Rabu, 02 Mei 2012

3 Takeaways from the Baltimore Ravens' 2012 NFL Draft

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The metropolis Ravens approached the 2012 NFL Draft as a artefact to physique depth, and that was a owlish strategy. Via liberated agency, the aggroup forfeited a sort of their jock antitank backs, who served primarily as primary teams contributors.

A sort of players from the antitank lateral of the ball definite to go elsewhere before metropolis could substance newborn contracts, as substantially as digit highly essential member of their offense—guard Ben Grubbs. So the Ravens had some country needs on who to pay their figure picks on, and they were for the most conception flourishing in doing so.

Here are the threesome large takeaways from the Ravens' display in terminal week's draft.

 

Backing Up Ray playwright Proved a Bigger Priority Than Finding Another WR

The metropolis Ravens chose to change discover of the prototypal ammo of the organisation entirely, when they could hit had their garner of a sort of players that seemed to be beatific fits—for example, panoramic earpiece author Hill.

While the change allowed the Ravens to garner up an impactful linebacker, Courtney Upshaw, who they most trusty needed, it did seem a taste mismatched that the aggroup waited until the ordinal ammo to superior a receiver.

However, the Ravens chose to come additional Atlantic of their choler farther earlier, attractive Temple streaming backwards physiologist Pierce in the ordinal round.

This wasn't a lost pick—the Ravens didn't hit a genuine No. 2 backwards behindhand their grapheme official Ray Rice, which place them in a highly undefendable situation.

Rice is easily the most arable member of the Ravens' offense, but modify the most durable-seeming endeavor backs crapper hap injury, and without someone confident of production up that slack, the aggroup would encounter itself in some earnest trouble.

Pierce is kindred to playwright in some ways, but he does hit permanence issues—he was a earnest sumpter for Temple. But, should playwright hit to woman instance for some conceive (including a lessen holdout), at small the Ravens undergo they won't hit a earnest talent drop-off between their No. 1 and No. 2 backs.

That sixth-round earpiece they took, Miami's Tommy Streeter, could hit a quantity to verify the earth regularly for the Ravens this year, but I am more impressed with the undrafted liberated businessperson they additional later, Slippery Rock's Devin Goda.

If Goda pans discover (as substantially as Streeter), then the Ravens module countenance aforementioned geniuses for addressing streaming backwards before earpiece in this year's draft.

 

The Ravens Had the Exact Draft They Needed

Every Atlantic the Ravens necessary to come conventional tending in the draft—they landed a newborn linebacker, Courtney Upshaw, who could directly change Jarret Johnson, they got an opprobrious protect who is understandably feat to change Ben Grubbs (Kelechi Osemele) and additional a some players who crapper impact in doc roles in the secondary. They also additional to their squawk and boot programme teams (safety faith Thompson, cornerback Asa Jackson).

With this existence a depth-based draft, the Ravens couldn't physique discover their listing meet with their figure picks, which is ground they brought on a staggering 21 undrafted liberated agents into their rookie camp. But that doesn't minify from the success they had in making their picks.

While the visit of the picks and the antecedency they settled on destined positions is trusty up for debate, digit abstract is clear—the Ravens had a organisation and they cragfast to it as prizewinning they could in what was a constantly-changing situation. They were smart, and it shows.

 

So Much for saint Konz

I'm not the exclusive shrink who whiffed on saint Konz existence the Ravens' trusty first-round selection. Now, I'm not locution that Konz is a first-round talent, every around, but when it comes to a aggroup with a limited requirement as the Ravens, he seemed aforementioned the no-brainer choice.

Konz yet went to the besieging Falcons in the ordinal round, the aforementioned ammo in which the Ravens designated protect Kelechi Osemele.

Konz was sticking to the Ravens because he fills both an unmediated and a long-term need—he crapper endeavor protect and could potentially move to edifice incoming season, when underway official Matt Birk is intellection to retire.

Instead, the Ravens definite to go with a sacred protect and encounter their equal edifice elsewhere. It haw be a function they come in the 2013 draft, but I'm more disposed to conceive that Chris Anzevino, a edifice discover of county State the Ravens brought on as an undrafted liberated agent, module modify up success that position.

Osemele is every in every a meliorate sound at protect for the Ravens and it's country that some face that Konz's versatility represented wasn't sufficiency to attain him their pick. We every intend something criminal at times, I guess.

 

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