Recently I found the Baltimore Ravens ranked #2 best in the league when it comes to the "best and worst war rooms in the NFL". It was computed based on your picks and how many starts the player has compared to similar draft positions, etc. Ozzie Newsome is already known as one of the better draft day GM's in the league (forgetting about when he passed on Boldin the first time). I have no idea how much stock to put into this ranking, but I will admit that it offers some confidence that Ozzie will continue to do right for the team. Now what is right for the team?????

If I had it my way, I'd go CB in the first no question. It's awful that Ladarius Webb got hurt as bad as he did, just as he was turning into what we needed. Now there is worry that he won't even be ready at the start of the season. I feel the CB position has been a weakness to the Ravens ever since Chris McAllister's decline and Samari Rolle's time here wasn't anything more than irritating. And Rolle version 2.0 isn't working great either (Chris Carr). The corners were just bad to start the year last year but did get better down the stretch, right before they digressed again once Webb and Washington went down. This draft would be a great one to get a shut down CB with that late first round pick because some projections have as many as 6 CB's going in the first round.

After CB, some areas that concern me are Safety and D-End. With Ed Reed flirting with retirement for the second straight year, you have to assume he's not going to be here a ton longer, finding his replacement in the second to come in and learn from one of the best ever is very appealing to me. However, more immediate is our lack of defensive end pressure. I'm looking for Paul Kruger (99 Draft Pick) to start filling a roll as D-End, but they still to have a traditional pass rusher to create havoc on the ends, we have the havoc in the middle. I also believe the team feels they need to address TE as Mr. Heap is not his old self. Offensive line is always a place that you look to improve, and I wouldnt be shocked if the Ravens take some O-Line help later on in the draft.


That is just what I would like to see just on the drafting side, but there are some moves I wouldnt mind seeing them make. Gaither out for a first or high second is intriguing and I wouldnt mind seeing Troy Smith get traded for some value either. Though I like him, he doesnt wanna be in Baltimore, so let him go, just get something back for him! This league is full of backup QBs. Why do I seem to be the only person that wants Kelley Washington to re-sign? He was so clutch on third down, and he doesnt dropped balls thrown at his numbers on forth down when the game is on the line. Cough Cough. Mark Clayton is lucky the Ravens got their NE revenge in the playoffs.