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Us getting roquan smith is the reason why i never say “ we cant afford “ a player.. everytime youd think a team is low on funds they end up pulling something off
Exactly! The truth is no one really knows what is going on and what types of deals the FO are making behind the scenes. Speculation at best! Sometimes you guess right and other times you guess wrong. Glad EDC pulled the trigger on Roquan though.
 


We all said it preseason, WTF happens if Bateman goes down? No we get to suffer through the consequences of the front office failure to address WR
 
Good thing the Ravens didn't know Bateman had an injury dating back to the Buffalo game. Good thing the Ravens didn't have the Hollywood Brown trade in place prior to free agency.

Could you imagine if EDC was aware of this and did nothing to address an already anemic position? That'd just be sheer stupidity.
A qb cant demand top money with no targets to throw to...

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Sucks to lose Bateman butttttt not worried . The Ravens will figure it out.
Stop. You can’t possibly think this. I know you love our TEs, but our “playmakers” are hot garbage after Mark and maybe Duv. Likely hasn’t done shit while playing 2nd TE
 
I said this a while back... Don't be surprised if we don't keep Lamar. The way this is playing out I could easily see a tag next year then traded the year after.
I truly do fear that Lamar would refuse the franchise tag or demand a trade if this keeps up.

This is like the 2013 Ravens season all over again.
 
I said this a while back... Don't be surprised if we don't keep Lamar. The way this is playing out I could easily see a tag next year then traded the year after.
I’m not sure i agree. Ultimately comes down to money. If we hit his asking price i bet he stays regardless of the roster.
 
In fairness they sure as hell didn't play on that level for us. Does make me wonder if the scheme under Wink really was that bad for them to go off like that after leaving.
It obviously was. Our interior DL was a little neglected for a while, too - hard to rush on edges if there's no pressure inside.
 
I truly do fear that Lamar would refuse the franchise tag or demand a trade if this keeps up.

This is like the 2013 Ravens season all over again.
He doesn't really have the option to refuse the tag, and he can demand any trade he wants and still not get it.

As I soak all this in, the failure to not sign Lamar last year or this year is, by far, the biggest joint failure between the parties. A long term extension opens up everything. The lack of one shuts down tons of options.

The WR depth is obviously lacking, but "depth" is like a mid-round pick. I'm nowhere close to being sold that a mid-round WR is going to be the difference in what this team ends up doing the rest of the year.
 
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