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1 hour ago, tiamat63 said:

The last time we talked you were saying Josh Rosen was the best QB in the draft and I was explaining how Lamar Jackson would be a beast in Greg Roman's offense... you know... that guy who was MVP. Whats Josh Rosen 5th year option? Paper or plastic?

I hear ya guys. I'd like to have him back but there's no way I'd give him a long term deal. He's just too injury prone and I feel like we should be able to get a cheaper and more consistent alternative. 

If Baker was in this draft he would easily be the top QB right? He's had 2 good years and 2 bad years. His bad years came under Kitchens and that while debacle. Then this year when he had a blown out shoulder. The only reason I'm considering trading him is because I don't think Stephanski can get the best out of him. You might as well let him find his guy and cash out on a desperate team with no options

Bridgewater is no where near as good as Baker, but he knows the offense and he's better than Keenum. He would be a bridge while Stephanski finds his guy but keeps us competitive and would be cheap

I really like Baker. I think he could be a top 10 QB... in another system. With this being a poor QB class I think we could start a bidding war for him and net multiple 1st round picks.

With those picks we have options. (Warning you're going to hate the last one but hear me out)

1. If Aaron Rodgers does become available we would have to be the favorite to land him. Our OC was close with him, we would have the trade ammo, and the cap space to bring him and Adam's in.

2. A potential Russell Wilson or Carr trade.

3. We use the draft picks and sign Bridgewater. Bridgewater might not put up big numbers but he's won in this system. He's a system QB but that's what Stephanski seems to want. We improve the overall talent on the team for 5 years and we get comparable production to Baker. We obviously would need to be on the search for an upgrade but I think we could still be contenders even with Bridgewater at QB.

I'd offer McDowell 1 or 2 year deal nothing crazy.

Stewart, Hance, and Bell are guys I'd bring back for cheap competition. 

I would offer Hubbard a deal but I'm betting he's looking to start somewhere and get a bigger contract.

Clowney played well this year so he's probably looking to get paid. I dont trust him to stay healthy so I'll pass.

If Baker is going to be out for an extended period of time I would roll the dice on Gardner Minshew. Similar QB that wouldn't cost much but could be an upgrade over Keenum. I'm not a fan of Cam Newton but he's available. If need be do you think Steph can put together a game plan to use him successfully?

9 hours ago, tiamat63 said:

Best case scenario?

Kate Beckinsale AND Salma Hayeck.

Didnt Salma Hayek give her ex throat cancer from HPV? That seems like worst case scenario to me

1 hour ago, SdBacker80 said:

I love the DT depth in 2/3/4 rounds of this draft I would not draft one at 26.

I’m leaning toward a pass rusher or a corner Round 1.

CAN WE DRAFT A PHYSICAL CORNER PLEASE WITH SOME SIZE AND NO DURABILITY CONCERNS 

Love the Walker Little pick.  He’s an ideal fit for our scheme. 

What DTs do you like? I havent done much digging this year, but I haven't seen anything special. 

With all of the additions we've made this off-season the main concern I have going into the draft is CB. Ward and Williams have availability issues so there is a good chance that Hill maybe the only quality starter we have at some point in the season. Given he hasn't played a snap in this defense who knows what we have in him.

While playing around on one of the draft simulators I had Farley fall to us and Samuel Jr was there in the 2nd. Then I started thinking, is this the best case scenario? Our DEs are good. DT needs depth but this seems like a really bad class for that position. LBers are ok. Smith and Walker as starters with decent backups behind them. Safeties looks promising with Johnson, Harrison, and Delpit. 

There is obvious concerns with Farleys back but a potential shutdown corner in the end of the 1st is too good to pass up. Even if he isn't able to get on the field we have options with Williams and Samuel Jr in this scenario. 

If you were wondering how my draft went, here you go. 

26- CB Caleb Farley- arguably the best CB in the draft.

59-CB Asante Samuel Jr-one of the best zone CB in the draft.

89- T Walker Little- high ceiling guy. Was hoping for Christensen here.

91- DT Tyler Shelvin- run-stuffer to fill in for Billings.

110- DE Cam Sample- stumpy, versatile high-motor guy. Senior bowl standout.

132- OG David Moore- nasty interior lineman who showed he could handle the big boys at the senior bowl

169- CB/S Kary Vincent Jr- no clue why he's available here. I would have pulled the trigger on him in the 3rd if I didn't double dip already

211- WR Dez Fitzpatrick- homer pick. Really talented wr who was screwed over by poor QB play. 

257- DE Wyatt Huebert- high motor guy that will be a nice to have on the practice squad.

Jackson and Elliott should be able to fill his role and we save a good amount of money. We have Billings beside them so I think we are good with a late round runs stuffer to give him a break. 

We are in a good position going into the draft. Maybe we need a #2 corner but I like Samuel alot and Farley might slide. 

If they really are interested in peters than that's what I'm guessing their plan would be. Put the best 5 out there. I would rather have him in there as a guard then riding the pine. I thought he was an elite guard prospect anyways. 

Peter's, Bitonio, Tretter, Wills, Conklin. That would be a ridiculous line. Also gives Wills a season to acclimate at a much less crucial position.

2 hours ago, gumby73 said:

 

I've spent several hours of watching a better Woods roster'd defense while in San Fran. the last few nights.. And Saleh's defense still struggled with guys like Lamar & Russ Wilson..now add a Joe Burrow into the mix, who can toss darts or tuck it & run too..

We don't look fast enough on the outside edges to slowdown Lamar's read blocking plays...and we still may need 2 serious Lumber layer's to make him pay when he can turn it up inside..we have no MLB of Bobby Wagner here. Dobbins and Mark Ingram?   our best hope maybe the ravens OL takes a steamer 💩  

Speaking of Bobby Wagner do you think seattle is planning on moving one of their LBers? They have Wagner, Wright, Griffin, and they spent a first on Brooks. It would seem that K.J. Wright would be the guy they would try and move and he would be a huge upgrade over what we have.

2 hours ago, SdBacker80 said:

Wow that 2nd run in the 2nd video!!!  Very shifty.

He has that Maurice Jones Drew build. 

I thought the same thing. Maybe he can drop 10 or 15lbs to improve his top end speed.

Ravens always take my guy bet its Gallimore

Pretty sure were done for the night but who is the guy you would trade up for if they fell to the end of the 1st?

1 minute ago, Dutch Oven said:

To be fair, he did protect Tua's blindside, since Tua is a lefty. 

But switching sides isn't automatic. 

Exactly saving grace is we are expected to run a ton of 2 TE sets that should help him out. 

Meh a RT when we just signed a RT

I know I said dont get cute but if there is a trade I'd take it and target josh jones

So what's the move now? Only Becton and Jones have decent experience at LT. Do we gamble on a trade back?

Told you he would be the first OT taken. Bummer

Can every game be a color rush? I'm not a huge fan of the brown on white. I get you guys will claim tradition but i dont get that logic. I would like to see them add a little something to the brown color rush and make that out new home unis and have a color rush be all orange.

I'm more in favor of trading up than trading back. We HAVE to land starting LT and everybody knows it. I doubt Thomas is there at 10 regardless of what the experts say. Hes a proven LT and I bet hes the first one off the board. If he isn't doesnt land in striking distance than I would probably stand pat at 10 and take Jones. No reason to get cute.

Dont pay attention to the grades. Pick the guys you like. With that said, thay draft is ridiculous... but I'd take it

Didnt go exactly like I wanted but I still landed some of my favorite players in the draft. My LBer targets were gone before the 3rd round so I had to take a flyer in the late rounds. Huntley has some Lamar Jackson to his game so not only does that land you an arm for camp, you also have someone to prepare for Baltimore