a great red-zone guy. Much like Plaxico Buress and the likes.[/quote]

It's not all about combine workouts. Plus, Britt is supposedly a "diva". I have faith Harbaugh could put him in his place but after he makes a few plays, he could turn into T.O. Nicks may not wow you with his numbers but he makes plays on the field. To me, he is the best receiver in the draft at getting YACs. He isn't isn't the fastest WR but he plays with a desire you don't see in other players. Honestly, Britt plays T.O. and he would be a good player but don't read into his numbers too much. Look at players like Mike Williams and Charles Rogers. Both of them possessed the same qualities as Britt but where are they now?

[frankwhite]

[quote name='ravened' post='160542' date='Feb 27 2009, 07:39 PM']Okay people heres my take: 1st round draft wr Hakeem Nicks. Flacco needs a go to receiver with speed.
2nd round draft db Darius Butler because of his size and return capabilities.
3rd round draft lb Chris Sintum a linebacker in the raven mold to replace Scott.
4th round draft a center to compete with Chester. Brown will be gone.
7th round draft a kicker.
Well? What do you think?[/quote]

Middle linebacker I go with Ray Mayluga-USC
Darrius Hayward Bay WR - Maryland

Keep Leonard and hope some wants Landry. He is a medical liability!!!

Landry will be Injured before the 5th game in 2009 season!!!! BET the Farm on this!!!???

[Ravensfan23]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' post='161476' date='Feb 28 2009, 07:32 PM']It's not all about combine workouts. [b]Plus, Britt is supposedly a "diva".[/b] I have faith Harbaugh could put him in his place but after he makes a few plays, he could turn into T.O. Nicks may not wow you with his numbers but he makes plays on the field. To me, he is the best receiver in the draft at getting YACs. He isn't isn't the fastest WR but he plays with a desire you don't see in other players. Honestly, Britt plays T.O. and he would be a good player but don't read into his numbers too much. Look at players like Mike Williams and Charles Rogers. Both of them possessed the same qualities as Britt but where are they now?[/quote]

From what i hear that was a one time situation. The kid mad a mistake that he took full responsiblity for and missed one game. From what i heard missing that one game vs Morgan State really hurt Britt. It really humbled him and made a promise to his coaches, teammates, and family, from that point on to be a better person and teammate. From what i hear that lit a fire under him and he worked even harder to become the great player that he wanted to be and his team needed him to be.

Here are a few articles that i came across a few months ago, i think some of you guys might like them. To me some of his statements and the way he is described in these articles says alot about the kid. But they are just words and no one will truely know about his additude until he is in the NFL.

[url="http://www.stephenshimko.org/better.php"]Kenny Britt[/url]

[url="http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2008/11/rutgers_britt_pulls_a_reversal.html"]Britt [/url]

[RoflDogs]

[quote name='frankwhite' post='161557' date='Feb 28 2009, 10:07 PM']Middle linebacker I go with Ray Mayluga-USC
Darrius Hayward Bay WR - Maryland

Keep Leonard and hope some wants Landry. He is a medical liability!!!

Landry will be Injured before the 5th game in 2009 season!!!! BET the Farm on this!!!???[/quote]


Playing all 32 games in his first two years before that freak injury........

HE IS SUCH AN INJURY PRONE DUDE

[justifythegame]

[quote name='kris21054' post='161370' date='Feb 28 2009, 03:59 PM']now please correct me if i am wrong but dont we have backups for scott already? mcclain and company?[/quote]
not mcclain and company... Gooden and company - looked just like Ray Lewis when he was playing in Miami, led the team in ST tackles before getting injured. He is the next Ray Lewis.

[justifythegame]

[quote name='ravened' post='160542' date='Feb 27 2009, 07:39 PM']Okay people heres my take: 1st round draft wr Hakeem Nicks. Flacco needs a go to receiver with speed.
2nd round draft db Darius Butler because of his size and return capabilities.
3rd round draft lb Chris Sintum a linebacker in the raven mold to replace Scott.
4th round draft a center to compete with Chester. Brown will be gone.
7th round draft a kicker.
Well? What do you think?[/quote]
rather we trade down and get multiple draft picks.

draft Robiskie in the 2nd round. Use another 2nd round pick to draft CB Sean Smith or C Max Unger, or get all 3 depending on how many picks we get or how far they drop. 3rd round draft a RT because Terry and Yanda sucks and Willie could get injured at his age. Gooden was drafted last year to replace Scott already because ozzie knew he would become an FA.

[T-Sizzle55]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' post='160586' date='Feb 27 2009, 08:08 PM']Forget Sintim, Bart's replacement should be Frantz Joseph.[/quote]

Amen to THAT!!

[T-Sizzle55]

[quote name='justifythegame' post='161767' date='Mar 1 2009, 12:27 PM']3rd round draft a RT because Terry and Yanda sucks and Willie could get injured at his age.[/quote]

Hold up! Yanda is awesome!! Terry needs work, but I'll admit it he can grow one hell of a nice beard! lol (I'm referring to the skit on BR.com hosted by Sypnewski about the Linemen's beards). I think they plan on grooming Oniel Cousins to take over at RT.

[jezzy]

i like us to go lb fromm usc either or cushing, ray then in the second round we get the steal of the draft with robiskie from ohiostate and he will be the best pro recevier out of that class then maybe cb or ol but ithink we need offense so that should be the first pick but we all know ozzie is defense first gm

[Whole-Gash]

What do you guys think about Jairus Byrd and Jarron Gilbert?

[RavensIQ]

[quote name='ravened' post='160542' date='Feb 27 2009, 07:39 PM']Okay people heres my take: 1st round draft wr Hakeem Nicks. Flacco needs a go to receiver with speed.
2nd round draft db Darius Butler because of his size and return capabilities.
3rd round draft lb Chris Sintum a linebacker in the raven mold to replace Scott.
4th round draft a center to compete with Chester. Brown will be gone.
7th round draft a kicker.
Well? What do you think?[/quote]


No way Sintim makes it to the 3rd. We might even take him 26th overall. This guy is 6'3'' 255 lbs, can play any LB position, can rush the passer.

Sintim is big time. Don't even compare Frantz Joseph to him.

Hakeem Nicks is not a #1 WR in this league. He has great hands but that's about it. I like the guy but not as a 1st round prospect. Same with Kenny Britt.

The latest Mock drafts have Michael Crabtree falling. If the Seahawks don't make a stab at him he could fall to the Raiders or even further. IF he started to fall I think Ozzie would seriously make a big time move for him. II could very easily see us trade into the top 10 for the #1 overall WR.

I think we could also make a play on Pettigrew and possibly move up. I agree however about drafting Butler. In fact I wouldn't mind selecting him @ 26.And I do think we will take a center this draft. Possibly 4th if Eric Wood slides.

I could see us going

1-(CB)-Darrius Butler
2-(RB)-Donald Brown

with our 1st 2 picks.

[clayton89]

why would we draft donald brown? we have ray rice, mcgahee and mcclain. dont get me wrong he's a great player but i dont see were he's going to get playing time

[Devastat1on]

[quote name='clayton89' post='161982' date='Mar 1 2009, 06:54 PM']why would we draft donald brown? we have ray rice, mcgahee and mcclain. dont get me wrong he's a great player but i dont see were he's going to get playing time[/quote]

We're going to need another running back sooner or later.. McGahee is clearly past his prime and he showed that this year.. LeRon McClain is going to be pushed back to FB once Neal decides to retire.. McClain could very well become a Mike Alstott type fullback where he can pound the ball if needed.. If LeRon moves back to FB, we're going to need a stud at RB.. Rushing is Baltimore's offensive strategy and i dont think McGahee, or Rice can give us the production we need from the RB position.. I wouldnt be opposed to us going RB sometime in the draft..

[RoflDogs]

uhhh, McGahee hit is "prime" 2 years ago......1 bad season doesn't make
him TERRIBLE

[RavensIQ]

[quote name='clayton89' post='161982' date='Mar 1 2009, 06:54 PM']why would we draft donald brown? we have ray rice, mcgahee and mcclain. dont get me wrong he's a great player but i dont see were he's going to get playing time[/quote]

Rice and Brown would be the future. Willis McGahee is creeping up on the 30-and-over roadblock for running backs. He'll be 28 this season. McClain would obviously move back to a more traditional FB role once Lo Neal is gone. And like I said b4, McGahee might be on his way out soon. So a 2nd round running back prospect who is only 21 doesn't seem to far fetched to me. Especially if he's the best player on the board by the time we select. He rushed for over 2000 yards last year. He's a workhorse running back that grinds out extra yardage. Ray would be the slice and dice 3rd down back and Brown would be the back who picks up the tough yardage especially near the redzone.

[Devastat1on]

[quote name='RoflDogs' post='162000' date='Mar 1 2009, 07:24 PM']uhhh, McGahee hit is "prime" 2 years ago......1 bad season doesn't make
him TERRIBLE[/quote]

I dont recall calling McGahee terrible.. McGahee hasnt played a full season since his 2nd year in the league.. Willis clearly didnt play well in our new offense, and like RavensIQ stated, McGahee is creeping up on 30.. Also, Willis's prime wasnt 2 years ago.. I think Willis was in his prime his rookie year when he rushed for 13 TDs and over 1100 yards..

[justifythegame]

[quote name='T-Sizzle55' post='161775' date='Mar 1 2009, 12:42 PM']Hold up! Yanda is awesome!! Terry needs work, but I'll admit it he can grow one hell of a nice beard! lol (I'm referring to the skit on BR.com hosted by Sypnewski about the Linemen's beards). I think they plan on grooming Oniel Cousins to take over at RT.[/quote]
No both suck. I mean i have nothing against these guys personally, listen to these guys talk and you can tell guys like Terry are real nice guys. But performance on the field is another.

Terry gets manhandled. He is so bad we decided to use him as a TE to block, but even at TE the was getting pushed around. I don't know if you've paid attention to his size, the guy is HUGE, he is a GIANT, and its unbelievable to see how he gets knocked over on his back without defenders even using any energy on him. The has no strength at all, we keep giving him chances because he is so tall. Maybe the best position for him is to be put in at guard, i dont know... i'd prefer if we just cut him because he is not even a good backup, and we have been giving him chances to improve for so many years. When he was blocking at TE, even John Madden noticed how terrible he was and he went as far as to say they would've been better off blocking with a regular TE on that play.

Yanda, apprantley this guy made a lot of improvements during training camp and practices last offseason. He was praised a lot (i havre no idea why still). I think his versatility is what the coaches liked, because he is a T, then played guard and then also practiced at C. But whatever improvements he made, failed to transition onto the field when he was playing last year imo. 2 years ago when he started a RT, he was too slow. To describe him, i'm gonna use what another poster said: He's like a rock, SLOW, and defenders just ran around him before he could even turn half way. Steve McNair and Kyle Boller took countless hits until they both got injured thanks to him. Cam watched the tape and knew Flacco would be dead if he started at RT and used him at guard. I think yanda is strong, he proved that playing guard, but he still moved like a rock. He didn't open up holes for the running game, i saw McClain run right into his back and just bounce backwards several times because he just stood there. Half the time he pass protection was fantastic, the other half his pass protection was really bad... so imo he is inconsistant.

There were times Terry and Yanda started at RG and RT at the same time and both were getting beat quickly and Joe had to get rid of the ball too quick. Chester played guard well and Anderson was the best RT we have ever had in years, even though the guy is SO OLD. I think yanda would make nice backup and could potentially be a starting RT with A LOT of work, but i think its best if we draft a good RT if one is available. Last year teams were drafting Ts in the first round despite having 2 good tackles because the realize thats the most important position on offense, i think we need to take that approach, good protection makes even mediocre QBs look good.

[ZIBBY28]

[quote name='RoflDogs' post='161669' date='Mar 1 2009, 08:20 AM']Playing all 32 games in his first two years before that freak injury........

HE IS SUCH AN INJURY PRONE DUDE[/quote]
Jimmy is more injury prone than Landry IMO

[clayton89]

i see your point about the running backs, but if we draft a fullback or lets just say we sign one then it is possible for mcclain to stay at tailback, I personally think mcclain isnt really that good of a blocker but he sure is a great runner