allblackraven
Hall of Famer
Insanely good top end of that draft. First 9 picks all already good pros.
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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Ravens Offense: Week 6 Edition
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Yeah, liked Maxx a lot I’m school. He’s shown potential for the little time he’s on the field, but they’d the problem, he can’t stay on the damn field.
SepticeyePoe
Hall of Famer
Did he have problems with injuries in college?
RavensDFan
Veteran
Have to wonder if he's rushing himself or something. The young ones can do that sometimes, lie about the pain, thinking they need to get on the field.
BloodRaven
MVP
Yeah its just unfortunate, we cant really blame Ozzy or Harbaugh for that
RavensDFan
Veteran
True but there was this on his draft analysis: " Body is a little soft and could use additional weight work to handle NFL hits". Wonder if he got in that weight work. *shrug*
BloodRaven
MVP
We whiffed on David Johnson (who we were considering) but every bit of available information pointed to Maxx being the guy, from memory everyone loved the pick.
you can fall down the rabbit hole thinking about what ifs but still imagine david johnson on this team... jesus
RayRayRaven
Veteran
Jefferson is athletic he just doesn't have ball instincts or great ball skills. He's a run stuffer.
RayRayRaven
Veteran
what it has to be at this juncture is ozze knows he has made top round picks he was certain would build the team and those picks have crashed and burned. oz has moved into a draft pick hording mode. he is trying to overcome his recent inability to select "the guy" with a numbers game where probability would suggest he can come up "with a guy" in the lower rounds that works out. Judon for instance.
trading up, even when he should trade up, is poison to ozze and he just won't do it. once bitten, twice shy
except he tried to trade up for jalen ramsey, he did trade up for maxx, he traded back in for camp, he essentially traded up for wormley... he doesnt seem that shy about it...
BloodRaven
MVP
Or Leveon Bell instead of Elam... my point is luck plays a huge part, for example Kevin Colbert isnt some genius GM for drafting Bell because he also whiffed on Jarvis Jones with his first.
redrum52
Hall of Famer
I will only defend not getting Bell by saying Rice had just been re-signed and his play had more to do with some of the worst OL play I've seen since the 02 Texans, but I get it. BPA, don't draft for need.
RayRayRaven
Veteran
and got burned by maxx
tryin to trade up and failing to trade up is not trading up. ramsey is not a raven and neither is litty. wormley and Williams positions were good pot sweeteners, but once again ozze couldn't pull the trigger and once again, don't think many know why.
theres no substitute for a genuine corner. ramsey really hurt us that game.
RayRayRaven
Veteran
agree about ray's 2013 season. never a serious injury, he had tons of football left. the ray rice affair is just typical for the ravens in recent years. maybe its fate but fate didn't draft elam and pass on bell.
yeah like marlon humphrey... nor is there a substitute for a cornerstone left tackle...
RayRayRaven
Veteran
you know they got lucky with yanda and may think lewis can get there. we certainly miss yanda.
top corners like humpf are hard to come by....lol
and yes the dolphins are lucky to have that cornerstone LT.
22 for 22 read it and weep.
http://www.nfl.com/player/jalenramsey/2555280/gamelogs?season=2016
they didnt really get lucky with yanda - they drafted ben grubbs and marshal yanda in the same draft - they doubled down with 2 good guard prospects when they only needed one to pan out short term