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Biggest Needs and Prospects to Address Them
- Thread starter JoeyFlex5
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We need to come away from this draft with a playmaker on defence (your choice between S and pass rusher), a clear upgrade at either LG or C if not both, and a future potential WR1. I wouldn't say we have a lot of holes, provided we can pay our pending free agents, I think we just need to hit the homerun on the aforementionned needs.
It will be and you know it. If your in this section you should be playing fhe forum mock.
I think we need to sign Flowers. He would be the perfect fit for our defense.
gonna take some time and then dive into draft prospects - want to get a board as deep and detailed as last year's
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
The draft we need one priority and one only for this season. BUILD THE TRENCHES. Leave the skill positions for FA. Lamar needs a real oline rather than the gimmicky crap we've been using to cover up the scheme. NO MORE HURST AND SKURA, THEY DON'T NEED TO BE BENCHED THEY NEED TO BE GONE. Get that mediocrity off the team.
The dline needs retooling too. Brandon Williams should be gone due to his one dimmensionality. He won't be but a man can dream. Brent Urban, if reasonable, should return. Seiler could have a piece(could've had Philip Lindsay you morons). Henry looks good... But let's be honest, Wormley is not going to amount to be anything special and if Henry gets hurt again he might not become anything special either. We need to acquire an interior pass rusher.
The safety market will be bustling in FA. I'd get one of them. Outside of two names, I find the WR class to be unimpressive. Wait till next year.
The dline needs retooling too. Brandon Williams should be gone due to his one dimmensionality. He won't be but a man can dream. Brent Urban, if reasonable, should return. Seiler could have a piece(could've had Philip Lindsay you morons). Henry looks good... But let's be honest, Wormley is not going to amount to be anything special and if Henry gets hurt again he might not become anything special either. We need to acquire an interior pass rusher.
The safety market will be bustling in FA. I'd get one of them. Outside of two names, I find the WR class to be unimpressive. Wait till next year.
Dom McRaven
Hall of Famer
Agreed with the o-line.
As for Lindsay, it was between us and the Broncos and his family convinced him to stay in Colorado. Of course, interior pass-rusher would be nice, but we also need EXTERIOR pass-rush. Who knows what the deal will be with T-Will? Speaking of deals, I'm wonder what kind of $$$ ZDS wants vs. how much we offer. Is Suggs going to be a Raven next year? Only if the price is right.
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
If we had drafted Lindsay he would've had to play for us....
SepticeyePoe
Hall of Famer
Any ideas what the strengths and weaknesses of the draft are yet?
to me so far DL looks like the major strength and qb the major weakness
Taze
Practice Squad
Think edge rusher is the biggest need on defense. Judon is a nice piece, but Z Smith is just a decent interior rusher and will probably be overpaid. Need to replace Suggs and Williams/Bowser haven't done anything through two seasons. I could see multiple significant investments to this unit
Meanwhile the free agent safety class looks good and deep. A guy like Tre Boston has been cheap, but performs well in coverage. Most college safeties are really hard to project and develop too, huge learning curve for that position, especially for free safety types. Though it also makes the really good ones that much more valuable.
Meanwhile the free agent safety class looks good and deep. A guy like Tre Boston has been cheap, but performs well in coverage. Most college safeties are really hard to project and develop too, huge learning curve for that position, especially for free safety types. Though it also makes the really good ones that much more valuable.
Speaking of next years WR class 2020.....its going to be historic. Still see a possible mid round pic WR depending on who is available this year.
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Taze
Practice Squad
The offense needs IOL more than anything. But also need a legit threat to get the defense's focus off of Lamar. All the defenders eyes are on him as no one else really instills any kind of fear or extra attention (though this could be J Brown if the deep passing game gets going (which means a better OL and further development from Lamar))
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
Lol, yep - entire first round will be couple QBs and 30 WRs
He would but he's going to be too expensive I think.
Yeah he’d be a nice fit as well
If RGIII is gone then I want someone who can continue to mentor Lamar - either Tyrod back (if he's affordable) or Kaep (Roman ties, similar offensive scheme, similar lessons to teach lamar like RGIII) - i realise the kaep thing probably wont happen just coz but he'd be a good fit i think
if neither of those guys then maybe Trevor Siemian...
there's not much out there
Teddy Bridgewater, Joe Flacco, Nick Foles probably take the top of the market, maybe Tyrod too
honestly though im not sure where RGIII gets an opportunity to compete
the only teams looking for potential competition at qb in 2019:
Miami Dolphins
Jacksonville Jaguars
Denver Broncos
Washington Redskins
New York Giants (maybe)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (maybe)
you've got to think most of those teams will address that competition with a 1st round qb pick or one of the top 3-4 available veteran qbs
on top of that i dont see any way that he goes back to washington and i dont think he gets starting opportunities in new york or tampa
which leaves the dolphins, broncos and jags - the jags and broncos both have shots at the top qbs in the draft with their high picks if they want - and im not sure i envision the broncos adding RGIII to compete with Keenum just for the sake of it so i really only see the dolphins as a reasonable possibility and they may well go after someone like Flacco
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
You forgot Josh