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04-30-2021, 04:11 PM #25Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: Right tackle?
They've gotten more aggressive in selecting WRs in the last 3 drafts. Matter of fact no team has selected more WRs than us in the last 3 years. What do you want? Our fanbase has complained for years about the lack of urgency around this position. When he was hired EDC was asked about this position and said we need to take more swings. Been doing that so far. Sooner or later some of these will pan out.
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04-30-2021, 04:23 PM #26Hall Of Fame Poster
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I'll repeat it again, but nobody is drafting RTs in the first round. It's not a premium position unless you have a left-handed qb. Never understood why there was such a meltdown on here over him. The reason people don't draft tackles with short arms early is because they all project as RTs in the NFL.
You can get a decent LT prospect in the middle rounds and convert them to a RT. This is exactly what we did with OBJ when he tested so poorly and nobody thought he was agile enough to play LT.
The Ravens likely never had a RT prospect on their board for the 1st round. Most teams dont.
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04-30-2021, 04:30 PM #27Regular 1st Stringer
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I don't think the Ravens can wait till the bottom of Rd. 3 when they're eligible to draft again to go for something as important as the RT position. The drop-off of talent available at this position will be substantial by then.They need to move into the second round.
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04-30-2021, 04:38 PM #28Pro Bowl Poster
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I think people treat every position on the line as equal. So if they feel its a gapping hole at RT then we should take the best RT available in the 1st round. Most people are casual fans so I don't knock them. But RT is not premium because most qbs are right handed and they can see pressure or defenders coming. As oppose to the left/blind side which can lead to injury if they get hit under pressure. You could easily get a starter at right tackle in mid late rounds. Because even the good college left tackles who can't play left tackle in the NFL can move to RT. Plus Lamar can easily escape pressure he can see coming to him.
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04-30-2021, 04:41 PM #29Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Right tackle?
I do think that there is more to the BPA philosophy than the Ravens let on. They have only ever drafted 1 guard and no centers in the 1st. Apart from Grubbs, all of their other great linemen that didn't play LT were drafted after the 1st rd.
They did draft Oher who was a right tackle to begin with because they had Gaither at the time. I don't think we will ever know for sure if they drafted Oher as a LT or a RT.
I think they put a value on certain positions and rank those guys higher even though they may not necessarily be a better player. They probably have Oweh rated higher than Jenkins for example just because of the positions they both play. But you could argue that Jenkins was better as a pure football player than Oweh and possibly Bateman (debatable). Jenkins is either a guard or a RT, where as Oweh could be a premium edge rusher.
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Re: Right tackle?
I think they threw BPA out and said we are gonna pick our highest rated WR and DE/L with first two picks.
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04-30-2021, 04:52 PM #32Pro Bowl Poster
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Of course its more to the system and some tweaks after that. I would prioritize my position of needs first then pick BPA from that group. So if WR and Edge was prioritize over RT in the 1st round they wasn't going to pick a RT regardless of who was there. Maybe last year the had skill player a high priority so they took Dobbins. The system is not black and white like most people think or been led on to think. But you can get an idea of players they just don't draft early on.
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04-30-2021, 04:55 PM #33
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There are still a few interesting Tackles the Ravens could add - Walker Little, Stone Forsyth, Jaylon Moore, D'Ante Smith, maybe Spencer Brown.
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04-30-2021, 04:57 PM #34Hall Of Fame Poster
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