The Ravens hold the 8th overall pick on Saturday in the NFL Draft.  The smart money is on the Ravens taking quarterback Matt Ryan.  For my money, it’s a bad move.  In most cases, I don’t use a first round draft pick on a quarterback unless it’s the number one overall pick.

Quarterbacks are too risky of a proposition in the first round.  The upside usually won’t deliver on that risk.  The Peyton Mannings of the world are too few and far between … the Ryan Leafs are more the norm.  The Ravens can solve their quarterback dilemma in the second round or by getting a second pick in the first round.  I just don’t waste the number 8 pick on a player that, odds are, won’t be able to make an impact on the team for another three years.  The 8th pick should help my team THIS YEAR.

Go get a cornerback … a defensive end … another linebacker … hell, an offensive lineman.  Just don’t draft a quarterback!  The best thing that could happen for the Ravens is for one of the six teams ahead of them (the Dolphins already selected) to take Matt Ryan and eliminate the problem altogether!

If the Ravens take Ryan, and he isn’t a pro-bowler in three -to-four years, this team will lose for the next five to six!

Posted on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 2:48 pm.
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