Ravens could be eyeing a QB in 2011 NFL Draft

by Dan Kadar on Feb 10, 2011 11:56 AM EST in Mocking the AFC North

The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Ravens could select a quarterback in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Besides Joe Flacco, the Ravens have Hunter Cantwell and Marc Bulger, who is a free agent. Bulger may be headed to Arizona, though. (Apparently Troy Smith and John Beck = no longer Ravens. Thanks everyone)

If a QB is taken in the draft, director of player personnel Eric DeCosta told the team website it wouldn't be in the first round.

"If there’s a [quarterback] available that we like, we’ll pull the trigger if we think he’ll make us better," DeCosta said.

The Sun's Matt Vensel reasons that Baltimore may look to add a developmental quarterback. If he's right, Baltimore could use one of its late-round picks on a quarterback. Currently the Ravens are without a fifth-round pick, but are due a conditional pick from St. Louis in the Mark Clayton trade.

There are a few developmental quarterbacks in this year's draft, including Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor, Iowa's Ricky Stanzi and Nevada's Colin Kaepernick. However, the team might not want to use a pick in the first three rounds on a player like Kaepernick.

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Troy Smith isn't with the Ravens

He’s a 49er. He started 6 games for them last year, y’know.

John Beck is with the Redskins. He was traded a year ago.

The actual QBs on their roster are Joe Flacco and Hunter Cantwell, with Bulger a FA.

by Thomas Beekers on Feb 10, 2011 12:00 PM EST reply actions

Ugh

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by Dan Kadar on Feb 10, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions

Huh?

I thought Troy Smith played for the 49ers and John Beck played for the Redskins….am I missing something??

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by willgarr15 on Feb 10, 2011 12:01 PM EST reply actions

no, you're not.

I had to do a double-take to make sure the post wasn’t dated 2010.

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by Kevin Ewoldt on Feb 10, 2011 12:05 PM EST up reply actions

thats exactly what I did

by waterboy31321 on Feb 10, 2011 12:09 PM EST up reply actions

Triple ugh.

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by Dan Kadar on Feb 10, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

lolol

mmmmm.... delicious

by Cup Noodles on Feb 10, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions

Double ugh.

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by Dan Kadar on Feb 10, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions

Please tell me more about late round picks the Ravens may target!

by Greetings from the Lord Humongous! on Feb 10, 2011 12:05 PM EST reply actions

lol

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It's Chris Clemons' fault that he's teammates with Kelly Jennings, Lawyer Milloy, Marcus Trufant, Aaron Curry, and Lofa Tatupu.

by Fearless Frog on Feb 10, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions

Dan I would highly consider deleting this post all together

by waterboy31321 on Feb 10, 2011 12:09 PM EST reply actions

We can rebuild it

We have the technology

by Thomas Beekers on Feb 10, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Quad ugh.

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by Dan Kadar on Feb 10, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

LOL

mmmmm.... delicious

by Cup Noodles on Feb 10, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions

Kill me now.

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by Dan Kadar on Feb 10, 2011 12:22 PM EST reply actions

Chose One

1) Paper Cuts
2) Mice
3) Train
4) Torture of having to listen to U2 at extremely high levels until your brain bleeds out

by waterboy31321 on Feb 10, 2011 12:24 PM EST up reply actions

I kinda like U2. Quintuple ugh.

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by Dan Kadar on Feb 10, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions

So...

I guess this means Colin Kaepernick is going to Baltimore.

by Mavyrk on Feb 10, 2011 12:37 PM EST reply actions

Harbaugh saw this sort of thing done with the Eagles

you draft a QB late then develop him so some idiot team overpays for them, just like they did with AJ Feeley and will do with Kevin Klob

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by Rorschach44 on Feb 10, 2011 2:40 PM EST reply actions

Not surprised. Flacco sucks.

by Coach Owens on Feb 10, 2011 2:52 PM EST reply actions

yeah...

by Yankees10 on Feb 10, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

Flacco sucks? man you most have not seen his stats this year he had a high quarterback

rating and the only quarter in afc higher then his was Tom Brady

by jazz20 on Feb 10, 2011 7:04 PM EST up reply actions

He sure does. Marc Bulger should have been starting the whole season you know…

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by Zachary Beard on Feb 12, 2011 6:46 PM EST up reply actions

But

Kolb was picked in the 2nd round by the Eagles, 36th overall. Whoops

by Lt. Tyler on Feb 10, 2011 2:52 PM EST reply actions

why?

are the Ravens hoping in a few years, a QB can overtake Flacco? like Rodgers..?

mmmmm.... delicious

by Cup Noodles on Feb 10, 2011 5:12 PM EST reply actions

Did Clayton play mong enough?

Or better yet, what’s the condition that must be met in terms of playing time or roster time for the pick to actually change hands. On TST I asked this and believed everyone when they said it was roster time and it wasn’t met. Anyone know what the actual threshhold was?

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by dbcouver on Feb 11, 2011 6:32 AM EST reply actions