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Eric DeCosta Talks About Wide Receiver Class, Ravens’ Urgency - Clifton Brown
“We like our receivers, first and foremost,” DeCosta said in a pre-draft video conference call. “I think Myles and Marquise and Willie (Snead IV) and (we) brought back Chris (Moore), we’ve got some guys who we think are going to make that jump. We really like that room.
”Do we feel the urgency? We probably feel that with every position. We want to be the best we can be at every position. This happens to be a wide receiver class with a lot of really good players. If we’re on the clock and we think that guy is the best player, we’ll probably pick him. Hopefully we can build our offense to the point where we can say, ‘Hey, we’re undefendable.’”
“The receiver class is prolific by many people’s standards,” DeCosta said. “There’s probably 25 draftable wideouts in this draft.”
NFL 2010s All-Decade Team: Tom Brady, Aaron Donald headliners - Judy Battista
2010s ALL-DECADE TEAM ROSTER
* — denotes a unanimous selection
OFFENSE
QB Tom Brady*
RB Frank Gore
RB LeSean McCoy
RB Adrian Peterson*
WR Calvin Johnson
WR Julio Jones
FLEX Darren Sproles
TE Rob Gronkowski
TE Travis Kelce
OT Jason Peters
OT Tyron Smith
OT Joe Staley
OT Joe Thomas*
OG Jahri Evans
OG Logan Mankins
OG Zack Martin
OG Marshal Yanda*
DEFENSE
DE Julius Peppers
DE J.J. Watt*
DT Geno Atkins
DT Fletcher Cox
DT Aaron Donald*
LB Luke Kuechly
LB Khalil Mack
LB Von Miller*
LB Bobby Wagner
LB Patrick Willis
CB Darrelle Revis
S Eric Berry
S Eric Weddle
DB Chris Harris Jr.
SPECIALISTS
P Shane Lechler
K Justin Tucker*
PR Tyreek Hill
KR Devin Hester
COACHES
Bill Belichick
Pete Carroll
Ravens DL Jihad Ward: Coaches Fostered Fun, Loose Environment In 2019 - Luke Jackson
“I just want to thank my brothers and my teammates for making me feel comfortable. When you go to certain teams, you don’t feel comfortable,” Ward said on Glenn Clark Radio March 27. “You’ve got to stay uncomfortable — this is business. But these coaches understand. They go players first. You don’t have a lot of teams that do that in this league. Everything about them is all about players. I thank God for that one. There’s not really teams out there that are on the players’ side.”
Ward, who turns 26 in May, was drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders and spent the first two years of his career with them.
“I’m going to ball out, I’m going to do what I have to do, but I’m going to have fun with this because a lot of people in this league – especially on defense, we realize you’ve got to enjoy every bit of this because one play can change your life,” Ward said. “So, with that being said, I mentioned brotherhood when we first came in here — we’re the mob. We always preached that we’re the mob. We’ve got each other’s backs, right or wrong, on the field.”
“We’re not making any excuses about it. We folded. [The Titans] came ready. We folded. At the end of the day, let’s build from it from last year,” Ward said. “Let’s have that fuel, because I really feel like deep down in my soul that everybody thinks we’re going to be comfortable from last year. My goal is I don’t want that to happen. … I’m never comfortable so I’m ready for everything. A lot of people think we’re going to be comfortable but it’s OK. I want them to feel that way.”
2020 NFL mock draft: How even more trades could blow up the first round - Dan Kadar
28. Baltimore Ravens: Patrick Queen, LB, LSU
This is a pick I keep making for Baltimore. The Ravens are sorely lacking athleticism in their linebacker group, and Queen would be the perfect fit in their defense. While he’s more C.J. Mosley than Ray Lewis, Queen is a quality football player who should start straight away.