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Upgrade is complete. Let me know if anyone runs into any issues. New software seems pretty slick!

Agree - they aren’t going to move safety. Only one even an option would be Stevenson but even that I don’t expect and I don’t think they would hand him a starting gig.

This is well written. I think we see safety addressed early and for some reason I wouldn’t be shocked to see the add a wideout or other offensive weapon with first 3 picks (unless we see them add one more vet wideout). I also expect a DT before DE but it all dependens on who is on the board. I will caveat I could see safety being first pick - but if it is I think it will be because they traded back 5-10 spots to pick up another pick. Maybe end up with 4 2nd rounders.

I think we will see them draft a safety with one of first 3 picks. Seems very clear and this is a very good safety draft.

Tomorrow the site will be down for a scheduled upgrade. Probably around noon central time - hopefully up by the evening.

I will upgrade forum software here before the draft - this will be planned - probably will be a day outage and I’ll give forum a heads up once we shut it down and run through it. So glad we are all back - missed all of our debates and dialogue and discussion.

It’s interesting- whole secondary is almost gone except for the 3 guys who were injured most of the year (JJ and Kyler) and all of the year (Smith) plus Stevenson. Other than that entirely new spots all over the- especially safety, with exception of Smith. All of guys Bears lost signed 1 year deals. Clearly there was a major change the franchise wanted to make and a huge focus seems to be on speed. One of our starting safeties appears to be a rookie via draft and we also appear to have another need still via draft for DB. Similarly expect the same on dline - where we will use a pick or two early (at least one).

I think it is back. If you run into issues clear your cache.

I’m not sure what happened - still trying to unwind it so site could go back down. Server company did something on back end to update something and it’s crashed the whole site. Been working on fixing it for a few days - so appreciate the patience and apologies for the outage. Hopefully close to having it fixed

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Sounded like he had an offer from Bears and Pats - ended up choosing to reunite with Vrabel. Wish him the best. Was hoping we'd keep him. Fact we were still talking to him tells me we may still add a vet safety yet. I still think a 1yr deal with Brisker could make some sense. Maybe give him some upside with incentives and allow him to hit the market again next year.

Yep - Hendrickson is now a Raven.

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).

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.

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).

A few bigger national media guys blasting Ravens. Seems like a few GMs all saying Ravens playing games. Ravens will have to hit back Raiders if there is more to this or they end up really risking broader implications in free agency etc

As you called out az.

Good point

Check that - sounds like the Rich Eisen report was fake news. He fell for a fake insider on air or something.

I guess Rich Eisen reported Bears were runner up to Ravens and had also offered two firsts. If that is true I got to imagine Poles is already on the phone. Maybe no longer two firsts but a first and a conditional pick or something. Obviously do deep intel on meds before publicly either team announces.

If GB wanted to trade Parsons, they would easily get 2 FRP back today - even with him rehabbing. And Parsons ACL had nothing to do with his back being stiff.

Opposite. This is not the first time Baltimore has been suspect on medicals.