Cap room for him? Not really, but moves could be made.
Draft capital for him? Maybe, but we're awfully low in the draft.
Tunsil trade (For record-keeping purposes, the trade saw the Dolphins acquire first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 and a second-round pick in 2021 along with offensive tackle Julién Davenport and defensive back Johnson Bademosi in exchange for Tunsil, wide receiver Kenny Stills, a 2020 fourth-round pick and a 2021 sixth-round selection.)
It only took the Ravens a little over a year to learn their selection of Orlando Brown was a wise one, but they've met a new challenge with the tackle that could be their last.
Brown has expressed his desire to be traded, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday. After spending the majority of 2020 on the left side in place of the injured Ronnie Stanley, Brown has found his comfort zone and does not want to return to the right side. He'll only play for a team that will line him up at his preferred left tackle position, per Rapoport.
Rapoport added the Ravens value Brown significantly and would need major compensation in order to do a deal.
Brown's background is on the left side, but he ended up in Baltimore as a right tackle after a poor pre-draft showing saw him slide from a first-round projection to an eventual third-round pick of the Ravens. He blossomed in 2019 and especially in 2020 after switching to the left side to replace Stanley, earning his second straight trip to the Pro Bowl -- and first as an initial selection. Thanks to Brown's quick adjustment to the left side of the line, Baltimore didn't lose much in offensive production following Stanley's injury, finishing as the league's No. 1 rushing offense for a second straight season.
Brown's success on the left side and desire to remain there might very well also be tied to the financial ramifications of the tackle position. As it currently stands, there is a $5 million per year difference between the league's highest-paid right tackle (Philadelphia's Lane Johnson) and left tackle (Green Bay's David Bakhtiari). Of the top 10 highest-paid tackles in the NFL (in terms of average salary per year), only two -- Johnson and Las Vegas' Trent Brown -- are right tackles.
Orlando Brown missed out on significant money typically afforded to first-round picks right around the moment when he racked the bar after just 14 bench-press reps during a nightmarish 2018 NFL Scouting Combine. He's made a little over $1.8 million in base salary total in his first three seasons, and though he will see a significant boost in 2021 (base salary of $3.38 million) due to the structure of his rookie deal, that's still an incredibly far cry from where tackles of his level land in compensation ranking.
After demonstrating his ability to effectively handle the transition from right to left tackle -- a return to his roots, essentially -- Brown is in a prime position to capitalize financially and beyond. He'll maximize his earning potential by remaining a left tackle, and he'll probably enjoy playing the game a bit more in a stance and vantage point that's more familiar to him, anyway.
If that doesn't fit in Baltimore, the Ravens will have to move him. And though this isn't exactly the best way to ensure maximum leverage in a deal, they'll probably still get a haul for him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
For Darrisaw? It’s not like he doesn’t have his issues.
Yes. If Veach has made the decision to move up in the draft for an OT he's probably going to achieve it. He's always been incredibly aggressive when he wants something. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
If it comes to that Veach will overpay to beat out the Chargers and move up.
It won't come to that. He's not trading a king's ransom for Darrisaw, who has question marks of his own, or Slater, who will probably end up at guard. [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Isn’t this the draft you don’t trade up for an OT though?
It’s a deep class.
This is easily the WORST kind of draft to trade up for a LT. The 2nd round crop is arguably better than the guys at the end of the first, in terms of pass blocking potential, and the top 3 prospects wouldn't be top 3 in other years. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
It won't come to that. He's not trading a king's ransom for Darrisaw, who has question marks of his own, or Slater, who will probably end up at guard.
I'm completely confused why anybody would actually WANT them to do that.
It's borderline idiotic. The drop-off from round 1 to round 2 in terms of LT's in this draft is small. It's certainly not worth extra picks, let alone the package next year's first and more that it would cost to go up past the Chargers.
I seriously can't fathom why people would want them to make a move like this unless you're just convinced that a trade up means they're certain about the guy they're taking, as if that's anything more than just pablum.
It's all about risk vs. opportunity cost. The surest play for the Chiefs in this particular draft is to save their picks and take a LT in the second round. Anything else is really just wasting resources that don't need to be. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Well, what do you want me to say?
I'm completely confused why anybody would actually WANT them to do that.
It's borderline idiotic. The drop-off from round 1 to round 2 in terms of LT's in this draft is small. It's certainly not worth extra picks, let alone the package next year's first and more that it would cost to go up past the Chargers.
I seriously can't fathom why people would want them to make a move like this unless you're just convinced that a trade up means they're certain about the guy they're taking, as if that's anything more than just pablum.
It's all about risk vs. opportunity cost. The surest play for the Chiefs in this particular draft is to save their picks and take a LT in the second round. Anything else is really just wasting resources that don't need to be.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Well, what do you want me to say?
I'm completely confused why anybody would actually WANT them to do that.
It's borderline idiotic. The drop-off from round 1 to round 2 in terms of LT's in this draft is small. It's certainly not worth extra picks, let alone the package next year's first and more that it would cost to go up past the Chargers.
I seriously can't fathom why people would want them to make a move like this unless you're just convinced that a trade up means they're certain about the guy they're taking, as if that's anything more than just pablum.
It's all about risk vs. opportunity cost. The surest play for the Chiefs in this particular draft is to save their picks and take a LT in the second round. Anything else is really just wasting resources that don't need to be.
If they think one of them is worth it, go for it. If they don't, don't.
Whatever we or the media think doesn't really matter. [Reply]