Michael M.
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Steelers rumored to be considering trading for Taylor
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BoredMarine13
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Couple of my steeler friends are frustrated with Najee. Sounds like they favor Warren getting more snaps
OURavensFan
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Damn that sucks if true, because Harris may just not have the vision for this level
Michael M.
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Taylor would certainly make a big difference
rmcjacket23
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a) there's like eight teams "rumored" to be trading for Taylor. And the Ravens are one of them also. He's basically been "rumored" to any team that is struggling to run the ball or is missing a high-end RB (which is at least half the league).
b) Najee Harris isn't a good NFL RB. The only thing I'm surprised by is it's taking this long for people to realize it. Textbook plodder. Will get only what's blocked for him, and nothing more. And the Steelers Oline hasn't blocked well in years.
Michael M.
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Since they're not paying a QB, they might have an inside track
Davesta
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EDC…. Do something!!!
rmcjacket23
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Why does that matter? Taylor costs $4.3M this year. Which is now effectively like 75% of that, since he'll have already missed four games that the Colts paid him for.
Anybody can afford to pay him $3M this year. It's the draft capital you have to give up to get him + the potential long term deal you need to sign him to next year (or the FT) that are the prohibitive items. Especially the former.
BoredMarine13
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Tough call, we desperately need a dangerous back , but Irsay said he wanted “ an early round pick”. I’m on board with a 2nd. I Would love to have him and won’t complain if EDC overpays , just not a first
gtalk12
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I can't imagine a healthy Taylor on this team. That dude can move
rmcjacket23
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Yeah I'm not going anywhere near a 2nd round pick for him. That also includes the $10-12M+ contract you're going to have to give him as well.
No thanks. I can get another Taylor in the 2nd round of next years draft at like 20% of the price.
BoredMarine13
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Lots of holes to fill in the upcoming draft. CB, WR, OL, RB, LB(assuming Queen leaves), and rush LB. It’s always easy to say we can snag a quality back but that’s another risk.
When we focus on RB in the draft we do very well , so I’m all for it. I’m also fine with paying a quality player
rmcjacket23
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Could also sign one of the like 10 quality RBs who are scheduled to be FAs next year, and likely for half the price of Taylor. That market is going to shock people.
And then add somebody later in the draft.
Why would LB be on the list if you just used a third round pick on an inside LB this past year?
WR is a "maybe", depending on what happens with OBJ. Agholor wouldn't be expensive to retain, and we still have Flowers and Bateman under contract no matter what.
Corner is a problem.
Oline "might" be a problem, depending on how we view Simpson. If he plays well throughout the year, he could be retained for a Mekari-level contract. Moses and Zeitler are likely gone, but you also already have Mekari and Faalele on the roster at Tackle. So you may only need a Guard and some depth.
Dline is actually a more pressing area.
Rush LB is also a maybe. You have Ojabo, Oweh, Bowser and Tavius under contract for certain.
A lot of our "needs" for next year are depth pieces, starters at relatively cheaper positions (RB, Guard, Dline). It's more of a quantity over quality scenario.
OURavensFan
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One of those times I’m glad I don’t have to be EDC
Tank
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JT is a TD machine!
Michael M.
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Is Dobbins done as a Raven, or possibly done period?
OURavensFan
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We’d have to resign him since this was his final year on his contract. Just awful
rmcjacket23
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Done period? I doubt it. He'll at least get signed for vet min next year.
With the Ravens? I have no idea. If its a vet min-type deal, I think he could be back. But he can't be back with the expectation of being your lead back.
Best thing going for him is that his NFL usage is actually pretty low, so if he can convince teams he's recovered from two pretty bad injuries, he may have some tread on the tires left.
Michael M.
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Its a shame