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02-21-2013, 05:16 PM #3325
Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
Jesse Williams makes me nervous because he is all puffed up in his upper body, but he's got little chicken legs. He's a strong College player, but you can't just out-muscle very many players at the NFL level.
We'll see how it goes. Someone is going to pick him, and all the Personnel guys in the NFL know a lot more than I do...but I'd prefer Baltimore not select Jesse Williams.
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02-21-2013, 05:38 PM #3327
Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
DT is a tough position to scout and draft. It is one of the highest bust rate positions but teams constantly reach in search of a real difference maker up front. All you have to look at how fast the entire defense fell off when Nagta and Smith got hurt. Having a disruptive force inside is more valuable and rare than on the outside where it is easier to scheme and avoid a threat.
I like Williams a lot as a nose tackle, which we need, but I value and want a pass rushing inside guy if possible. Jones and McPhee showed promise there but you can never have enough.
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02-21-2013, 05:48 PM #3328iggyman555 Guest
Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
Aaron Wilson @RavensInsider
Ravens held an informal interview with Wisconsin left tackle Ricky Wagner
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Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
Does anyone know how many of our informal interviews in the past actually translated into us drafting someone?
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02-21-2013, 06:02 PM #3330
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The Ravens know that they need to find a long-term solution at LT. They recognize that Michael Oher is not that guy and they recognize that, even if they resign McKinnie, he would only give them two years at the very best.
Personally, it would not surprise me (if other LTs see more attention than Jake Long), that the Ravens make a push for him if they can't agree to terms with McKinnie."Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
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Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
Yeah, a lot of people say that it has no effect on who they draft, but I disagree. The Ravens were very interested in Hightower before the draft and had him in for private workouts, they were going to take him before NE swooped in on him. The Ravens met with Upshaw a lot at the combine too I think. Bernard Pierce and Gino were both players the Ravens were reportedly very interested in before last years draft, and I knew they were going to draft them.
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02-21-2013, 06:23 PM #3332
Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
Wanting more teo tape. Jesus I'm so torn on this guy. Well he suck against nfl caliber players, or did he just have a bad day
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Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
Yeah same with me, one minute I think to my self, yeah this is our guy, then I think of how we need an athletic LB and think of his dismal performance in the BCS and think no way. Idk man, maybe it was just a bad day, even the best of the best in the NFL have bad days from time to time.
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02-21-2013, 06:28 PM #3334
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02-21-2013, 06:33 PM #3335
Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
I watched the byu game there and he was covering tight ends, running backs, out on the slot once, dump/shovel passes, blitzing, beating unblocked linemen in the run game. And he got a interception and upped off a few jukes on the return.
He was a first round pick no questions asked that game.
If he runs fast, and shows up well in agility drills, he won't be there when we pick. That's my assumption on him.
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02-21-2013, 06:36 PM #3336
Re: Draft / FA / Offseason Roster Moves (Merged)
I'm really starting to believe more and more each day that his Dline actually had a miserable day against an OLine that would have been easily superior to the line that Arizona trotted out each week last NFL season.
Bama gashed LSU and Georgia on the ground as well, so that's 2 of the other best ILB'ers inthis draft. Football is won and lost in the trenches and that game was lost before Te'o ever got out of his stance.
And Te Excellector... Jake Long would be great if we could find any way to squeeze him in. He may come a bit cheaper because of hsi past 2 seasons with injury issues that have lead some to think he is in decline, but IMO, it's the injuries, not that his level of play as a whole is in Decline. Very Mch liek Ngata, IMO.
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