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My 2024 Draft Guide for fans of the Baltimore Ravens is now live. In it you'll find detailed reports on all the top prospects in this class, and rather than generic analysis about how they project to the league, you'll find how they fit with the Ravens
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BAL: We want 31
KC: We will only do 31 if we get 58 back
BAL: Hold on
*Whispering in the background, "Timmy Jernigan, Kamalei Correa, Arthur Brown"*
BAL: Okay, deal.
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Several months of work, hundreds of hours of watching film, hundreds of hours of writing, over 100 individual player reports and over 80,000 words later - here is my 2022 NFL Draft Guide - tailored for fans of the Baltimore Ravens
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With Elliott back alongside Clark at the regular Safety spot, the Ravens have been freed up to play Brandon Stephens in several roles, play-to-play, and he's making plays all over the field
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A few thoughts on Roquan Smith (a mini-thread): his contribution to the Ravens defense is borne out in the numbers that many have posted, on the significantly improved efficiency of the unit since he joined, but it also passes the eye test... 1/6
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We're getting to the point where I might have to mute "Lamar Jackson"
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Marcus Peters, early and often, setting the tone for how the Ravens need to tackle in this game. So glad he's a Raven
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Whenever I hear any national media criticism of the Ravens or hype for any rivals for next season I just think about three of the most important positions in football:
QB: Lamar Jackson (soon to be long term deal)
LT: Ronnie Stanley (UFA in 2026)
CB: Marlon Humphrey (UFA in 2027)
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Chuck Clark is quietly becoming one of the best Safeties in the league
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When Williams gets announced officially, I'm sure we will hear the Ravens brass talk about his processing. He reads the game so well. As he was a possibility I studied him against Brady recently and it was a chess match. At 25, the game is only going to get slower for him
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Have to watch the film back but gotta say, on first look, I was impressed by the way Mike Macdonald called his first game against a better offense than people think and a good play-caller opposite him. Loved how he used the secondary and changed up how the Ravens brought pressure
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Love Tyler Badie, and love getting him here, he'll compete with Justice Hill
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Lamar Jackson deserves every cent that the Ravens are going to give him
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Insticitive, rangy, gets hands on the ball, true center-fielder in New Orleans. Always got the feeling he could be even more valuable to a team if asked to do more. He will get that chance in Baltimore. Age and that potential make this a great fit for the Ravens at that price
Safety Marcus Williams is agreeing to terms with the Baltimore Ravens on a five-year deal worth $70 million, per source. Big market-shifting deal in AFC North.
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One of the smartest teams from a personnel standpoint, and the very best defense - the 49ers - also pay one of the best off-ball LBs nearly $20m a year ($19m) in Fred Warner. Being an off-ball LB should not automatically stop a team from ponying up for one of the best 6/6
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The Ravens beat the class of the AFC last night while missing for more than half or all of the game:
*1st and 2nd string RBs
*Starting LT
*Starting LG
*1st Round WR
*Starting TE
*2 Starting DL
*Most experienced LB
*2 Starting CB
*Starting S
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My thoughts on Nate Wiggins...
The athleticism and the processing is exceptional. The speed helps him get out of trouble and I like how he competes at the line of scrimmage in press. He has excellent ball skills, breaking up passes with timing and accuracy.
For me, he does have
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This is a Kevin Zeitler tweet. Watched some OGs recently who struggle in pass pro - when you see it so frequently you appreciate just how devastating poor Guard play can be to a passing game. We get lost in a long off-season and forget that the 1st addition was the most important
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Mike Macdonald is an interesting choice for the Ravens. There aren't too many ways he breaks the Ravens' DC hiring practices except one: he's young. Every other DC Harbaugh has hired has been 50 or older at the time of hiring. Macdonald is 34.
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If you're watching 1 play in practice and over-reacting to Kyle Hamilton, please read my in-depth piece evaluating him based on my watching over 1000 of his plays from actual games in college
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I am coming to America!
I'll be in Chicago next weekend at the Bears Ravens game, then in Baltimore the following weekend for the Browns game.
Lots of college ball in between and a Thanksgiving game at the Superdome. Tips for travel in Chicago and New Orleans especially welcome
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The Brown trade feels eerily similar to the Brown trade from a year ago... in that it seems like the right deal for all parties in isolation BUT it leaves the Ravens with an additional hole to fill. Last year they chose to fill other holes and it came back to haunt them
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I see we're being silly about Lamar again. People still don't get that what we have seen so far, while easily worthy of being in a top 10 QB list, is only his floor. He has a ceiling that none of us can comprehend... because he hasn't invented it yet. He is, put simply, different
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Every year, each Ravens scout is allowed to put one red star on a player they think plays most like a Raven. I don't envy them as I always find this hard to do for just one guy but, I'm through most of my film now, and I would put mine on Max Melton out of Rutgers...
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Yes, Hollywood was open (and I accept Huntley could have been patient, set his feet and thrown to him) but Huntley is pulling the trigger to Andrews before he's even remotely in his eyeline. There has to have been some level of predetermination that the ball was going to Andrews
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The end of Draft season. Thanks for all the engagement and all the encouragement with the Draft Guide. I love writing and I love evaluating players so it's been a blast.
@ColeJacksonFB
and I, and likely with some others, will be back with a bigger and better publication next year
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Cannot believe the Ravens are escaping Chicago with a win. Huge victory. It was not pretty and all that. Very happy to have been there
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The Ravens were always going to value Faalele above other teams, but getting him in the 4th is once again in this class, incredible value. I definitely expected them to pick up a developmental OT, getting Faalele in the 4th round is the best possible scenario for that
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Macdonald called a good game in week 1, this was clearly the opposite. Last week was a departure from his predecessor, this week; repeating mistakes of the past. Inexperienced guys on the back end being left with no margin for error due to over-aggression/desperation for pressure
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This draft is utterly ludicrous. I wish the Ravens had a pick in the teens because there is some genuinely elite defensive talent in free-fall. Quinyon Mitchell, Terrion Arnold, Laiatu Latu among my favorites
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Still reeling from the Za'darius Smith news? Console yourself with my report on one of the best fits for the Ravens at Edge in this draft class. My report on Jermaine Johnson is one of my best, I think.
Suddenly in a bit more need of pass rush, could the Ravens go with this Top-15 EDGE?
@NflOgden
evaluates Jermaine Johnson c/o
@Royal_Farms
#RavensFlock
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My Ravens-focused Draft Guide drops this time next week. Full page reports on all the top prospects in this class, intended to get you prepared for well into Day 2. Each report includes a section on how I think they fit with the Ravens as well as a full evaluation
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ICYMI I'm putting together a Ravens-focused Draft Guide this year, giving you reports on over 100 players (most written by me, some by my guy
@ColeJacksonFB
) with full evaluations but also crucially, how that player could fit as a Baltimore Raven...
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Oweh wins that game with the one area of his game you really could never fault him for in college, his run defense. He is just getting started
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Watching Zeitler's tape from last year, even his supposed "worst games", he's blocking his guy on an island, meanwhile the rest of the pocket is decimated and 3 of his offensive line-mates are picking up Daniel Jones for the 4th time in the quarter. He looked good on a bad line
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More than his own contribution though, he has allowed a young DC to be more creative and aggressive with his play-calling, helped Patrick Queen more closely realise his potential, and believe it or not, covered up for the Ravens issue with depth at the CB position... 3/6
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As Lamar has ended his absence from off-season workouts, I will today end my absence from off-season Twitter. Wanted a good-sized break from social media (as I believe everybody should have from time to time) and figured silly season was the best time to do it
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Finalized Ojabo, his ceiling is utterly ridiculous. His array of moves, ability to put them together with a plan, frightening speed, cornering and finish puts him up into the list of guys I'd be happy with at 14. A defensive playmaker - 5 forced fumbles when he gets to the QB
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How I concluded my piece about Oweh after the draft:
"A smart football player, he’s so quick to process against the run... But more than that he’s a relentless, unselfish, team-first guy, who will not stop. He’s tough, he’s hard hitting – lock the gates, Wink got a good one."
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Like everyone, I'm realistic about the Ravens playoff chances. But I'm optimistic about the Bengals' need to manufacture motivation like this, and the coin toss thing last week. This type of fake motivation normally evaporates pretty quickly when you get hit in the mouth
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I'm a proud UK Raven so this is humbling to get from a group of people I respect very much. I produce content for the love of doing it and never expect anything for what I do but you write things to be read and I'm very grateful to have people on here be so supportive. Thank you
Winner of the Outstanding Contribution Award
@NflOgden
Produced & gave away that draft guide
Writes Battle Plans each week for
@RussellStReport
Host of the
#UKRavens
Podcast and guest on many others including
@FilmstudyRavens
Thanks for flying the UK flag James 💜
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This was a joke, please don't quote Osemele, Torrey or Dobbins at me
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He's a good run defender in this scheme, but his ability in coverage is what marks him out as a valuable commodity for the Ravens. Defending the run and the pass are symbiotic. LBs like Roquan Smith, who can do so much, let you be more flexible with personnel elsewhere... 4/6
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Been a long week at work, working like this while writing 3500 words every week for Battle Plans is a grind, that I'm enjoying but still a grind. I'm out with colleagues, I'm close to 1000 followers and my friends seem invested in getting me to 1000, can
#RavensFlock
help me out?
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Happy Gameday
#RavensFlock
thought I'd share my number one key to the game tonight.
The Texans, fearful of a formidable Browns pass rush, used a lot of max protection in the Wildcard round, I can see them doing the same thing tonight.
They know they have a difference-maker in
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This is taking the Smith deal on its own, I do still want to see a Lamar Jackson-led Ravens offense with a number 1 outside threat. Others smarter than me, who have looked into positional value in depth, can comment on the size of the deal, but I offer one observation... 5/6
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I know John Harbaugh and probably some fans in Baltimore won't be too happy about this but obviously very excited to see the Ravens on this side of the pond (again, but we don't talk about last time)
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Wasn't sure Isaac would be around late in the 3rd so I actually like the value for the Ravens. He has technical deficiencies with his hands but his explosion and his pass rush results despite this, give a good indication of who he can be once Chuck Smith gets his hands on him
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As we enter draft season in earnest, I wanted to give a reminder to those looking at players with immense potential and projecting them to bigger and better performance in the NFL: it's almost exclusively up to the player and their attitude towards their own development as to
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Bears fans would point to some issues with his run defense at the end of his tenure there but player evaluation, for NFL teams, is about marrying coaching with scouting, and working out which players work best in your scheme. He's a perfect scheme and org fit in Baltimore... 2/6
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My GUY Daelin Hayes with what is becoming his trademark dip move
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Don't like over-reacting to a loss but 1 thing is clear to me: the enigma of this team at 3-3, is that all 3 losses came on the back of very different deficiencies. The story of the 22 Ravens will hinge on whether those weaknesses are small and fix-able, or fatal flaws
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My piece on the Ravens selection of Zay Flowers, one of the most explosive players in this draft who complements what the Ravens have already in the WR room. Spoiler: I'm very high on Flowers. I was before the Ravens drafted him, he would have been on my "no matter what" card
Ready to get familiar with Zay Flowers? A guy who was the entire offense at BC, but whom defense still couldn't stop?
@NflOgden
absolutely LOVES the player, and has a full breakdown of why right here.
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Zay Flowers is one of my absolute favorite players in this class. Will have a full review of the pick and analysis up tomorrow
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Can't even begin to tell you how elite that Hollywood catch was
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I did like Rosengarten a fair amount in this Tackle class. My report on him lists a bunch of technical issues he needs to work on in pass protection, but he'll do better when he starts to mix up his approach with his hands more, he was too one dimensional with the tactics he
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Start the off-season on Red Star Baltimore. It's where you'll find some of my Draft content, in addition to RSR, and you'll also hear from me on TGWF. My first "Play Like a Raven" post is on Daxton Hill, who I think warrants a red star on the Ravens board
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I like Rasheen Ali in the 5th, he has outstanding contact balance and is a good receiver out of the backfield. Can earn a spot as the long-term 3rd guy behind Henry and Mitchell but he'll need to eliminate his fumbling issues or he'll spend his career in the Harbaugh doghouse
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I thought we'd reached peak silly season but now Daniel Jones is faster than Lamar. I can't even
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We never heard from Lamar directly that this was about guaranteed money. Maybe it was. But with the deal being not that much more money than the September offer, it's also fair to assume this was about a change in offensive philosophy and investment to help him reach new heights
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Disagree with the playcall too but with some nuance. Was that their playcall all week if they needed a 2pt conversion; half field read for a young QB? The issue for me then, is not seeing that he was making great decisions all night and could have handled more, even in a big spot
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Trainer: "You know what you need this for?"
Cleveland: "Ah yes, the tiny cage I put defensive linemen in"
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Posting thoughts on prospects and their fit with the Ravens... (Not predicting a pick or advocating for any player) Part 4: Amarius Mims
With the Combine this weekend, I wanted to drop another of these posts but focused on one of the prospects to watch in Indy. Could have
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Taken quite a long hiatus from this app due to the birth of my beautiful baby daughter. But, I'm back! No Battle Plans this year, I'm handing that back over to the brilliant
@devpanchwagh
, who will be ably assisted by
@nmehtaUR2022
, one of my favorite Ravens writers...
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Nobody should get carried away with Daelin Hayes yet, he's going against 3rd stringers, but the early signs are good. The veteran rush moves he's already employing are the result of drafting an unbelievably good human who is committed to getting better and giving him pro coaching
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Submitted my final Battle Plans of the regular season, it'll be out tomorrow as usual. It's been a marathon. Deciding to do these pieces in such depth was a decision I may have regretted at times, but 53,187 words later, I know I've enjoyed the process at every turn...
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Re-grouping for Day 2, Offensive Line must be the priority.
We know EDC does think about combinations and he will have calculated that he would prefer Wiggins and a Day 2 OL rather than what was left on the Board at the end of Day 1.
There are, as expected, still plenty of
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If you'd told me 2 months ago that the Ravens would have re-made their OL with Morgan Moses in FA at $5m AAV, Tyler Linderbaum at 25 in the 1st and Daniel Faalele in the 4th, I'd have been ecstatic with a perfect off-season there. Here's my report from the Draft Guide on Faalele
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The guys I like still on the board as we start Day 3 at some positions of need:
S
Jaden Hicks
Malik Mustapha
WR
Troy Franklin
Malik Washington
Ainias Smith
RB
Jaylen Wright
Kimani Vidal
G
Christian Mahogany
Double down at position:
Christian Jones OT
Kris Abrams Draine CB
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Draft Week Primer...
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This is the number for the Ravens on Thursday night. I count 10 players (3 DBs, 4 Edges, 3 OTs) they could want at 14.
That means some combination of 4 WRs/QBs need to go in the first 13 picks for them to get a their usual fall-into-their-lap talent...
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Found my 2nd Red Star and this time, I would consider him at 14. Finalized my report on Andrew Booth Jr. - he moves like a top-end, potential shutdown CB. With his combination of toughness, athleticism, grit and intelligence, he plays like a Raven.
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Taking this kind post by Cole to outline my plans for
#RavensFlock
Draft season this year.
There are many brilliant Draft analysts on this list that Cole has put together and their job is made even harder by the fact that those doing this as national analysts have to evaluate
Top shelf draft news/insights accounts:
@dpbrugler
@LanceZierlein
@BrandonThornNFL
@MattWaldman
@ConnorJRogers
@abukari
@ChrisJustJoking
@NflOgden
@QBKlass
@All_22_NFL_Cuts
@CoachEvans9
Definitely missing a bunch, but my go-to's for sure.
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I like to see different sources and evaluations on a player so grateful to Dev for bringing this one up on Walker as it gives me a chance to say a bit more about what I saw.
I certainly agree that drops weren't a massive issue with Walker. I do think he lets the ball in too
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THIS. They have missed the threat of Dobbins on the Inverted Veer especially, which they ran last season to great effect, and almost exclusively with Dobbins in the backfield because teams have to respect the speed to the outside. We have not seen nearly as much of it this year
The Ravens are entering the toughest part of their schedule. Duvernay should take on JK Dobbins role as the motion option H-back down the stretch.
His speed to the edge will open things up inside the tackles.
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Would prefer it was at the Bank but getting some in-person football in, any way I can with the travel ban still in place. Even if it is Jets Falcons. Was good to see Pitts first career TD, lots of bracket and cone coverage on him all game, but he's still making plays
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If a team negotiates with a pending FA in-season and offers a contract which the FA then rejects in favor of seeing what his market will be, the team can't always bring that FA back, even on a cheaper deal than originally offered, if his market doesn't materialize...
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With Houston visiting, worth a reminder that while he has been a good all-around OLB in his career, the Ravens likely want him more as a situational pass rusher. Given his contract we all know Bowser will take on more responsibility this year, likely taking some Judon snaps 1/6
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Thoughts on TJ Tampa for the Ravens: firstly, he’s a converted Wide Receiver and the Ravens have had success with another converted Offensive player at the position in Brandon Stephens.
That history helps Tampa with his processing – understanding route progressions and what
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Bringing Justin Houston back had become an absolute necessity for that OLB room. Definitely needed a reliable veteran and a leader. Now he's got Ojabo to mentor on top of Oweh and Hayes. I also think Macdonald's likely subtle scheme changes might work for him
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JK Dobbins played one playoff game at Ohio State
He ended up with 221 all-purpose yards and a TD
Hopefully, that's what he means by putting the team on his back tonight
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I'm not going to get carried away but if this is the beginning of James Proche breaking out a little, I'm just going to sit back very smugly and know that him at SMU was probably the best player evaluation projection I'll ever make
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Waking up in Chicago this morning for Day 2 and Game 2.
Ravens @ Bears
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Yeah, the Dolphins figured out Lamar Jackson...
Please retire any and all narratives about figuring him out, they never hold up
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I wanted to give a reason to follow along with my coverage of the Draft this year; my credentials if you will. I definitely have my misses, but I've hit on plenty of evaluations too. So I'm leaving my final comment on Kyle Hamilton, that I wrote pre-draft in 2022, as my evidence
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I wrote another long read on a Ravens draft pick, complete with film clips. This time Shaun Wade, who I think was a fifth round steal for the Ravens
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I'm not saying we good but watching this Raiders team against the Steelers, especially the defensive front (I know, I know, Steelers OL), you should feel a little better about last week. Said it in a few places this week but this Raiders team is no joke, they will be competitive
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Looking at the Ravens draft tendencies at DB in prep for a post, got to Marlon - it really was remarkable what he did last year moving to play nickel and so well too with no experience of it; at Bama he played a total of 39 snaps over the slot (per PFF) his whole college career
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I've said in a few places this week, Tyler Huntley has played well enough that you don't rush Lamar Jackson back from a potentially mobility-compromising injury in a game in which you're facing a HOF QB with none of the season-opening members of your secondary, save Tavon Young
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As we enter Draft season, if you had to distil what a "Raven" looks like, when evaluating players for this team, to just 3 characteristics, what would they be?
My current 3 (the challenge is to only pick the most important 3)...
*Toughness/Physicality
*Intelligence
*Versatility
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I LOVE that pick, Ben Cleveland one of my guys - he comes off the ball hard, he moves people, he finishes and he is nasty. He is also a pretty good mover, should fit really nicely in our scheme. That'll more than do
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I know
#RavensFlock
understands this but other fanbases don't.
I have actually missed watching a blocking TE every week. (That term doesn't remotely do him justice)
If you ever need to explain "Play like a Raven" just show them Nick Boyle. Can't wait to have him back.
the mans hamstring ripped off the bone on top of destroying his knee and fracturing his tibia .. I’m thankful a bulky knee brace is all he’s got ♥️ let’s go baby!
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Have to think the change in offensive identity, moving to Todd Monken as OC, allowed a move like this to happen. Hard to believe Odell Beckham Jr signs on to play in the Ravens' offense of recent years
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One final picture as the sun set on Washington, and my trip. I wanted to say... people can be cynical about America and point out the many flaws. But as I travelled the country for 10 days I was reminded over and again, of the many reasons I love the US. I hope I'll be back soon
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Weddle thinks it can be done...
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