Ravens release Earl Thomas.

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(08-27-2020, 04:04 PM)Bmore Birds Wrote: Opinions are really mixed on ET. Even before the incident, fans were debating whether the good grades he got from PFF were an accurate reflection of his play. There was a stat on completions allowed as the nearest defender and he only gave up like 6 for 140yds. I think those were the numbers but whatever they were it was crazy good. 

The argument against the grade is that he was playing a lot of single high Safety concepts, blitzing and was hardly asked to cover one on one. So opinions were split. Personally I think he's definitely better than average but not a top 5 player. We gave him a lot of freedom but he only had 2 INTs and was caught out of position too many times. That said it's still a big loss this close to the season.

The financials will probably come into play though because we always spend close to the cap and usually go into the season with only 5-10 million for in-season moves. I would like Logan Ryan but rumors today say we're the favorites to sign Clowney. Our edge players are okay but Clowney brings pass rush upside and is very good vs the run. Would be happy to get either one but prefer help in the secondary.

I would be amazed if you guys had the money to sign Clowney, but while your QB is on a rookie deal I guess that is the best time.