Dumb comment.

They probably wouldn’t have been able to get Dickson or Pitta before the trade with Denver because that trade allowed them to move up in the third and fourth rounds. Here’s the point… The Ravens basically drafted two first round talents instead of just one. Kindle and Cody are first round talents and probably would have been high picks in an average draft class. Because the draft class was so deep due to the uncertainty over next year’s rookie pay cap, players in the second round were as talented as first rounders in most other classes. Should they have traded down? Absolutely!

They received Boldin for basically moving down 18 slots… that’s it. They didn’t even give up a pick. As I said above, moving down 18 places in that deep draft was worth much less than other drafts. So, lets use logic here… There were first round players throughout the second round, and players taken in the first weren’t much more talented than second rounders. That means moving down was worth much less but the actual picks were worth more than ever. Therefore, the best trade scenario is if you can gather more picks (worth more than ever) by simply moving down a few picks (worth less).

Furthermore, Miami had to make Marshall, who is a huge character risk by the way, the highest paid receiver in the league (5-year $47 million). Boldin signed for much less (4-year $28 million). Boldin is a better leader and a more dependable player.

The Ravens clearly made the best possible moves during the off-season, and we shouldn’t be jumping to these ridiculous conclusions just because their top pick had an accident (which no one foresaw) and their second pick took an extra day to pass his conditioning test. Let’s use some logic and think more than one week ahead.