Tag: Nate Wiggins

Ravens Defensive Problems Just Keep Rolling On

For the second week in a row I’m not going to spend any time on the Ravens offense.  Through ten games the only team that has stopped the Ravens offense is the Ravens.  I’m eager to see whether Lamar can finally exorcise his Steelers demons.  But the Ravens defensive problems just continue to roll on.  The risk that these problems are unfixable is growing.  Below, I try to characterize my concerns, take a quick look at what is going wrong, and point to a few dim glimmers of hope.

Zach Orr and the (In)ability to Adapt

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Ravens 2024 Draft – Round 1 Recap, Day Two Thoughts

Day one of the Ravens draft is signed, sealed, and delivered.  Right out of the gate I’ll confess that my research on Nate Wiggins missed the most important fact behind my Wiggins conclusion.  I failed to catch that Wiggins had put on ten pounds of weight, post-Combine.  At 183 pounds, the conclusion changes.  As I put it in my detailed Wiggins report: “If they [the Ravens] are convinced they can bulk Wiggins up (and he’s young enough to think he might naturally add eight to ten pounds anyway) then he’s worth the pick.” Continue reading “Ravens 2024 Draft – Round 1 Recap, Day Two Thoughts”

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