

“It does seem unlikely that he would be a starter for them,” Schwartz said.
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Alejandro Villanueva, a seven-year veteran and two-time Pro Bowler for the Pittsburgh Steelers, recently visited the Ravens, but Schwartz doesn’t believe this would be their main guy at right tackle. The team signed Kevin Zeitler to play right guard.įree agency is one potential avenue in addressing the holes on the offensive line. Bradley Bozeman will stay at left guard or move to center. Stanley, who is returning from a season-ending ankle injury, will play left tackle. What this trade does indicate is that the Ravens do have some work to do in strengthening the trenches. … Maybe they’re thinking that he may be sheltered by the offense and Stanley is better than him.” “I think that’s maybe too harsh to say about a player who has played well, but maybe they just don’t feel that he’s as good as people want him to be. “It honestly could be as simple as maybe the Ravens don’t think he’s that good,” Schwartz said. However, Schwartz opined that perhaps the Ravens didn’t value Brown like the rest of the league did. It was going to be difficult to re-sign Brown considering they have to pay quarterback Lamar Jackson soon (the Ravens are planning to pick up Jackson’s fifth-year option for 2022). Brown was key part of Baltimore’s scheme, but he was expected to depart via free agency had he played for the Ravens in 2021. 136 overall) in the 2021 draft - and a fifth-round pick next year - while giving up a 2021 second-rounder and 2022 sixth-rounder. I get that he was a valuable piece of that offensive line, but they weren’t going to pay him and they got assets.”įor Brown, the Ravens acquired a first-rounder (No. “If you are not going to pay the guy, you might as well get some value for him right now, and they did.

“I like for a couple of reasons,” Schwartz said on Glenn Clark Radio April 27.

Geoff Schwartz, a former NFL offensive guard and current Fox Sports and SiriusXM analyst, contends this was a wise decision made by Baltimore’s front office. There are conflicting opinions of whether the move was positive one for the Ravens.
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Now, the Ravens will have to upgrade the offensive line in some capacity with the 2021 NFL Draft looming. to the Kansas City Chiefs for an assortment of draft picks. The Ravens made headlines April 23 when they traded star right tackle Orlando Brown Jr.
