It's DRAFT DAY BABY!!!
I've learned to relax about "needs" with this team. If they really feel like they have some holes, they'll get a veteran on July 21st. They draft for depth and value. And I'm cool with sound processing like that.i would love for us to pick a faller - just get value at 30 and worry about the rest tomorrow and saturday...
dejean or newton would be super exciting
even chop would be super exciting
my excitement about OL would entirely depend on who it is
Yeah, but he didn't run so it was probably a lot of water weight.weighed in at 182 at his pro day
And I don’t frequently see him struggling in that regard either. That dude brings the noise when he comes downhillonly reason he's not the undisputed number 1 corner is his weight and how that impacts him coming downhill to make plays on the ball carrier
Same. Give me the best player. That said I’d prefer it’s not another off ball LB or RB.I've learned to relax about "needs" with this team. If they really feel like they have some holes, they'll get a veteran on July 21st. They draft for depth and value. And I'm cool with sound processing like that.
I also loved Forbes. Apparently that one shouldn’t give us much confidence. I haven’t watched Forbes rookie film but I hear he was god awfulthey loved forbes last year
clearly if you're a good enough athlete and playmaker, they'll overlook some weight issues - he's not short or lacking length... just sand in his pants
Yeah, but he didn't run so it was probably a lot of water weight.
QB love getting strong this morning. A lot of the heavy hitters are starting to put all 6 in the 1st round which would be great for us. As usual, smoke screen or nah? To be determined.
And I don’t frequently see him struggling in that regard either. That dude brings the noise when he comes downhill
I also loved Forbes. Apparently that one shouldn’t give us much confidence. I haven’t watched Forbes rookie film but I hear he was god awful
Same. Give me the best player. That said I’d prefer it’s not another off ball LB or RB.
There's no question they stack their board based on what they want to address. If Drake Maye fell to pick #30, we wouldn't draft him, regardless of how the media views "who the best player is". He wouldn't be on our Board, regardless.Agreed. However, I don't think it's widely acknowledged enough among Ravens fans how heavily need factors into their board.
With the exception of the Hamilton/Linderbaum draft, from Hurst in 18, through Hollywood, Queen, Bateman, Oweh and Zay the Ravens have picked their most pressing need(s) in the 1st every time.
And you aren’t burning yourself as a GM if you take a QB in the mid-late 1st. Just as easy to miss on any other position there.been seeing a lot of insiders think that we're gonna see 5 for sure (penix getting a ton of pop) and maybe even 6
as you say, every QB that goes before 30 helps
I get the theory and I agree with it, but the Ravens have taken their single biggest position of need (or the top 2 needs in 2020) in 5 of the last 6 drafts.There's no question they stack their board based on what they want to address. If Drake Maye fell to pick #30, we wouldn't draft him, regardless of how the media views "who the best player is". He wouldn't be on our Board, regardless.
The point is "need" implies a team focuses on a single position group. We have pretty much never done that. This team has plenty of "needs". It's just not necessarily going to take the biggest need, because that's how you end up selecting a player who isn't good at a position you need. Which ultimately doesn't solve any of your problems.
Plus, again, in my opinion, I'm not sure Tackle is the most pressing "need" to begin with.
It's bigger than that though. This is a team that has nearly always plugged holes (or at least know they can post-draft) at weaker positions in the draft so that the board stacks up to where they can take a position of need that also happens to be BPA. Like if we did not sign Henry, RB would be arguably the biggest need. They wouldn't take a RB because it's the biggest hole. They knew it was a weaker class so they moved to fill that first so the stronger positions in this class (e.g. OL, CB, WR) are most likely to be BPA when they're up.I get the theory and I agree with it, but the Ravens have taken their single biggest position of need (or the top 2 needs in 2020) in 5 of the last 6 drafts.
I think that points very strongly to them taking OL, DB or a faller tonight.
Seriously that’s contrived based on weight and nothing more. If anything I’d encourage more business decisions from him because I wouldn’t wanna see that mf hitting nick chubb the way he hits any of these college players.saw people pigeon-hole him as being a business decision guy at CB because of his weight and i didnt see that on film at all - saw a guy that competes
Every single draft there are round 2 qbs getting top 20 hype, and round 3 qbs getting late first hype.been seeing a lot of insiders think that we're gonna see 5 for sure (penix getting a ton of pop) and maybe even 6
as you say, every QB that goes before 30 helps
I watched his highlights yesterday, first time ever taking a glimpse at the dude, I havent watched enough to be sold but if the ravens did go that route, then I’d be convinced that he’s a pass rusher.it wont be lol - only guy it could conceivably be like that is edgerrin cooper but the reason he'd be high on the board is because he offers value as a pass rusher
That's true too. Though sadly, the whole league does that these days and apparently everyone's wanting an OT in this draft. I miss the days when 70% of GMs were idiots.It's bigger than that though. This is a team that has nearly always plugged holes (or at least know they can post-draft) at weaker positions in the draft so that the board stacks up to where they can take a position of need that also happens to be BPA. Like if we did not sign Henry, RB would be arguably the biggest need. They wouldn't take a RB because it's the biggest hole. They knew it was a weaker class so they moved to fill that first so the stronger positions in this class (e.g. OL, CB, WR) are most likely to be BPA when they're up.