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Mar 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM

Kolohe
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Ravens had every right to back out of the trade. In reality every player or team can back out of signings before the first official day of the new league year. I don't fault the Ravens at all.

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Mar 11, 2026 at 8:11 AM

#63317

49erBigMac
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Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by 49erBigMac:
It's absolutely this, it's incredibly naive to believe otherwise, the timing just reeks.

They needed to act on Crosby or another team would have got him, they then waited to see if they were going to be able to land Hendrickson and then Welshed the Raiders.

If the NFL doesn't act, other teams should make them pay a premium from now on.

it is ok for you to feel that but you literally have zero evidence of this.

Consider who the players are. They are both top 8 players at probably the 2nd most important position in the sport. They both have several teams wanting them, for it to go down this cleanly in the timeframe the Ravens must have acted in some way outside the rules.

There is simply not enough time between them pulling out of the Crosby deal and signing Hendrickson for it to be otherwise, that's as much proof as I need.

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:18 AM

#63318

Hoovtrain
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Originally posted by 49er-from-Yavin-IV:
Funny to see the overreactions to standard operating procedures. "It's a black eye for the Ravens," and other stupid comments.

Crosby failed his physical and that nullified the deal. There is zero egg on the Ravens' faces.

Yeah I don't get the uproar. Smart on their part

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM

#63319

frenchmov
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Originally posted by Crown:
it is ok for you to feel that but you literally have zero evidence of this.

Doubtful anyone will ever have a smoking gun on this but I think it's very easy to connect the dots and come to the reasonable conclusion the ravens knew they way overpaid, got cold feet and found an out.

It is scummy but 100% within the rules. Is what it is!

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM

#63320

InfernoDaLuz
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31 GMs answering Ravens trade calls.

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM

#63321

Fanaticofnfl
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Hey guys I think I figured it out:

If Crosby stays with the Raiders or gets traded to the Rams/Seahawks, then the Ravens had every right to back out of the deal and knew exactly what they were doing, it's only a matter of time that we see why!

If Crosby gets traded to us, then clearly the Ravens were just BS'ing. They got cold feet over the trade and made a mountain out of a molehill to get out of it. Lucky us for taking advantage of the fallout!

Am I doing this right?

[ Edited by Fanaticofnfl on Mar 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM ]

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM

#63322

49ers808
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Originally posted by Kolohe:
Ravens had every right to back out of the trade. In reality every player or team can back out of signings before the first official day of the new league year. I don't fault the Ravens at all.

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by 49er-from-Yavin-IV:
Funny to see the overreactions to standard operating procedures. "It's a black eye for the Ravens," and other stupid comments.

Crosby failed his physical and that nullified the deal. There is zero egg on the Ravens' faces.

Yeah I don't get the uproar. Smart on their part

It's still bad business and a bad look. The entire league, including the Ravens, knew that Crosby had work done on his knee and wasn't projected to be fully recovered quite yet. They agreed to the trade anyways.

They 100% pulled out after hearing from Trey/agent that he was going to sign with them.

Fault them? No. Within their rights to do it? Sure.
Still not a good look at all no matter how it's spun. If Trey didn't sign with them the very next day then it wouldn't look so bad

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM

#63323

goatroppolo
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Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by Young2Owens:

Originally posted by goatroppolo:
Is this team gonna do anything else? We still have a tun of holes at DT and edge. Need another WR, imo need a LB and safety and RB too. Hate how we just sit on our hands while everyone else gets better

I hate to break this to you but we were never going to fill all of our holes in one offseason let alone all in free agency.

its not like we have glaring holes that prevent us from winning a championship were talking about minor holes.

Glaring holes : LG, S
minor holes: OC,TE, slot WR, DL depth (2 DT and 1 EDGE)

I'd say pass rush in general is a glaring hole.

The pass rush is a complete black hole outside of Bosa. The same people saying I'm overreacting to the inactivity at these important positions will be the ones complaining about the pass rush in September

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM

#63324

ritz126
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Originally posted by goatroppolo:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by Young2Owens:

Originally posted by goatroppolo:
Is this team gonna do anything else? We still have a tun of holes at DT and edge. Need another WR, imo need a LB and safety and RB too. Hate how we just sit on our hands while everyone else gets better

I hate to break this to you but we were never going to fill all of our holes in one offseason let alone all in free agency.

its not like we have glaring holes that prevent us from winning a championship were talking about minor holes.

Glaring holes : LG, S
minor holes: OC,TE, slot WR, DL depth (2 DT and 1 EDGE)

I'd say pass rush in general is a glaring hole.

The pass rush is a complete black hole outside of Bosa. The same people saying I'm overreacting to the inactivity at these important positions will be the ones complaining about the pass rush in September

im alll for drafting Parker or Mesidor in first round and i want a trade for Crosby. But it isnt a glaring hole outside getting improved depth

Mar 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM

#63325

glorydayz
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Originally posted by goatroppolo:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by Young2Owens:

Originally posted by goatroppolo:
Is this team gonna do anything else? We still have a tun of holes at DT and edge. Need another WR, imo need a LB and safety and RB too. Hate how we just sit on our hands while everyone else gets better

I hate to break this to you but we were never going to fill all of our holes in one offseason let alone all in free agency.

its not like we have glaring holes that prevent us from winning a championship were talking about minor holes.

Glaring holes : LG, S
minor holes: OC,TE, slot WR, DL depth (2 DT and 1 EDGE)

I'd say pass rush in general is a glaring hole.

The pass rush is a complete black hole outside of Bosa. The same people saying I'm overreacting to the inactivity at these important positions will be the ones complaining about the pass rush in September

Would Clowny, Hargrave, and Greenlaw make us better up front (pass rush wise)?

We would still be able to draft guys to help there as well.

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM

#63326

pillageDatazz
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Hope they sign a DT and one of Greenard, Thibs or Chubb, then draft DE/edge in 1st or 2nd round

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:05 AM

#63327

CatchMaster80
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Originally posted by glorydayz:

Originally posted by goatroppolo:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by Young2Owens:

Originally posted by goatroppolo:
Is this team gonna do anything else? We still have a tun of holes at DT and edge. Need another WR, imo need a LB and safety and RB too. Hate how we just sit on our hands while everyone else gets better

I hate to break this to you but we were never going to fill all of our holes in one offseason let alone all in free agency.

its not like we have glaring holes that prevent us from winning a championship were talking about minor holes.

Glaring holes : LG, S
minor holes: OC,TE, slot WR, DL depth (2 DT and 1 EDGE)

I'd say pass rush in general is a glaring hole.

The pass rush is a complete black hole outside of Bosa. The same people saying I'm overreacting to the inactivity at these important positions will be the ones complaining about the pass rush in September

Would Clowny, Hargrave, and Greenlaw make us better up front (pass rush wise)?

We would still be able to draft guys to help there as well.

The lack of a pass rush wasn't just because of the players. Part of it was the scheme the Niners use. Other teams generate more pressure with lesser players by disguising their blitzes and using creative looks. Players are just part of it.

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM

#63328

Crown
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Originally posted by 49erBigMac:

Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by 49erBigMac:
It's absolutely this, it's incredibly naive to believe otherwise, the timing just reeks.

They needed to act on Crosby or another team would have got him, they then waited to see if they were going to be able to land Hendrickson and then Welshed the Raiders.

If the NFL doesn't act, other teams should make them pay a premium from now on.

it is ok for you to feel that but you literally have zero evidence of this.

Consider who the players are. They are both top 8 players at probably the 2nd most important position in the sport. They both have several teams wanting them, for it to go down this cleanly in the timeframe the Ravens must have acted in some way outside the rules.

There is simply not enough time between them pulling out of the Crosby deal and signing Hendrickson for it to be otherwise, that's as much proof as I need.

thats not evidence of anything.

that is using the God of the Gaps to fill in the blanks to make an argument.

[ Edited by Crown on Mar 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM ]

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:14 AM

#63329

CatchMaster80
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Posts: 19,900

Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by 49erBigMac:

Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by 49erBigMac:
It's absolutely this, it's incredibly naive to believe otherwise, the timing just reeks.

They needed to act on Crosby or another team would have got him, they then waited to see if they were going to be able to land Hendrickson and then Welshed the Raiders.

If the NFL doesn't act, other teams should make them pay a premium from now on.

it is ok for you to feel that but you literally have zero evidence of this.

Consider who the players are. They are both top 8 players at probably the 2nd most important position in the sport. They both have several teams wanting them, for it to go down this cleanly in the timeframe the Ravens must have acted in some way outside the rules.

There is simply not enough time between them pulling out of the Crosby deal and signing Hendrickson for it to be otherwise, that's as much proof as I need.

thats not evidence of anything.

that is using the God of the Gaps to fill in the blanks to make an argument.

If the Ravens had any questions at all about Crosby's health afte rtheir doctor checked him out then why wouldn't they nix the deal and sign Hendrickson for the same money and get back thise 2 first rounders? If the Niners had done this our fan base woukd say that it was the right thing to do. Keep the draft picks and sign a similar pakyer.

Mar 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM

#63330

mitpdub
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Interesting if we don't bite they will be forced to make a move. I don't think this changes their want for Crosby, but DAL would have to make more cap room.

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