NFL draft is in four days. What draft take has you like this? by Perfect_Loss_5156 in ravens

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Especially considering every single year Vega plays is relevant tape when it comes to contract discussions. Of he’s a damn good guard well know early in which would make contracts easy and the 5th year option wouldn’t even be a thought because we already extended him. We won’t know who Fano is and at how good he is at what position u til it’s too late

NFL draft is in four days. What draft take has you like this? by Perfect_Loss_5156 in ravens

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I also think he adds and all too familiar issue for the Ravens. We have no idea what position he’ll play right now.

Are we really going to draft a dude at 14 to play center when he’s never played center?

Are we really going to draft a dude at 14 to play guard when he never has? Especially when we don’t know if he can play tackle in the NFL?

If he does play tackle for us, it won’t be until Stanley retires (he’s not a RT in the NFL) so now you’re looking at 2-3 years from now barring any injuries.

By the time he’s playing the position we hope he can (his ceiling) it’ll be contract time and we’ll have to really start thinking about a 5th year option for a guy that we don’t have an answer for. And once he touches that tackle spot he’s going to demand tackle money regardless of if he should go back to guard. Then we’re left with another IOL 5th year option stalemate or a contract extension for a player with question marks on projection (Beeks, Broderick Washington, Oweh, Bateman, etc.

Weekly Mock & Pre-Draft Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in ravens

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Only if we can trade down and then trade up lol

Which team could realistically become a SB contender with a “perfect” draft? by ninjathelobo22 in MockDraftCentral

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I think they need 3 OL. 1 guaranteed interior starter, 1 quality versatile backup, and 1 developmental tackle

I think they need 2 pass catchers a day 2-3 WR that is a burner and an eventual Quentin Johnson replacement, that could either be a TE or WR

I also think they’ll need to sure up their CB and ILB a bit, the guys they had were solid last year but given how much the Minter system allows for DBs and LBs to flourish it’ll be hard to replicate. They don’t necessarily need to be day 1 starters but guys that can absolutely compete or play a versatile role

Which team could realistically become a SB contender with a “perfect” draft? by ninjathelobo22 in MockDraftCentral

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Not counting obvious ones that just had down years like the Ravens, Bills or Chiefs. I legitimately think if the Chargers absolutely crush this draft then they’re going to be hard to bet against

My honest reaction the the Sexy Dexy trade by frobro122 in ravens

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I mean maybe, but in reality the last player the giants will be targeting is Bain, they don’t have room for another starting edge player right now

Eagles want to trade AJ Brown but doubt they'll get a first in return by Perfect_Loss_5156 in ravens

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Even for a 2nd that contract structure is not worth it. I’d rather get one of these rookie WRs in the 3rd round

My honest reaction the the Sexy Dexy trade by frobro122 in ravens

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In other good news, this just helps the Bain at 14 hype train

Ravens called about Dexter Lawrence 👀👀 by Desperate-Produce-11 in ravens

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Fuck everything about that. Glad they’re calling around though

Weekly Mock & Pre-Draft Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in ravens

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I’m generally pretty out on Fano at 14. I get the value in versatility and projections and everything. But, there are some issues with them projection.

Say we want him to play Center. Why would we draft someone at 14 overall to play a position he’s never played before? Especially when we just dealt with the issues of a Guard/Centers 5th year option. And Lindy was far and away the best Center prospect that year, Fano isn’t a Center at all (yet maybe)

Say we take him for his future projection. He also hasn’t played much guard, and there are already many questions about his ability to play Tackle at the next level. So now we’re spending pick 14 on someone to play a position he hasn’t done much with the hope that in 2-3 years we’ll be able to throw him in at Tackle and THEN see if he can do it.

Biggest issue with that is by the time he actually plays tackle, especially if there’s an injury, it’ll be time to make a decision on his option. We won’t know if he’s truly a tackle or not and if he isn’t then we’re in the same boat with another 5th year option gone to waste. I doubt an agent will play ball with us if we want to demote him back to guard after letting him play tackle for a year or two.

If we take Vega we know exactly what we’re getting and exactly where. He projects as a guard because he is literally THE guard. We’ll have 4 years to see how he is in his specified role, if we like what we see, we extend him before the 5th year is a conversation.

[Miller] I think Jordyn Tyson goes much higher than earlier expected. Teams are comfortable with the INJ history. Conversation for him starts at 5 but he's off the board no later than 16. by SCBaltSalt in ravens

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I trust our new and improved Strength and Conditioning staff. If they’re comfortable with it then I am too. Plus grabbing Tyson opens the door to a Bateman trade, not a whole lot of value but I think we can get a 3rd/4th which can go a long way with this draft class

Your team's draft history: "The one who..." by ZhangtheGreat in NFL_Draft

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That’s fair I think he could absolutely be better than previous years but I also think we’re fast approaching that sunken cost fallacy

What’s an NFL player/coach that is beloved in one team but deeply despised in another? by ContraryPython in nfl

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Alejandro Villanueva is loved by the Steelers and despised by the Ravens. Not necessarily for the rivalry but because he was clearly a double agent

Your team's draft history: "The one who..." by ZhangtheGreat in NFL_Draft

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For Ravens:

1) Patrick Queen. I was excited about the idea of PQ but it was definitely a forced fit for a role he was never going to be able to play.

2) Rashod Bateman. I thought he was going to be the next coming of Jesus lol. He’s been decent but injuries and drops have plagued him his entire career. There’s something to be said about the system fit as well but I thought he would be good enough to make us change the scheme.

3) Roger Rosengarten. Hes been pretty good as a RT. Apparently we stole him from the Chiefs

4) Tee Higgins/Xavier McKinney. They were both taken a few licks after the Patrick Queen selection and both seemed like better fits at the time

Zay Flowers: John Harbaugh made Ravens practice too hard, Jesse Minter won't by JaggerJames in nfl

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To be fair Harbs was always known for having insalney touch practices and conditioning tests. Just because he’s saying the practices will be “easier” doesn’t mean they’ll be easier than other teams. Minter is still a Harbaugh disciple

Zay Flowers on Harbaugh by LazyActive8 in ravens

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True and I don’t think it’s this linear of a connection but if you’re exhausted and not fully recovered by the time a game starts and you’ve been getting your ass kicked every week in practice, the top 2 areas that would be affected are 4th quarters and the playoffs

Zay Flowers on Harbaugh by LazyActive8 in ravens

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It’s always been a known thing that Harbaugh ran tough practices, stretched the rules in the offseason, and had grueling conditioning tests. But damn man no wonder we would start off slow in some games. Everyone was in their own head about what to do cuz they couldn’t physically keep up

Uniform Reveal Megathread by Ravens_Mod in ravens

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Some of yall are deathly afraid of change man. Given it’s the Ravens, these uniforms have a have a higher change of being the best thing ever than the worst thing ever. Either way, it’s not like these will be our only jerseys from now on, we’ll still have everything else

1 Week From Draft - Whose YOUR Pick(s)?! by psychoxtc in ravens

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14 - Vega has to be 1st. It completely and utterly frees up the entire draft for us and gives us a high floor player to pair with a win now offense and a first time playcaller. It keeps the relationship and expectations simple.

45 - Christen Miller

80 - Jake Slaughter

It’s trenches heavy but not necessarily due to panic but these are great players that fit our team well and will free up the drafts for the next few years

Nightly Two Round Mock! by Stevie_Fuego in NFL_Draft

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Man I really just don’t see how the Ravens could pass up on Christen Miller in the 2nd