Ravens Make a Panic Move
NEW YORK--I didn't particularly like what the Ravens did, trading back up (after trading down earlier) to take Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco with the 18th pick.
Fellow quarterbacks Brian Brohm of Louisville and Chad Henne of Michigan were still available. The Ravens could have stayed put at 26th and gotten one of the three. They were wary of another quarterback-needy team trading in front of them to get Flacco, but so what? Flacco is not that significantly better than Brohm or Henne to merit such a move. To me, they panicked.
By Cindy Boren |
April 26, 2008; 5:50 PM ET
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Posted by: New Mexico Mike | April 26, 2008 7:26 PM
Maske mark my words, Flacco is the next Tom Brady and the Ravens will rule the NFL!!!!!!!!1
Posted by: Big Stickerz | April 26, 2008 9:09 PM
You're right on, Mark.
The Ravens could have had Henne or Brohm (and probably Flacco) with the 38th pick, let alone the 26th. And Ray Rice (Rutgers RB) with the 55th?
I think Ozzie is losing his touch.
Posted by: Baltimoron | April 26, 2008 10:18 PM
ravers suck. flacco is a mental midget, a weak man.
Posted by: dear bmore glow-stix fans, | April 26, 2008 10:41 PM
pittsburgh has an "h" in it.
Posted by: steelers | April 27, 2008 7:57 PM
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I like the, "Ironic Twist," that the Raven's have created with this pick. This kid from Delaware was in Pittsburg and they gave up on him. The Pittsburg Steelers had a quarterback back in 1955 and they gave up on that kid! Turns out, that kid came to Baltimore as a backup in 1956. He eventually became the greatest QB to ever play the game!
Now, the Baltimore Football Franchise has picked another Pittsburg castaway, 50 years after the Colts won their first NFL Title, with that Pittsburg reject!
I don't know anything about this big kid, but I love, "A story in the making!"