jpeter15 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 14 hours ago, Ray Reed said: Something I wasn’t a huge fan of in DeCosta’s presser: when asked why it’s a no-brainer to pick up Brown’s 5th option (said earlier in the presser), Decosta said “because he’s my first pick ever”. He didn’t really give a football reason after that either. He just talked about how he had a special place in his heart and they’re tied together because he was his first draft pick. Like, not sure that should be your primary reason for picking up 5th year options and the contracts that come along with them lol I think he also mentioned how much a bargain price the 5th year option is for Brown which probably doesn’t suit that well with him. Kind of flaunting that he’ll be underpaid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coordinator0 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 17 hours ago, baltimoreRebel said: For what it's worth. Hollywood Brown has unfollowed the Ravens on IG and deleted all of his Ravens related pictures. If this is some attempt at trying to get out, I'm honestly done. Nip it in the bud. See what the Falcons want for Ridley and let's make a deal involving both parties. This is the new thing to do when trying to get a bigger contract. Lots of athletes are doing across multiple sports. I doubt it's anything to worry about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Reed Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 3 hours ago, jpeter15 said: I think he also mentioned how much a bargain price the 5th year option is for Brown which probably doesn’t suit that well with him. Kind of flaunting that he’ll be underpaid. Yeah and honestly I don't even really agree that $13 mil is underpaid for Hollywood...he shows flashes but anyone thinking he's a full fledged #1 WR just wants him to be because of our track record drafting WRs...he's a good #2 on most offenses in this league. But that's about it (currently). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coordinator0 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 10 hours ago, Ray Reed said: Yeah and honestly I don't even really agree that $13 mil is underpaid for Hollywood...he shows flashes but anyone thinking he's a full fledged #1 WR just wants him to be because of our track record drafting WRs...he's a good #2 on most offenses in this league. But that's about it (currently). Ehh... take a look at the WR contracts across the league. Brown at $13 million isn't bad. https://overthecap.com/position/wide-receiver/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Reed Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 12 hours ago, coordinator0 said: Ehh... take a look at the WR contracts across the league. Brown at $13 million isn't bad. https://overthecap.com/position/wide-receiver/ Looking at that list it definitely seems more reasonable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackywabbit Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) On 2/16/2022 at 5:20 AM, coordinator0 said: This is the new thing to do when trying to get a bigger contract. Lots of athletes are doing across multiple sports. I doubt it's anything to worry about. Yea, this is a very mild way to posture for contract negotiation leverage. There are still some in the Ravens fanbase acting indignified at Orlando Brown "demanding" out even though he was a total pro when playing for us and the organization themselves seem to genuinely like and respect him. I'm never going to fault a guy for seeking to get his check at the appropriate time and by appropriate time I mean the offseason. I have no doubt Hollywood will show up ready to ball next season. Edited February 18, 2022 by wackywabbit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensfanRD Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) Playing around on Overthecap and messed with their calculator. Ravens currently have 8.7 million in cap space. If we cut these folks, the Ravens would have roughly 32 milly in cap space to work with. #78 - 6 mill Tavon Young - 5.8 mill Derek Wolf (With a Post June 1st designation) - 2 Mill Miles Boykin - 2.5 mill Ben Powers - 2.5 mill Jaylon Ferguson - 965K Josh Oliver - 1 mill Iman Marshall - 825K Wildcard Sam Koch - 2.1 mill (I'm leaning towards what @diamondbull424 has been saying. Might be time to cut bait) Could probably add another 6-8 million if they extend LJ8, but he might be going after his joe Flacco moment. Hope it works out, too. I wouldn't miss any of these players aside from Koch. I think all of their replacements can be found in the draft, imo. I guess I wouldn't be opposed to keeping Tavon if he's willing to work for 2 mill or so. If the cap space did work out to be around 30 or so million, who would you want to add in Free Agency? Edited February 18, 2022 by RavensfanRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltimoreRebel Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 hours ago, RavensfanRD said: Playing around on Overthecap and messed with their calculator. Ravens currently have 8.7 million in cap space. If we cut these folks, the Ravens would have roughly 32 milly in cap space to work with. #78 - 6 mill Tavon Young - 5.8 mill Derek Wolf (With a Post June 1st designation) - 2 Mill Miles Boykin - 2.5 mill Ben Powers - 2.5 mill Jaylon Ferguson - 965K Josh Oliver - 1 mill Iman Marshall - 825K Wildcard Sam Koch - 2.1 mill (I'm leaning towards what @diamondbull424 has been saying. Might be time to cut bait) Could probably add another 6-8 million if they extend LJ8, but he might be going after his joe Flacco moment. Hope it works out, too. I wouldn't miss any of these players aside from Koch. I think all of their replacements can be found in the draft, imo. I guess I wouldn't be opposed to keeping Tavon if he's willing to work for 2 mill or so. If the cap space did work out to be around 30 or so million, who would you want to add in Free Agency? I think our main target should be Tyrann Mathieu. Pairing him beside Chuck, Marlo and Peters would really transform this secondary. Have Stephens under the learning tree a little longer will do him nothing but good. Bring Calais and Ricard back. Only of Ricard comes back on reasonable money. I think Patrick Peterson would be a low key decent signing. He's up there in age but can still cover the slot and mentor our inevitable 1-2 CB draft picks. Other than that, I'm not really sure. We could again kick the tires on a guy like Clowney but it all comes down to $$ again. He's wanted to play with us is the past. I'd also like to see us take a look at DT Harrison Philips from Buffalo. Really under appreciated guy. Gets our D line younger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 36 minutes ago, baltimoreRebel said: I think our main target should be Tyrann Mathieu. Pairing him beside Chuck, Marlo and Peters would really transform this secondary. Have Stephens under the learning tree a little longer will do him nothing but good. Bring Calais and Ricard back. Only of Ricard comes back on reasonable money. I think Patrick Peterson would be a low key decent signing. He's up there in age but can still cover the slot and mentor our inevitable 1-2 CB draft picks. Other than that, I'm not really sure. We could again kick the tires on a guy like Clowney but it all comes down to $$ again. He's wanted to play with us is the past. I'd also like to see us take a look at DT Harrison Philips from Buffalo. Really under appreciated guy. Gets our D line younger. I would rather have PP on the outside and throw Marlo in the slot tbh but that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensfanRD Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 8 hours ago, baltimoreRebel said: I think our main target should be Tyrann Mathieu. Pairing him beside Chuck, Marlo and Peters would really transform this secondary. Have Stephens under the learning tree a little longer will do him nothing but good. Bring Calais and Ricard back. Only of Ricard comes back on reasonable money. I think Patrick Peterson would be a low key decent signing. He's up there in age but can still cover the slot and mentor our inevitable 1-2 CB draft picks. Other than that, I'm not really sure. We could again kick the tires on a guy like Clowney but it all comes down to $$ again. He's wanted to play with us is the past. I'd also like to see us take a look at DT Harrison Philips from Buffalo. Really under appreciated guy. Gets our D line younger. I definitely want to bring Calais back, but for some reason I don't think he intends to sign with the Ravens. Just a gut feeling I'm having. I can take or leave Project Pat, but as you said for the right price I'm all for it. Honey Badger would be a nice addition to the squad and I wouldn't be opposed. If the Ravens don't plan to draft a TE, I wouldn't mind them looking at Ertz again or trying to run it back with Hurst if he's down for another run. I think he'd have a bigger role this time around. Or at least I'd hope. 8 hours ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: I would rather have PP on the outside and throw Marlo in the slot tbh but that's just me. That's a lot of money being kicked into the slot. Don't know if they'd go for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 12 hours ago, RavensfanRD said: That's a lot of money being kicked into the slot. Don't know if they'd go for that one. Marlo is better in the slot than he is outside, and in today's NFL you always play 3 CB's anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensfanRD Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 3 hours ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Marlo is better in the slot than he is outside, and in today's NFL you always play 3 CB's anyways. Not saying you're wrong, just don't think Biscotti going for it given how much money he paid Fruit punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RTTRUTH Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Just curious, but after Stanley who is everybody’s favorite OL they expect to be back next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKid Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, RTTRUTH said: Just curious, but after Stanley who is everybody’s favorite OL they expect to be back next year? Favorite and expect to be back? IDK Our OL isn't too talented so there isn't many favorites to be found, but I expect Zeitler and Mekari to be back and they played decent in 2021. I think Bozeman is meh and he could easily cash himself out in FA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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