oldno82

Looks like we're locked in with Lamar since dead cap so high if we wanted to move on after year 3.

I've probably drunk too much purple Kool-Aid the last few days but I'm starting to feel warm and fuzzy about the upcoming season. There's a lot of talent potential on this team both on offense and defense. We could have an exceptional season if we can stay relatively healthy.

If Rock produces as he normally does, this will be a tough team to beat. And with Monken coaching the offense, I think the excitement will return to B'more this fall.

I liked Queen, especially after Roquan came here and lifted up Queen's play. But we need a CB badly and will probably have to get a FA who won't come cheap. Queen's 12.7mil cap hit if he had been extended can be better used on a CB. Hopefully, EDC has a plan.

All can say is that I hope we get the upgraded model of Lamar that sees the advantages of Monken and his system. That's why I was hedging my bets on the hope we'd pick up Stetson Bennett very late in the draft or as a UDFA. Unfortunately the Niners reached for him way early. He knows Monken's system inside and out.

That’s what I thought. So maybe a corner surfaces then, we ought to bring Peters back too.

Losing out on a corner hurts...but maybe they'll sign Rock Ya-Sin as a FA. Anybody know when the date is for free agent signings that don't count against you for comp picks?

Yup it was very early for him to get picked. Most mocks I saw had him going in the 6th or 7th or not at all.

My overall feelings about this Ravens' Draft is, well, meh. I love the Flowers pick but I can't get excited about anybody else. That said, we only had 5 picks in a down draft year. Still, I think we could have done a little better. I'd give it a solid C. With all the limitations we had that's really not so bad.

I was sorry to see Stetson Bennet go to SFO at pick 125. I had hopes of re-uniting him with Monken for us as a backup. I didn't think he'd go that early and thought he might fall to us as a UDFA. Oh well.

They'll need to use more than Duv. Possibly Queen though now that he's productive I am leery of losing him.

I'm excited about Flowers. He might just be the next Steve Smith and Smith thinks so too. Now somehow we've got get a cornerback.

That is exactly how I feel. Time to step up!

Jay Flowers it is! What do we know about him?

Geez, pick 14 andLevis still not taken.

Or maybe the deal just makes him think all he has to do is stay the same.We’ll just have to see how energized he is as well as how loyal he is.

I don’t think Anthony Richardson is cooked enough to play this year. If Indy wanted a qb like him they should a traded for Lamar who’s at least ready to play now.

Well...it might be too much money and too much time (I hope he can hold up OK) but at least it's a done deal. Though I wonder what is going to be left to feed the rest of the team if Lamar can't carry them?

Yes, but is he going to be of value to us or is he just another aging veteran like Watkins, et.al.? If they do pick him up I also think Lamar will sign. Probably a 3 year deal or 5 year with voidable years and while not 'fully' guaranteed it will be heavily into that stratosphere. Now if DHop isn't traded for and Lamar is still unsigned this time next week, we're still in limbo. I hope they draft a quarterback late so they have somebody in addition to Tyler for competition in camp.

Oh, and the latest rumor: will they sign Hopkins and should they?

Might have made more sense for the Jets to sign Lamar if they could get his demand for 'fully guaranteed' dropped. After all, how many seasons does Rodgers realistically have left? After 2 years, the Jets may be left with no Rodgers and a long, long rebuild to be done from scratch.

I think Lamar caves after the draft when no one trades for him. He'll settle for some type of contract with the Ravens that isn't fully guaranteed.

Here's a website of interest: https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-fish-deeper-pool-quarterback-draft-2023. And another from Zrebiec: Zrebiec: I could easily throw out one of those cornerbacks or wide receivers who figure to come off the board in the low 20s and I’d feel pretty good about the prediction. But what fun would that be? With their fifth-round pick, the Ravens select … Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett. The Ravens currently have just one quarterback, 2022 undrafted free agent Anthony Brown, on their roster, although Tyler Huntley could sign his restricted free agent tender any day now. Still, the Ravens will need more than just Huntley and Brown, especially if Jackson is traded or plans an extended holdout. They hoped to land a veteran stand-in like Jacoby Brissett or Baker Mayfield, but came up empty. There’s not much left on the veteran backup quarterback carousel, unless you want in on the Carson Wentz experience. So coming out of the draft with a quarterback makes plenty of sense and what better choice than Bennett, who won two national championships with Monken as his play-caller?

You have a point there. I don't think we've ever developed a WR after the 2nd round in the 27 year of history of the franchise.

I dunno, Tsyl...I look at Purdy and Brady and they were both almost not drafted either. Bennet led them to a national championship. But I don't follow college ball as much as you do so I will defer to your greater experience.