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01-23-2012, 10:15 AM #1
If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
...would they go for Dontay Hightower instead?
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
My ideal draft situation would be to see Burflict or Konz drop to the end of the first round. I don't see either as likely though.
I think the Ravens could certainly do a lot worse than to bring back Jameel McClain for a few more years. He's still relatively young, but I think we have essentially seen his ceiling as a MLB. Jameel is certainly a decent player, but I think the Ravens need an impact player at that MLB position, and McClain is not that type of player. Burflict has the potential to be. Hightower does as well, but I think his ceiling is a bit lower, although so is his risk factor.
Dannell Ellerbe has lost my confidence. I'd rather give McClelland a shot heading into the future in the spots where we had previously used Ellerbe. He showed me enough this year to think he can be useful heading into the future.
Ayanbadejo can still play, and I'd like to see him return for another season or two, but he's clearly not the long term answer.
Watching Wilfork destroy Grubbs/Birk/Yanda yesterday makes me pine for a guy like Konz or Brewster all the more. Either of those guys can come in right away and start from day one.
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01-23-2012, 10:29 AM #3Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
I think Kiper's latest mock draft had us taking Burfict.
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01-23-2012, 10:50 AM #4Regular 1st Stringer
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01-23-2012, 11:41 AM #5
Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
God no..
Burfict is a disaster.
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01-23-2012, 11:45 AM #6Veteran Poster
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Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
I don't know much about him but I have seen pretty much everyone here or there say this guy is a complete nutcase with a short fuse that can blow at any time.
No thanks.
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01-23-2012, 05:50 PM #7
Re: If the Ravens can't get Vontaze Burfict...
Honestly 3 months ago, i would have called you crazy. But seeing as he basically got his head coach fired, and watching the national championship seeing how Dominant Hightower was.
I would honestly take Hightower over Burfict at this point. Burfict is high risk high reward, he could be a dominant player. Hightower is low risk, and still a pretty high reward. I mean the guy is 6'4 260, if he runs a good 40, he will open a lot of eyes. I think he could turn out to be the best player out of the two.
Hightower's 40 time will be very important, if he runs a 4.6 or so, he will be a first round lock.Lardarius "The predator" Webb
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01-23-2012, 01:35 PM #8Veteran Poster
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I don't think it's an either or question. In the first and second rounds I expect the team to draft ILB/OL according to the best player available mantra. This might mean ILB first and OL second or it might be the other way around. OL, DL, LB, RB, and WR are going to be the the positions we pursue through the draft.
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01-23-2012, 01:38 PM #9Veteran Poster
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Totally agree. Thinking about Burfict in purple and black is one of the only things that has gotten a smile to crack my face today.
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01-24-2012, 02:08 AM #10Veteran Poster
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I guess that's really the thing at the end of the day. We an debate who'd we'd rather them take, but whoever they do take will have been extremely well researched.
If Burfict is there and they take him, then they are confident that either his issues are non issues, or are correctable by strong peer leadership. Peer leadership is the difference between the pro locker rooms and the college locker rooms.
If he's there and they pass over him for another backer, then we'll know they likely had concerns.
If he's there and we pass over him for an O-lineman or another position then it's inconclusive because they probably just had that player graded out higher.
I can't wait for the draft.
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