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The Lamar, The Defence and The Special Teams

But that's the thing- a lot aren't high quality and a lot of his sacks have been a product of great coverage and a high motor.

I just don't see a guy worth breaking the bank for. He'd be like eighth in DT sacks with 8 and likely isn't garnering second team All Pro. Maybe a Pro Bowl.

But the perception of him, and his value, would be way down. Ironically, I'd be on board with signing him if he'd had a "normal" season because his value would be more appropriate.

A lot of them are high quality though
Brandon thorn tracks and grades the quality of pressures and sacks and madubuike grades out well - obviously he’s not getting elite edge numbers but he is creating high quality pressures even if a handful of sacks are cleanup

The cleanup sacks are the ones creating the variance between 8 and 13…

he’s not drawing double teams because of the pressure scheme not because other teams don’t think they should

The guys getting 8 sacks are all breaking the bank
 
I don't know about y'all, but I'd hate to see the day we let an interior rusher leave to go back to the Willie Henry and Chris Worley types of days.
Holy shit, Willie Henry is a name I have not heard in a long ass time lol
 
A lot of them are high quality though
Brandon thorn tracks and grades the quality of pressures and sacks and madubuike grades out well - obviously he’s not getting elite edge numbers but he is creating high quality pressures even if a handful of sacks are cleanup

The cleanup sacks are the ones creating the variance between 8 and 13…

he’s not drawing double teams because of the pressure scheme not because other teams don’t think they should

The guys getting 8 sacks are all breaking the bank
Can you link to scoring Thorn has done for Madibuike and a link to his methodology?
 
If we had a DT with 64 pressures and 8 sacks, we better fucking re sign him.
I think at that point that he'd command a more reasonable contract than he's about to, but as it stands with the number of holes and the limited cap, I don't see Madibuike being back.
 
He posts about it on Twitter sometimes but you can find all the method and stuff in his sub stack - sometimes he opens those up for ppl to read for free
I don't generally use Twitter, so I'm not sure how to find it other than simply scroll through his feed.

I'd be curious to know his methodology and his grading because ESPN has their methodology public and easily accessible and the grades are readily available- as posted above.
 
I think at that point that he'd command a more reasonable contract than he's about to, but as it stands with the number of holes and the limited cap, I don't see Madibuike being back.
That’s fair but at the same time I’ll pay for an anomaly season to get a 8 sack 64 pressure per year DT. Because similar to paying Lamar, the alternative is very ugly.
 
That’s fair but at the same time I’ll pay for an anomaly season to get a 8 sack 64 pressure per year DT. Because similar to paying Lamar, the alternative is very ugly.

Maybe we would view this differently if David was healthy and getting to the QB
 
That’s fair but at the same time I’ll pay for an anomaly season to get a 8 sack 64 pressure per year DT. Because similar to paying Lamar, the alternative is very ugly.
I should add this- in a vacuum, I'd sign Madibuike back, absolutely.

But it isn't done in a vacuum. Madibuike signing back likely means a very quiet free agency and the loss of a lot of vets. How well will the Ravens absorb lossed like Clowney, Van Noy, Darby, Maulet, Zeitler, Simpson, Queen, Edwards, Dobbins, OBJ, Agholor and potential cuts like Moses? Because those are sacrifices you're making for Madibuike being back.

I don't love the idea of signing a guy to a back-breaking contract when the Ravens are going to bleed so much talent this offseason.

Signing Madibuike means guys like Cleveland and Simpson better step up in a major way or the Madibuike won't be the only one regressing.
 
I should add this- in a vacuum, I'd sign Madibuike back, absolutely.

But it isn't done in a vacuum. Madibuike signing back likely means a very quiet free agency and the loss of a lot of vets. How well will the Ravens absorb lossed like Clowney, Van Noy, Darby, Maulet, Zeitler, Simpson, Queen, Edwards, Dobbins, OBJ, Agholor and potential cuts like Moses? Because those are sacrifices you're making for Madibuike being back.

I don't love the idea of signing a guy to a back-breaking contract when the Ravens are going to bleed so much talent this offseason.

Signing Madibuike means guys like Cleveland and Simpson better step up in a major way or the Madibuike won't be the only one regressing.
On a franchise tag that is absolutely true, but if we are able to extend him on a contract similar in structure to Hargrave's. Not same numbers but. similar structure, then we will be able to bring back some reasonable contracts. We were never going to be active in early free agency anyway. Not with our cap space.
 
I don't generally use Twitter, so I'm not sure how to find it other than simply scroll through his feed.

I'd be curious to know his methodology and his grading because ESPN has their methodology public and easily accessible and the grades are readily available- as posted above.

He’s an OL and DL guy by trade - works with OL masterminds

Grades sacks and pressures into different categories based on the film and basically weights higher quality sacks heavier to churn out a number
 
I should add this- in a vacuum, I'd sign Madibuike back, absolutely.

But it isn't done in a vacuum. Madibuike signing back likely means a very quiet free agency and the loss of a lot of vets. How well will the Ravens absorb lossed like Clowney, Van Noy, Darby, Maulet, Zeitler, Simpson, Queen, Edwards, Dobbins, OBJ, Agholor and potential cuts like Moses? Because those are sacrifices you're making for Madibuike being back.

I don't love the idea of signing a guy to a back-breaking contract when the Ravens are going to bleed so much talent this offseason.

Signing Madibuike means guys like Cleveland and Simpson better step up in a major way or the Madibuike won't be the only one regressing.
Nearly Every single guy you named is someone who is out the door in a year or two with or without madubuike and that was always going to be how it worked, and with that the ravens will continue drafting and making depth signings to round out their roster while the star players do the heavy lifting.

Frankly it’s the same as every super bowl caliber team.

In or out of a vacuum I don’t see how you do what’s best for the long term success of the franchise by letting one of the 3 most dominant defenders you’ve had since Suggs leave, and for nothing in return.
 
Pretty crazy , love him or hate him everyone wants to watch Lamar
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Nearly Every single guy you named is someone who is out the door in a year or two with or without madubuike and that was always going to be how it worked, and with that the ravens will continue drafting and making depth signings to round out their roster while the star players do the heavy lifting.

Frankly it’s the same as every super bowl caliber team.

In or out of a vacuum I don’t see how you do what’s best for the long term success of the franchise by letting one of the 3 most dominant defenders you’ve had since Suggs leave, and for nothing in return.

pay your stars
build around them

pay madubuike and you have him, roquan and hamilton around as the spine of your defence for the next 3 years (at least), none of them even hit 30 for 4 years...
 
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