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Amen, that is absolutely nuts. I feel like there should be some sort of punishment whether it's losing draft picks or something. If I'm the Raiders I'm ticked because now their return will be far less than before the Baltimore trade agreement. Other teams who pivoted elsewhere are now having to figure out if they can or want to get back into the mix. For Crosby it sucks getting jerked around, he'll certainly have a chip on his shoulder whenever he faces the Ravens.

Poles wouldn't be doing his diligence if he didn't see what the new asking price would be. I was not down with aquiring him for 2 firsts. But that price has to have gone down. If we can get him for a much better deal then that's a win.

Funny how quickly Hendrickson came off his 40mil/yr asking price.

C'mon man. Dayo is a DE, unless in a NASCAR package and Turner was drafted to be a 3T that can move outside on run downs. Completely situational.

He rarely puts out insider info, so it will be interesting to watch.

I hate to be the one to say this but Greg Gabriel just said that one of his agent friends texted him and told him the bears were going to talk to Vegas about a trade for Crosby. It wasn't a clear they are acquiring him but they are going to check it out.

It's crazy that the Ravens can get away with those types of shenanigans, but the Bears can't even get comp picks they are entitled to for doing the right thing.

Yep - Hendrickson is now a Raven.

Seen the Ravens signed Hendrickson to 4 yr 112 mil. Might be fake, but came here after reading that to see if true bc we are usually quick to post Looks to be real. So Baltimore gets their 2 firsts back and pay less. Raiders get Linderbaum and Crosby back for more trade ammo. Seems fishy, bc it stinks.

Not necessarily a fan of signing someone who can’t pass their physical (esp if he costs a lot) but while doom scrolling found a story about another ‘failed physical’ guy we signed back in 2005. Guy by the name of Roberto Garza. (Apologies as this was a straight screen grab from the socials).

I’ve been a huge fan of Edwards’ as he’s been an unsung hero on defense. About a year ago I was discussing his stats with someone and found that he rivaled Lance Briggs on most of them. I fear this injury could be a crippling blow for him.

Unfortunately they spent 40M of cap space on him and Jarret. Jarret is good leader but that is not 40M of production. That said they can be creative with cap to fund now or in a year you can significantly upgrade with a difference maker (if one doesn’t become available sooner).

His contract doesn't allow him to be let go this year. It would be nice if they could do an injury settlement . We'll have to see if he makes it back on the field.

Our downfall on defense was mainly due to injuries. We wouldn't have been juggernauts but a lot better than we were. IMO you add a rookie DT, DE and possibly S and our defense will be in the top half of the league next year. I could see where if Brisker doesn't get a contract, he could come back on a one year deal for 5-6 mil. Once they added the Free agents, we will have clearer picture of the draft. I liken DAs defense as a good pass rushing team with several 7+ players, rather than a 15 sacks a year guy. DA likes to blitz from several different spots.

The story was more relating to current players and Cris Jones is elite for a DT but has only had 12 sacks in the last two years and averaged 9.6 over his career. Aaron Donald retired in 2023. He averaged 12.3 in his career.History has several top pass rushers on SB winners. We can both agree great QBs gets you SB winners. I didn't research his statements to say it's a perfect take.

IMO his only Inside pass rush benefit was on stunts. Achilles injuries are notoriously difficult to recover from we should just write him off as a contributor this year. We’ll need his cap space for other players in 2027.

I completely agree - can’t be just one player. I have not been pro Crosby cause 2 picks was too much - but him opposite Sweat plus Booker is solid. Add one of our 2nd rounders inside and the line gets significantly better (plus Shamar and Ayo back and our new DT signing)…now that’s a dline. Draft a safety and DB and I’m liking the D a heck of a lot more.

Von Miller I think had the greatest impact of any pass rusher in a Super Bowl run. Regardless I prefer to see pass rush coming from all angles. The part of Crosby game that is not talked about is his run defense which is also really good.

I said they had a great pass rush and didn't have a top pass rusher. It was a team effort. Reread my post. All I know no matter what the reason the Ravens backed out. We will see what kind of interest he's gets now after that rejection. I don't think this was a positive read for Maxx.

Chris Jones and Aaron Donald were two elite pass rushers who won super bowls relatively recently. It just happens to be a few of better pass rushers on this league have had awful qbs / are awful orgs (Browns and Raiders).

Ya I saw where someone did a breakdown of DA DEs and 6'5" 270 with 34" arms is the normal. I have read where pundits think Dayo is better at rushing the passer inside. I really don't remember paying attention to him when he was on the field. I think in an ideal world Booker is the rush specialist with another starter opposite Sweat. Dayo getting him snaps where he can. By Dayo size, I think DA had a lot with bringing him in here as was in his division.

He said they didn’t have a single elite pass rusher but the collective was very good. Point is that teams appear to be better off spreading the wealth of contracts across multiple good players versus the $40 mil pro bowler.

I hope they phrase out Edwards and Jackson ends up with more snaps. DA likes speed and Edwards has been good but doesn't have the speed. All 3 will get plenty of snaps as we deal with injuries.

From my understanding Jackson was brought back to bridge the anticipated absence of Edwards while he still recuperates. I agree that Jackson will more than likely get more snaps by the end of the season.

I would count Jackson. He will see more snaps than Edward's imo. Edward's will be out in nickle.