Roundtable: Reactions to the Ravens trading Orlando Brown Jr.
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In light of the Ravens officially trading Orlando Brown Jr. to the Kansas City Chiefs this afternoon, some of our Baltimore Beatdown staff share their thoughts:
I’m torn on this trade. On one hand, the Ravens got some value for a player that would be gone in a year anyway. On the other hand, the biggest bully in the AFC (who Baltimore has been unable to beat) just got better on paper. Eric DeCosta can win me over with good use of these picks, however. This gives the Ravens ammunition to be flexible early in the draft. Even with the expected signing of Alejandra Villanueva, there is still a big hole at RT that needs to be addressed in the draft, whether that be a player like Teven Jenkins in the first round, or more of a developmental player on Day 2.
Fan s Daryl Ruiter: The Browns opener couldn t have gone much worse than the 38-6 beating they took in Baltimore back on Sept. 13. … Baltimore and Cleveland have since flipped positions in the standings. The Browns lead the Ravens by two full games and have won four straight and can set an expansion record with a fifth consecutive victory Monday night.
Penn Live s Aaron Kasinitz: Much has changed since the Ravens waxed the Browns in the season-opener about three months ago. While Baltimore has struggled to sustain the type of offensive firepower it showed off in Week 1 and dealt with one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in sports, Cleveland began to establish itself as a true contender in the AFC.