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]
The good thing about Brown is that even though I don’t think we will be the team that does it, he should be traded before draft day, and that will push the T’s down the board a bit with one less team that needs one.
It’s also possible that the same thing happens with whoever signs Okung and Villanueva, though it’s not a lock that those teams wouldn’t still go T in the 1st. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
The good thing about Brown is that even though I don’t think we will be the team that does it, he should be traded before draft day, and that will push the T’s down the board a bit with one less team that needs one.
Originally Posted by dj56dt58:
all this talk about not overpaying for left tackles like we aren't trying to protect a half billion dollar qb. You protect your investment (Mahomes) at all cost. Teams that fail to do that, not only don't win superbowls, they also get their qb hurt and pissed off
Agreed. Is Brown THE guy though? and how much would he cost? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
Agreed. Is Brown THE guy though? and how much would he cost?
The Ravens want a top 40 pick. Given that we're their arch rival right now, you can probably double that.
And then Brown wants to be paid like a LT, so probably in the $20M AAV range, plus or minus.
It would cost a ton.
But he's also 24 years old (25 to start the season) and a pretty solid player. You're trading a lot but you're getting as close to guaranteed as you can get. [Reply]
I'm curious if no one calls Balt offering a 1st in this year's draft, could we offer them our 2022 1st after day 1? Chiefs get two 1st rd caliber players now and allows us to focus more on weapons in the draft. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
I'm curious if no one calls Balt offering a 1st in this year's draft, could we offer them our 2022 1st after day 1? Chiefs get two 1st rd caliber players now and allows us to focus more on weapons in the draft.
Not a bad idea. Wonder if they would go for it? I guess it depends on how desperate they are to get rid of him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
The Ravens want a top 40 pick. Given that we're their arch rival right now, you can probably double that.
And then Brown wants to be paid like a LT, so probably in the $20M AAV range, plus or minus.
It would cost a ton.
But he's also 24 years old (25 to start the season) and a pretty solid player. You're trading a lot but you're getting as close to guaranteed as you can get.
The Ravens aren't helping us fix our Offensive line. Period.
The entire league is drooling over the gaping hole that has suddenly appeared along our Oline. Mahomes will be running for his life all year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush:
If I was Baltimore, there's no way I'd trade Brown to KC, even if it means taking a little less from another team.
Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush:
If I was Baltimore, there's no way I'd trade Brown to KC, even if it means taking a little less from another team.
Exactly. I don't understand why some here don't get that. [Reply]
