Good football teams in the NFL are built primarily through
the NFL draft. It's the best opportunity to acquire young talent and not have to
spend a boatload of money to get it. The franchises that have been the strongest
in recent memory have all used the draft as a way to stockpile talent and then
develop those players within their own
system
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Seahawks, and of course the New England Patriots. But don't let that make you
underestimate the value of free agency either.Every offseason the free agency
signing period creates a ton of buzz as most of the top names available are off
the market within the first few days. Teams have to be ready to give their best
pitch (and best contract offer) early on in the process if they want to have a
chance to sign that potential franchise changing player. But not every free
agent acquisition turns out to be as good as expected. Each year there are teams
who throw big money at a player only to have them sign and play like garbage for
their new team. Some teams miss more often than others, but every team has at
least that one signing that they regret.This list takes a look at the past three
free agency periods and picks one player that each team wishes they would have
past on. Hindsight is 20/20 (or 50/50 according to Cam Newton) and surely these
teams regret signing each of the players listed below. Who was your teams
biggest free agency regret in the past three years? Read below to find out.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ¡ª For the first time since the Ravens came to Baltimore,
someone other than Ozzie Newsome will have the final say during the NFL
draft.Rookie general manager Eric DeCosta will be hard-pressed to duplicate the
initial draft of his predecessor, who selected Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis with
the first two picks in franchise history.Ogden and Lewis ended up joining
Newsome ¡ª an outstanding tight end with the Cleveland Browns ¡ª in the Pro
Football Hall of Fame. Newsome proved to be equally adept in evaluating college
talent, building two Super Bowl champions after becoming the first
African-American general manager in NFL history.Newsome will serve as an adviser
in the draft room late this month.¡°Ozzie is watching tape. We still talk about
players,¡± coach John Harbaugh said. ¡°In the end,
though
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had a huge impact on the draft up until now. He¡¯s been a big part of it.¡±DeCosta
moved up the corporate ladder after joining the Ravens at an entry level
position in 1996, their first year after moving from Cleveland. Now that he¡¯s in
charge, there¡¯s no telling what might happen when it comes time for Baltimore to
make its first-round selection.¡°If there¡¯s a great player there at 22, we¡¯ll
make the pick, and we¡¯ll be very, very excited,¡± DeCosta said. ¡°But one thing
we¡¯ve shown over the past years is we know how to manufacture picks. So, if the
opportunity is there, we¡¯ll have a chance to trade back and accumulate
picks.¡±The Ravens dealt their second-round choice to Philadelphia during the
2018 draft to get quarterback Lamar Jackson at No. 32 overall.
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as it stands now, Baltimore¡¯s second pick is 85th overall.Some things to know
about the Ravens¡¯ expectations for the 2019 NFL draft:GOOD HANDS NEEDEDThe
elusive Jackson operates a ball-control offense that likes to stay on the
ground. But he¡¯s got to pass to keep the opposition honest, and the Ravens are
looking for a physical receiver or two to fill the holes left by the departures
of Michael Crabtree and John Brown.Newsome, unfortunately, had several misfires
in selecting wide receivers. He took Travis Taylor with the 10th overall pick in
2000, Mark Clayton at No. 22 in 2005, and Breshad Perriman in the first round in
2015.D.K. Metcalf of Mississippi, whom DeCosta compared with Terrell Owens, has
the potential to be a star if he¡¯s available when the Ravens are on the
clock.¡°He¡¯s big and fast. He¡¯s caught a lot of touchdowns, a lot of big
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THE QBLosing Terrell Suggs and Za¡¯Darius Smith to free agency leaves the Ravens
desperate to find someone capable of ringing up sacks. DeCosta believes the
talent runs deep for players fitting that description.¡°Pass rusher is a very
strong position, whether that¡¯s defensive end or outside linebacker,¡± he
said.Brian Burns of Florida State and Jaylon Ferguson of Louisiana Tech are
strong pass rushers worth adding to the NFL¡¯s top-ranked defense in 2018.NO TIME
TO WAITBaltimore¡¯s top four picks last year ¡ª tight end Hayden Hurst, Jackson,
tackle Orlando Brown Jr. and tight end Mark Andrews ¡ª all played key roles on a
team that won the AFC North. So did sixth-round pick Bradley Bozeman, a utility
player on the offensive line.DeCosta is looking for that kind of production from
his first draft.¡°Last year was a great example of bringing guys in who could
play right away and help us become the best team we can be,¡± he said. ¡°We have
to do that again.¡±STRIKING GOLDThe Ravens could be very busy during the final
two days of the draft. They currently own two selections in the third round, two
in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the sixth.Newsome snagged seven-time
Pro Bowl guard Marshall Yanda in the third round (2007), standout tight end
Dennis Pitta in the fourth round
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great opportunity this year to draft players, and those third-round picks and
those fourth-round picks, those are gold for us this year,¡± DeCosta said.
¡°Having four picks in those two rounds, that¡¯s an ideal situation to be
in.¡±