PleaseCutStewart

No way we are taking Cooper at 19. Not even sure he goes in the 1st round. Our FA signings have given us more of an opportunity to draft BPA at 19 (if there isn't an OT we like), but we still need a FS, another LB, OT, and C and would do well with looking at TE (in the mid rounds), DT/NT, and backup QB. And another CB (preferably nickel)

Well, the good news is if we find a better tackle that's not much more expensive than this guy, we can just lie and say he failed a physical like the Ravens did /s

Incoom was solely a special teams signing and will only play a meaningful D snap for us if we have terrible LB injury luck again. Gibson is a true LB depth signing and could be used more for blitzing purposes

What? The dude is coming off a pretty big injury last year + has been a constant source of drama for the Bengals the past few years. He is also Brian Burns-esque of he can only rush the passer and is awful against the run. I'll gladly take Phillips instead

This. Restructuring a bum like XL would be infuriating. Restructuring a dude that is a dominant player is fine

Yeah, and it looks way worse because they have done literally the exact same thing like 3 or 4 other times in the past 10-15 years (honestly surprised the NFL hasn't put some type of rule in place because of it). Obviously not a player of this magnitude though when they did it in the past. Not sure it will have much of an impact on other teams willingness to trade with the Ravens, but it definitely has to hurt relations with agents and players seeking a new deal. Wouldn't be surprised to see players looking for that next contract to refuse a trade/willing to free agent sign with the Ravens

Don't mind the deal. At times last year, I thought he looked good. Other games, he was a disaster. Pretty much what all of our LBs were last year. I thought he actually looked good as a pass rusher when we played the Rams in the playoffs. Was arguably one of our best players to get pressure in that playoff game

While I usually agree and the Raiders are about as dysfunctional of a franchise as you will find, it has to be concerning that 1) they immediately sign Hendrickson after he said yesterday that he will make his final decision tomorrow (today), which the Ravens knew would be at a cheaper price 2) there are reports from like 10 unnamed people with other team's front offices that said this is the Ravens having buyers remorse. It's not like the knee issues with Crosby were unknown either. You would think a team like the Ravens would have done their homework before trading for him

I'm honestly curious how this will impact free agents with past injuries wanting to go there. They have done it several times in the past prior to Crosby and if I am a player looking for a big pay day, I would outright refuse to visit the Ravens and have a no trade clause for the Ravens to protect my value. Gotta imagine this not only hurts what the Raiders would get in a trade, but also significantly lowers the amount of money Crosby will receive for his next contract. All around dick move by Baltimore and while technically not illegal by NFL rules, it is about as bad as a thing a front office can do.

Wonder if this impacts Raven's trades with other teams the next few years. I doubt teams will completely ice them out, but they could require the Ravens pay a bit extra for this bush league poo

I think once they realized that they could get Hendrickson for under 30 mill, they got buyer's remorse. Definitely doesn't look good for the Ravens

Interesting if true

I feel like the most surprising thing about that graphic is that there were somehow 13 tackles worse than him...

Hopefully this is a vet minimum or a contract with very little guaranteed. This dude is at best the worst offensive lineman that will make our roster and more likely a training camp body

Got to imagine that we still draft a center in the mid rounds. A one-year deal tells me this dude is only a rental

As much as I hate cam jordan, the one thing I appreciate about him was that he always said prime Cam Newton was the hardest QB they had to go against. But no, I would much rather have somebody like Von Miller if we want an experienced pass rusher

Even if we don't cut him, 2024 is still in the conversation and probably at the top

Don't hate it. Thought he did well on special teams also and can be an emergency sub LB if need be

I think we are all doing a lot of assuming that 1) BC will be ready to go week 1, and 2) He will be as good as he was pre Achilles rupture. We are all not sure that Ickey will ever be back to his old self (rightfully so), but just assume that BC will come back all fine and dandy when he suffered just as gruesome of an injury

Not sure about his zone blocking scheme fit, but Slaughter, Lew, Hecht, Logan Jones, and possibly others are good agile zone-scheme fit olinemen that have the potential to start day 1 for us

And also curious how much the "cheap" seats will increase percentage wise. I feel like when they had the 6% increase last year, it was only like 1% or something for the upper level

Him and Evans are good special teamers. I like these 2 resignings

Not sure if it's related to the playoff game or just the rampant inflation that is occurring in our country. Curious how much the prices for other teams changed.

Yeah Thieneman has grown on me - definitely the ball hawking safety we need. McCoy can be really good as our nickel (if his medicals check out). Size will probably prevent him from ever playing on the outside, but he has great ball skills, can press pretty well, and moves very quickly and fluidly in zone. Freeling and Fano are probably my preferred LTs if we can grab them. Mauigoa's pass blocking has me a bit concerned for being our LT. Lemon would be a great RAC guy for us that seems to know how to read zones (works well for out quick pass offense). Would have said 100% no to WR prior to day 1 of free agency because of all the needs we had on D, but now we can if he is the best player available at 19. Allen I would prefer to trade down for, but I can see teams in the 20s valuing him, so I'm not sure he would make it much longer after our pick. The dude will be an immediate 3 down LB for us week 1

Honestly, I would rather overpay day 1 of free agency for a high end player (Phillips) than lose out on them and then overpay for a mid-level player. Seems like we learned from missing out on Milton Williams last year