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Welcome to Baltimore: Rashod Bateman

redrum52

Hall of Famer
Lmao did you see what I said in the Tylan Wallace thread? That mf got black Air Force energy too.

Bateman made a lot of catches on poor decisions, throws that shouldn’t have been made, but he completed them anyway.

I stopped watching Bateman tape because I figured we didn’t have a chance, I had forgot just how good he was man. In a class with a lot of really good route runners, he’s either the best or second best, it’s between him and devonta.

Yeah. He's just a smooth route runner with a big game. Hope he's used appropriately.
 

RavensMania

Staff Member
Administrator
Lmao did you see what I said in the Tylan Wallace thread? That mf got black Air Force energy too.

Bateman made a lot of catches on poor decisions, throws that shouldn’t have been made, but he completed them anyway.

I stopped watching Bateman tape because I figured we didn’t have a chance, I had forgot just how good he was man. In a class with a lot of really good route runners, he’s either the best or second best, it’s between him and devonta.
Next year, if you really want someone, stop watching their tape. It worked this year, just go with what worked.
 

JoeyFlex5

Hall of Famer
Next year, if you really want someone, stop watching their tape. It worked this year, just go with what worked.
I do it every year lol. I stopped watching queen about a month prior to drafting him because I was dead sold on him and wasn’t too sure he’d be there.
 

RavensMania

Staff Member
Administrator
I do it every year lol. I stopped watching queen about a month prior to drafting him because I was dead sold on him and wasn’t too sure he’d be there.
2 for 2. I guess previous years didn't work? Even so, you are on a rebound.
 

Dom McRaven

Hall of Famer
Lmao did you see what I said in the Tylan Wallace thread? That mf got black Air Force energy too.

Bateman made a lot of catches on poor decisions, throws that shouldn’t have been made, but he completed them anyway.

I stopped watching Bateman tape because I figured we didn’t have a chance, I had forgot just how good he was man. In a class with a lot of really good route runners, he’s either the best or second best, it’s between him and devonta.
Dumbass. #SIIE
 

JoeyFlex5

Hall of Famer
2 for 2. I guess previous years didn't work? Even so, you are on a rebound.
Well I wasn’t high on Hollywood to begin with, and I watched all kinds of Ferguson tape because I just knew we were gonna take him and I was trying desperately to find something I liked.

I didn’t.
 

ndub

Ravens Ring of Honor
Well I wasn’t high on Hollywood to begin with, and I watched all kinds of Ferguson tape because I just knew we were gonna take him and I was trying desperately to find something I liked.

I didn’t.

I definitely wanted AJ in 2019. I’d still trade the two in a straight up trade.
 

RavensMania

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Well I wasn’t high on Hollywood to begin with, and I watched all kinds of Ferguson tape because I just knew we were gonna take him and I was trying desperately to find something I liked.

I didn’t.
At the time of the draft I either wanted Hollywood, A. J. Brown, D.K. or Deebo, but definitely had issues with Deebo's history of bad hamstring issues. Loved the dimension that Hollywood could bring to the offense. A.J. Brown as I've stated before, I used to think he''d just be a big slot, but as the draft started to get closer and the more film I watched on him, I started to see he could much more than that.

This year, it was always Bateman in the first round for me, if we were to take a WR. He catches the ball so smooth and his route running is one of the best in this class. His ability to play inside and out is also a big plus, especially since Watkins and Hollywood can also.

Yep, liked JJAW also. Damn we were off on that one and plenty of us liked him on the boards.
 

rossihunter2

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I definitely wanted AJ in 2019. I’d still trade the two in a straight up trade.

Hollywood, Deebo and AJ were my favourite receivers in that class (in that order) - but i had hollywood way higher on my board that year than the other 2...

but yeah - i do love hollywood and i think he's underappreciated by a lot of the ravens fandom - but yeah right now i'd 100% take AJ Brown in a do-over
 

RavensMania

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Hollywood, Deebo and AJ were my favourite receivers in that class (in that order) - but i had hollywood way higher on my board that year than the other 2...

but yeah - i do love hollywood and i think he's underappreciated by a lot of the ravens fandom - but yeah right now i'd 100% take AJ Brown in a do-over

What impact do you feel Bateman and Watkins will have on Hollywood.
 

rossihunter2

Staff Member
Moderator
What impact do you feel Bateman and Watkins will have on Hollywood.

hard to say - i think he'll be even more open per route than he was last year - the upgrade in personnel will massively impact the attention his way - and if it doesnt change it then bateman and/or watkins are going to feast somewhat (relative to the ravens passing attack generally)

but it's always good to have competition to be "the guy" which right now hollywood is but he's got some challengers to the idea that he's the number 1 in terms of targets etc. and you do get the sense that he will thrive off competition
 
I’m about to watch it with an open mind, but after watching the Steelers WRs debacle last year with TWO social media “influencers” I’m not so sure about him having a whole ass series on himself

Lmao! It’s not a whole ass series, maybe a mini documentary is more accurate but I don’t get any Juju vibes from Rashod.
 
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