I Want Dont'a Hightower!

[SouthRider]

Just goes to show how similar the Ravens and Patriots are in drafting talent.

[JohnnyK27]

Just goes to show how similar the Ravens and Patriots are in drafting talent.

The Patriots are different in that they are able to stockpile high draft picks every year in advance of the draft. Hence They have the ability to move at will. The Ravens always seem to get to the draft a pick short. So really they are very different. Both are good at identifying talent.

[Wish]

The Patriots are different in that they are able to stockpile high draft picks every year in advance of the draft. Hence They have the ability to move at will. The Ravens always seem to get to the draft a pick short. So really they are very different. Both are good at identifying talent.

Yea, only difference is the Pats aren't afraid to take advantage of stupid teams (trading Deon Branch for a 1st, Richard Seymour for a 1st, etc...)

[flashjordnk]

The Patriots are different in that they are able to stockpile high draft picks every year in advance of the draft. Hence They have the ability to move at will. The Ravens always seem to get to the draft a pick short. So really they are very different. Both are good at identifying talent.

Pssht. Don't give those Patriots any more credit than they deserve. Take Tom Brady off that team and they aren't the same team. The Ravens have sustained success without the blessing of the prettiest quarterback in the land. Look at that defense. I'm not really willing to give BB that much credit for being a "great talent evaluator". I'd take Ozzie and Harbaugh 7 days a week over that guy. End Rant.

[paulcoates]

Pssht. Don't give those Patriots any more credit than they deserve. Take Tom Brady off that team and they aren't the same team. The Ravens have sustained success without the blessing of the prettiest quarterback in the land. Look at that defense. I'm not really willing to give BB that much credit for being a "great talent evaluator". I'd take Ozzie and Harbaugh 7 days a week over that guy. End Rant.

Exactly. That team is all about Marsha Brady. Take him off that team and make Mallett or Hoyer the QB of that team, and they dont even win the division or make the playoffs. In fact, name me a worse QB -RB combination in the pros than Hoyer/Mallett and Law Firm. There isn't one.

[Wish]

They won 11 games with Cassel in 2008.

[JohnnyK27]

Exactly. That team is all about Marsha Brady. Take him off that team and make Mallett or Hoyer the QB of that team, and they dont even win the division or make the playoffs. In fact, name me a worse QB -RB combination in the pros than Hoyer/Mallett and Law Firm. There isn't one.

They did really good with Cassel the year that Brady was hurt. I dont like Brady or the Patriots ...But you have to respect that organization.

[paulcoates]

They did really good with Cassel the year that Brady was hurt. I dont like Brady or the Patriots ...But you have to respect that organization.

And last year they had no defense. The year Brady got hurt they had the 10th best overall defense.

[JohnnyK27]

And last year they had no defense. The year Brady got hurt they had the 10th best overall defense.

Well you're right ...hoarding pick bit them in the rear.

[Oriology]

baltimore ravens ‏ @ravens
decosta said #ravens had 7 players they would have traded up for in 1st round. Dont'a hightower was not one of them

fwiw...

[xKHx]

yeah because he went where he was slottedto go. You don't waste an extra pick on a guy that was slotted to go there.