Ranking the Ravens 2018: #1

**trailhiker85** · 07-19-2018, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by Mista T

Not only is 6 out of 14 not an "overwhelming majority", but it's not even a majority.

As of this posting, it's now 15 votes for Tucker, 12 for everyone else combined. Still not overwhelming (at least, not like a North Korean "election" result) but at this moment Tucker does indeed have a majority of the vote.

EDIT: Looks like the poll is now closed as of 7-20-2018. Final result: 17 votes for Justin Tucker, 15 votes for all others combined.

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**VermontRaven** · 07-19-2018, 01:26 PM

How is Yanda not even listed on this list?

**Gatorman82** · 07-19-2018, 01:45 PM

If you are looking for the best player on the Ravens compared to other players at his position, I certainly agree that Justin Tucker is that guy. The only other person on the Ravens who is spoken about as the best player at their position in the league is Yanda.

But that is not how I interpret "#1 Raven". I think it is the player who can do the most to win games for the Ravens. A kicker can't do squat if the offense doesn't get the ball in FG range. It has to be Flacco. He no longer is held back by what was arguably the worst WR corps in the NFL last year. He is healthy and was given extra incentive at the end of the first round of the NFL draft. He is reportedly looking sharp so far this year.

**GOTA** · 07-19-2018, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Gatorman82

If you are looking for the best player on the Ravens compared to other players at his position, I certainly agree that Justin Tucker is that guy. The only other person on the Ravens who is spoken about as the best player at their position in the league is Yanda.

But that is not how I interpret "#1 Raven". I think it is the player who can do the most to win games for the Ravens. A kicker can't do squat if the offense doesn't get the ball in FG range. It has to be Flacco. He no longer is held back by what was arguably the worst WR corps in the NFL last year. He is healthy and was given extra incentive at the end of the first round of the NFL draft. He is reportedly looking sharp so far this year.

With Tucker field goal range is about 10 yards further out that it is for most teams. He's made 33 field goals 50+ yards in 6 years. Steven Gostkowski of the Patriots who has multiple 1st team All Pros and a bunch of Pro Bowl appearances has made 23 field goals 50+ yards in 12 seasons. Flacco just doesn't have to get the ball nearly as deep as other QBs because Tucker's range is on another level.

**Desert Raven** · 07-19-2018, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by GOTA

With Tucker field goal range is about 10 yards further out that it is for most teams. He's made 33 field goals 50+ yards in 6 years. Steven Gostkowski of the Patriots who has multiple 1st team All Pros and a bunch of Pro Bowl appearances has made 23 field goals 50+ yards in 12 seasons. Flacco just doesn't have to get the ball nearly as deep as other QBs because Tucker's range is on another level.

Exactly. Tucker is a lethal weapon. Too many games are decided by a kick that there is no way to marginalize what a kicker can mean to your team. Guy has a rocket leg and ice water in his veins. Even after they pushed the PAT back he's still automatic.

No kick is too big for him either. The guy has kicked in a Super Bowl and who can ever forget the Mile High Miracle kick he made in double OT.

There is no way the "he's just a kicker label" can be applied to Tucker. He's their best, most consistent weapon. Without him they're losing games.