Ravens.com: Late for Work: Insiders Expect Ravens to Pursue a 'Bell-Cow Back'
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Posted 26 February 2024 - 10:27 AM
Ravens.com: Late for Work: Insiders Expect Ravens to Pursue a 'Bell-Cow Back'
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Posted 26 February 2024 - 10:29 AM
Posted 26 February 2024 - 10:32 AM
Posted 26 February 2024 - 01:59 PM
I expect them to pursue a bell cow back as well. Have said that since the jump.
Posted 26 February 2024 - 02:03 PM
Gotta have more bell cow!
Posted 26 February 2024 - 02:30 PM
I doubt any running back goes in the 1st round but it's a deep class, so the Ravens should be able to get someone in the later rounds that has potential.
Posted 27 February 2024 - 07:56 AM
Posted 27 February 2024 - 08:04 AM
. And until this team proves they're not going to throw up all over themselves from a play calling standpoint in the playoffs, I'm not remotely interested in that kind of investment at RB.
I'm fine with not investing in a RB, but this part is completely illogical. Fix both issues, if you think they are issues. They aren't sequential or interdependent.
Posted 27 February 2024 - 08:28 AM
Do "bell cow" backs really exist anymore? Derrick Henry lead the league with 280 rushing attempts, which works out to a little more than 16 per game. It could be that my perspective is skewed by the late 90s and early 2000s where guys get 25-30 carries a game.
Jonathan Taylor got 14 mil/yr and averaged 16 plus carries per game. Does anyone really want us to invest even 10 million for 1 year in a RB that might get 13-15 carries a game?
As long as Lamar is still Lamar, he'll be the centerpiece of the rushing attack. And until this team proves they're not going to throw up all over themselves from a play calling standpoint in the playoffs, I'm not remotely interested in that kind of investment at RB.
I'd rather see us invest in Oline and/or CB.
Agreed
Posted 27 February 2024 - 08:32 AM
I'm fine with not investing in a RB, but this part is completely illogical. Fix both issues, if you think they are issues. They aren't sequential or interdependent.
We already have running backs that get the job done when utilized. The problem is the coaches don't use them when the playoffs start. That's not likely to change until Harbaugh is sent packing.
Posted 27 February 2024 - 08:55 AM
Agreed
Also agree. OL is a major need going into 2024 and that should be the main emphasis in the first couple of picks. It's a deep class for tackles.
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:00 AM
Do they exist anymore?
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:02 AM
We already have ruynning backs that get the job done when utilized. The problem is the coaches don't use them when the playoffs start. That's not likely to change until Harbaugh is sent packing.
OK, like I said, then fix the issues that you perceive. If you don't think RB is an issue and want to have only Justice Hill on the roster and healthy at the position in 2024, that's certainly an option. But like most people, if you think RB is an issue, you can fix that while also fixing the issue with gameplans in the playoffs. Don't need to do one before the other. Do both.
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:09 AM
We already have ruynning backs that get the job done when utilized. The problem is the coaches don't use them when the playoffs start. That's not likely to change until Harbaugh is sent packing.
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:20 AM
I'm fine with not investing in a RB, but this part is completely illogical. Fix both issues, if you think they are issues. They aren't sequential or interdependent.
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:33 AM
It's a bad thesis. You shouldn't intentionally ignore running backs because you think the OC/coach won't use them in the playoffs. You should fix both sides of the issue, not intentionally break one side because you think the coaching cannot be fixed.I'm upset about not leaning on the running game in the playoffs. Particularly when the opponent struggles against the run and that's what got us where we were. Therefore, why invest in the position, if we're only going to abandon use of said position? How is that illogical?
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:38 AM
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:43 AM
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:52 AM
So what...just have no running backs because you don't like the game plans in the postseason?
How about instead you fix the decision making however you go about doing that while also making sure you have a quality running back room?
Posted 27 February 2024 - 09:59 AM
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