5 Baltimore Ravens who could be moved at the NFL trade deadline
Alright, let's huddle up and talk about the Baltimore Ravens, a team that finds itself at a real crossroads just a handful of games into the season. Sitting at a dismal 1-5, the vibe around the franchise is less 'Purple Pain Train' and more 'What in the world do we do now?' It’s the kind of situation that makes you, the fan, want to either throw your remote through the TV or start frantically playing with the trade machine in Madden.The core dilemma is a classic sports conundrum: do you go all-in to support your superstar, MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson, pushing whatever chips you have left into the middle of the table, or do you acknowledge the grim reality of the standings and start auctioning off pieces for the future? To even sniff a wild-card spot in the loaded AFC, the math is brutal—they’d need to win at least nine of their remaining eleven games, a Hail Mary of a turnaround for a squad that’s looked anything but dominant. Sure, the schedule softens up a bit with a.442 strength of schedule, the fifth-lowest in the league, and facing the Bears and Dolphins right after their bye week offers a glimmer of hope, but let's be real, being three games back in the division to the Pittsburgh Steelers already feels like a mountain to climb. This bye week is a moment of truth, a pressure cooker for the front office.If they stumble to 1-7 after the next two games, the November 4th trade deadline isn't just a date on the calendar; it's a fire sale sign waiting to be lit. So, who’s on the block? Let's break down the roster like we're scrolling through Trade Rumors Twitter at 2 AM.First up, tight end Mark Andrews. This one hurts, man.He’s been a security blanket for Lamar, a Pro Bowl talent, but he’s 30, in a contract year, and frankly, off to the worst start of his career with a paltry 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns. It feels like the end of an era.The Ravens have been quietly preparing for this, with Isaiah Likely looking like the future at the position and Charlie Kolar as a solid backup. Trading Andrews now, while you can still get something for him, is a cold but calculated business move—it’s the kind of decision that defines a franchise's direction for years.Then there’s the pass rush, or lack thereof. Kyle Van Noy, the 34-year-old veteran, is a fascinating piece.He’s coming off a double-digit sack season just last year, but this season? He’s barely registered on the stat sheet with just three tackles and one sack. For a contending team that’s just one piece away—imagine him hopping on I-95 to join the Philadelphia Eagles—he could be that final, missing puzzle piece to spark a defensive resurgence.It’s a classic 'change of scenery' candidate. Similarly, David Ojabo feels like a 'what could have been' story.The talent was always there, but injuries and inconsistency have plagued his time in Baltimore. He’s in the final year of his deal, and with Adisa Isaac hopefully returning soon and a guy like Mike Green needing developmental snaps, Ojabo becomes expendable.Sometimes, a player and a team just don’t sync up, and it’s better for everyone to part ways. Now, for a real fan-favorite dilemma: Keaton Mitchell.This guy is pure electricity in a bottle. As a rookie, he led all running backs with at least a dozen attempts in yards per carry with a ridiculous 8.4 average. He looked like the most explosive player on the entire roster.But he’s buried on the depth chart as the fourth-string back. It’s a waste of his unique, game-breaking talent.For a team looking for a dynamic, change-of-pace weapon ahead of the deadline, Mitchell is the kind of low-cost, high-reward gamble that could pay off huge. Trading him would sting for the fans, but it’s the right move for his career and for the Ravens if they can get a decent draft pick in return.And then there’s the big one, the potential blockbuster: Marlon Humphrey. This is the move that would signal a full-blown rebuild.Humphrey is only 28 and is coming off a career-best 2024 season where he was a lockdown corner, racking up 67 tackles, 15 passes defended, six interceptions (including a pick-six), and two forced fumbles, all while allowing a passer rating of just 60. 9.He was, by all accounts, a top-tier corner. But this season? The analytics are horrifying.Pro Football Focus has given him a 38. 6 grade, which slots him at 163rd out of 171 cornerbacks in the league.His coverage grade is an abysmal 40. 0, ranking 151st.That’s a catastrophic drop-off. Yet, his contract runs through 2027, and for a team like Philadelphia or any contender that believes it's just one defensive back away and trusts it can help him rediscover his old form, trading for Humphrey could be a franchise-altering gamble.The Ravens would be selling low, but sometimes you have to cut your losses. The next few weeks are everything.This isn't just about a few football games; it's an identity crisis for a proud organization. Do they believe this core, with Lamar Jackson, can still compete? Or is it time to be pragmatic, stockpile assets, and build anew around their transcendent quarterback? The trade deadline will tell us everything we need to know.
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Jamie Larson123k2 days ago
saving this to study later i love learning from your posts this ravens situation is so wild idk what they should even do
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Jamie Larson123k2 days ago
man reading this just makes me realize i can't even manage my fantasy team properly, let alone run an nfl franchise smh
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Jamie Peterson123k2 days ago
ugh reading this just brought back that sinking feeling from the last game smh it's like watching a slow motion car crash
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