oldno82

The Ravens are the first team mentioned in this article: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1621026-nfl-draft-2013-results-biggest-winners-losers-of-the-nfl-draft/page/2

I just don't have any confidence in Harewood or Reid. They need to protect Joe's blind side and I don't think they have anybody on the roster that can do that consistently. McKinnie's price may have to be met.

Osemele should stay at guard and Oher at RT. Somehow, Oz needs to address this either through FA, trade, or this draft. And there ain't much out there now.

We won't repeat this year but we will be a very good team that may make the playoffs. We may surprise a lot of people too---including myself. Our D looks to be better this year than last year's version. Anybody know how we're going to replace Boldin and get a LT?

The first three picks have been awesome! I wouldn't change a thing. Now if we can just pick up a LT. Will be difficult in these last rounds.

Sounds like a very good pick. They said Ray Lewis was too small too.

I like the pick and it will really help our secondary. Elam is a hitter that flies around and fits the Ravens' mold.

Here comes the old fart with a comment now: I remember when the draft consisted of 25 picks or so and was completed in a day if I remember correctly. This would have been back in the 50s and 60s. Does anybody know why we just have 7 rounds today? I'm guessing its because we have 32 teams instead of the 12-14 that existed back then.

You guys are making feel better.

I want to see an LT get drafted that can start either Day one or soon thereafter (if McKinnie is back). I don't care what round, what college, just so long as he can protect Joe because this talk about Osemele starting at LT is crazy---he's a great guard but an inadequate LT who can't stop the speed DE's and LB's in pass protection.

It all depends how much heat is generated by the media...if the answer is 'none' Papa is right. Otherwise, so long knucklehead and don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out of the training room.

Crav, Max is absolutely right. It really pissed me off that the media did that to Eddie just because of that. Murray should have been treated like a true Oriole hero.

Yeah, I smell a trade for more picks. The draft is deep all the way through the mid-rounds.

Somebody will always bet on something, somewhere. Hell, they even had odds on who was going to be Pope!

The reason Johnny didn't start was because Earl Morral had led them to a 13-1 record and the league championship while Unitas was hurt.

+1

Exactly as I remember it, too!

What a jerk! I don't want that kind of knucklehead on the team.

Well, if we REALLY want to go back in time, I blame what happened to Baltimore with the Colts on John Steadman's written editorials blasting a really good owner, Carroll Rosenbloom, that eventually caused him to sell the team to ass----Irsay. Once Irsay took over, the writing was on the wall that we had a nut case that would move the team eventually. This became especially important after Al Davis sued the NFL and won the right to move the Raiders to LA. The NFL realized it couldn't block the moving of any team though Pete Rozelle was firmly in Baltimore's camp. I miss the old Colts, their colors and history and their alumni. But, having said all that, I will say the Ravens with Bisciotti have turned out to be EVERYTHING we could have wanted as a new team.

Wow! The actual scheduling is pretty good but the opposition is going to be extremely tough.

Actually, Domres was the best of the replacements...remember Bill Troup as starting QB?

I disagree Crav. We need a more capable backup than Taylor. I would hope to be able to find either a former first-stringer now on the downside of his career or a predictable backup. The offense will have to carry the load this year more than in years past and if Joe goes down we're really done for. I think back to the years when we had no backup for Bert Jones. We went from a perennial playoff team to a sad sack outfit overnight after he got hurt.

We'll need some guy who's an effective vet at LT...maybe McKinnie while we develop a kid to take over. Good article,too!

Cool story!

Good question...I've wondered about that myself. Anybody know?