thundercleetz

http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/usc/post/_/id/19963/nfl-teams-are-sleeping-on-uscs-javorius-buck-allen

Trestman loves RBs who can contribute in the passing game. Have to believe Trestman had a lot influence with this pick.

http://espn.go.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/19684/ravens-say-they-werent-taking-shane-ray-at-no-26 Glad we put up a smoke screen though and made Denver trade up.

Don't worry just yet, Max. Three picks in the fourth and two in the fifth, still a lot of draft left!

Jerrigan, Williams, Davis, Ubran, Lewis-Moore and even Guy, we are stacked up front. No one will be asked to do too much, keep a fresh rotation and utilize each player to his best strengths.

Three picks in the fourth round and two picks in the fifth round, this is where Ozzie does his best work!

Wow, this guy is massive. In addition to being 6'5" 320, he has nearly a 35" wingspan with 11" hands. Talk about a space eater. Being that big and being able to run a 5.07 40, 33" vertical leap, and a 4.47 SS, that's impressive. Reports say he dominated the Senior Bowl. That's why we have Clarence Brooks, one of the best defensive line coaches in the league, to motivate and get the best out of a player's talent.

Real good looking prospect. Not the fastest guy but very smooth. Looks like a perfect fit for our offense. We need a big TE who can block and be a red zone option. Williams ran a lot our delayed drag routes off of a rollout. We ran a lot of these plays last season. Love the pick.

Max, I think it is just the hairline. Hate to judge, but he really needs to shave the dreads. If you look at this picture with a hat on from his IG, you can see he's very much still a kid! I listened to the pressed and he has a very young sounding voice as well, crazy to think how a 21-year old kid is going to be playing with grown men come September! https://instagram.com/p/zPlHIcFdEC/

Just finished watching the press conference. Perriman is enormous, he looks like a LB. It's incredible he can run that fast being that big. The Ravens had WR coach Bobby Engram up with Perriman taking questions. I was very impressed with Engram, well spoken and did a great job fielding questions. He might be a guy to keep an eye on as his coaching career progresses.

One more thought: as much as this will be seen as a need pick, make no doubt this was a BPA pick as well. Going into the draft we knew the small group of guys that could realistically be available and would present value to the Ravens at their pick: Marcus Peters, Bud Dupree, and Shane Ray. All three guys were off the board. Perriman IMO was by far the best remaining option, so I believe Ozzie when he said if Perriman was gone, he would have traded out. Btw, if Jaelen Strong is so good, why did the Eagles and Colts pass on Strong as well, and take another receiver? Makes me think there are either red flags on the wrist, or his lack of ability to create separation is alarming to teams.

Seemed like Perriman had a good feeling the Ravens were the team: @RavensInsider: Breshad Perriman 'I feel like football has always been in my blood' said Ravens was 'my best visit, that was the team I wanted to play for' Here's a pre draft interview with Perriman on a Ravens podcast: http://www.purplereignshow.com/2015/03/12/purple-reign-show-3-12-15-ravens-podcast

This pick will receive a lot of criticism, and justifiably so. Yes, Perriman has holes in his game. However, when it comes to WR the Ravens needed to make a pick like this and take a chance. We've tried the safe route before and it hasn't worked. If we are going to draft a WR in the first round and have him be a bust, I'd rather it be on a physical freak like Perriman than a smaller guy with limited potential like Mark Clayton. There are similarities to Torrey Smith. However, Perriman offers a whole lot more. Perriman is a tank when he gets the ball in his hands, he doesn't go down easily. While Perriman's hands are suspect (got better as the college season went on), he has very good body control when adjusting to passes. He also has a fairly large catch radius. What I don't think people realized about Torrey was he had small hands by WR standards, which explains why he body caught the ball so much and wouldn't go up for balls. This shouldn't be a problem with Perriman as he has bigger hands and will high point balls. Remember, as fast as Torrey was, Perriman is at least a step faster, as well as being an inch taller with ten more pounds of bulk. Truly a physical specimen. Perriman is also a much better run blocker than Torrey. Perriman might initially be used in a Torrey-like capacity, but I think has the potential (key word, potential) to be a #1 receiver in the mold of Josh Gordon, with a downside potential of a Kenny Britt. When you look at all the teams that Perriman could have gone to: we are probably the best fit. Obviously matching Perriman's speed with Flacco's arm is a given. Perriman will be on a team with fellow UCF WR Kamar Aiken. I am sure Bobby Engram was a part of the draft evaluation of Perriman. We wouldn't have taken Perriman if Engram, and the other coaches, did not feel his weaknesses were coachable. You don't see the Ravens take these types of risks in the draft. We usually draft guys heavy on college production and generally considered safe picks. With that said, I do not think Perriman will be a starter for us off the bat. I see Aiken as the X, Split End, and Steve Smith as the Z, flanker. Perriman will see the field as the X in situations where he will be able to get open deep or on crossing patterns that allow him to take advantage of his YAC abilities. The press in the NFL is on a much different level than college. If we throw him out there as the full time X he will struggle. However, pick your spots with some off man coverages, or some soft zones, and we'll give him the opportunities to use his speed and blow by the coverage, even winning some jump balls down the field. Perriman will be put in the best position to succeed and develop. I think Torrey was seen coming out of the draft limited as a one dimensional but really good #2 receiver, which is why he fell to the second round despite a great combine and a solid junior year. Perriman has #1 receiver potential. Now the likelihood that he will reach it, that's debatable... As a risk taker myself, I LOVE the pick!

Do we start thinking of trading up for Parker? Is this the draft topic????

Same here. He would be an outstanding pick for us. Suggs and Dumervil would allow Ray to focus on pass rushing and ease into a full time role. In a pass rushing focused role, Ray could be an instant playmaker for us.

Would you take Ray if he falls?

This division is wide open. Each team has weaknesses. The walk off HR last night was a big momentum changer for us. If we lost that game things could have gotten really bad for us. Great to see us follow up a close walk off win with a big game offensively. Jimmy Paredes is killing it. He performed well for us at the end of last season, he had a great spring and is raking in the majors. Hopefully he can keep up a high level of play this season. He is a big guy with good speed.

I would be all for drafting Marcus Peters or Kevin Johnson. After last year, a team can never have too many quality corners. Peters would be great. Peters and Smith on the outside as press corners, Webb moves into the slot. Certainly gives us options to being the blitz.

Interesting read on how the NFL can improve its scheduling: http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/166141/inside-slant-innovating-the-nfl-schedule

Considering the deals going around this year, I would say Jimmy Smith is certainly worth the money. Darrelle Revis - 5-years, $70M+ with $39M guaranteed Byron Maxwell - 6-years, $63M with $25M guaranteed Chris Culliver - 4-years, $32M with $16M guaranteed http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/cornerback/

@PFF: Before his injury last season #Ravens CB Jimmy Smith was 2nd amongst all CBs, allowing just 0.57 Yards Per Coverage Snap

Would anyone take Funchess if he fell to us in the second round? We need a TE. He's not quite a TE but could certainly play a flex role for us.

Marcus Peters

I could see the Steelers drafting Dupree. They need young pass rushers and during his time as Steelers coach Tomlin has annually attended the UK Pro Day in person (he's also friends with Pittsburgh native John Calipari).

AJ is LOCKED IN! What a streak he's on! Really tough to see Schoop go down. I feel he was close to breaking out and could have hit 25 HRs for us.