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The Random Thought Thread
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UPennChem
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Hahaha maybe. He wasn't smiling or laughing and looked pretty stern to me. But that may be his personality. Didn't seem classically happy at the draft either lol
JO_75
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Orioles play Boston at Camden Yards Week 1, so Home MNF in Week 1? Or starting out the season with two road games?
Oh naw
JAAM
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Hahahahaha
Tank
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got it. Cropping the pic definitely took it out of context. lol
Ellicottraven
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Could be...
redrum52
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did it tho?
Tank
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really now. lol
Grim
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I agree with you but one counter argument to play devils advocate here is don’t forget both Ojabo & our DC know each other. Could be beneficial as well from that front of us.
Sure, that will certainly help him - but he won’t have even practiced against nfl speed yet
And I’m more worried about him anchoring down on a recently healed achilles in the run game straight away - as a pass rusher he gets to attack and doesn’t get loaded up in the same way - albeit outside rushes will really test that healed ankle and what flexion he has
I’m not really worried about the playbook... especially as he’s got not much else to do over the next few months other than rehab and diving into the playbook lol
I’m worried about his ankle flexion if he gets loaded up too early
Ellicottraven
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Well, in defense of his ability to play, I think Suggs came back from an identical injury in 4-5 months and played fairly well no? These guys are built differently, I mean the NFL caliber players...
Grim
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Oh no doubt but the point is he’ll at least know the playbook and be familiar with the scheme and McDonald will know him and how to use him. I don’t think Ojabo will be an every down player coming back from the injury but he’ll probably be rotational.
Suggs is a little different because he’s a veteran and was established. Yeah he came back but I don’t know if you can compare them because yeah the recovery may be the same but the return to the field may be different.
they seem to be building chemistry already and that's a great thing
BoredMarine13
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I think he knew the Ravens were not about to dish out a monster contract like he wants. I'm thinking its purely financial
Ellicottraven
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I hear you. The fact that Ojabo is a rookie and doesn't know the playbook like Suggs did (with his experience and knowledge), it isn't the same result on the field. I believe Ojabo will be more effective than a typical rookie because the DC knows what Ojabo knows well and will utilize him effectively on plays Ojabo understands well, has executed effectively in college, and succeeded. But, I understand your POV.
Grim
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Yeah, it's tricky. On one hand you are right about McDonald:Ojabo connection with regards to playbook, usage, etc. It should help. It's so tricky though because it'll depend on his recovery from the injury but I think the good is that they have that automatic connection & Ojabo knows Oweh too. These are all things that will make it easier for Ojabo to make an impact. The question is to what extent is his physical recovery & acclimation to the NFL speed and conditioning to which he will completely miss. It's a reason he fell and certainly a reason for concern. I think Ojabo will be best used rotationally and if that's your view of him, I think it's reasonable. Then again, you can never say never with some of these dudes. Nobody here is his doctor as far as I know lol
rmcjacket23
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Ehh, maybe. He wanted out as early as 3-4 months ago. I'm not sure he'd known what the Ravens long term plans were at this point.
It's a run heavy offense and he hasn't had much help to get him in one-on-one looks. I think he truly just didn't like the offense here.
Realistically, it would have been hard for him to have the kind of year in 2022 that would elevate his market value. You're now getting another year with Bateman, Andrews, and a team that almost certainly is going to try to run the ball more than last year. I think he's realized he's sort of "peaked" in terms production on this team.
Money may have been a factor, but I'm not convinced the FO had shut the door on trying to keep him long term.
And while I'm sure on social media there's tons of people who are blaming Roman for this, and realistically, he probably is the reason Hollywood wanted out. But I'm not firing Roman to keep Hollywood and pay him $20M+ or whatever he'll get long term. Like he's a good player, but he's not an alpha player that I'm literally turning over coaching staff and systems to make feel better. Ain't worth all that.
Plus, from a contract standpoint, if the Ravens really had already decided not to pay him big $ long term, then you trade him next year, not this year. You trade him before he hits FA and when his cap hit balloons on the 5th year option.