Hiya, everybody, and glad Wednesday morning to you all. Wow, what a enjoyable NFL commerce deadline that was.That was one of the crucial thrilling commerce deadlines shortly, nearly rivaling the MLB’s deadline when it comes to how wild and enjoyable it was.
By way of Ravens strikes, there was, after all, this one:
Compensation replace: Bears are buying and selling LB Roquan Smith to the Ravens in change for second- and fifth-round picks, per supply.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 31, 2022
This was the Ravens’ big transfer that they selected to make. As an alternative of upgrading the WR place as many followers needed, they determined to roll with their BPA technique from their drafts, buying, arguably, one of the best total participant accessible on the commerce market. It is a two-time All-Professional Linebacker that went for lower than a first-round choose and is barely 25 years previous.
Roquan Smith is superior and is a tackling machine that may enable all different Baltimore defenders to play their roles and do the roles they should do to win.
After all, Roquan wasn’t the one improve on protection for the Ravens yesterday:
Now we have activated LBs Tyus Bowser and David Ojabo. pic.twitter.com/UL3UNiU0QC
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) November 1, 2022
The protection is wanting sick proper now, a aspect of the ball Baltimore seems to be swimming in riches.
I can’t understate how a lot Roquan will assist this protection – which shall be vital as a result of they did nothing on offense on the deadline.
Regardless of having an unsure damage scenario with Rashod Bateman, the Ravens didn’t make a transfer to get a receiver. The fan base responded to this properly, as you possibly can guess.
Look, I get it, man. It’s irritating to see different franchises just like the Payments, Eagles, and Chiefs go all in with their elite quarterbacks and get them a ton of weapons whereas the Ravens sit on their fingers and do nothing. However actually, who was accessible?
Don’t say DJ Moore as a result of the Panthers weren’t buying and selling their younger gamers with out a number of first spherical picks connected. Brandin Cooks would have been cool, however he would have value a second, which the Ravens didn’t have, and his contract received in the way in which.
Two sources instantly concerned inform me #Cowboys and #Texans mentioned a possible commerce involving WR Brandin Cooks till the ultimate minutes earlier than the NFL commerce deadline expired. Draft choose compensation and the $18M assured wage for Cooks in 2023 couldn’t be resolved in time
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) November 1, 2022
Take a look at this record of the gamers traded and inform me who strikes the needle for the Ravens:
Christian McCaffrey: SF
Bradley Chubb: MIA
Calvin Ridley: JAX
Roquan Smith: BAL
TJ Hockenson: MIN
Chase Claypool: CHI
Kadarius Toney: KC
Robert Quinn: PHI
Nyheim Hines: BUF
Jeff Wilson: MIA
James Robinson: NYJ
Chase Edmonds: DEN
Zack Moss: IND
Will Jackson: PIT
Jacob Martin: DEN— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 1, 2022
Outdoors of Claypool, who wasn’t getting traded in division (plus, the Bears overpaid), and Ridley who can’t even play this yr, nobody else at receiver was traded.
Merely put, there wasn’t a marketplace for these receivers. I feel the fan base is lacking this facet.
Roquan and Bradley Chubb have been one of the best gamers traded on the deadline, and the Ravens received one in all them, but followers nonetheless wish to complain in regards to the receivers.
Whenever you play extra two-high constructions it places extra strain on the “spear” or “backbone” of your protection.
The Ravens added Marcus Williams, Kyle Hamilton, Michael Pierce, Travis Jones, Brent City and Roquan Smith.
In that very same thought, they drafted an elite run blocking C. https://t.co/AwS5dFZ58e
— Spencer N. Schultz (@ravens4dummies) November 1, 2022
That tweet helps put this workforce’s strikes in perspective. Roquan won’t be essentially the most important want, however he was among the finest gamers accessible, and he didn’t even value a primary.
The Ravens protection is wanting fierce with the additions of Roquan, David Ojabo, and Tyus Bowser. The offense must determine it out at this level. Use Devin Duvernay extra, throw to Isaiah Possible, use check-downs to the backs, and embrace your id.
That is wanting like a enjoyable second half for the Ravens, and it would result in the one factor all of us need, a deep playoff run.