He’s not going to get that kind of money for one year of production. I just cant see any team paying him that much at this point.
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The Offensive Line Thread
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BloodRaven
MVP
People also thought KO was going to take a hometown discount for 8 million a year too. If Jensen continues to be one of the best centers in the league someone with cap will throw Brandon Linder money at him.
JoeyFlex5
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I still think we need to draft some. We gotta build a team for the future, there's no more selling out to win now imo, we have a great foundation for a 5-8 year run we just have to be smart with contracts and build important parts, a good young OL opens our window to get another SB, and also gives us long term stability. Once yanda and Howard are gone we'all need a full overhaul of the right side, we still need a legit LG. If we resign Jensen, draft Nelson, and yanda comes back healthy and Howard continues this great play, then we're looking at the best line in the league and good luck stopping the iso and dive against Nelson, yanda, and jensen.
Yes they did, but KO had shown multiple years of top guard play in the league and he was paid LT money. Jensen is showing up in a contract year. Yes that’s the best year to do it, but let’s do it in more than one year.
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
Like I said, centers don't come a dime a dozen, that's a guy who has earned it and a guy we can't let walk. We simply won't find another quality center anytime soon, we are one of the few teams with a good center, and not just good, but excellent. We will be in big trouble up front without him
At this point, Nelson won't be available when we pick. The hype he's getting is way too much for him to go out of the top15. If we're to go after an OL in the first I'm banking on McGlinchey or Billy Price.
BloodRaven
MVP
Brandon Linder is the highest paid center in history, from memory he hasnt even made a Pro Bowl just 3rd on the PFF rankings after one year.
I think center is as important (if not more) than LT and if Jensen continues how hes playing then hes probably worth 10 million, but can we afford that? Every year we're always right up against the cap.
Ravensnation5220
Ravens Ring of Honor
How about Mitch Hyatt?
IMO we just keep drafting them. If we take a couple of Olineman this draft I wouldn’t see it as giving up on the current young guys. If they all turn out good then even better, they drop like flies as the season goes on anyway.
yea i agree, but i was really just referring to the 1st rnd. I dont want us to draft an OL in 1st. We have had lots of success drafting OL in later rounds
either of the notre dame kids will do me right
was watching some more ryan jensen stuff and i know filmstudy said it but i just want to reemphasise just how nasty jensen is - like he was blocking a guy who was just swinging at him well before the play was over and the whistle - and all the while he was just trucking him backwards as this guy was swiping at his helmet
on another play his helmet comes off and he just keeps pancaking khalil mack and then plays through the echo of the whistle and 2 raiders come at him including mack and his helmet is nowhere to be seen but he doesnt care one bit
he literally is taking the toughness that yanda often shows and replacing yanda's technique and finesse with his own hint of road grading nastiness - its crazy how physical he is being both in the pass and run - if he keeps this up i dont see how we can let him go especially with all the future age/injury concerns we might have on the line
on another play his helmet comes off and he just keeps pancaking khalil mack and then plays through the echo of the whistle and 2 raiders come at him including mack and his helmet is nowhere to be seen but he doesnt care one bit
he literally is taking the toughness that yanda often shows and replacing yanda's technique and finesse with his own hint of road grading nastiness - its crazy how physical he is being both in the pass and run - if he keeps this up i dont see how we can let him go especially with all the future age/injury concerns we might have on the line
And people wanted John Urschel starting ahead of Jensen.
I don't know who did but I certainly didn't!
I have to see more of him but I don't have him as a first round player. He looks promising, I liked what I saw, but there were still plays that made me pause. But as a Day 2 target he's one to keep an eye on, certainly.
So true. Probably like 90% of them did.
I was firmly for Jensen because of the change to blocking philosophy, but even the Ravens writers seemed to think Urschel would beat out Jensen.
probably coz mink used to hang out with urschel a lot
Urschel was too weak, he was ok in a ZBS (and still) but for a power base scheme in which we wanted to get rid of Zuttah-lites, he wasn't meant to be a starter
I suck at observing OL lol. The only way i will notice you is if youre giving up sacks or playing really well vs a top pass rusher like how stanley and howard did last sunday. Watching tape on OL i have no idea what to look for so i usually stay out of those discussions