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Kiper praises Ravens draft
Said they filled vital needs with first two picks which isn't easy to do at #32.
Arthur Brown could be streal of 2d round and the guy from Harvard was the best
FB in the draft.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft...nfl-team-draft
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Kiper's a Baltimore boy, btw. Bet he's loving this.
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Others are saying the same thing like this one calling Ozzie's aggressive move up to
get Brown very impressive and then he gets a lot of value here including WR
Aaron Mellette whom a lot of people here are laughing at.
http://nfl.si.com/2013/04/28/2013-nf...top-the-class/
In fact, Ozzie stole Brown from Bengals which is why he used those extra late picks
to trade up. They needed a fast ILB who could rush and cover and play special teams
too.
Brown could be the steal of 2d round.Last edited by AirFlacco; 04-29-2013 at 01:38 AM.
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I think the Defense, even if they do lose Suggs next year, is set. They've got young guys everywhere. Haloti Ngata, Suggs, and Huff, IIRC, are going to be the only guys over 30 and I think they pretty much just turned 30.
Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
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04-29-2013, 07:24 AM #5Veteran Poster
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Kiper is one of the best in the business. That guy watches tons of tapes and really does his homework. Mayock is also one of the best and they both say Bmore had a great draft. Before the Ravens selected Mellette Gil Brandt was talking him up saying he was comparable if not better than Quick who was selected in the 2nd round last year.
I can understand Mellette struggling at the Senior Bowl. The 2nd hardest position in which to transition to a higher level is WR. QB being the first. He may end up being a steal because he struggled at the Senior Bowl. Won't help much this season but late round picks rarely do.
Like most I was disappointed with Wagner pick but after reading some analysis I have softened my view. I did not realize that he was held in much higher regard the previous year and that his play regressed. Maybe the Ravens saw something in his Junior tape that they really liked and viewed him as a high value pick. I did go back and do a little research. Apparently he had a knee injury last year and that may have hampered him. He was a basketball player and fairly athletic coming in. Lets hope a year removed from the knee injury he shows some recovered athleticism and quickness.
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Wagner also had a change in QBs that might have hampered him too. He was invited
to the SR Bowl as one of the best in the country, nothing to snot at.
It would be funny if Mellette and Streeter became our best WRs in a couple of years.
Streeter is so big and fast, if he develops, watch out. This could be two steals at the
bottom of draft two years in a row. It would make up for taking DEMs WILLs while
leaving Brandon Marshall on the board and taking Patrick Johnson while leaving
Hiney Ward on the board even with a torn ACL after falling off a bike-lol.
Cinci targeted Brown too. They f*cked up taking the TE instead of drafting either
Cyprien or Elam when they were on the board. They don't value safeties that much.
They already had Gresholm.
Some are calling Brown the dpoy already.
http://baltimore-ravens.rsspump.com/...r-arthur-brownLast edited by AirFlacco; 04-29-2013 at 10:40 AM.
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04-29-2013, 10:17 AM #8
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I think we had a very good draft overall as my immediate expectations of rate-of-return always stop before round 5.
Still, post-draft grades simply equal mouse-click revenue for media outlets. They aren't worth a damn thing to the franchises or the players."The Ravens are not taking Jimmy Smith at 26!" -- Me, the day before the 2011 Draft
"On their way to the podium, the Ravens FO is going to collectively step over my dead body and select...Breshad Perriman." -- Me, the day before the 2015 Draft
Missed it by That Much: The story of 'Get Smart' and the modern day Baltimore Ravens
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04-29-2013, 01:12 PM #9
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04-29-2013, 01:56 PM #10Legendary RSR Poster
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The first 4 picks (Elam, A. Brown, B. Wms, J. Simon), after signing Canty, Spears, Doom, and Huff (notice I didn't mention R. McClain), are going to vault the Ravens defense into the top 10 where they belong. I know there wasn't a lot of help for Flacco, but these guys will give him the ball sooner, and more often... Bc
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I think they hit a HR with their first 5 picks (2 in the 4th) after the 4th round it's a total crapshoot. Like to see what they have in Jensen from Pueblo. I like Furstenburg as UDFA. Dont get the Kebron pick, my guess is they saw alot of Te'o tape and said "who is that guy?" he's doing pretty good. But, probably could of got him as UDFA or late 7th comp pick because he will be out all year.
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04-29-2013, 08:49 AM #12
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