tsylvester

A month before the storm called the draft hits, we still have no idea who the Ravens will draft. Quite frankly, I cant remember that last time we had so little info on who the Ravens would draft in the 1st round. Will it be a defensive or offensive player? For either line? Maybe a second level player or a wide receiver? Will they go Todd Heap on us and draft a tight end? Sure, I could have said Mark Andrews but that would be wrong on a couple of fronts. 1) He was not as 1st round pick, in fact, he wasn't even the 1st tight end the Ravens drafted that season, he was the 2nd and drafted in the 3rd! The 1st guy, yeah, he retired, after leaving the Ravens, bouncing around from team to team. He was decent, not worth drafting ahead of Andrews, let alone in the 1st round! Many fans, my self included, melted down when the Ravens drafted Hurst that early & ahead of Andrews. So many questions, we can only hope they have a better idea of who they want to draft.....

Lindy- highest paid, Likely, high pay, the punter, highest paid, not to mention 5 others who bolted for more money. No wash, comp picks

Nothing is a relative term, they will get a 3rd round comp pick for him. How much more do you think they could have gotten in trade? So your idea is to offer close to top dollar and if they don't bite, trade them, provided you can get a team to trade with & get a decent trade. Know how many free agents would want to join your team? Few, if any

The problem with the "pay them early" philosophy is that most, perhaps some, want to taste free agency, the thrill of it. Others, want to see what they are worth as others in their positions get paid. Their agents encourage them to wait. Sure, some will sign, they love the city, the team, but to assume a player at the top of their position is just gonna take what you offer or, not come back to the table a year later and want a new deal is foolhardy.

Well, Hamilton is a team first guy, he will make the changes needed in his contract next year. Madds, who knows if he will even be back this year. If not, his cap hit next year will be halved at worst. If so, and he plays half way decent, stays healthy, I am sure, given the team's patience with him, he will restructure. Stanley is in his last year I am sure, same for Henry. They won't need Lamar to do much on his contract, except maybe to extend for the sake of 28 & 29, those void years. Stanley and Henry will be replaced with cheaper versions. Smith, the interesting one, gained weight, lost a step last year, was that age related or weight? How he plays this year, will determine if they trade or release him next year

That's why you post on message boards like the rest of us, we are not worthy to be gms

He was trained under and with Ozzie, so we shall see

With Minter, Weaver & Declan, will they sway the organization away from the bpa strategy they have been using since the beginning?

I would wait and see. If they some how stay in playoff contention and he is cleared to play, I would play him. If not, let Fields keep going

Solid team right now, provided Nix comes back from that ankle. Will the defense be as good? Perhaps. We know KC is going to be out of it for a bit with Fields starting for a while. The question is, can he win enough games until Mahomes comes back?

I highly doubt it. The guy has proven to be a malcontent, whether he is getting his touches and touchdowns or winning a ring, he is always complaining.

I thought Eric was nuts to trade 2 1's for Crosby, but wow, the Broncos take the cake

Meh, a finesse blocker as a tackle, played both tackles, likely a move to guard, not someone you take in round one

Well, papa, it was only 2 games and who knows which person had a choice in making up the line. As one former offensive lineman who signed with another team said recently; "good luck with that shit show" I don't know much about him, other than while he was there they were top 10 in rushing.

3rd round, if he is there, I would love for them to draft Elijah Serrat, wr, Indiana. Not the speedster most teams are looking for, 4.6 in the 40. However, at 6'-2", 215, great catch radius and tremendous hands. He blocks out the dbs with relative ease, and makes the difficult coverage catches. His run after the catch is pretty darn good. The Ravens need a slot man who can make those catches, over the middle, along the sidelines, deep, doesnt matter. The ball in the air is his.