oldno82

Yes...the real superheroes!

I'm really hoping we do have football but it's just too soon to know. Some areas of the country are improving but that was due to the big hunker-in. Now that some places are relaxing restrictions we should know soon if that is going to boomerang. Games in empty stadiums is a real possibility. And if a team is quarantined what happens to their scheduled games? The NFL still has a lot of thinking to do. And if there is a rebound in the fall do you just terminate the season that was underway? Questions abound but answers are too hard to come by yet.

With the situation like it is, Max, you had no other reasonable choice. I am high risk also so I know how you feel, I think. But as one who has been retired for a number of years now and who also took an early retirement with a reduced pension, you may find retirement is a lot better than you may think it will be. I also found I needed less money to spend than when I was working. So God bless you and yours.

Another thing I've read is that both receivers the Ravens drafted have good hands. Man, there's nothing more frustrating to me as a fan than drops when open.

Mikey's excited over this one: https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/analysis/preston/bs-sp-ravens-preston-proche-20200505-ddmwhiyylfewxnoqy4rcacrvay-story.html

I have to disagree Max. If they had maintained the restrictions for just another 4 weeks, we may have taken a big bite out of the virus at least until the autumn wave arrives. Now we're all vulnerable.

CBS Sports gave Ravens top ranking on draft: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2020-nfl-draft-ranking-every-teams-draft-class-packers-picks-raise-questions-ravens-crush-it/

Yeah...I don't like this move. I'd rather go with the draftees and Powers unless this guy really shows a different side if camp ever happens.

That's how I see it too. The name of the guy who stepped in for Yanda to play the Pitt game was Ben Powers.

We'll bounce back. I hope we'll get a new President and Senate and things that need to get done will get done. As you said it's a long grocery list but we just have to make some real progress. In the meantime, I'm going to go drink my Lysol cocktail and swallow some lit light bulbs after that.

I'm not worried about guard. Our backup from last year will do well...he already did in the Pittsburgh game. Having a senior moment right now and forgot his name. For Center, I see Skura making a comeback and if not we still have Mekari who played very well last season. This team is loaded.

Kiper gave out just one 'A' on the draft...and he gave it to the Ravens.

Based on value, I will give it an A. But based on need, only a B-. Really hard to say more because we don't really know how good Duvernay and a host of others really are. Highlight films always look good and then guys just disappear in training camp and pre-season games. We won't really know anything, obviously, until camp begins---whenever the hell that happens!

Walter Football amazingly mocked JK to the Ravens in the second round and Queen in the first if he was still available. They love both picks. In general, I don't think drafting a back is a good idea before round 3. Robbins may be the exception to the rule. Queen and Roberts can both contribute right away. I would love it if our receiver pick could too but that might be a stretch. He's got speed and good hands and fights for the ball...have to see if he runs routes better than what I've seen so far in highlight film.

Happy with the DL, WR, and OL picks. You're probably right about the RB pick...in that there was no one better out there. I can see the logic in that. The kid can run for sure. Duvernay could be a steal if he plays like those highlights showed. How are his hands?

I’m still a bit shocked by that second pick. I don’t think it’s a good idea to pick a RB higher than round 3. Also we’ve had 3 picks so far and don’t have an edge rusher or WR. I just have to hope that DeCosta knows what he’s doing because I don’t know what he’s up to.

Yes! I sweated through twenty-seven picks but we got the guy I wanted!

Thanx Max...good info! I'm starting to think we should just stay where we are at 28. If anything, trade up not down.

Sounds like a good plan to me! What I really don't want to see is them trading down or out of the first round to get more picks. Use a couple of the extras we have to move up and take a day one starter.

I wouldn't think it would be at all fair to expect players to play in that environment. As you said Max, there's just too many situations where they'll be in close contact. The only way this could change would be if a non-invasive treatment was found and found quickly. The odds are against that happening.

As hard as it may be, if Trump rushes a premature re-opening and we have a national 'relapse' the negative economic and health consequences to the country could very well last into next year and what a mess that would be. I don't know if we can survive that long on the competence, or lack thereof of our president. I can't say it often enough to him: 'Listen to Faucci'. He is the guy with the smarts, knowledge and training whose advice should be adhered to now.

I see. Good name for him too!

Excuse my being dense, Papa...who is Mitch?

Thanks, and I hope things work out for you too, Dee, and Max. Difficult times for sure. I look forward to when we emerge on other side of this.

Well, guys my wife and I are both 71 and our adult son is living with us because he's recovering from congestive heart failure that he got from a virus in December. Work was driving him crazy too. He's on some pretty strong medication while he recuperates here. He's been able to resume teleworking but going to work was out anyway. We won't know how he's really doing until late May. Soooo, we have 3 high risk people living under the same roof. Got our first food delivery from Instacart yesterday and were very pleased with that. Just got our first delivery of son's meds from the pharmacy and that went well too. God bless the people doing the deliveries and the shopping for us. And of course the docs and nurses and other medical people. Right now we're following all the orders to a 't'. Hoping if everybody does the same we'll flatten the curve.